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LONGEST DJ SET ATTEMPT 100 HOURS - FED SQUARE MELBOURNE FEB 21st - 26th 2006
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| Anomyst |
LONGEST DJ SET ATTEMPT 100 HOURS - FED SQUARE MELBOURNE FEB 21st - 26th 2006
In February 2006, DJ Promo – who has played at famous UK superclubs including Ministry of Sound and Fabric,plus a host of venues around the world – will attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest DJ set in history.
The existing record of 84 hours was set in February 2005 by a British DJ, Genix. DJ Promo, also from the UK, intends to smash this by a full 16 hours – taking the record to a new total of 100 hours live, continuous mixing.
In order to successfully claim the title and set a new, official record, 35-year-old DJ Promo must adhere to the following Guinness World Record (GWR) rules and regulations:
• Vinyl discs or CDs must be played throughout the attempt
• There must be no pauses longer than ten seconds between tunes
• No premixing (ie: pre-recorded sections on CD, or mastermixes on vinyl) is allowed
• No more than two turntables may be used (a third turntable, kept in reserve, may be used in the event of mechanical failure of either of the other two turntables)
• No individual disc, and no piece of music, may be repeated within four hours
• A list of all the tunes played must be maintained
• The event must take place on stage in a club or similar venue, open to members of the public, and not in a recording studio
• A dancing audience, even if it is a single individual, must be present throughout, but no audience member may attend for more than four hours at a time
• A break of 15 minutes must be taken every eight hours
To achieve his 100-hour target, DJ Promo will spend more than 4 days on his feet at the decks, without sleep,
playing in the region of 1500 records back-to-back. The set will incorporate all genres of house music, from
jazzy vocal to tribal progressive, and a selection of his own tracks. The attempt will take place in a transparent
nightclub built especially for the occasion in Federation Square, Melbourne.
The event is being staged in a bid to raise funds for two Australian charities:
The Big Issue, which enables homeless people to take steps towards getting off the street; and
Challenge, which supports children and their families living with cancer and life-threatening blood disorders.
Genix, after setting the current record, described the days he spent at the decks as some of the most difficult in his life.
"I found this a lot tougher than I could possibly have imagined,” he said. “After the first two days, I thought I would do it with no problems at all. Then the third day became a lot tougher, with the lack of sleep really starting to kick in. When Saturday came around, I didn’t know where I was. I didn’t even know how to use all my equipment! If someone ever tries to break my new record, I will happily congratulate them. It’s such a tough thing to do – I would personally never attempt anything like this again.”
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Media Launch: February, 2006
The media launch will be held at Transport around two weeks prior to the attempt. Invitations will be sent to
all relevant local, national and international media, including: newspapers, TV networks, radio stations, lifestyle
magazines, dance music magazines, dance music websites and the Australian street press. Presentations will
be given by DJ Promo, The Big Issue and Challenge. Sponsors will be invited to attend, with top-level sponsors
given the opportunity to showcase their products.
The Attempt: Tuesday, February 21st to Saturday, February 26th
The 100-hour marathon will commence at 9am on Tuesday, February 21st. There will be two peak times: when
the existing 84-hour record is broken at 9pm on Friday, February 25th; and when the 100-hour target is hit at
1pm on Saturday, February 26th. There will be entertainment throughout, from troupes of professional dancers
to displays by world-class flair bartenders.
After-Party: 2pm to 3pm Saturday, February 26th
Once the 100-hour target has been hit, the action will move to the ground floor of Transport where the After
Party, open to the general public, will begin. The event will feature the chance to meet DJ Promo, autograph
signings, photo opportunities, the sale of commemorative CDs (the proceeds of which will go to The Big Issue
and Challenge) and live entertainment.
VIP After-Party: 3pm to 4pm Saturday, February 26th
The VIP After-Party for the sponsors, charities, competition winners, VIP guests, media and DJ Promo’s crew
will be staged in a private suite on the top floor of Transport immediately after the public After-Party. It will
feature one-to-one interview and photo opportunities with DJ Promo, complimentary refreshments and live
entertainment.
Victory Party: 10pm Saturday, February 26th to 5am Sunday, February 27th
The Victory Party will take place at a major Melbourne nightclub on the Saturday night. Featuring live
performances by DJ Promo and a host of top Melbourne DJs, entry will be open to everyone. Tickets will cost
$10 on the door and all proceeds will be divided between The Big Issue and Challenge. Venue to be confirmed.
Post-Event Presentation: Early March 2006
After the attempt, there will be a post-event presentation at which the total amount raised will be announced
and commemorative certificates of thanks will be presented to each sponsor by DJ Promo. The event will be
open to all sponsors, the beneficiaries and relevant media. Venue and date to be confirmed.
CONTACT DETAILS
Matthew Solo
+61 (0) 3 9486 8648
+61 (0) 406 002 378
[email protected][/email]
Laura Snook
+61 (0) 406 358 252
[email][email protected]
Unit 4 / 199 Barkly Street
North Fitzroy
Victoria 3068
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| batemanscott |
Fvck. :eyes:
I'd love to see him do it!
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| bec |
4 days without sleep!? :eek: however will he manage??
And afterparties? I reckon he'll be desperate to go home for some sleep.
Good luck to him! |
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| Anomyst |
| quote: | Originally posted by bec
4 days without sleep!? :eek: however will he manage??
And afterparties? I reckon he'll be desperate to go home for some sleep.
Good luck to him! |
Cant wait, perfect two tribes warm up!!! |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Anomyst
To achieve his 100-hour target, DJ Promo will spend more than 4 days on his feet at the decks, without sleep,
playing in the region of 1500 records back-to-back. The set will incorporate all genres of house music |
| quote: | Originally posted by batemanscott
I'd love to see him do it!
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no fvcking way. god, i think the jews got off lightly compared to anyone who has to listen to 100hrs straight of house. id prefer to have sex with soups.
good luck to him though! my back gets a bit sore about 90mins into a mix ;)
genix shouldnt have wasted so long mixing for guiness records and written more tunes like reconnected ;) |
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| Anomyst |
Dude, House music, wether you like it or not is dominent accross all genres.
i say, if you can make house music enjoyable for trance lovers then youre onto something.
Ie: JulesPlees & Julian Reynolds |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| 99% of my posts are at work to fill in time. thus 99% of my posts are full of . thus ignore 99% of anything i say ;) i dont care what he\'s playing ;) just wanted another opportunity to fly my anti-house flag :D |
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| DaveBegic |
| you just dont understand it pkc, its a spiritual thing, a body thing, a gay thing |
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| tathi |
From reading the article he sounds pretty confident he will break it. Good luck to him!
| quote: | Originally posted by Anomyst
Dude, House music, wether you like it or not is dominent accross all genres.
i say, if you can make house music enjoyable for trance lovers then youre onto something.
Ie: JulesPlees & Julian Reynolds |
there are so many genres of house, i love house music (except your handbag variety which i loath). I think you would actualy enjoy some of the 'uplifting house' that djs like Steve Porter are incorporating into their sets PKC, very melodious but they have that funky bassline to it that make it great fun
Deep Chicago / French house my favorite atm :) |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
lol.
damn fvcking straight i dont understand it ;) especially those 1-bar melodies. fvck. ive had bouts of vicious diarrhoea that sound more pleasing than those... |
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| Teflon_Teapot |
| so effectively he is going to be going for sleep for over 108 hours with all the promotion and so forth afterwards? if that was me i would tell everyone to f*#k off because i was going to go to bed and then celebrations would be conducted when i woke up. good luck i say. is matt going to be at tilt on saturday night ben? |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
ok, im highlighting my useless degree of knowledge, wtf does handbag mean?
youre right tathi, funky basslines with decent trancey melodies arent too bad at all *thinks of serge devant*. theres a nice blurred line between prog house/trance that i quite like. but fvck the rest of it. or at least, i dont see why its dominated the tassie edm scene for as long as ive been going to clubs for music... |
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