Jem Britttin

All seems a bit complicated to me, I dj locally birthdays weddings etc. for the ammount of time your looking at i would charge £100. Not all djs are gonna know about northern soul . even if you supply tracks etc. if they have never heard them then they are gonna struggle to craft together a good set for you. Might be better to reconsider your venue and get a dj in that knows what they are doing.

Think one point has been overlooked on this subject, years ago when pubs clubs etc. were doing ok, a lot of them wouldnt give those strange "Northern Soul types" the time of day if they wanted to book a room . However times have changed now and these club etc. are desperate to survive in many cases. I have been approached by 2 venues this year with the view to holding nights there...declined both as didnt feel there was room in the area and the venues werent right. Does show though that its not just wanna be djs etc. fuelling this problem, people are being offered an easy platform to stage an event, wether they are cut out for it or not, which wasnt the case years back Im sure Len will recount some of the issues He had with the Embankment in the early days.

Hi Lenster! Had a good one at a recent 80s charity night i deejayed at....most people had dressed in 80s get up! etc...music for the night was electro pop etc....somebody i didnt know requested some northern soul..."dont have any of that mate" , "sorry this is an 80s night" i replied...He walked off in a huff ....you northern soul lot no how to put a dampner on a good evening dont ya....

Intresting topic...couple of weeks ago a friend wanted to buy my early pressing of Billy Prophet off me..not worth much in money and although like most money is tight at mo..just couldnt let it go, simply because the memories attatched to it.. ie. when and where i bought it 35 years ago, in fact still got a box load of similar stuff bought circa 1977....gonna be buried with me....cos thats where it all started..not buried in the ground lol ..when i first started buying norman records Len i got drunk and bought a snake when i was sixteen with my first wage packet, cos i had always wanted one ..unfortunately whilst looking at it i fell asleep on it and it was crushed to death...unbelievable. Hope your looking after our record Lou??

No you save that for pms and emails

Spot on apart from i wouldnt personally treat any customers as mugs as i doubt they would come back again and i doubt any other promoter the length and breadth of this land gives a flying fig if I attend their event or not I aint that important dont mean I dont wish them all the best though.

Well some of that makes sense certainly not trying to hide behind anything its just my handle isnt yours peggy terry ? got no problem with people knowing who i am and no problem with you naming me, my only beef is people being honest....just one thing im a bit confused about...is why because you havent seen me out an about that would stop you coming to an event i promote The event aint about me its about the music atmosphere dancing etc surely....infact i would go as far to say that some of the best events ive ever been to i havent a clue who promoted them and didnt really care .I just had a good night All the best Jeremy Brittin (not Britten)

It is a free country and despite the ding ding jokes will not be drawn into this crap about Northants and Terry yes you are entitled to your opinion but at least be honest fella. You and some of your buddies set the tone 6 years ago by sending me a unsolicited email telling me the first event i was gonna hold would be crap and you and your mates were certainly not gonna attend and that you were gonna tell all the proper soul people not to go.....I have kept that email and printed it off and have it framed at home, because despite that 6 years later im still promoting on the whole successful soulnights in the area. You say they are piss poor but havent attended 1 . Plus i have gone on to promote other non soul events inc. live acts some you may have seen on the tv .not bragging this is fact and is related to this thread So back to the topic if you are one of the promoters that is just starting out putting a night on and you believe in what you are doing and do a good job look after your customers get the venue right etc. dont let detractors put you off. If your doing the job properly then people will come and keep coming despite how many other nights may be on. Lastly yes openly admit to having fall outs with other promoters that happens in all areas but have always tackled it head on away from forums in the main and worked things out and we move on, which as Len says is exactly what is happening now in Northants So lets dispel the myth that Northants is a hotbed of political infighting cos it aint. Again on topic if you are in an area where you feel there is to much going on try talking to each other promoters sometimes can be a simple as that.

You seem to know a lot about all this .Wow you must have been around since the year dot on the scene ,to know what records are classed as oldies

Love this topic... personally ive been on and off soul source for last 7 years and 7 years ago people were posting the same topic and in some cases the same people were taking the opportunity to not address the issue but pin their "soul credentials" to the board and hijack the thread with "im in the incrowd" cut and paste comments. If i was being ultra cynical I would suggest that this thread topic was loaded.... but lets say its not. I would say the answer to your curiosity is this . Its a free country and anbody at any time can stage a "soul event" thats democracy, reality is wether its billed as rare , motown , crossover, disco... what ever, those that are actually any good and are reguarly attended and are in touch with what the paying public want. Will keep going The others will fold. It really is that simple. Promoters can promote on here or more likely elswhere as much as they want. But in the end it comes down to maths which = a take in time and effort plus cost of hire djs etc and b add door receipts if b is less than a for a length of time then they either have so much money it dosent matter or they need help mentally. Simple really if your not a promoter dont worry about it ! try em all if you can and stick to the one you like.

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You'd have to be there Len i remember this first getting plays around 77/78 indeed was very popular but different times, most people then wearing above the shoe 40inch spencer bags white socks and doing a 3 steps one way kick leg out then other way kick leg out and so on ...not quite the h***y k****y but this dance suited De lites Holly st James etc... not a dig just an honest reccollection. Dont think it was unviversally accepted as a "soul" record then nor now however popular it was on the dance floor .I remember plenty of people hating it . For me? dont mind it but always thought they sounded like a doo wop group on acid lol ...defo a Norman Sole record a Soul record ...hmmmm

Should be a good un Steve .....Where did those 5 years go mate