In December 2009, just before Christmas, I decided to wander about the interwebs and clean up all of my on-line profiles, mainly with sites where I have my many online accounts, usually featuring various uploads, music files and artwork etc.
Some of you will have probably received a message about this, featuring information about the cancellation of my Bebo and MySpace accounts.
There is no negative reason to my submissions being removed from the web by the way, I'm simply having 'Spring Clean' so to speak.
This is because, over the few years that I've been a member of so many sites, my submissions werent really suitable for some websites - remixes with other artists vocals etc, werent really suitable for other websites dedicated to making games etc.
So, as a result of my realisation to this, any future submissions will hopefully be made to be more suitable for other websites - I also look forward to maybe even hearing some of my work in future Flash files, animations or games!!
Don't panic though! - I will be re-uploading my submissions, once I've remixed the tracks (now that I have the correct software and studio setup) and the majority of my tracks will have been mastered to a better quality than previously - this is mainly to keep my work up to the standard of the work submitted by other users..
YouTube:
I will be updating all of my YouTube submissions shortly too - as with my muscial remixes, the videos will be remade, mainly to keep up with todays online technology such as the addition of better sound quality and of course, the appearance of so many HD videos.
NewGrounds:
I've been a keen member of NewGrounds for a few years now, and over this perios, I've always shown a keen interest in developing a few games and animations for this site, so I'm aiming at popping my NewGrounds animation cherry in 2010, and I hope you look forward to seeing some of my work as much as look forward to making it!
DJ Work:
As some of you may have seen in my many FaceBook status updates, I've been spending the majority of the year sorting out my vast MP3 collection. Again, this is a major overhaul of my music collection, aimed at my club classic tracks, so I can be a little more specific to the kind of classics I aim to play in the near future.
FaceBook:
I will remain with FaceBook, simply because of the majority of people using this site, common sense really is'nt it?
DeviantArt:
This account has been cancelled, mainly because I would rather keep any of my artwork on my website, purely for copyright reasons.
Twitter:
This account is staying as it it, I mean, there's not that much to Twitter is there really?..
Apart from that, I'm in for a pretty quiet new year with the family - but I'm looking forward to it already as I have a few other exciting projects coming up in the New Year.
So, roll on 2K10 eh? - and I hope everyone has a Very Merry Christmas, And A Completely Mental New year.
Happy Holidays Everyone
DK.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The Bogeyman..
This is a short tale, told to my by a friend, whilst we were making our way into town for a spot of Christmas shopping, one cold and windy morning..
Shortly after hearing this story, I relayed it to my wife, however, upon posting her reactions to the tale on FaceBook, curiosity got the better of some of my friends, so after many enquiries, I've decided to repeat the tale, only this time on my blog, for the benefit of my curious friends..
By the way, if this does'nt make you cringe, you have a will of steel:
I went shopping on Tuesday/Wednesday (or something) and while I was travelling into town in the taxi, I picked Andy up - I had Jessica (my 2 year old daughter) on my knee, and she had a runny nose.
As a result of these circumstances, it reminded Andy of something that he witnessed whilst visiting Wainhouse Tower with his kids.
One cold day, Andy is at the top of Wainhouse Tower during one of the attractions 'open days' when, next to him he sees this guy, who, himself has two young children with him, however, due to the cold temperature combined with the added altitude of the building itself, he's in that all too familiar scenario where his kids are suffering from the nasal 'nostril candle' problem.
Andy notices that the guy is checking his pockets, and looking around frantically for a tissue, or something similar as a solution to this rather messy and embarrassing predicament, and as he's doing so, his frantic actions are beginning to attract the attention of Andy, his kids, and of course, the other visitors...
Eventually, he realises that there is nothing he can do, he has no hanker-chief, or tissues to hand, and due to the physical properties of the tower, there's no available bathroom so the unfortunate parent had to take drastic measures, so this is what he did, much to the surprise of his children, Andy, and of course, the attentive view of the other tourists..
Using his mouth, he covered the nostrils of his kids, and with a quick sucking motion, and a rather loud 'sluuuurp' he gathered the contents of his childrens nasal excretions, then with a quick flick of his neck, he swiftly dispatched the gooey gumball over the side of the safaty barrier, into the wooded depths below. Nice.
As you can imagine, the combined reactions of Andy, and the other visitors was quite funny, in a gross and hilarious fashion.
It still brings a rather gruesome lump to my throat, everytime I think of this story, and as you can imagine, Sarah felt the same way when I passed on this legendary tale to her.
It's hard to relay the story in written form, but hopefully I've done a decent enough job, and as a result, it would'nt suprised me if you now feel the same way too hahah.
Shortly after hearing this story, I relayed it to my wife, however, upon posting her reactions to the tale on FaceBook, curiosity got the better of some of my friends, so after many enquiries, I've decided to repeat the tale, only this time on my blog, for the benefit of my curious friends..
By the way, if this does'nt make you cringe, you have a will of steel:
I went shopping on Tuesday/Wednesday (or something) and while I was travelling into town in the taxi, I picked Andy up - I had Jessica (my 2 year old daughter) on my knee, and she had a runny nose.
As a result of these circumstances, it reminded Andy of something that he witnessed whilst visiting Wainhouse Tower with his kids.
One cold day, Andy is at the top of Wainhouse Tower during one of the attractions 'open days' when, next to him he sees this guy, who, himself has two young children with him, however, due to the cold temperature combined with the added altitude of the building itself, he's in that all too familiar scenario where his kids are suffering from the nasal 'nostril candle' problem.
Andy notices that the guy is checking his pockets, and looking around frantically for a tissue, or something similar as a solution to this rather messy and embarrassing predicament, and as he's doing so, his frantic actions are beginning to attract the attention of Andy, his kids, and of course, the other visitors...
Eventually, he realises that there is nothing he can do, he has no hanker-chief, or tissues to hand, and due to the physical properties of the tower, there's no available bathroom so the unfortunate parent had to take drastic measures, so this is what he did, much to the surprise of his children, Andy, and of course, the attentive view of the other tourists..
Using his mouth, he covered the nostrils of his kids, and with a quick sucking motion, and a rather loud 'sluuuurp' he gathered the contents of his childrens nasal excretions, then with a quick flick of his neck, he swiftly dispatched the gooey gumball over the side of the safaty barrier, into the wooded depths below. Nice.
As you can imagine, the combined reactions of Andy, and the other visitors was quite funny, in a gross and hilarious fashion.
It still brings a rather gruesome lump to my throat, everytime I think of this story, and as you can imagine, Sarah felt the same way when I passed on this legendary tale to her.
It's hard to relay the story in written form, but hopefully I've done a decent enough job, and as a result, it would'nt suprised me if you now feel the same way too hahah.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Times Change, As Do Careers...
Imagine working on a bar somewhere, you're doing the usual routine, cleaning glasses, eyeing up women (or men if you're either the opposite sex or of an 'alternative' nature)or cashing up the till, when for some bizarre reason, your boss thinks it's a good idea to cuts a few costs, and maybe quite entertaining in the process to stick you on a stage in front of 1200 people for a couple of nights..
Well, boys and girls, that's what happened to me nearly 15 years ago. Bizarrely enough, it was that sequence of events which changed my career completely, as I went from Typesetting and Design Office Bloke to Barman, to DJ in an instant. I've done it ever since, and I guess, as a bonus, it brought me to meet the new wife, so it's all good really..
As I said before, that's how it all happened for me, and 15 years, 2 children and a marriage later - I'm beginning to believe that I've achieved everything in that particular field of entertainment, and maybe it's time to look at something different.
The question is, what? - do I go back to the bars, maybe even a spot of management, maybe a bit of promotions, or even go back to promoting my own events? - Who knows, but I think it's getting to the time where I need to take a break from the decks, and maybe do something new.
So come Christmas, I'm looking at alternative options, maybe I should put my NLC Level 1 and 2 Qualifications to good use, and take to the bars again, or even dust off my Food Hygiene bits and get to work in the kitchens.
I'm still unsure of what to do next, so when I have a moment of realisation - I'm sure you'll all find out sooner or later.
Wish me luck eh?
Dk x
Well, boys and girls, that's what happened to me nearly 15 years ago. Bizarrely enough, it was that sequence of events which changed my career completely, as I went from Typesetting and Design Office Bloke to Barman, to DJ in an instant. I've done it ever since, and I guess, as a bonus, it brought me to meet the new wife, so it's all good really..
As I said before, that's how it all happened for me, and 15 years, 2 children and a marriage later - I'm beginning to believe that I've achieved everything in that particular field of entertainment, and maybe it's time to look at something different.
The question is, what? - do I go back to the bars, maybe even a spot of management, maybe a bit of promotions, or even go back to promoting my own events? - Who knows, but I think it's getting to the time where I need to take a break from the decks, and maybe do something new.
So come Christmas, I'm looking at alternative options, maybe I should put my NLC Level 1 and 2 Qualifications to good use, and take to the bars again, or even dust off my Food Hygiene bits and get to work in the kitchens.
I'm still unsure of what to do next, so when I have a moment of realisation - I'm sure you'll all find out sooner or later.
Wish me luck eh?
Dk x
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Going Back To Basics..
Come Thursday night, it looks like I'll be back right where I started, and to be honest, I cannot wait..
Let me explain..
On Friday, I was chatting in the smoking area to a few of our regulars at the Cell, when one of our security lads (cheers Dee!) pops over and asks me to pop down to Liquid after work. 'Liquid' I ask him' - the returning nod confirmed I had'nt gone slightly mad.
Anyway, fast-forward a few hours, and there I am in that very familiar all-blue reception area, awaiting some attention from the management.
Eventually, after a few moments, I'm quietly ushered upstairs, into an area that greets me like an old friend.
Y'see bloggers, I have'nt been to Maine Street since I worked behind the bar there for well over a decade, and the sight that presented itself to me brought back a whole era of old memories from yesteryear which kinda made me feel all warm and cosy inside.
The reason for this, is because Maine Street has'nt changed. Not one bit, well, apart from a couple of cosmetic tweaks here and there, it's practically as it was all those years ago in the nineties. The music, the layout, the punters, everything. This is a good thing, as I feel Maine Street has become one of Halifax's timeless venues, which thankfully, has escaped the wrath of progression, technology and novelty refurbishments.
Going back to the original reason for this blog, however, the reason why I was in the club in the first place, is because the management have decided to bring me on board to kick-start their Thursday nights..
I've had a few colleagues comment on this new opportunity, some saying 'It's not your kinda place Dannie' or 'But you're a dance DJ' etc. etc. - but many people don't realise the history I've had with this venue.
Maine Street is where it all began for me, many years ago, back in the Brit Pop era, Spice Girls were everywhere, there were no such thing as 'dance sets' and there was a bloody great tree in the middle of the dancefloor. I began my first party sets here, I worked behind the bar here, I used to sweep that floor at the end of the night, and I still have nightmares about that crocodile above the bar.
So putting all my previous experience in the dance circuit, classics events, and other madness aside - I'll be spending most of my week digging through my old party classics, dusting off the Motown, Cheesy Chart, Britpop and even a slice of Elvis.
Bring on Thursday, that's what I say - and bring your flares with you!!
Maine Street.
Nothing Changed. Nothing Lost.
Let me explain..
On Friday, I was chatting in the smoking area to a few of our regulars at the Cell, when one of our security lads (cheers Dee!) pops over and asks me to pop down to Liquid after work. 'Liquid' I ask him' - the returning nod confirmed I had'nt gone slightly mad.
Anyway, fast-forward a few hours, and there I am in that very familiar all-blue reception area, awaiting some attention from the management.
Eventually, after a few moments, I'm quietly ushered upstairs, into an area that greets me like an old friend.
Y'see bloggers, I have'nt been to Maine Street since I worked behind the bar there for well over a decade, and the sight that presented itself to me brought back a whole era of old memories from yesteryear which kinda made me feel all warm and cosy inside.
The reason for this, is because Maine Street has'nt changed. Not one bit, well, apart from a couple of cosmetic tweaks here and there, it's practically as it was all those years ago in the nineties. The music, the layout, the punters, everything. This is a good thing, as I feel Maine Street has become one of Halifax's timeless venues, which thankfully, has escaped the wrath of progression, technology and novelty refurbishments.
Going back to the original reason for this blog, however, the reason why I was in the club in the first place, is because the management have decided to bring me on board to kick-start their Thursday nights..
I've had a few colleagues comment on this new opportunity, some saying 'It's not your kinda place Dannie' or 'But you're a dance DJ' etc. etc. - but many people don't realise the history I've had with this venue.
Maine Street is where it all began for me, many years ago, back in the Brit Pop era, Spice Girls were everywhere, there were no such thing as 'dance sets' and there was a bloody great tree in the middle of the dancefloor. I began my first party sets here, I worked behind the bar here, I used to sweep that floor at the end of the night, and I still have nightmares about that crocodile above the bar.
So putting all my previous experience in the dance circuit, classics events, and other madness aside - I'll be spending most of my week digging through my old party classics, dusting off the Motown, Cheesy Chart, Britpop and even a slice of Elvis.
Bring on Thursday, that's what I say - and bring your flares with you!!
Maine Street.
Nothing Changed. Nothing Lost.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Bassline, Gadgets, FaceNazis, Punjacks & Pennydrops
Well hello again my fellow internetties! - welcome to another installation of my Blog. I know it's been a while, but all with good reason...
I have decided to write my blogs on a less than regular basis in comparison to my previous scrawlings, mainly because a lot of stuff I ramble about online usually appears either on my Twitter page, or my FaceBook status updates - the result being that replying to everyone's responses end up taking more time than it does to create a blog about them.
This is about to change however, due to the latest addition to FaceBook, which reared it's ugly head to me last Tuesday - hence the next section:
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FaceBook - Your Freedom, by Our Rules
I received a message from FB telling me that my status update section on my profile is not a chat client, despite there being a function where other readers can react to whatever it is that you may have posted...
So, this new addition to FaceBook (which incidentally appeared very shortly after the popularity of Twitter hit the headlines..) is something that's designed to keep up with the various trends which are doing the rounds on the internet.
Talk about online real-estate greed, I can just imagine the creative department at FB towers now:
MD: "Okay guys, Twitter's popular, we need to do something about this now.."
Exec: "Well, we've got status updates, which is basically twitter anyway, why don't we just re-word it and put something like 'What's on your mind' - It's a bit close to the bone, copyright wise, but hey, fuck it, we're FaceBook, we can do what we want""
MD: "Yeah, great idea - go for it, and while you're at it - make sure there's a character count similar to Twitter, but give em' more! - that's sure to make us more popular than Twitter!!.."
Fast forward a few weeks/months later and..
MD: "Er guys, we've got a problem - people are using the status updates more than the FB chat client.."
Exec: "Yeah, we know - that's cause people can say what's on their mind, and their friends can respond, with the addition of being able to leave their thoughts or debates open without having to save, or keep open a chat window, it's great is'nt it, in fact it's probably better than Twitter cause you don't have to 'retweet' - it's great is'nt it? - and it abolishes the need for forums, guestbooks and comments!!"
MD: "But that's what we've got the chat for! - stop them at once!!"
Exec: "But we thought that was the whole poin.. oh never mind!!"
MD: "And while we're at it, we should let people post YouTube links into their status updates too, and web pages - that'd be great!!"
Exec: But what about spamming, and er, isnt that what the Videos and Links section is for? - besides, don't we kinda OWN YouTube, can't we just put a YouTube section there inste.. oh never mind."
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DJ Gadgetry, and Live PAs
I've recently just bought one of these: Behringer BCD3000
I know it's only a MIDI controller, and DJ's have been using controllers to mix for a while, be it a simple MIDI mixer or something more advanced like the Allen & Heath Xone MIDI mixer, but for what I've done with it so far, it seems to be catching on.
The reason for this, I'm guessing, is that I'm not mixing dance music with it - I'm mixing chart music, or dare I say it 'party'
Now, when I originally came up with the idea a while ago (Flashback to August 2008: 'Y'know, everyone mixes dance music nowadays, what happened to all the chart mixes?') a lot of the reactions from my DJ colleagues was somewhat mixed (pardon the pun) Some were like 'yeah, that'd work' and others looked at me like I was start raving mad, but since my purchase of my magic black box, it seems the majority are well and truly convinced of it's usefulness.
Especially when I turn up for work with just one bag, two wires and I'm ready to roll..
There has been a few issues with it though - it took me about 8 days to get the damn thing working, and due to the amount of DJs who, after seeing what I can do with this thing, have now purchased one themselves - are running into similar issues, I offer this advice:
The main component to my trusty behringer, is not the software that comes with it - Traktor (LE or otherwise) is a nightmare, its beatmapping is atrocious and you can't leave it unattended for long or your timings will leave you high & dry.
Use PCDJ or in my case, Virtual DJ instead.
Do NOT use a PC with Vista on it, and make sure your PC/laptop is used only for your DJ work, so stick your Office stuff and downloads somewhere else. You have been warned.
Happy mixing!
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I Give You - The 'Punjack' or 'PennyDrop'
You have idea what I'm talking about do you? - well, let me explain...
Before the days of FaceNazi, Bebo and the like - surfers communicated via the use of forums, messageboards and guestbooks. These are, in todays world redesigned to fit in with the modern day equivalent which are the conline community sites.
Anyway, in the past, if there was a particular subject discussed in a forum, you got one of many typical responses, of which usually consisted of:
a:) A 'real' response, where the poster leaves something genuine, or a sensible post which reads well, and suits it's subject matter to the letter.
b:) A 'flame' - something offensive, either directed at the original threads author, subject matter or other users, mainly to either get a volatile response, or to cause' some kind of dispute.
c:) A 'threadjack' - where the poster would add something which moves the direction of the conversation from it's original subject, onto something completely different. (Say there's a post about Manchester United Football Club, someone posts about going to Manchester which then results in everyone else replying about Manchester as a city, night out or whatever..)
d:) A 'wallypost' ie: Someone who just puts 'FIRST!' just because they happened to be there at the time when the subject was raised..
Well, I've grown addicted to a new kind of post, something which I refer to as a 'PunJack' - it's not as frustrating as a thread jack, but the idea is thus:
The best place to witness this online phenomenon, is on B3ta in the QOTW (question of the week) - see if you can spot them, as well as enjoyig some of the users posts, it really does make interesting readng.
In due time, I will actually posts some of my submissions that have been made in the past.
I have decided to write my blogs on a less than regular basis in comparison to my previous scrawlings, mainly because a lot of stuff I ramble about online usually appears either on my Twitter page, or my FaceBook status updates - the result being that replying to everyone's responses end up taking more time than it does to create a blog about them.
This is about to change however, due to the latest addition to FaceBook, which reared it's ugly head to me last Tuesday - hence the next section:
---------------------------------------------------------------
FaceBook - Your Freedom, by Our Rules
I received a message from FB telling me that my status update section on my profile is not a chat client, despite there being a function where other readers can react to whatever it is that you may have posted...
So, this new addition to FaceBook (which incidentally appeared very shortly after the popularity of Twitter hit the headlines..) is something that's designed to keep up with the various trends which are doing the rounds on the internet.
Talk about online real-estate greed, I can just imagine the creative department at FB towers now:
MD: "Okay guys, Twitter's popular, we need to do something about this now.."
Exec: "Well, we've got status updates, which is basically twitter anyway, why don't we just re-word it and put something like 'What's on your mind' - It's a bit close to the bone, copyright wise, but hey, fuck it, we're FaceBook, we can do what we want""
MD: "Yeah, great idea - go for it, and while you're at it - make sure there's a character count similar to Twitter, but give em' more! - that's sure to make us more popular than Twitter!!.."
Fast forward a few weeks/months later and..
MD: "Er guys, we've got a problem - people are using the status updates more than the FB chat client.."
Exec: "Yeah, we know - that's cause people can say what's on their mind, and their friends can respond, with the addition of being able to leave their thoughts or debates open without having to save, or keep open a chat window, it's great is'nt it, in fact it's probably better than Twitter cause you don't have to 'retweet' - it's great is'nt it? - and it abolishes the need for forums, guestbooks and comments!!"
MD: "But that's what we've got the chat for! - stop them at once!!"
Exec: "But we thought that was the whole poin.. oh never mind!!"
MD: "And while we're at it, we should let people post YouTube links into their status updates too, and web pages - that'd be great!!"
Exec: But what about spamming, and er, isnt that what the Videos and Links section is for? - besides, don't we kinda OWN YouTube, can't we just put a YouTube section there inste.. oh never mind."
---------------------------------------------------------------
DJ Gadgetry, and Live PAs
I've recently just bought one of these: Behringer BCD3000
I know it's only a MIDI controller, and DJ's have been using controllers to mix for a while, be it a simple MIDI mixer or something more advanced like the Allen & Heath Xone MIDI mixer, but for what I've done with it so far, it seems to be catching on.
The reason for this, I'm guessing, is that I'm not mixing dance music with it - I'm mixing chart music, or dare I say it 'party'
Now, when I originally came up with the idea a while ago (Flashback to August 2008: 'Y'know, everyone mixes dance music nowadays, what happened to all the chart mixes?') a lot of the reactions from my DJ colleagues was somewhat mixed (pardon the pun) Some were like 'yeah, that'd work' and others looked at me like I was start raving mad, but since my purchase of my magic black box, it seems the majority are well and truly convinced of it's usefulness.
Especially when I turn up for work with just one bag, two wires and I'm ready to roll..
There has been a few issues with it though - it took me about 8 days to get the damn thing working, and due to the amount of DJs who, after seeing what I can do with this thing, have now purchased one themselves - are running into similar issues, I offer this advice:
If you do use a laptop with Vista, you HAVE to set it up for Audio playback - Go to the Native Instruments website (they designed Traktor, which comes with the controller) - there's a page that lists how to do this step by step..
The main component to my trusty behringer, is not the software that comes with it - Traktor (LE or otherwise) is a nightmare, its beatmapping is atrocious and you can't leave it unattended for long or your timings will leave you high & dry.
Use PCDJ or in my case, Virtual DJ instead.
Do NOT use a PC with Vista on it, and make sure your PC/laptop is used only for your DJ work, so stick your Office stuff and downloads somewhere else. You have been warned.
Happy mixing!
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I Give You - The 'Punjack' or 'PennyDrop'
You have idea what I'm talking about do you? - well, let me explain...
Before the days of FaceNazi, Bebo and the like - surfers communicated via the use of forums, messageboards and guestbooks. These are, in todays world redesigned to fit in with the modern day equivalent which are the conline community sites.
Anyway, in the past, if there was a particular subject discussed in a forum, you got one of many typical responses, of which usually consisted of:
a:) A 'real' response, where the poster leaves something genuine, or a sensible post which reads well, and suits it's subject matter to the letter.
b:) A 'flame' - something offensive, either directed at the original threads author, subject matter or other users, mainly to either get a volatile response, or to cause' some kind of dispute.
c:) A 'threadjack' - where the poster would add something which moves the direction of the conversation from it's original subject, onto something completely different. (Say there's a post about Manchester United Football Club, someone posts about going to Manchester which then results in everyone else replying about Manchester as a city, night out or whatever..)
d:) A 'wallypost' ie: Someone who just puts 'FIRST!' just because they happened to be there at the time when the subject was raised..
Well, I've grown addicted to a new kind of post, something which I refer to as a 'PunJack' - it's not as frustrating as a thread jack, but the idea is thus:
A 'Punjack' is a reply to a thread in a forum or messageboard, that does'nt cause' any malicious harm, remains in context of the original subject, reads as a genuine post from a personal point of view, with the exeption of drawing the reader into the story until the very end, where the pun is placed - a joke of epically bad proportions in which the reader realises they've been had, thus 'the penny drops'
The best place to witness this online phenomenon, is on B3ta in the QOTW (question of the week) - see if you can spot them, as well as enjoyig some of the users posts, it really does make interesting readng.
In due time, I will actually posts some of my submissions that have been made in the past.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Summer Shenanagans and Tune Obsessions
Hooray, the Summer is here, (with exception to the occasional mandatory downpour) the nights are getting later, and the race is on with the bars to get everyone's drinking dollars before the Holiday season truly kicks in. As a result, there appears to be a lot going on in our small town, as new nights are beginning to pop up..
The big names are appearing on various banners and blackboards. The cars, vans and trailers festooned with Flyposters for the clubs are back and there's another tide of stag nights, hen nights and birthday parties in fancy dress arriving by the many stretch limosines that still continue to find Bull Green roundabout hard to negotiate on a Saturday night.
As the late-night schedules kick into gear for the Summer, the competition will certainly be fierce, and it will result in a cracking build up to that ever important night - the August Bank Holiday Sunday. Either way the clubbers can look forward to a very interesting 12 or so weeks in Halifax.
Speaking of big nights, The Tube has recently celebrated it's 10th Anniversary, which by Halifax standards is a very long time for an independent venue. It's not long before Chicago reaches their 1st Birthday and if I'm not mistaken, Lush's birthday bash is due anytime soon, so the clubbers can expect a few more mega events in the next couple of months from these venues.
Bar Eleven have also been upping the ante, as over the past couple of months they've featured the likes of Graeme Park, Brandon Block and Marshall Jefferson to their weekend line-ups, and this week they've got the frontman from Embrace headlining at the bar for what appears to be yet another potential killer of an all-nighter.
In other circles, it appears that the live entertainment side of our town is picking up as we've recently seen a Burlesque night at Bar 15, The all day live event featuring 9 live bands is due soon at the bar in Bull Green. Another night I'd definetly recommend for entertainment value is the big one at Jaks featuring the lads from Dirty Sanchez, if you're easily offended then make sure you're in the front row hahaha!!
There are many other live music events cropping all over Halifax at the moment too - it's almost like festival season has come early this year.
What I've also noticed in Halifax too, is that finally after many years, there are now a lot more places open late on a Thursday, The Cell now opens until 2am, Yates' are open late, The Tube now open until 5am and Lush is still up there with Liquid, Jaks and of course the notorious Barbarellas.
In the meantime, prior to all this chaos, I've been trying to take advantage of this pre-summer quiet period to do some in-house organizing...
Tube Obsession Disorder:
As many of you who read my status updates will notice, I seem to spend a lot of time 'sorting out my classics' - this is something which, when I started, looked like it was going to be a simple process, however, little did I know about the Iceberg that looms below the hidden depths of my record collection.
What I was trying to achieve, was to overcome a symptom that I like to call 'MP3 Hoarding Syndrome' - an ailment that I'm sure a lot of DJs besides myself suffer from, on a regular basis.
This is where a DJ comes across a collection of MP3s, whilst searching for one track, and then fails to resist the temptation of 'copying the lot - just in case'
This results in a folder with hundreds, if not thousands of MP3 files that gradually builds up over time into a monster of a folder containing gigabytes of tracks, a lot of which are repeated, re-ripped, or named incorrectly, making it a nightmare to sort out afterwards.
Well, I fell victim to this syndrome, and as an attempt to beat this terrible disease, I decided to take the plunge and try and sort it out.
Six, yes, SIX months later, and I'm still 'sorting out my classics' - I have'nt even started on my chart/commercial/party/rock & indie stuff yet!
What makes it even more painful, is that only recently, I did a quick check on my folder with all my music in, just to see what difference I'd made, and I got this rather cheery message from my machine..
'This folder contains 158GB of Data'
'28,889 Files'
Looks like it's going to be a very long Summer for me too!
Till next time, Keep on Clubbing, and Be Safe
DK.
The big names are appearing on various banners and blackboards. The cars, vans and trailers festooned with Flyposters for the clubs are back and there's another tide of stag nights, hen nights and birthday parties in fancy dress arriving by the many stretch limosines that still continue to find Bull Green roundabout hard to negotiate on a Saturday night.
As the late-night schedules kick into gear for the Summer, the competition will certainly be fierce, and it will result in a cracking build up to that ever important night - the August Bank Holiday Sunday. Either way the clubbers can look forward to a very interesting 12 or so weeks in Halifax.
Speaking of big nights, The Tube has recently celebrated it's 10th Anniversary, which by Halifax standards is a very long time for an independent venue. It's not long before Chicago reaches their 1st Birthday and if I'm not mistaken, Lush's birthday bash is due anytime soon, so the clubbers can expect a few more mega events in the next couple of months from these venues.
Bar Eleven have also been upping the ante, as over the past couple of months they've featured the likes of Graeme Park, Brandon Block and Marshall Jefferson to their weekend line-ups, and this week they've got the frontman from Embrace headlining at the bar for what appears to be yet another potential killer of an all-nighter.
In other circles, it appears that the live entertainment side of our town is picking up as we've recently seen a Burlesque night at Bar 15, The all day live event featuring 9 live bands is due soon at the bar in Bull Green. Another night I'd definetly recommend for entertainment value is the big one at Jaks featuring the lads from Dirty Sanchez, if you're easily offended then make sure you're in the front row hahaha!!
There are many other live music events cropping all over Halifax at the moment too - it's almost like festival season has come early this year.
What I've also noticed in Halifax too, is that finally after many years, there are now a lot more places open late on a Thursday, The Cell now opens until 2am, Yates' are open late, The Tube now open until 5am and Lush is still up there with Liquid, Jaks and of course the notorious Barbarellas.
In the meantime, prior to all this chaos, I've been trying to take advantage of this pre-summer quiet period to do some in-house organizing...
Tube Obsession Disorder:
As many of you who read my status updates will notice, I seem to spend a lot of time 'sorting out my classics' - this is something which, when I started, looked like it was going to be a simple process, however, little did I know about the Iceberg that looms below the hidden depths of my record collection.
What I was trying to achieve, was to overcome a symptom that I like to call 'MP3 Hoarding Syndrome' - an ailment that I'm sure a lot of DJs besides myself suffer from, on a regular basis.
This is where a DJ comes across a collection of MP3s, whilst searching for one track, and then fails to resist the temptation of 'copying the lot - just in case'
This results in a folder with hundreds, if not thousands of MP3 files that gradually builds up over time into a monster of a folder containing gigabytes of tracks, a lot of which are repeated, re-ripped, or named incorrectly, making it a nightmare to sort out afterwards.
Well, I fell victim to this syndrome, and as an attempt to beat this terrible disease, I decided to take the plunge and try and sort it out.
Six, yes, SIX months later, and I'm still 'sorting out my classics' - I have'nt even started on my chart/commercial/party/rock & indie stuff yet!
What makes it even more painful, is that only recently, I did a quick check on my folder with all my music in, just to see what difference I'd made, and I got this rather cheery message from my machine..
'This folder contains 158GB of Data'
'28,889 Files'
Looks like it's going to be a very long Summer for me too!
Till next time, Keep on Clubbing, and Be Safe
DK.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Back To The Future?..
Blimey these social networking/stalking sites are catching on aren't they?
I find myself spending hours every day browsing many different social networking sites, be it Bebo, Twitter, FaceBook or MSN whatsitcalled, often achieving nothing in the process. I blame my genetic urge to find out what's going on in the world.
That said, it just goes to show how quickly the world we live in has changed does'nt it, I mean, it was not even 5 years ago, letters were pushed aside for email, chatrooms were closed due to the increase of instant messaging, and now the infamous 'status updates' are keeping us all up to date with the latest knowledge.
At one time, we'd have to wait until the hour to find out what's going on in the world, now it seems the worlds media relies on the thoughts and opinions of various tweets and groups.
Flashmobs are the latest craze, YouTube makes mere mortals into megastars within days, and Scottish Singers become bigger singers than Mariah Carey simply because they had their hair done in a tumble dryer before going on TV.
You gotta love it though have'nt you, it just goes to show how much stuff there is 'out there' that keeps us all entertained, and I think without realising it, there's now something bigger than TV to keep us all occupied. Think about it, when was the last time you sat down in front of the TV for more than an hour?
When was the last time you 'recorded' a programme, bought an album in a shop, or even wrote a letter?
Here's a thought for you though..
When I was a kid, I remember seeing this old film (probably made in the late 50s/60s), something about a time machine or whatever, and the people in it decided to travel way into the future. Now when they got there, they came across libraries in this old deserted town, but when one of the characters tried to pick up a book off the shelf, it disintegrated due to it's extensive age.
We're moving very quickly into a fast, digital age. USB sticks are everywhere, everything comes with a memory card, and it's all quite cheap, and easy to get hold of. When was the last time you printed something out for yourself? - imagine in a few years when the whole world catches up...
There are Myths that the Egyptians were living in a higher technological era than the rest of the world, as were the Incas and the Aztecs. Well, if we stay 'all digital' and something ultra magnetic were to happen, some freaky monster EMP from space or something was to wipe out the whole planet, there wouldnt be much evidence of our existence in a few million years would there, well apart from a couple of dusty ZX81s, a Pink Floyd Album and an 'Only Fools & Horses' box set, well, maybe on DVDs that feature a bloke getting up to go to the loo every now and then.
I wonder if that's what happened to the Aztecs, Egyptians and that lot from Atlantis - maybe they Twittered themselves out of existence.
That movie I saw as a child is beginning worry me a little - the libraries are disappearing already.
So it could be worth printing something out every now and then, and keeping it safe, OK it might add an extra layer to your carbon footprint, but at least you'll have something to show for yourself when we're all gone...
I find myself spending hours every day browsing many different social networking sites, be it Bebo, Twitter, FaceBook or MSN whatsitcalled, often achieving nothing in the process. I blame my genetic urge to find out what's going on in the world.
That said, it just goes to show how quickly the world we live in has changed does'nt it, I mean, it was not even 5 years ago, letters were pushed aside for email, chatrooms were closed due to the increase of instant messaging, and now the infamous 'status updates' are keeping us all up to date with the latest knowledge.
At one time, we'd have to wait until the hour to find out what's going on in the world, now it seems the worlds media relies on the thoughts and opinions of various tweets and groups.
Flashmobs are the latest craze, YouTube makes mere mortals into megastars within days, and Scottish Singers become bigger singers than Mariah Carey simply because they had their hair done in a tumble dryer before going on TV.
You gotta love it though have'nt you, it just goes to show how much stuff there is 'out there' that keeps us all entertained, and I think without realising it, there's now something bigger than TV to keep us all occupied. Think about it, when was the last time you sat down in front of the TV for more than an hour?
When was the last time you 'recorded' a programme, bought an album in a shop, or even wrote a letter?
Here's a thought for you though..
When I was a kid, I remember seeing this old film (probably made in the late 50s/60s), something about a time machine or whatever, and the people in it decided to travel way into the future. Now when they got there, they came across libraries in this old deserted town, but when one of the characters tried to pick up a book off the shelf, it disintegrated due to it's extensive age.
We're moving very quickly into a fast, digital age. USB sticks are everywhere, everything comes with a memory card, and it's all quite cheap, and easy to get hold of. When was the last time you printed something out for yourself? - imagine in a few years when the whole world catches up...
There are Myths that the Egyptians were living in a higher technological era than the rest of the world, as were the Incas and the Aztecs. Well, if we stay 'all digital' and something ultra magnetic were to happen, some freaky monster EMP from space or something was to wipe out the whole planet, there wouldnt be much evidence of our existence in a few million years would there, well apart from a couple of dusty ZX81s, a Pink Floyd Album and an 'Only Fools & Horses' box set, well, maybe on DVDs that feature a bloke getting up to go to the loo every now and then.
I wonder if that's what happened to the Aztecs, Egyptians and that lot from Atlantis - maybe they Twittered themselves out of existence.
That movie I saw as a child is beginning worry me a little - the libraries are disappearing already.
So it could be worth printing something out every now and then, and keeping it safe, OK it might add an extra layer to your carbon footprint, but at least you'll have something to show for yourself when we're all gone...
Friday, March 13, 2009
There's A New Trend In Town...
Whilst wandering in Halifax on Thursday night, I ventured into Lush in order to photograph the proceedings of an event for a friend, so they could add the images to their promotional material for the venue and maybe capture some of the atmosphere a little.
I doing so, I spent the good part of 5 hours wandering round the place, snapping clubbers, grabbing the usual crowd shots and getting the odd group here and there when I noticed a bizarre, yet alternative trend in dance music.
The music played was a very heavy, almost dub-like continuous selection of dance tracks which featured an extremely warpy and wobbily bassline, but unlike bassline music itself - the streetlike gangster references, rap bootlegs and rnb acapellas were nonexistent.
Some would say it's electro, others would say it's bassline, but I beg to differ, as unlike bassline, the whole ethos seemed more welcoming.
The girls were into it, and the lads were loving it, there was none of the apparent rivalry seen at some bassline events, and the sinister air of gang culture did'nt exist.
Along with the music came an unusual trend that seemed to expand throughout it's captive audience. Over the top haircuts were the order of the day, along with excessive use of the oversize string vest, odd yet seemingly practical in this hot, sweaty environment. The girls were dressed to kill and the guys were out for a good time. Yeah there were some wierd hand gestures, unexplainable fashion disasters and a creative use for glowing accessories, but the tongue in cheek approach was quite entertaining to experience.
The clientele appeared to be young, hip & trendy teenagers, twentysomethings and the kind of people you'd see nursing a hangover the next day behind a formica desk in an office, or a counter in your local garage, and unlike it's darker, urban counterpart, the somewhat expected whole chav culture was'nt there. The attitude was left at the door, and there was'nt a tracksuit or stripy sweater in sight.
I did'nt see a single incident all evening, and believe me, I covered every square foot in that building for the whole 5 hours, and despite the 'all inclusive' offer that was in place - they weren't there for the beer. When that door opened at 9pm until the lights went up at 2 in the morning, that dancefloor was rammed all night.
I could'nt see this working in many other places in Halifax because the music is way too deep for a lot of people to handle, I myself was'nt too keen on it myself (maybe I'm just getting old!) but I could'nt help but enjoy the atmoshpere.
This ladies and gentlemen will be the musical genre of the Summer, and I dunno what it is, but to me it's kinda like a 'White Mans Bassline'
It's deep, it's different, and you'll get very sweaty, so enjoy it while it lasts!
I doing so, I spent the good part of 5 hours wandering round the place, snapping clubbers, grabbing the usual crowd shots and getting the odd group here and there when I noticed a bizarre, yet alternative trend in dance music.
The music played was a very heavy, almost dub-like continuous selection of dance tracks which featured an extremely warpy and wobbily bassline, but unlike bassline music itself - the streetlike gangster references, rap bootlegs and rnb acapellas were nonexistent.
Some would say it's electro, others would say it's bassline, but I beg to differ, as unlike bassline, the whole ethos seemed more welcoming.
The girls were into it, and the lads were loving it, there was none of the apparent rivalry seen at some bassline events, and the sinister air of gang culture did'nt exist.
Along with the music came an unusual trend that seemed to expand throughout it's captive audience. Over the top haircuts were the order of the day, along with excessive use of the oversize string vest, odd yet seemingly practical in this hot, sweaty environment. The girls were dressed to kill and the guys were out for a good time. Yeah there were some wierd hand gestures, unexplainable fashion disasters and a creative use for glowing accessories, but the tongue in cheek approach was quite entertaining to experience.
The clientele appeared to be young, hip & trendy teenagers, twentysomethings and the kind of people you'd see nursing a hangover the next day behind a formica desk in an office, or a counter in your local garage, and unlike it's darker, urban counterpart, the somewhat expected whole chav culture was'nt there. The attitude was left at the door, and there was'nt a tracksuit or stripy sweater in sight.
I did'nt see a single incident all evening, and believe me, I covered every square foot in that building for the whole 5 hours, and despite the 'all inclusive' offer that was in place - they weren't there for the beer. When that door opened at 9pm until the lights went up at 2 in the morning, that dancefloor was rammed all night.
I could'nt see this working in many other places in Halifax because the music is way too deep for a lot of people to handle, I myself was'nt too keen on it myself (maybe I'm just getting old!) but I could'nt help but enjoy the atmoshpere.
This ladies and gentlemen will be the musical genre of the Summer, and I dunno what it is, but to me it's kinda like a 'White Mans Bassline'
It's deep, it's different, and you'll get very sweaty, so enjoy it while it lasts!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Website Updates, Pics and much more to come!..
Blimmin eck! - I've been busy over the past few months!!
After burning many gallons of midnight oil, I've finally added some more stuff to the website, which include:
Cheeky! Radio
The test server is now up and running until the brand new shoutcast server comes into effect, I'm currently working on a weekly playlist that will ensure that the station broadcasts 24/7 - so you all get your required fix of classics!!
Portfolio
My photography section is now being updated, with all my new ideas and panoramic shots.
Halifax Guide
I've now started on my exclusive guide which features EVERY Halifax venue on the main circuit in greater detail, this included links to all of their sites and features hi-resolution photographs of what they all look like!
Website Portfolio
I'm now updating my previous sites, so potential clients can see examples of my previous work.
Coming Soon:
New stuff to appear on the site will include my tutorial section for all you wannabe producers, musicians and designers alike, so watch this space!
Well, I'm glad it's over for another week, I'm off back to bed!!
Night' y'all
DK.
After burning many gallons of midnight oil, I've finally added some more stuff to the website, which include:
Cheeky! Radio
The test server is now up and running until the brand new shoutcast server comes into effect, I'm currently working on a weekly playlist that will ensure that the station broadcasts 24/7 - so you all get your required fix of classics!!
Portfolio
My photography section is now being updated, with all my new ideas and panoramic shots.
Halifax Guide
I've now started on my exclusive guide which features EVERY Halifax venue on the main circuit in greater detail, this included links to all of their sites and features hi-resolution photographs of what they all look like!
Website Portfolio
I'm now updating my previous sites, so potential clients can see examples of my previous work.
Coming Soon:
New stuff to appear on the site will include my tutorial section for all you wannabe producers, musicians and designers alike, so watch this space!
Well, I'm glad it's over for another week, I'm off back to bed!!
Night' y'all
DK.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
How Much Work Does It Take To Get On Air!!!
I can't believe I've dedicated an entire day to getting this damn radio server up and running!! - Seriously, it's driving me nuts!
Anyway, I'm sure with a bit more thought and some help from a couple of technically minded people, between us, we'll get there..
In the meantime, instead of letting my own feeble mind go into meltdown, I think I'll spend the rest of the afternoon working out the schedule for my new station.
I'm also sure that once the station is up and running, all this hard work will really be worth it, as I plan to make quite an effort to make sure that the content is just the right stuff that you guys (the Cheeky! regulars) get what you want!!
Wish me luck eh? - failing that, I'll just chuck myself in the canal again.
Speak soon y'all
DK.
Anyway, I'm sure with a bit more thought and some help from a couple of technically minded people, between us, we'll get there..
In the meantime, instead of letting my own feeble mind go into meltdown, I think I'll spend the rest of the afternoon working out the schedule for my new station.
I'm also sure that once the station is up and running, all this hard work will really be worth it, as I plan to make quite an effort to make sure that the content is just the right stuff that you guys (the Cheeky! regulars) get what you want!!
Wish me luck eh? - failing that, I'll just chuck myself in the canal again.
Speak soon y'all
DK.
Friday, February 13, 2009
Brasserie Website receives 10K hits within 2 weeks!
I was in a bit of a shock this morning when upon viewing my inbox, I was greeted with the shocking news that one of my web clients websites had hit over 10,000 unique views in 2 weeks of this month!
This is great new for me as it's a great calling card for my website design services, the only problem is, that I now have to dig into the server and start optimizing pics and stuff so the bandwidth does'nt put the server into meltdown!
See the site for yourself here:
www.brasserieatthebull.co.uk
This is great new for me as it's a great calling card for my website design services, the only problem is, that I now have to dig into the server and start optimizing pics and stuff so the bandwidth does'nt put the server into meltdown!
See the site for yourself here:
www.brasserieatthebull.co.uk
Thursday, February 5, 2009
A Few Website Updates!
Welcome to the new DK website! - I hope you like it, it's taken me long enough to get the damn thing up and running.
As you can imagine, due to the size of the site, there will be a few errors here and there, but I'm still working on it as we speak, or as they say in the industry 'The paints still drying so we cant put the pictures up yet'
Anyway, a few things are being added to the site, they are here already, but I havent made them live yet cause' they're not quite ready, these are;
1: The Mix CDs Section
Some mixes are up, I just have to add their own pages which will hold the CD inlays and track lists, so you know what you're downloading.
2: Halifax Clubbing Archive
This is a huge part of the site and there's a few more additions and pictures to include, plus the interactive guide, which will definetly take a while.
3: Tutorials
This section is also being put together, and it'll take a while before it's all proofed etc.
4: Portfolio
This section is more for my prospective clients, it's basically missing some of my more recent work - which is being resized for the site
5: Cheeky! Radio
The server's up but there's no input to it yet (I'm still having the machine built!) - please be patient!!
Apart from that, and the odd minor details, the site should be 100% within a couple of weeks
As you can imagine, due to the size of the site, there will be a few errors here and there, but I'm still working on it as we speak, or as they say in the industry 'The paints still drying so we cant put the pictures up yet'
Anyway, a few things are being added to the site, they are here already, but I havent made them live yet cause' they're not quite ready, these are;
1: The Mix CDs Section
Some mixes are up, I just have to add their own pages which will hold the CD inlays and track lists, so you know what you're downloading.
2: Halifax Clubbing Archive
This is a huge part of the site and there's a few more additions and pictures to include, plus the interactive guide, which will definetly take a while.
3: Tutorials
This section is also being put together, and it'll take a while before it's all proofed etc.
4: Portfolio
This section is more for my prospective clients, it's basically missing some of my more recent work - which is being resized for the site
5: Cheeky! Radio
The server's up but there's no input to it yet (I'm still having the machine built!) - please be patient!!
Apart from that, and the odd minor details, the site should be 100% within a couple of weeks
Is Halifax Finally Catching Up With The Rest Of The World?...
Blimmin' eck! - we're into February already and for a change there's actually something happening in Halifax!
For a starter, there's 2 new venues up and running on our drinking circuit, and the music is not your stereotypical pop/rnb/electro bandwagon policy, hurray!!
Another major plus for Halifax is that both venues are independently owned - which means a couple of things:
1: More flexibility for the music range (no stupid music policies for DJ and customers to worry about)
2: More nights!! - something Halifax has been missing for a while - I know there's a couple already (Lush/Biscuitbar11 etc.) but now there's more than half a dozen in Halifax on a regular basis every month.
Now all this is going on, we should start seeing more people from out of town visiting us again, which means no more fierce competition between the venues fighting over our locals, bars can start tightening up their admission policies and we can get rid of the last remaining troublemakers.
Either way, I reckon we'll all benefit from this outcome.
These bars also fill in that horrible 'no mans land' in the centre of town where no-one dare walk, so hopefully town will be a lot safer.
If everything keeps running the way it is at the moment, we should hopefully have a cracking summer!
I'm looking forward to it already.
For a starter, there's 2 new venues up and running on our drinking circuit, and the music is not your stereotypical pop/rnb/electro bandwagon policy, hurray!!
Another major plus for Halifax is that both venues are independently owned - which means a couple of things:
1: More flexibility for the music range (no stupid music policies for DJ and customers to worry about)
2: More nights!! - something Halifax has been missing for a while - I know there's a couple already (Lush/Biscuitbar11 etc.) but now there's more than half a dozen in Halifax on a regular basis every month.
Now all this is going on, we should start seeing more people from out of town visiting us again, which means no more fierce competition between the venues fighting over our locals, bars can start tightening up their admission policies and we can get rid of the last remaining troublemakers.
Either way, I reckon we'll all benefit from this outcome.
These bars also fill in that horrible 'no mans land' in the centre of town where no-one dare walk, so hopefully town will be a lot safer.
If everything keeps running the way it is at the moment, we should hopefully have a cracking summer!
I'm looking forward to it already.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
A New Year - Another New Look!
Is it just me or did 2008 just simply fly by? Anyway, to be honest I'm not really all that concerned about last year, as there's really no time like the present to get things all organised and ready for the new year - hence this rather stunning new look to my website!.
As is happens, I'll be celebrating 5 years of the Cheeky! website this year - That's right FIVE!! can you believe it and whilst looking through the previous versions of Cheeky! in my archives, I've begin to realise that the website has kind of become an archive within itself, and as a result, it will become part of the new web archive.
Another of the articles I started at the very birth of the Cheeky! site is now beginning to yield some rather interesting information too. If anyone remembers the first Cheeky! site, then they'll definely remember the Halifax Archives section which described in great detail how Halifax has changed over the years. Well, 5 years on, we now have information covering the Halifax clubscene which goes as far back as 1994 - that's nearly 15 years of clubbing history.
As you can imagine, this section of the site is quite big, so for the time being it's currently offline until I've updated all of the venues (new and old) so please be patient with this bit (no emails saying stuff like 'the venues bit doesnt work!..' ok?)
Part of the old Cheeky! website used to feature an interactive flash guide to the town centre too - something which started out as one of my many projects I have when I'm learning a new application, and now I'm a bit more clued up on Flash, this guide will return and become part of the clubbers archive section.
As well as all this, I've also decided to upload EVERY single mix compilation I've ever done, which means there's over 40 free mixes available online!! (did someone just say 'free music?..')
I've finally got round to sorting out the radio server too - so with any luck, once the site's up, the radio server will be up and running too.
Roll on February, and let's get 2009 up and running with style eh?
As is happens, I'll be celebrating 5 years of the Cheeky! website this year - That's right FIVE!! can you believe it and whilst looking through the previous versions of Cheeky! in my archives, I've begin to realise that the website has kind of become an archive within itself, and as a result, it will become part of the new web archive.
Another of the articles I started at the very birth of the Cheeky! site is now beginning to yield some rather interesting information too. If anyone remembers the first Cheeky! site, then they'll definely remember the Halifax Archives section which described in great detail how Halifax has changed over the years. Well, 5 years on, we now have information covering the Halifax clubscene which goes as far back as 1994 - that's nearly 15 years of clubbing history.
As you can imagine, this section of the site is quite big, so for the time being it's currently offline until I've updated all of the venues (new and old) so please be patient with this bit (no emails saying stuff like 'the venues bit doesnt work!..' ok?)
Part of the old Cheeky! website used to feature an interactive flash guide to the town centre too - something which started out as one of my many projects I have when I'm learning a new application, and now I'm a bit more clued up on Flash, this guide will return and become part of the clubbers archive section.
As well as all this, I've also decided to upload EVERY single mix compilation I've ever done, which means there's over 40 free mixes available online!! (did someone just say 'free music?..')
I've finally got round to sorting out the radio server too - so with any luck, once the site's up, the radio server will be up and running too.
Roll on February, and let's get 2009 up and running with style eh?
Friday, January 2, 2009
Results and Resolutions
So, it’s officially 2009, the headache’s just about worn off and I’ve recovered from another 2 months of the festive silly season!. Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been out of the festive limelight this year, and there’s been other people in my place at the various bars in Halifax.
This is mainly due to a very early booking which was made way back in the summer of 2008 when I was booked to play all of December at new venue on Georges Square - Namely ‘The Brasserie at The Bull’ so as December went, I spent most of my time there working through a mountain of bookings, which included the New Year..
Anyway - moving on, it appears that I’m in for a busy year in 2009 as not only will I be kicking off my events again, I’m venturing into the hectic world of musical production, soundtracks and remixing. This means that my current setup need a little modifying in order to keep the quality of any work I do to the best standards as possible, so here’s my resolutions for 2009 - mainly aimed at me getting my act together and adding some kind of organisation to my life for a change!..
- Redesign/rewire and upgrade the production studio
- Organise my online profiles
- Get this website sorted out!
- Keep my blog up to date
- Get Cheeky! up and running again…
oh, and pay off a few bills while I’m at it..
Let’s see how far into this list I can get before 2010 eh?
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