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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.

DM Reports – “Final Few Days” – SeenQueen “Your Disco Needs You” 2010 Poll – Monday 17th January

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There is no doubt in our minds that probably the most sought after prize for any bar, club or event in the capital, is scooping a SeenQueen (SQ) award, indeed over the five years that this sometimes controversial poll has been running, it generates an brilliant buzz across gAylist land London & beyond (yes our international friends love it too),… Read more »

DM Recommends – “Ear Plug At The Ready” – Weekend Best Bites – Fri 14th to Sun 16th January

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Well, what a hideous week it has been in Disco Matt land, with the ravages of a heavy flu attack having laid our last weekend to waste but also rearing a hideous & horrible ear infection that has left us writhing in agony & reeling with in-balance & hearing. Mind you, we put best foot forward on Wednesday, blowing out… Read more »

Disco Matters – “The New Face Of Social Networking” – MyGayFace – Sunday 9th January

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Following the launch of Disco Matters back in August last year, one of the first subject matters we wanted to cover was the launch of new social networking site MyGayFace, which promised a departure from the somewhat censored environment. However, as events overtook us in October, our feature was put on hold, as the site also suffered a temporary set-back,… Read more »

Disco Matters – “A Re-Cap, A Re-Launch” – Back On Track Preview – 7th January

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Back in July last year, following some disturbing developments with a favourite clubbing brand of ours, we decided to add to our already extensive family of reports, Disco Matters, a vehicle aimed at tackling the big issues of the day, delving into the new & exciting developments to hit the scene and also dealing with the tricky issues that the… Read more »

DM Recommends – “In The Recovery Position” – Weekend Best Bites – Fri 7th to Sun 9th January

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Well, what a truly amazing New Year weekend we had, kicking off with a house party that we will savour for a long time to come, perhaps for more reasons than we would like, but a more brilliant way to see in 2011 we couldn’t have asked for. Then, with an exhaustive schedule that caught up Salvation, As One, Beyond,… Read more »

DM Recommends – “Musclebear Moves” – Megawoof “Hardware” – Saturday 8th January – Weekend Focus

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When a gap in the lucrative bear following market was spotted by D.J.’s/producers turned club promoters Daz Saund & Diddy some seven years ago, the then rather niche & select club designed to attract a certain element of a large (in more ways than one) clubbing group of the more muscled variety was born, Megawoof very much the product by… Read more »

DM Recommends – “Strictly Disco Matt Dancing” – Beyond “Winter Solstice” – Sunday 19th December – Weekend Focus

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For those of you that know us very well, we love a bit of a bop, indeed our dancing reputation of late has been elevated somewhat by our whacky video which has certainly caught the imagination, but that is not to say that we love watching the professionals in action, indeed we can firmly place ourselves in the “Strictly Come… Read more »