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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 – “Blue Is The Colour” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Friday 13th to Sunday 15th May

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With the weekend set to be dominated by some song contest over in Germany, oh yes it Eurovision again! And with hopes for a strong showing by the UK this year as pop band “Blue” have reformed to try & lift the contest crown for good old blighty, we will be doing our best to steer you into a Eurovision… Read more »

Recommends – “Double Dose Of Pride” – Lovechild Meets FFF – Saturday 14th May – Weekend Focus

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Without doubt, the last twelve months or so has seen one of London’s most forward thinking & progressive clubs brands do just that, a whole succession of successful parties having played out across Europe and into the Middle East, destinations like Amsterdam, Lille, Barcelona & Istanbul receiving Lovechild rapturously, promoter Alex Erfan’s latest success story coming out of Tel Aviv… Read more »

Disco Matters – “Is The Best Back?” – Beyond – Postscript – Tuesday 10th May

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Following the creation of a special report on clubbing brand Beyond, entitled “Bread & Butter Is Best”, in which we delved deep into a whole host of burning issues which were beefing us back in April when the report was created, we were close to going to press with the raw result. However, having held back on what would have… Read more »

Disco Matters – “Is The Best Back?” – Beyond – Special Feature – Monday 9th May

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Having just yesterday walked away from another truly brilliant Beyond elated by a whole host of figureheads for which the brand has become one of THE most popular in recent years, but moreover our elation one terrifically talented D.J. that left us breathless in admiration of a pitch perfection & precision performance (see our Preview The Review report “Waiting For… Read more »

D.J.’s – Steve Pitron – Focus/Biog – Issued Monday 9th May 2011

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Welcome to the first of what will hopefully become a never ending series of biographical style focuses on the wealth of D.J. talents at our fingertips, many who have featured across our reviews, previews, recommends, reports & music posts both here on our website & on our old style blog pages. And what better way to start than choosing one… Read more »

Reports – Bank Holiday’s Bamboozle” – Disco Matt’s Monthly Message – Monday 9th May

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Having gone to press a little late in April with our new(ish) monthly message, while we are a week late this month, primarily due to a rollercoaster ride of a first week, we are putting best foot forward to both summarise our activity (what there was of it) in April and then take a look at what’s coming up in… Read more »

Reports – “Waiting For You” – Beyond – Sunday 8th May – Preview The Review

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Well, we are back with yet another Preview The Review, although with so many full on devotions to still declare, nine to be precise, we can’t quite believe we are adding to the workload, although having savoured what was, without doubt, THE best Beyond for us in weeks (and there have been some truly terrific ones!), we simply couldn’t resist… Read more »