Reports – “It Does Get Better & It Did!” – Beyond “Midnight” – Sunday 10th April – Preview the Review

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Billed as a special thank you to everyone that had voted for the club in the recent Boyz awards, Beyond was in celebratory mood, swinging open its doors extra early at (as the title hints), midnight, the Terrace Room spilling out into The Chapel and eventually the main space. Now, given the special start & nature of this latest Beyond bash, you would have thought the team would have been prepared for the hoards that descended on Area, yet as we arrived at just shy of 4.30 a.m., we were greeted with complete pandemonium, organisational cogs in the wrong place & a free for all queue system. But saving that detail for another report, once inside, all was forgotten as Hifi Sean served up some superb sounds to get us in the right mood for what was to come, our arrival on our spot in the main room timed to perfection as Steve Pitron had just got into gear for his 2 ½ hours set stint that was simply sensational. With track after track blowing our minds and, like “Muscle” three weeks ago, sending us on an emotional rollercoaster ride of music merriment, we were yet again treated to minutes of magic standing next to the man in the D.J. booth, as he delivered an awesome mix of Rebeka Brown’s “Offshore”, neatly followed by classics “Last Forever” & the biggie “Release Me”, all three erupting tears of joy & happiness from our eyes. But it didn’t stop there as renditions from podcasts “Summer 2010” & “Afterhours 2011” left us awe inspired, the captivating company making it all the more magnificent, especially the bountiful Bailey who made a brilliant Beyond even better. Plus with a supporting cast including The Sharp Boys, Mikey D, Paul Heron, The Oli, Fat Tony, D’Johnny, Paul Christian, DouGuim, Jc Christopher & the two terrifc talents already mentioned, the music doesn’t get better than this, that statement of our last three outings proving a little flawed, as in this “Midnight” magnificence, it did get better & by a long shot. So, with so much more to say, its “ready steady go for the 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.