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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 – “Awkward At Area” – Lovechild Presents Muscle – Saturday 19th March – Preview The Review

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Welcome to the latest edition in our increasingly popular series, where we take a bite sized look at club experiences fresh in our minds, in advance of the full length review, this time we going to print as rapidly as possible on Lovechild’s latest party, which we think has marked a tide change in the brands positioning in the capital,… Read more »

Does….The Music News – “Catalogue Of Compilations To Choose” – Music Newsletter – Friday 18th March

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With the days of February coming & going quicker than we could say month 28 times, March is already steaming along at break neck speed, although up to now we have been engrossed in South Africa & Cape Town particularly, plenty of extracurricular duties precluding us from devoting time to our writing duties.  Yet as amazing as Cape Town was,… Read more »

Reports – “Preview The Review(s) – “Mother City Magnificence” – Cape Town Pride & Crew Bar/Club – Saturday 5th March

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You find us ready to post the next in our instalments of bite sized reflections, soaking up yet more of the scorching South African sunshine and relaxing in the tranquillity of the gorgeous guest house, Villa Costa Rose in Cape Town’s Seapoint district. However, such has been the hectic schedule we have been keeping, this comes to you a little… Read more »

Music – “Multi Mixing Master Missed” – Alan K “The Man & His Beyond” – Special Tribute Part Three – Wednesday 9th March

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Welcome back, once again, to this very special tribute marking Alan K’s retirement from the D.J.’ing clubbing circuit and having covered “the man & his mixing” in part one, then following it up with “the man & his music” in part two, now we toast a fond farewell to this multi mixing master with a post dedicated to “the man… Read more »

Does….Culture – “Parisian Pursuit Perfected” – Disco Matt On Paris – Sept 2010 to Feb 2011

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When you here a place described by the words, beautiful & breathtaking, magnificent & magical and staggering & superb, you could be talking about anywhere, indeed in Disco Matt speak, we could be talking about a whole myriad of clubs bars or events we visit, some more magnificent & superb than others, yet all adjectives which we would describe most… Read more »

Does…. – “From Clubbing To Culture” – Intro Post – Wednesday 2nd March

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Since branching out our coverage into Europe, the handful of places we have visited have inspired us to extend our reviews & reporting beyond those about just bars, clubs and events, to now include a number of aims that are being captured by our journalistic radar. So, whilst our first & true writing love will always be those club reviews… Read more »

Reports – “Caught On The Hop” – Matt Monthly Message – Tuesday 1st March

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Way back when we thought it would be a great idea to keep all our Facebook group followers up to speed with each & every review, preview, report, newsletter & music post we issued, first issuing a wave of messages, which some found a little too over the top in terms of volume. So, we then regressed into posting on… Read more »