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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.

Music Special – “Multi Mixing Master Missed” – Alan K – Prologue Post – Saturday 19th February

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There could have been no-one more shocked than us when the news came through that Alan K was hanging up his D.J.’ing boots and disappearing into the disco sunset, the news of his departure from the scene leaving us pinching ourselves to make sure we were not dreaming. But sadly, the reality soon dawned that the man, whose multi mixing… Read more »

DM Recomends – “Get Us To The Plane On Time” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts” – Fri 18th to Sun 20th February

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Its definitely feeling like a short month compared to January, as we already find ourselves at the penultimate weekend of February and one that will see us running around in final preparations for our three week trip to South Africa, with more of that international reporting that is figuring in our lifestyle right now. Now, while we will be indulging… Read more »

Club Review – “Almost Average Antwerp” – Red & Blue “I Wanna F***” – Saturday 5th February

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If there was ever a city to really capture our imagination in such a way that it left us floating on a cloud nine for much longer than we can remember, it was Antwerp, the diamond capital of the Benelux region of Europe and a city steeped in history. Having spent Christmas Day (well Eve & Boxing Day too) submerged… Read more »

“Love To Love The Music” – Valentine’s Day Music Special – Monday 14th February

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With a blink of the eye we find ourselves already deep into February and the day of love already escaping us, yet we couldn’t let the moment pass without our own special devotion to the day, deciding to do so with our “Love To Love The Music” special post, With a handful of hot off the press new compilations released with… Read more »

DM Reports – “Preview The Review” – Lovechild “The Birthday” – Saturday 12th Febraury

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Continuing what is fast becoming the norm for us now, we step into another “Preview The Review”, this time taking our fresh felt & bite sized look at Lovechild, which celebrated its 2nd birthday last night (Sat 12th Feb) at Fire in Vauxhall. With club brand birthday bashes appearing with monotonous regularity, Lovechild’s 2nd had a much more distinctly exciting… Read more »

Special Club/D.J. Review – “Incredible Italian Impresses” – Danny Verde @ “Kinky Dangerous” Revenge, Brighton – Saturday 29th January

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With the richness & diversity of a captivating capital clubbing scene, hardly a week goes by in London when some sort of event is deserved of our attention or that a venue owner, a club promoter or even the odd D.J. hints towards our attendance, all meaning that as we stretch our coverage beyond these boundaries, careful planning is required… Read more »

DM Reports – “Preview The Review” – Red & Blue “I Wanna F***” – Saturday 5th February

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Welcome to the second of our new “Preview The Review” reports and this time our fresh felt bite sized reflection of Red & Blue’s “I Wanna F***” party, we coming away with mixed feelings & reactions, summing up the event as follows… Our return to Antwerp and to Red & Blue was filled with much anticipation, so stepping through its… Read more »