Reports – “Spellbinding Sucessive Steve Sets” – Beyond “Muscle & “Black” – Sunday(s) 20th & 27th March – Preview The Review

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With our reviews mounting up we were considering putting on the brakes for a short while, but such was the extent of our enjoyment, courtesy of one man, at the last two Beyond’s, we simply couldn’t resist reporting on it. So, as is now traditional, we give you our bite sized reflection, in advance of yet another full-on review of Beyond, but with a difference……

It is no secret that Beyond has become our most favourite club of all time and in its current incarnation at Area, has blown us away by its brilliance on a number of occasions, not least with the depth of D.J. talent it attracts. When you consider names like Jamie Head, Mikey D, D’Johnny, Fat Tony, Gonzalo Rivas, The Sharp Boys, Hifi Sean, Paul Christian and a myriad of other guests (think Paul Heron, Severino, Pagano), as well as the sadly missed Alan K and this would be more than enough for any other club or clubber. But, without question, Beyond for us belongs to just one man, a talent who has been waving his magical musical wand over us since the days of Crash, huh hum years ago and who sent us away to South Africa smiling & contented with a scorching set at “Erotica” on 20th Feb. So a month later & back in London and Beyond in his hands proved not just heavenly but emotionally charged too, his electric & enthralling set sending us into tears of joy more than once, his constant reassuring peeps over the D.J. booth in our direction making it all the more special. But as good, no great, as his set at “Muscle” was, even better was to come at “Black”, he reassuming his rightful slot of 9 am and blowing us away with the best set we had witnessed since “Tokyo” last October, 2 hours packed with hits from his amazing “Afterhours 2011” podcast, sending us into “Doing The Disco Matt” overdrive. But the pinnacle of this prolific performance was when we were honoured with an invite behind the D.J. booth with the man, watching him weave his musical magic while we danced right next to him, truly awesome. Such is the magnitude of the man, we simply had to devote a special review to him and it could be no-one else but the superb Steve Pitron, so with much more to say, its “…ready, steady, go for this special review…” (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.