Music Special – “Multi Mixing Master Missed” – Alan K – Prologue Post – Saturday 19th February

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There could have been no-one more shocked than us when the news came through that Alan K was hanging up his D.J.’ing boots and disappearing into the disco sunset, the news of his departure from the scene leaving us pinching ourselves to make sure we were not dreaming. But sadly, the reality soon dawned that the man, whose multi mixing talents impressed us from the very first time we met him way back when at Later one Sunday afternoon, would no longer be around to entertain us, whether it be gyrating at Gravity, being audacious at A:M, or pumping at Popcorn. However, all those outstanding outings aside, it is Beyond where Alan’s tremendous talent will be missed the most and we find ourselves still imagining what the landscape at this award winning afterhours will look like without him, days after this shocking news broke.

So, with the sad truth that Alan will be curtain calling his D.J.’ing career at Beyond on Sunday morning 13th March, a final gig we will be missing as we will be about 35,000ft up in the air, given our absence we had to toast his farewell in our own special way. Therefore, marking the momentous occasion of his departure at this awesome afterhours, we have decided to commission a special tribute to the man, his music & those magnificent multi mixing skills for which he will always remain in our memory. And it seems fitting that, while we will be in the upper limits of the atmosphere come 13th March, Alan will surely have the crowd in Area totally stratospheric with another of those scintillating sets that we have so often savoured from our spot in Beyond.

Now, given how much he has impacted the scene with his towering talent, we will be splitting this special tribute into three parts, the first looking at the “the man & his mixing”, highlighting the superb skill he posses through extracts from some of the focuses we have done and the biography pieces commissioned. Then in part two we will hone in on his music & his live performances at clubs, “the man & his music” sharing further extracts, this time from reviews that recapture a whole load of those magical moments we savoured in Alan’s heavenly house hands and also touching on music compilations related to his performances. As for part three, well its seems only right that it is devoted to “the man & his Beyond”, a club with which Alan is synonymous, we hitting the pinnacle by showcasing the man at his brilliant best at Beyond, sharing snippets of our reviews of Alan in action and finally toasting this towering talent.

So, sit back and enjoy our trio of testimonials on the man, his music, his mixing and his mastery behind the decks, as well as what Alan K meant to us & many more, concluding why he will be so sorely missed. (DISCO MATT)

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The History........................................................Created in 2008 after a short period of blogging under his real name, the pseudonym, “Disco Matt”, was born on the back of a reputation for being London’s original party boy having partied and clubbed across the London gay scene since in mid 1990’s.........................................................Through his series of blogs via individual blogging pages which soon morphed into a full blown website (http://discomatt.com), Disco Matt established himself as an independent journalist come columnist who quickly gained a reputation for supporting & promoting one of the world’s most prolific clubbing scenes. He previewed, reviewed & recommended London gay clubs, as well as the diverse gay/metrosexual London club/bar culture, linking to & reviewing the scene top D.J.’s and generally covering the gay scene including international gay events....................................................Regularly reporting on the top events across the scene, Disco Matt’s reviews, over the years, developed a strong following, not just by clubbers, D.J’s, promoters, music producers & scene faces, but people far and wide that were looking for an insight to the incredible scene that was London. He also previewed upcoming events that signalled, either a major change or update of existing clubs, new ventures on the gAylist/metrosexual scene, or where he considered events that deserved more comprehensive coverage to that provided in other posts.............................................However, having pretty much reached the top of his game in his chosen specific field, due to a number of personal predicaments, challenges & changes in his life priorities, Disco Matt parked his writing and operation in February 2014. While the burning desire to continue remained, what this much needed period of inactivity did provide was the time & space to re-think & re-focus his activities on a broader spectrum of media and entertainment............................................................So, following this long two year lay-off, he built up the foundations for this diversification into the areas of film, theatre, radio & television where his reviewing, recommending & reporting was to be replicated & resurrected, also pointing his promotions through more visuals & video's linked to all these areas along with his core activities and passions ................................................................................The Present....................................After another (shorter) period of lay-off from mid 2016, a life changing event reignited his passion and early into 2017, Disco Matt has delivered on his promise for a new, more modern look to his website, shedding the old & tired skin in favour of something far more in keeping with the times and with his blogging roots. And he has waived a fond farewell to his clubbing days, this having also been ditched from his site & activity, rather now just focussing on the genres of film, theatre, radio, television, video and of course, music, in so doing, aiming to broaden his appeal to a much wider audience interested in the latest most cutting edge areas of media & entertainment.............................................................................His aim is to be highly regarded across the industry for his writing in these fields and ultimately become a full time critic in film &/or theatre.