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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.

Reports – “Sweet Dreams Are Made Of Citric Bliss” – Orange “Ascension” – Monday 25th April – Preview The Review

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If there are two events in our clubbing calendar that are made to go together, it’s an extended weekend & the citric colossus that is Orange, the Monday morning bender that can put paid to the start of a working week, yet on a Bank Holiday when it shouldn’t feel as decadent, it ends up being just as so, sometimes… Read more »

Reports – “All About Steve” – Beyond – Easter Sunday 24th April – Preview the Review

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Having had a hell of a week in Calella, Barcelona with the drop dead gorgeous Delice boys for their Dream festival, landing back in London and then facing the manic Easter weekend of events left us a little stunned, our heart still very much beating for a boy in Belgium that had featured large in our five days of frolicking…. Read more »

Reports – “Sound Spoils The Spectacle” – As One Easter Spectacular – Saturday 23rd April – Preview The Review

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If there is one event that we look forward to more than any other (well with the exception of our favourite afterhours of course!), it is As One, the colossal combo created by Lovechild’s Alex Erfan in association with iLondon events that took the capital by storm two NYD’s ago and has since attained critical acclaim on the five occasions… Read more »

Recommends – “Exceptional Easter Events Extended” – Weeklong Winners Wishlist – Friday 22nd to Thursday 28th April

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Some of our best ideas tend to come to us on the dancefloor and this latest one was no exception, in fact it was the recent dynamic & deletable Delice Dream Festival that fermented this latest in our Recommends family of posts, it being high time we extended our picks of where to be seen on the scene both beyond… Read more »

Recommends – “Eggstravaganza Entertaiment” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Friday 22nd to Monday 25th April

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We can hardly believe just how quickly Easter has arrived and we find ourselves having just about recovered from five days of partying with the drop dead gorgeous Delice boys at their delightful “Dream Festival” in Barcelona, about to repeat the affair with a hectic weekend of activity across London’s clubland. So, in a slight departure from our usual format,… Read more »

Reports – “Diego’s Dream Team Triumph” – Delice Dream Festival – Muccassassina “Europride Pre-Party” – Tuesday 19th April – Preview the Review

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So here we are at fifth & final bite sized reflection of the Delice Dream Festival of events and our last night in the hands of Anthony Lille & his captivating crew, our curtain call being the Muccassassina party, which proved to be the best way to end our stay in Calella. Why?, well this is why….. Onto our home… Read more »

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… Read more »