Davekd

I'm afraid so mate - if you are providing equipment theoretically it is the venues responsibilty to ensure it is safe and installed safely but if they make sure you have insurance, then they have partly covered thier responsibility. Someone trips over your speaker cable - they sue the venue, the venue's insurers come after yours. If you can prove you safely taped down the cables, made sure people were aware of the cable (hazard tape not gaffer), then it may be ruled a simple accident. Insurers often insert these clauses not only as protection but as a way to reduce premiums to the venue - insurance for a venue will be cheaper if they confirm all people providing outside services have thier own insurance. It seems mad but logical in this sueing culture we have developed - it's only a matter of time I am sure that DJ's providing equipment will have to issue a Risk Assessment and get it signed off by the venue! Oh and remember if your equipment isnt PAT tested and someone is electrocuted (even through no fault of your own), your own insurance could be invalid. It never ends and will only get worse. Happy Days. Dave ps - I'm not in insurance but have to deal with insurers in construction, which is a real minefield lol

Steve, although the venue will already have Public Liability thye will want the DJ to if they are bringing in thier own equipemnt, so if someone is electrocuted, trips over a speaker cable, speaker falls on their head etc, it is down to the DJ. Alot of insurers will have this sort of thing as a small print exclusion on a venues policy (nice isnt it). Dave

Chris - I think that's quite cheap - last time I got paid for a full private party, equipment, lights (my tunes) insurance etc I got £350.00 and they thought that a bargain. Dave

Thanks mate - it was fun

Marc - try PM'ing someone like Mike Cook on here - he lives down on Plymouth and should know what's what. Dave

My playlist from the Alldayer (Saturday 28th September) First Set Billy Butler — Found True Love — Okeh The Gee's — It's All Over — Port Sandy & the Pebbles — He's My Kind of Fellow — Mercury The Gospel Classics — More Love, That's What We Want — Checker Johnny Bartel — If This Isn't Love — Solid State The Ambassadors — Good Love Gone Bad — Atlantic The Volumes — Gotta Give Her Love — American Arts The Young Folk — Lonely Girl — Mar-V-Lus The Echoes — Million Dollar Bill — Pulse Vala Reegan & the Valarons — Fireman Martha Jean Love — Don't Want You to Leave Me — ABC-Paramount Joyce Bennett — The New Boy — Jaguar Cookin' on 3 Burners — This Girl - Freestyle Second Set (following on from an R&B DJ) Ike and Tina Turner — He's the One — Kent Etta James — Breaking Point — Argo Little Rose Little — You've Got the Love — Roulette The Servicemen — I Need a Helping Hand — Pathway Ethics — Look at Me Now — Vent The Incredibles — Another Dirty Deal — Audio Arts Jack Montgomery — My Dear Beloved — Scepter Mill Evans — Why Why Why — King Bob Collins and the Fabulous Five — Inventory on Heartaches — Main Line The Festivals — Music — Smash The Ethics — I Want my Baby Back — Vent The Mighty Marvellows — Talkin' About Ya, Baby — ABC The Royal Esquires — Ain't Gonna Run — Prix The Blues Groove — I Believe in You — Verve Jean Battle — I've Got to Come In — Clintone The Dells — It's All Up to You — Cadet Bobby Cutchins — I Did it Again — Lasso Willie Hutch — Love Games - RCA

I think it is a requirement but only if you are providing the equipement i.e. if someone gets hurt in any way, it's down to you. I've got 10 million that cost 50quid a year. PM me and I'll dig out the details. BTW PAT testing if it's your kit is also a good idea if only to protect yourself. Dave

If you go on to events upcoming weekenders Dani has posted the last 4 years of his playlists at The Big Thing in Valencia, which might help. Dave

On a much smaller scale I've been watching Eddie Holman I Surrender on e-bay over the last couple of months - there are loads of them with one or two coming up every week, but still selling for anything between 50 and 75quid, mental with that many copies for sale, let alone available elsewhere. Dave

Nice tunes, really enjoyed that CD - thanks

Nice one thanks, will keep an eye on that, Cheers, Dave

Looking for a copy of this on Tangerine -doesnt have to be mint. Cheers, Dave

Thanks guys, I heard it played at Soulgate this year and it blew me away. I think the £25 - £35 is about right for the Tangerine issue - massive value for money. Thanls again for the help, Dave

Anybody got an idea what this is going for on Tangerine? Quite fancy it. Thanks, Dave

There is quite a thriving scene over in Spain, I believe - regular weekenders and nighters - Euro Ye Ye in August, Valencia in September and Bilbao in October plus regular clubs like the Boiler, Movin' On etc. There sees to be a hardcore who will attend all these events and travel abroad as well (I have friends from the Basque country who I first met at Hipshaker on the Isle of Whight with thier scooters and then again at Valencia, who are coming over to the uk for a weekender in Brighton). Most seem to be 'younger' into the Mod/Skinhead look and are friendly and welcoming. The events range from 100% Northern, R&B (Boiler) or more Modern (Movin' On) and they seem happy to embrace all these genres. I missed a nighter in Madrid as well (I happened to over for work in Bilbao but my friends advised me not to go on to Madrid as it would be completely sold out and packed to the rafters. They certainly throw themselves into the nights I have been to, dancing from the moment they get in right to the end - they all seem to know the tunes as well (even though they are young lol). There also is a hardcore of 'proper' OVO DJ's out there who know how to put a set together - At the last Valencia weekender, guests were Mick H, Adi Croasdale, Marc Forrest and John Parker but the three locals Dani Herranz, Albert Petit and Sergio Vivas (I think), more than held their own with these guys. There are other nights in Spain as well - Mojacar etc but I've not been, so not sure. There is also a scene in Italy with All Nighters in Rome and a regular club in Pisa - I've not gone over yet but was really impressed with an Italian DJ Barbara Grossi (at least I think she's Italian) - cracking tunes - I would guess there's more Mod/Scooter stuff going on over there. Sorry I dont know much of the history I'm afraid, but get yourself over there! Cheers, Dave

Dave Greenhill, Tony Smith, Des Parker

The Boiler Club in Barcelona is the place, although a bit heavy on the R&B but surely they will all be at Euro Ye Ye this weekend? Dave

Love the album

Agree with this entirely, but also dont mind taking a chance on someone completely new either but usually like them to have actually been to the night before. I do wonder what most of the negative posters actually expect promoters to do - book DJ's the've never heard of, book only from a chosen list, book DJ's who are unsuitable for thier club but are approved by the negative posters, book DJ's they can't afford, book only DJ's who can't be bothered to come to thier club but have good tunes? Dave

Hello mate, Yes I suppose at only 8 years into the scene, loads of stuff is still new to me, so still enjoying getting out there - I usually go with its either good, bad or indifferent in terms of the tunes as opposed to oldie, newie etc. You are right there are loads of little fragmented scenes here and sometimes quite odd to step into them. It does occour to me that some tunes are also regional - rare in the South but common elsewhere and visa versa. Dave

Right ok understand now, apologies for picking you up wrong there. Like Steve says I suppose London is it's own little environment and not particulaly relevant to whats going on elsewhere. 40 events within an hour is mental. Dave

Just interested in your basis for this (not having a go at all) - I'm reading that to mean that you think that if non OVO venues, new nights, and other events you dont like all packed up, thos venues punters would all flood off to venues with DJ's that fit your criteria? Could be wrong in that. In fairness, I only know the London area and a few of the venues and wouldn't be convinced that applies down here - for instance there seem to be alot of people who only go to a venue if it's close to them, alot who will only go where they know the music/DJ's/crowd etc, quite a few who are comfortable with what they know and dont like 'new stuff' but also quite a few who are new t i all - my own experience tells me of getting into the music properly tells me 'entry level' venues and DJ's are almost essential to bring new people in. Probably different in other parts of the country, but if say four local London events were closed, I cant see more than a dozen of the combined punters heading off to some approved venue with approved DJ's playing rare tunes? As I said just interested. Dave

There was a guy at Boogaloo Soul the other week with two children, both dancing with him and enjoying the music - didnt bother me (I thought it was quite nice that they where happy to join in with thier Dad's hobby, rather than look at a load of negative's) and didnt seem to bother anyone else in there either. Dave

I like playlists, if only to give an idea of the venue/DJ - I get the word of mouth thing on a venue to, but what I like in a night might not be the same as the next person's.

Sorry dont know any