depending on how things unfold tomorrow i may just swing by for a visit to say hey to nuno.

Wow, congrats on the gig!!! I'll get out to support sometime.

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Originally posted by DJ Hoyt FINALLY! Nuno's Nightclub on 6th is opening tonight! Me and their new resident DJ will be spinning popular trance and probably some house, but mostly trance :-D Unfortunately, I don't nkow a lot of the details like their exact address, drink specials, cover charge, or closing time. I assume it will be opening around 9 PM and closing probably around 2 AM.

Here's my quick take, based by a 30 minute stop-by tonight:
(& note, it was a Thursday, opening night, so I'll be kind. I was not exactly "dressed to impress" myself, so I'll go back on another night)

It's dead at the corner of Neches & 6th St. It's a prime location--we were talking to the bartender, there's been no other bar there for three years.

There was no cover charge tonight.

The club is two floors, downstairs with a lounge-area by a bar, & a back "danc-ish" area with black lights.

Upstairs is the DJ booth, a large dance floor, & spinny-multi-colored changing lights. I found the lights upstairs semi-epileptic--a bit too high octane for me. The sound system was loud, but brassy.

For the 30 minutes I was there, the music was way over on the "popular trance" side--kissing cousins of IvD or Sammy. Not my style. Hoyt, were you the first DJ (on til about 10:20) or the second guy?

In general, I'm not too fond of 6th St. Everyone there seems to be there to get drunk & get laid, in roughly that order. Or is a 47 year old tourist.

Eternal Night Club, which is opening up on Friday, is about 3 doors down on the same side of 6th St. It'll be interesting to have two EDM clubs in close proximity.

Sidenote: I saw "Harold & Kumar go to White Castle" earlier tonight. Very funny.

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Originally posted by tmft For the 30 minutes I was there, the music was way over on the "popular trance" side--kissing cousins of IvD or Sammy. Not my style. Hoyt, were you the first DJ (on til about 10:20) or the second guy?

Yeah, I was the first DJ until around actually 8:30... I didn't spin much after that. Every once in awhile I got to blend in one track... OH YAY! Eternal ended up borrowing one of my CDJs and I went ahead and let them for about 2 hours since it wasn't like he let me spin anyways. I was told to only spin popular female vocal trance, but I didn't play DJ Sammy, blech. To get people to dance to trance, you have to play that old crap that Mega 93.3 used to play that people can recognize. You have to ease them into it. I mixed in some new fresh trance, along with some popular stuff from 2001 and 2002, when Mega was alive. To get an idea of what I'd spin if I had total control, download my new minimix 01 at www.djhoyt.com You see, clubs that play underground EDM don't last long at all. You need to get people in with Ian Van Dahl, and keep them in with new euphoric trance like Tension, Matanka, Alucard, etc.

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like I'll get to spin much here. I've been invited (after asking, lol) to spin some on NYE, but I have a feeling I'll be sitting around or dancing on occassion instead of spinning. I'm kind of his potty-break substitute. I know I'm a better DJ then this.. but until I can prove myself, this is how it's going to be. But I thought I already did that! I did get this one guy who came up and complimented my choice in music (for this one song I blended in... Dumonde vs. Lange - Memory) and said how he loves trance and used to spin as well. He asked if I was going to be there at NYE, so people like what I do! I just need an even bigger following. The "scene" can be so frustrating at times...

lol, at least it's not another hip-hop club... two dance clubs on 6th street... the last time that has happened was back in 2001... or earlier. So sad

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who is the other resident...??

I know what you mean about the mainstream trance crap...
BUT.... NUNO loves the stuff. he tried to have a full on vocal trance night at the other nuno's and kept getting the same response.. there just isn't that much out there for vocal trance that sounds good...
there is only so many times in a night you can play castles in the sky..:LOL:

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Originally posted by n1c3guyent. there is only so many times in a night you can play castles in the sky..:LOL:

I wanted to take my own life the very 1st time I heard it.

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Originally posted by n1c3guyent. who is the other resident...?? I know what you mean about the mainstream trance crap... BUT.... NUNO loves the stuff. he tried to have a full on vocal trance night at the other nuno's and kept getting the same response.. there just isn't that much out there for vocal trance that sounds good... there is only so many times in a night you can play castles in the sky..:LOL:

Oh come on now! I love vocal trance and I think Nuno has some great tastes. He likes the new vocal trance I play too... like my current favorite Tension feat. Julie Harrington - Lost in You. The problem I had is I didn't get to play much, but hopefully that will change tonight. I know I'm good enough

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hola hoyt. it was nice seeing ya again last night (nye). got to say hey to nuno and his son. was really showing up to see andres spin next door. they handed out some free carona's. that building actually houses the first club i went to wayyy back in 1991 (it was called RPM's back then....when the song 3am by KLF was popular). anyway, hope it works out for Nuno. it should definately be better than his previous loc. trance is very hard to promote. i wish all of you the best.

Its hard to have just a vocal trance night because tranceheads are very picky about the type of trance they like. Most don't like vocal trance, I can only think of 2 vocal tracks I really enjoy, I used to own both but I gave them to Dave because I don't spin trance in public. The mainstream can get into vocal trance but they're a fickle crowd that prefers Top40 music.

I hope everything goes well for Nuno's because having somewhere to go on 6th street besides Top 40 hip-hop clubs is cool. I'll try to check it out.

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Originally posted by Zild Most don't like vocal trance, I can only think of 2 vocal tracks I really enjoy, I used to own both but I gave them to Dave because I don't spin trance in public. The mainstream can get into vocal trance but they're a fickle crowd that prefers Top40 music. I hope everything goes well for Nuno's because having somewhere to go on 6th street besides Top 40 hip-hop clubs is cool. I'll try to check it out.

I have this great mental image of Zild spinning Vocal Trance in the privacy of his own home...

Second on the thumbs-up to non-hiphop alternatives.

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Originally posted by Zild Its hard to have just a vocal trance night because tranceheads are very picky about the type of trance they like. Most don't like vocal trance, I can only think of 2 vocal tracks I really enjoy, I used to own both but I gave them to Dave because I don't spin trance in public. The mainstream can get into vocal trance but they're a fickle crowd that prefers Top40 music.

Can't help but agree 100% with your take on things here mate. Vocal trance just ain't gonna draw a loyal crowd. You're right, the type of people that would like this kind of trance would probably just as soon have just as good a time at a top40 club. And as far as reaching an experienced trance-audience, they certainly aren't gonna go for a vocal trance night.

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