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About Me

I run a promotions company which promotes live music in MANCHESTER at The Dry Bar. At the moment we put 4 regular nights on. None of these are 'pay-to-play' We do not make you buy tickets up front, we do not insist on you bringing 100 mates to a gig at £6 a time then give you £1 a head.I WILL book you if 1) I think you sound really good 2) I know you are going to do your best to promote the night and be supportive at the gig towards everyone. 3) You fully cooperate in terms of bringing and sharing backline where its needed.I WILL NOT book you if 1) I don't think you fit in with the style of bands that we have 2) You are expecting to turn up to the night, bring no one with you, and not bother to stick around and support ALL the acts that are playing, 3) If you're under 18 (sos, its the law!) The following is a description of the nights we do.The first 2 Tuesdays of the month are ACOUSTIC REVOLUTION- what it says on the tin, quality acoustic music-no James Blunt, no Oasis covers, no Paulo Fucking Nuttini! Just quality song writing in a chilled out atmosphere. Good acoustic music is not background music for people to chat over.Every Thursday we also have 'FUCKED UP THURSDAY' (alternative, post-rock, electro, noise, ambient and just wierd shit) 3 or 4 acts who just play stuff thats different. These nights will also be soundtracked with a load of ace music before, in between and after. Think Battles, Boards of Canada, Bats for Lashes, Bjork, Clinic, Can, DJ Shadow, Explosions in the Sky, Fugazi, Kraftwerk, Low, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, Nick Cave, Oceansize, PJ Harvey, Pixies, Sigor Ros, Sonic Youth, Smog, Talking Heads, Television, Vessels. We'll probably play some stuff by 'unsigned' bands who've played our nights too.On the weekend we have 'FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE' and 'THE BIG SATURDAY BASH'-pop, indie, new wave, rock, dance- 2 stages of bands. D.J in between and after till late and in general a proper night out.So, in summary, get in touch if you want to come and play a proper gig where the promoter actually books bands because he likes the sound of them, actually puts them on with other bands who they may like and actually gives a shit about everyone having a good night. ThankyouPhillip xxxx

My Interests

Music, Leeds Rhinos, Music, Food, Music, Sleeping and Music.

Music:

Bands that have played for us include- The Pigeon Detectives, iLiketrains, Artic Monkeys, Harrisons, Anti Product, Ginger Wildheart, The Sugars, Autokat, Working for a Nuclear Free City, 10000 Things, Alterkicks, Mark Morris, Modernaire, Liz Green, Onions, Tom Hingley, The Chidren, Movement, The Headlines, The Tommys, The Sugars, Modernaire, Vessels, Mother Vulpine, Julian Donkey Boy, King Pest, The Former Bullies, The Black Paths, The Moulettes, Corleone, Wintermute, The Nightjars, The Tides, The Answering Machine, The Oxfam Glamour Models, O Fracas, Karima Francis, Onions, The Redwings, The Aclyrics, The Somatics, Circus Of Death, The Little Volcanoes, The Tigerpicks, Astro Boy, Palo Alto, Palmstruck, The Detour, 52 Teenagers, Champion Kickboxer, Virtuoso, My Architects, The Mekkits, Mr Fogg, Kamal Arafa, Julia Hill, Rachel Kichenside, The Volga Boatmen, Belief System, The Generalissimos, Star 27, Say Jansfield, Yr Impossible, Nephew, Duty Now, YSN, Politburo, Gideon Conn, The Ending Of, Dresden, Blacklands, The Fountain, International Trust, Being 747, Hows My Pop, The Piskie Sits, The Bubble Project, The Voltaires, The Drainpipes, The Suzuki Method, The Dethkats, Amida, Viva Stereo, Double John Grey, The StarFighter Pilot, The Lodger, Alfa 9, Pagan Wander-Lu, Baxter Trappe, To The Bones, Petty Thief, The Superkings, Jon Gomm, Reverend Coyote, Matt Tanner, Mark Wilson, Ali Whitton, Filthy Romance, Sophies Pigeons, Dan Melrose, Seretone, Mark Wilson, Nancey Cunliffe, Joff Whitton, Denis Jones, The Silhouettes, Sir Yes Sir, The Audibles, Mr Kerr, Benjamin Wetherill, The Tzars, Dog City, Finka, Brides of Neptune, Tom Kerswill, Viva Stereo, The Merge, Blind IO, The Sound Marshalls, Waiger, Oceans Apart, Paper Wives, Jai James, Blue Thatcher, Hannah, Fultons Point, The Hit and Runs, The Deadline Fever, The Magic O's, Lizzie Nunnery, You Remind Me of Rasputin, The Black Cat Bones, Billy Ruffian, Daniel Conan Moores, Ollie Robbins, Aron Paul, The Knightz, The Tracks, Julian Donkey Boy, King Pest, Ravhel Wright, The Hatstand Medicine Band, The Rays, Loser, Get Cuba, Mon Ouisch, The Cassettes, The Deodates, The Moods, Emma Black , King Kayak, Soundstripe, Doktor Mandrake, Kaar and Mckumskey, Becca Williams, Gareth Gregory, The Naughtys, Phre The Eon, The Words, Blue Meridean, Sophies Pigeons, The Karva Checkpoint. There's more who will come to me no doubt!

Movies:

The Godfather 1,2,3. Shawshank Redemption, Proper slapstick and mindless comedies like Airplane, The Naked Gun.

Television:

The Simpsons, Black Books, Shameless, Only Fools and Horses, Futurama, Family Guy, Laurel and Hardy Repeats.

My Blog

Bands Wanting Gigs (Read) x

..TR> Bands Wanted for good Dry Bar Gigs! Right, i'm having a big booking session over the next couple of weeks and am planning on getting booked up into September/October.If you would like a gig b...
Posted by Beat Promotions on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:10:00 PST