Reports – “Bravado In The Bar” – Delice Dream Festival – The “Before” Parties – Sat 16th to Tues 19th April – Preview the Review

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Welcome back to our delectations on the Delice Dream Festival, this fourth of five tasking a look at the “before” parties held in the host Hotel bar, four different nights with four very different D.J.’s, two in particular topping the scales superbly, our bite sized summary going like this….

With the Delice Dream festival daytime focus very much being based around the host hotel, the all-in attraction of boozing & cruising proved irresistible for many, meaning that come 8 p.m. each evening, the place to be was in the bar, soaking up the sounds of the various guest D.J.’s. Mind you, having arrived very late on Saturday, we missed out of the first foray, a fashion show by the BelAmi boys, D.J. Soren mixing the music, although the feedback we received was less than flattering. However, come Sunday, we were to pole position to lap up the loveliness of La Demence resident Andrei Stan, who’s set well & truly shone, getting the gorgeous & not so gorgeous looking lot in the mood for more, with rousing renditions that left us & others spinning on our spots. That said, it was a bit disappointing that the planned AussieBum fashion show was postponed for the following afternoon, although there was plenty of entertainment from a drag queen duo & other WE party enthusiasts warming up for the “Attacks” event which followed in the club. Then on the Monday, it was the turn of Belgium again, this time Red & Blue’s Elof De Neve, who proved just what a tremendous talent he is, packing in piles of pumping & heavenly house hits that wowed the warm up wonderfully, he probably more deserving of a slot in one of the main parties, but content enough with his lot, partner to crime J.d. Cerronez entertaining enormously with his audacious antics. Finally for us came Tuesday and our last “before” bash in advance of heading back to London, we very much in the mood to let our hair down with our posse of pals, J.d. particularly providing enough satisfying fun & distraction from D.J. Amine’s dour dance deliveries which proved pretty disastrous, much of the focus on the Delice boys out in the foyer for a photo shoot, especially our man Mourad who was lapping up much of the limelight. So, with our focus on the two brilliant Belgian’s in our full on reflection, it’s “…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.