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About discomatt

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.

Recommends – “Pick of The Pack” – Best Bites Newsletter – Friday 12th to Sunday 14th February

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Having expanded our newsletter family to include films, one of our originals makes a comeback, its return encompassing the length & breadth of our expanded media & entertainment coverage, we picking from the pack, the best of what’s on offer this Valentines weekend.     As we step into full stride and overdrive gear we are beginning to reassemble our… Read more »

Film Review – “Marvellous Movie of Majestic Magnitude” – Youth – Saturday 30th January

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We consider our Saturday sorties down to the cinema quite special, we pretty careful to choose a film that will fascinatingly engage us enough to emerge either energised or enlightened, but when a marvellous movie of majestic magnitude leaves us well & truly mesmerised, we simply cannot resist extolling its exceptional virtues, “Youth” being one such stunning screenplay.    … Read more »

Reports – “May We Have Your Votes” – The Annual Boyz Awards – Thursday 25th February

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With awards season fully underway, the Golden Globes done & dusted, while with the GRAMMY’s, the BAFTA’s and the BRIT’s come our way as February unfolds, these ahead of the biggie, The OSCAR’s, we find fitting neatly into the schedule, London gay scene mag rag Boyz & their own awards, this our brief look into the why’s and where for’s…. Read more »

Film Review – “Gripping & Touching Tale” – Spotlight – Saturday 6th February

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Fresh from our second showing of Spotlight, we venture into our first Film review of a marvellously made movie based on actual events that makes for an exceptionally gripping & touching tale. With a pedigreed cast collection & a fascinating subject soaring it into Oscar nomination stakes, what & who makes this an award winning movie in our books?    … Read more »

Reviews/Clubbing – “Back With A Bang!” – Bang ~ New Year’s Eve – Thurs 31st Dec/Fri 1st Jan – Bite Size Review

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With the paint not yet dry on our return with our new direction, to find ourselves in the review hot seat and seeing in the new year to boot was exciting yet a tad daunting but we had to mark the occasion by orating on this outstanding occasion ringing in 2016 with a bang.     In days of old… Read more »

Reports – “A`New Year, A New Direction” – Disco Matt Back Blogging – Monday 1st February

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What a year, well to be accurate what a two years, we quite shocked how long it has been since we have been out of action. But the good news is that we are back, dusting off some of the old while polishing up the new features heralding our new direction in this new year of two thousand and sixteen,… Read more »

Music – “Incredible Belgian Influences” – Podcast & Track of The Week – Elof De Neve & Monsta – Sunday 16th February

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With our second European expedition just under our belt, choosing our podcast & track of the week selections simply had to reflect the terrific time we had in Belgium & the superb sounds we soaked up while within its borders, Elof De Neve wearing the podcast hat, while the delightful Dirty South are our messiah’s track wise, we sharing our… Read more »