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EXAM RESULTS PARTY & PAOLO MOJO This Weekend at Red Rooms

2009-08-20T04:28:00.000-07:00

This weekend at Red Rooms starts on Thursday night with Pop Mental and an extra special EXAM RESULTS PARTY!!!!

It’s the day a lot of you have been waiting months for, and whether the news is good or bad its time to PARTY!
Pop Mental has 2 rooms of music with a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance and Indie in the main room, while in the back room Red Rooms residents will be tearing it up with all the latest dance and electronic beats to start your weekend in style.

As usual there will be Red Rooms £1 Drink Promotions all through the night and with Free Entry before 11pm, so there is no reason not to have a great night out without having to spend a fortune. Ladies also receive Free Entry all night.
So whether you are out to celebrate or just looking to be cheered up POP MENTAL is the night for you!!! We will be giving away prizes on the night as well as giving out Free passes for next weekend’s huge end of Summer Party’s at Red Rooms with James Zabiela, Claude Von Stroke and Paul Woolford, so make sure you are at Red Rooms this Thursday for the BIGGEST EXAM RESULTS PARTY IN DERRY!!!!

This Saturday night Red Rooms welcomes back DJ PAOLO MOJO. Paolo is established as leading light on the underground house music scene. Already a highly respected DJ, his relentless production schedule throughout 2008 has sky rocketed him into the production premier league.
2008 saw him a virtual ever present on BBC’s Radio One Essential Selection / Mix with 7 singles on his Oosh label getting constant radio airplay. An Essential New Tune for ‘Nightlaw’ in February was followed by one of the most well received Essential Mixes of the year in August, and Paolo was name checked as one of Pete Tong’s hottest producers of the year and resulted in being part of Pete Tongs Wonderland Ibiza line up alongside the biggest stars of 2008 Eric Prydz, Deadmau5, The Japanese Popstars and many more.

Its easy to see why, his stylish, turbo charged tech house sound has been one of the success stories of 2008… singles such as Brooksong, The Dancer, Interstellar, Home, Sirena, Nightlaw and Ron Hardy Said (in collaboration with Jim Rivers) have led people to start talking about the Paolo Mojo ‘sound’.
Paolo will be joined this Saturday 22nd August by Red Rooms resident DJ Stephen Porter plus support. Admission is £6 / £8. For more information on Paolo Mojo visit www.myspace.com/paolomojo

Next weekend at Red Rooms we have 2 HUGE End of Summer Party’s to finish the summer season in Style. On Friday 28th August Red Rooms presents JAMES ZABIELA & CLAUDE VON STROKE. Red Rooms are very pleased to welcome back James Zabiela who could have packed Red Rooms twice over the last time he played, and to be joined by Claude Von Stroke this is going to be one of those nights to remember.

Then the following night on Saturday 29th August we welcome for the first time to Red Rooms DJ PAUL WOOLFORD (Matter London / We Love Space Ibiza Resident) who will also be joined by Stephen Porter.

This Saturday night we will also be giving away Free passes for next weekends huge end of Summer Party’s with James Zabiela, Claude Von Stroke and Paul Woolford so for your chance to get FREE ENTRY to BOTH of next weekends massive party’s make sure you are at Red Rooms this weekend!!!

For all information on what’s happening at Red Rooms and who is coming soon visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk and www.bebo.com/redroomsderry

JOSH GABRIEL at Red Rooms + James Zabiela Returns

2009-08-11T08:22:00.001-07:00

This weekend Red Rooms has another 3 huge nights of entertainment for you.

Starting of on Thursday night we continue the Summer Party with Pop Mental DJs DaCosta & Jilly St. John unleashing the hits in the main room to keep you dancing all night, with a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance and Indie music. Meanwhile in the back room Red Rooms residents will be tearing it up with all the latest dance and electronic beats to start your weekend in style.
As usual there will be Red Rooms £1 Drink Promotions all through the night and with Free Entry before 11pm, so there is no reason not to have a great night out without having to spend a fortune. Ladies also receive Free Entry all night so get dressed girls there is a dance floor waiting on you.

This Friday night local DJ supremo Liam Melly & Friends take over Red Rooms for a night of Dance music. Joining Liam will be local DJs Lee Conwell, Jay-Dee, Marco Sam, Steve McAully and in the Back room fast becoming Red Room favourites – Bensen DJs made up of Ryan Burke & DJ Brothers Mugs & Benny. Entry is £3 all night and there will be £1 Drink Promotions throughout the night.

On Saturday night Red Rooms welcome DJ Josh Gabriel formerly of DJ duo Gabriel & Dresden. Since 2001, Josh has racked up a total of 17 Billboard 1's for his song-writing and remix work as half of the award winning Gabriel & Dresden. The duo picked up multiple International Dance Music Awards (IDMA's) in 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008, including Best Producer, Best American DJ, Best Global DJ and Best Dance Act.

As Gabriel & Dresden, Josh teamed up with now the No.1 ranking DJ in the world Armin van Burren to create "Zocolo" for his artist album called Shivers. They also worked with Markus Shulz and Departure to create "Without You Near" which showcases Josh and his wife Kristy singing the vocals in the chorus and has never left their record box since.
Josh has recently just finished in the studio working on his first full length solo artist album and is now touring America & Europe to support his new solo material.

Josh will be supported on Saturday night by Red Rooms DJ Stephen Porter & Guests. Admission is £6 / £8. For more information on Josh Gabriel visit www.myspace.com/joshgabrielmusic

Upcoming events at Red Rooms include on Saturday 22nd August we welcome back Paolo Mojo who will be joined by local superstar Stephen Porter.
Then the following weekend we have a major weekend to end the summer in style. Red Rooms presents on Friday 28th August – JAMES ZABIELA & CLAUDE VON STROKE. Red Rooms are very pleased to welcome back James Zabiela who could have packed Red Rooms twice over the last time he played, and to be joined by Claude Von Stroke this is going to be one of those nights to remember. Then the following night on Saturday 29th August we welcome for the first tom to Red Rooms DJ PAUL WOOLFORD (Matter London / We Love Space Ibiza Resident) who will also be joined by Stephen Porter.
So a few big nights on the horizon at Red Rooms, but it all starts this weekend! See you on the dance floor.
For all information on what’s happening at Red Rooms and who is coming soon visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk and www.bebo.com/redroomsderry

ZABIELA RETURNS TO RED ROOMS

2009-08-10T06:42:00.001-07:00

The Summer Continues at Red Rooms

2009-08-06T04:14:00.000-07:00

The summer continues this Thursday night at Red Rooms with the number one night out in the North West – POP MENTAL.

Last weekend Red Rooms welcomed Dance superstar Calvin Harris to Derry for the first time and what a night it was. Calvin rocked Red Rooms to the core and gave his Derry Fans a night to remember.

This Thursday night we continue the Summer Party with Pop Mental DJs DaCosta & Jilly St. John unleashing the hits in the main room to keep you dancing all night, with a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance and Indie music.

Meanwhile in the back room Red Rooms residents will be tearing it up with all the latest dance and electronic beats to start your weekend in style.

As usual there will be Red Rooms £1 Drink Promotions all through the night and with Free Entry before 11pm, so there is no reason not to have a great night out without having to spend a fortune. Ladies also receive Free Entry all night so get dressed girls there is a dance floor waiting on you.

Coming soon to Pop Mental Thursdays is Red Rooms Huge Exam Results Party on Thursday 20th August. It’s a nail biting time for everyone waiting on results and when they arrive its time to party so Red Rooms will be putting on an extra special party to help you all celebrate your results with prizes and giveaways on the night.

Upcoming events at Red Rooms include Josh Gabriel (Previously of Gabriel & Dresden) who is playing next Saturday 15th August. On Saturday 22nd August we welcome back Paolo Mojo who will be joined by local superstar Stephen Porter, and we round of August in style with an exclusive DJ set from Claude Von Stroke who will be playing a 3 hour set on Friday 28th August and this will be his only Irish Date in 2009 so make sure you don’t miss that one. All events at Red Rooms are over 18s and ID is required.

For all information on what’s happening at Red Rooms and who is coming soon visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk and www.bebo.com/redroomsderry

CALVIN HARRIS THIS WEEKEND!!!!

2009-07-27T06:42:00.000-07:00

Unless you have been living on mars you will know Calvin Harris is rolling into Red Rooms this Saturday Night for a very special DJ SET. Get your tickets now from Cool Discs Foyle Street or Red Rooms Hotline number 07973 971 411

Tickets are £15 + Booking Fee.

This is an over 18s events

Bank Holiday Weekend at Red Rooms

2009-07-08T04:27:00.001-07:00

This Thursday at Red Rooms is the Biggest Thursday Night in the North West – POP MENTAL. Resident DJ DaCosta & friends will keep you dancing all night with a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything that will get you on the dance floor.
Plus we are holding a Massive Oxegen Warm-up Party. So if you are heading off to the festival this weekend make sure and stop in at Red Rooms first for a bit of pre-Oxegen Partying, and if you are not going to Oxegen then definitely make sure you are at Red Rooms so we can bring some of the festival spirit to you, with our resident DJs playing a mix of festival tunes from the headline acts. There will be loads of giveaways on the night as well as £1 Drink Promotions throughout the night. Admission is free before 11pm and free all night for ladies. Doors open at 9pm and this is an over 18s event. Id is essential.

This Saturday night at Red Rooms kick starts the summer nights with SUMMER SOUND SYSTEM. Resident DJs will be playing the best in Pop, RnB, Commerical and summer hits to help you party away the long summer nights. Admission free before 11pm with £1 drink promotions throughout the night. Saturdays are over 18s and ID is essential.

This Sunday night at Red Rooms is a POP MENTAL Bank Holiday Special. There is no better feeling than being off work on Monday so make the most of it and get down to Red Rooms this Sunday night and keep your Bank Holiday Weekend going in style. There will be the best music in Pop, Dance, RnB, Commercial and much, much more. Admission is Free all night and there will be £1 Drink Promotions. Sunday Nights are over 18s only.

Next Friday 17th July Red Rooms welcomes a Host of local talent for a massive night of Dance Music. Leading the way is DJ Liam Melly with Marco Sam and a full line-up of support over 2 rooms of music. Admission is only £3 with Drink promotions on the night

Tickets for Calvin Harris are also now available to buy at Red Rooms any night we are open and can also be purchased from Cool Discs Music Store in Foyle Street, priced £15 + £1.50 booking fee. Tickets are selling fast so make sure and get yours bought as you wont want to miss what is going to be the greatest night of the summer.

For more information on everything going on at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

LIAM MELLY, MARCO SAM - Friday 17th July

2009-07-07T04:11:00.000-07:00

DIRTY SOUTH This Friday 3rd July

2009-07-01T05:00:00.000-07:00

This Friday night, 3rd July, Red Rooms welcomes back one of the hottest DJ talents in the world - DIRTY SOUTH!!! Admission starts at £5 with £1 Drink promotions.

Over the past 3 years, Grammy Nominated DJ/Producer Dirty South aka Dragan Roganovic has made an instant name for himself in the dance music industry, impressing the who’s who of international DJs, producers, media and music lovers with his uncanny ability to dish up ready-made dancefloor bombs.

It didn’t take long for the International dance scene to take notice of him. When Dragan injected his trademark house groove into Evermore’s ‘It’s too Late’ rock hit in 2006, the entire dance music world stood up and took notice. Not only did dance luminary Pete Tong reward the track as one of his coveted ‘Essential New Tunes’, but the gem was also licensed to over 30 compilations worldwide.
‘It’s too Late’, topped dance charts worldwide and saw Dirty South nominated for a coveted ARIA award (Australian Recording Industry Association). ‘It’s Too Late’s’ impact was also confirmed in early 2007, with a nomination for ‘Best Alternative Dance Release’ at Miami’s ‘International Dance Music Awards’.

No surprise that Dirty South stands as one of the hottest and most in-demand new artists in house music. His remixing credits read like an honour role of dance music’s finest, having reworked revered artists such as Depeche Mode, Mark Ronson, Tracey Thorn, Snoop Dogg, Roger Sanchez, Josh Wink, Tiësto, Chris Lake, Fedde Le Grande, Ferry Corsten and most recently U2.

In 2007 many of the productions and collaborations have earned Dirty South numerous ‘Essential New Tune’ gongs from Pete Tong and In 2008, Dirty South teamed up with house genius Axwell to produce the hit ‘Open Your Heart’.

While his productions go from strength to strength, Dirty South continues to excel in the DJing department. He’s toured the world, gigging throughout Europe, the UK, UAE, Canada and the USA and in 2008, Dirty South also secured a monthly residency at the legendary Ibiza club Pacha with DJ Erick Morillo.
With only a few short years under his belt in the international production scene, Dirty South’s potential to achieve tremendous musical heights seems limitless.

Dirty South will be joined in the main room by DJs Stephen Porter, Alan Rogers & Ronan McMonagle while in the back room DJs Conor Meehan, Neal Colgan & Kev Gallagher are on turntable duty. There is £1 Drink Promotions on Friday night.

Admission is £5 / £7. Get Dirty for £5 this Friday Night at Red Rooms before 11pm. Doors open at 9pm and we advise early arrival to avoid disappointment as this is expected to be a sell out. This is an over 18s event and ID is essential.

For more on Dirty South visit www.myspace.com/dirtysouth909

This Saturday night is Red Rooms Saturdays with Resident DJs playing the best in Pop, RnB & Commerical. Admission is £5 with £1 drink promotions throughout the night. Saturdays are over 18s and ID is essential.

Pop Mental continues at Red Rooms every Thursday & Sunday nights.
Resident DJ DaCosta & friends will keep you dancing all night with a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything that will get you on the dance floor. Come and dance the night away in our main room with and all new lighting system and DJ Box or chill with your friends and sip a few cocktails in our new VIP Lounge. Admission is free before 11pm on Thursday nights and 10.30pm on Sunday nights. Ladies get Free Admission all night. Thursday and Sunday Nights are over 18s only.

Tickets for Calvin Harris are also now available to buy at Red Rooms any night we are open and can also be purchased from Cool Discs Music Store in Foyle Street, priced £15 + £1.50 booking fee. Tickets are selling fast so make sure and get yours bought as you wont want to miss what is going to be the greatest night of the summer.

For more information on everything going on at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

Bryan Kearney & Cliff Coenraad at Red Rooms

2009-06-25T03:05:00.000-07:00

This Friday night at Red Rooms welcomes two of the worlds most exciting Trance DJs, Irelands Bryan Kearney and Hollands Cliff Coenraad.

Bryan Kearney began DJing 5 years ago and in this time has established himself firmly on the dance scene in Ireland. His sets contain the very best in upfront trance and techno with the emphasis always on energy and the unexpected.

In 2003, Bryan began his own night Tranceformation in the Crypt at the legendary Temple Theatre. His collaboration with John O'Callaghan entitled Restricted Motion was signed to Discover Records and track has become a cult classic and one of Bryan and John's proudest moments. His next track with O'Callaghan, ‘Exactly’ was regarded by many as the track of the Winter Music Conference 06, and became a firm favourite of Armin Van Buuren and Paul Van Dyk. It was requested for no less than fifteen album compilations and is considered by many to be one of the best tunes of the year and one of the biggest trance anthems of Ibiza 2006.

In 2008 Bryan continued to go from strength to strength receiving two nominations at the Irish Dance Music Awards - Best DJ & Best New Artist.
2009 is the year that Bryan is really going to breakthrough and be up there with the worlds Top Trance and Techno DJs and judging by his last visit to Red Rooms a few months ago he has a major following in Derry and is sure to pack the rooms out once again.

Joining Bryan on Friday night is DJ Cliff Coenraad one of Holland’s most exciting DJ’s and producers. With his own twist of techno, trance and all what is between, Cliff Coenraad manages to bring some creativity to a whole new level.
The man with the filthy and raw beats, Cliff started to create his interest for music starting the age of 12, where he cuts & pastes old tapes together. 2 years later, Cliff fell in love with the fabulous world of Electronic Dance Music and the rest is history. Based in the southern part of the Netherlands, Cliff decided to create his own blend which contains elements of techno, electro and trance, and in April 2006, Cliff launched his first official release. From this moment on things started to take off for Cliff and later that year he teamed up with Leon Bolier for an unique collaboration between two of the most gifted DJ’s and producers at this period. ‘Bolier & Coenraad – The Mighty Ducks’ filled dancefloors in clubs worldwide with it’s carefully selected stabby tech-house influenced sounds, after which it returns to a trancier melody in the break before bursting into an incredible tech-trance climax.
Cliffs DJ sets are exciting and explosive with a mix of trance and techno you can never predict what suprises Cliff will drop on the decks. Cliff is a truly talented and exciting DJ and together with Bryan Kearney this Friday night is set to be a night to remember.
Bryan Kearney & Cliff Coenraad this Friday 26th June at Red Rooms Support on the night comes from Absolute DJs. Doors open 9pm. Admission is £5 / £7, and this is an over 18s event. For more on Bryan visit www.myspace.com/bryankearney and visit Cliff at www.myspace.com/cliffcoenraad

This Saturday 26th June Red Rooms brand new Saturday Night LOVE LOUNGE continues. Last week saw the Launch party hosted by Britain’s Next Top Model star Chloe Cummings, and she wasn’t the only beauty there as an audience of smart, stylish and sexy people partied the night away at the new look Red Rooms enjoying the new luxurious VIP lounge and the all new lighting system that has been recently installed.
This Saturday Love Lounge resident DJs will be playing the best and hottest new Pop and RnB tracks for you party night the away on the dancefloor, so get dressed up and come out and enjoy Red Rooms brand new stylish night. Admission is Free before 11pm and £5 afterwards. Saturday nights are strictly over 20s and ID is essential.

Pop Mental continues at Red Rooms every Thursday & Sunday nights. Resident DJ DaCosta & friends will keep you dancing all night with a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything that will get you on the dance floor. Come and dance the night away in our main room with and all new lighting system and DJ Box or chill with your friends and sip a few cocktails in our new VIP Lounge. Admission is free before 11pm on Thursday nights and 10.30pm on Sunday nights. Ladies get Free Admission all night. Thursday and Sunday Nights are over 18s only.

Tickets for Calvin Harris are also now available to buy at Red Rooms any night we are open and can also be purchased from Cool Discs Music Store in Foyle Street, priced £15 + £1.50 booking fee. Tickets are selling fast so make sure and get yours bought as you wont want to miss what is going to be the greatest night of the summer.

For more information on everything going on at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

CALVIN HARRIS TICKETS....

2009-06-23T01:46:00.000-07:00

CALVIN HARRIS TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM WEDNESDAY 24TH JUNE IN COOL DISCS MUSIC, FOYLE STREET. £15 + BF. AND FROM THURSDAY AT RED ROOMS

Cliff Coenradd added to 26th June with Bryan Kearney

2009-06-17T09:42:00.000-07:00

Dutch DJ Cliff Coenradd joins Irish superstar Bryan Kearney at Red Rooms on Friday 26th June. Stay tuned to the websites for more information. Visit Cliff at www.myspace.com/cliffcoenraad

Richard Durand & Britain’s Next Top Model at Red Rooms

2009-06-16T09:13:00.000-07:00

Another hot weekend is on the cards at Red Rooms with one of the hottest DJs in the world making an appearance in the form of Richard Durand as well as one of the hottest women in the world, Britains Next Top Model star Chole Cummings. Also a few exciting new changes to the Red Rooms décor and lighting plus a brand new VIP Lounge are making it a mouthwatering weekend.

But it all kicks off in true Red Rooms style with the hottest mid week night in Derry – POP MENTAL. Resident DJ DaCosta & friends warm you up for the weekend with a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything that will get you on the dance floor. Admission is free before 11pm, and Ladies get Free Admission all night. Thursday Nights are over 18s only.

This Friday 19th June Red Rooms welcomes the hottest Trance DJ / Producer in the world – RICHARD DURAND.

Just 2 years ago superstar DJ Tiësto recommended Richard as his 'Tip For The Top in 2007' in DJ Magazine, and Richard has responded with a string of stunning productions and remixes, including official reworks of Tiësto's 'Lethal Industry', 'Flight 643' and 'Break My Fall', Armin van Buuren's 'In And Out Of Love' plus a DJ diary that has exploded due to demand from high profile shows and festival appearances, culminating in Richard Durand rising into the DJ Magazine Top 100 poll in 2008.

The Richard Durand sound is trance, techno and tough electro in a unique package that's both dynamic and devastating. Having made his mark as a solo producer with the big tech trance tracks, Richard found playlist support from the biggest DJ names on the planet including as Paul van Dyk, Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules and Eddie Halliwell to name but a few.

Not content with being one of the most in demand producers on the planet, Richard Durand is also one of the most technically accomplished DJs in dance music today. Utilising 4 x CD decks and effects units, his DJ sets are a whirlwind journey of cutting edge tunes, big samples, slick mixing and technical wizardry behind the decks. Add to the equation his undoubted ability to work a crowd into a frenzy and a clear passion about his music and the people in front of him on the dancefloor and you have all the right ingredients for a truly devastating DJ package and a legend in the making.

The proof of Richard Durand’s show-stopping sets and crowd pulling DJ status is confirmed by his hectic DJ diary. He’s has played and headlined all the major UK and Europe Dance festivals including Irelands Planet Love, as well as all the major clubs and elsewhere around the globe he's rocked dancefloors from Melbourne to Mongolia and China to Canada this past year with the reactions from each new territory seemingly louder and more lively than the last!

Richard Durand’s rapidly rising status is confirmed by his recent charting in the 2008 DJ Magazine Top 100, a coveted Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1, the new single and album ‘Always the Sun’ and a standout summer residency at Judgement Sundays in Ibiza this summer. Richard played Ibiza on Sunday past and if the reviews are anything to go by Red Rooms are in for a real treat this weekend sprinkled with a bit of that Ibizian magic.

Doors open this Friday at 9pm. Admission is £6 before 11pm. This is an over 18s event and Red Rooms operate the 5-ID initiative. This is expected to be a sell out night so advice is to arrive early to guarantee entry. For more information on Richard Durand please visit www.myspace.com/richarddurand.

This Saturday 20th June is the official launch of Red Rooms brand new Saturday Night – LOVE LOUNGE.
On Saturday we also welcome the Britain's Next Top Model Official Tour Party with Chloe Cummings, one of LIVING TVs Stars of 2009, and one of the most beautiful women in Britain. Love Lounge resident DJs and BNTM Tour DJ Kay bring the hottest POP/RNB sounds to the Red Rooms dancefloor! And watch out for the All New L.E.D. Lighting and All New Luxurious VIP Lounge.

Also this Saturday night tickets go on Sale for Calvin Harris who is playing Red Rooms on Saturday 1st August. So make sure you are there on Saturday to snap up your ticket because they will sell out fast, and once they are gone they are gone! Its not a night you will want to miss. We will also be giving away some VIP tickets for Calvin Harris this Saturday Night. So for you to be in with a chance of hanging out with Calvin Harris in our new VIP Lounge, make sure you are at Red Rooms Love Lounge this Saturday 20th June. Admission is Free before 11pm and £5 afterwards. Saturday nights are strictly over 20s and ID is essential.

To round of the weekend in style is Red Rooms ‘Pop Mental Sundays’ open each and every Sunday. Each week resident DJs provide great summer party music to keep you dancing the weekend away. Come and dance the night away in our main room with and all new lighting system and DJ Box or chill with your friends and sip a few cocktails in our new VIP Lounge. Ladies have free admission all night and its free admission for everyone before 10.30pm. Sundays are over 18s only. For more information on everything going on at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

Claude VonStroke in August

2009-06-11T06:04:00.001-07:00

Agnelli & Nelson this Friday & Love Lounge Launch this Saturday

2009-06-10T03:01:00.000-07:00

The summer is well under way as we head in to the second week of June and this weekend have 4 nights of partying for you.

Starting off on Thursday Night, with Derry’s #1 mid week night out - POP MENTAL.
Resident DaCosta & friends warming you up for the weekend with a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything that will get you on the dance floor. Admission is free before 11pm and Ladies get Free Admission all night. Thursday Nights are over 18s only.

This Friday 12th June Red Rooms are pleased to welcome two of the countries most famous dance DJs – AGNELLI & NELSON.

Chris Agnelli and Robbie Nelson have been writing and producing dance music together since 1997. Their massive Balearic classics 'El Nino' and 'Everyday' have helped define the sound of the Ibiza party spirit, while five UK top thirty hits and countless buzz chart remixes have ensured that the pair remain synonymous with the more musical end of club music. Robbie and Chris have remixed major artists from rock legends U2 to dance music kings Ferry Corsten and Armin Van Burren.
They have also worked closely with Matt Darey, Jon the Dentist, Scott Bond vs Solar Stone and former label-mates Chicane.Over the years they have provided six guest mixes on BBC Radio One (including two live NYE specials) and even appeared on Top of the Pops.

On the travel front, the Irish duo have toured for years all over the world from the U.S. to Japan, as well as regular European and UK dates such as Passion, Godskitchen, Gatecrasher and Slinky.
Agnelli & Nelson will be supported this Friday by DJs JamieG, Ethan McKinney & Oisin McLaughlin with Vice Versa DJs in room 2. Doors open 8pm – late, admission is £6 and this is an over 18s event. For more on Agnelli & Nelson visit www.myspace.com/agnelliandnelson

On Saturday night Red Rooms launches its new Saturday Night – LOVE LOUNGE. Starting this weekend DJs That Boy Green, Jill Letson & Glenn Rosborough will be playing a mix of Pop, Disco, Electro, Indie, 80s and more. Admission is £5. For more information and the latest news on this new night stayed tuned to the website www.redroomsderry.co.uk and Red Rooms bebo www.bebo.com/redroomsderry
Doors open 9pm – Late, this is an over 20s event.

Red Rooms ‘Pop Mental Sundays’ is now open each and every Sunday. Each week resident DJs provide great summer party music. Ladies have free admission all night and its free admission for everyone before 10.30pm. For more information on everything going on at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

AUDIO BULLYS & COSMIC GATE AT RED ROOMS

2009-06-03T02:39:00.000-07:00

The summer seems to have arrived at last. The sun is high in the sky, and beaches and barbeques are order of the day. But at night time its party time! And whatever your style of music we have something for everyone this weekend with 4 nights of music at Red Rooms Derry.

Starting off on Thursday Night, with Derry’s #1 mid week night out - POP MENTAL.
2 Rooms of Tunes led by resident DJs Paco & DaCosta warming you up for the weekend with a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything that will get you on the dancefloor. In Room 2 DJ That Boy Green and friends will be providing the tunes to keep you dancing all night. This will also be DJ Paco’s last Thursday for a while as he is moving to Los Angeles California to find his fame and fortune. We wish him all the best and no doubt he is going to go out in style this weekend, so make sure you are at Red Rooms to see his last gigs and give him a send off to remember. Admission is free before 11pm and Ladies get Free Admission all night.

This Friday 5th June Red Rooms are pleased to welcome German Trance Superstar DJs Cosmic Gate to Derry.
Formed in 1999, Cosmic Gate’s breakthrough single was "Fire Wire" which was released in the UK in 2001. Since then they have remixed for many artists including Tiësto, Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Burren, Deadmau5 and many, many more.
Behind the decks, Cosmic Gate can be found week in week out performing at the worlds leading clubs from Tokyo to Washington, London to Sydney and playing every music festival in between. Their Regular DJ appearances on every continent have given Cosmic Gate the chance to reach their truly global fan base and made them one of the top and most in demand trance acts on the planet.

Its a busy weekend for Cosmic Gate as they arrive in Derry on Friday to play to the Red Rooms audience before playing Planetlove South on Saturday and then playing the opening party of the legendary Judgment Sundays at Eden in Ibiza on Sunday. So all in all Friday should be quite a gig. Doors open 9pm, admission is £5 before 11pm, this is an over 18s eventt. For more info on Cosmic Gate visit www.myspace.com/cosmicgate

On Saturday night Red Rooms welcome London based Dance Duo – AUDIO BULLYS. Simon Franks and Tom Dinsdale formed Audio Bully’s in 2001 in Kingston-upon-Thames. They take their influences from a wide range of music, from the Specials through to the bouncy garage beats of Todd Edwards and the rough vocals of the Stereo MC's.
The duo's lyrics concentrate on modern urban living, again a double-edged sword as they crossed into public consciousness on the heels of the praised debut album by the Streets. Franks adopts a vocal style somewhere between speech and song, but the music, geared by Dinsdale's sensibilities as a DJ, is propelled towards the dancefloor.

This was further emphasised by their appearance on the bill at Erick Morillo's Subliminal Ibiza nights in the summer of 2002, followed by a collaboration between the two on the single "Break Down The Doors". The band's live reputation grew, and their most notable single success came in 2005. "Shot You Down", which took Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" as its starting point, scored off the back of the original enjoying a high profile in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movie.
The next single, "I'm In Love', was followed by the outfit's second album. Like their debut this remained sparsely textured and free of frills, the riff-based music complementing a free and easy vocal approach. Audio Bully’s" contribution to DMC's Back To Mine mix series, released in 2003, was typically diverse, including music from the Stranglers, the Prodigy and Marvin Gaye. There next album due out in 2009 has been preceded by the catchy dance single “Gimme that Punk”.

Audio Bully’s this Saturday 6th June at Red Rooms. Doors open 9pm, admission is £5 before 11pm, this is an over 18s event. For more info on Audio Bully’s visit www.myspace.com/audiobullys

Red Rooms newest night is ‘Pop Mental Sundays’ now open every Sunday. Each week there is 2 rooms of great summer party music. Ladies have free admission all night and its free admission for everyone before 10.30pm. For more information on everything going on at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

Radio One’s KISSY SELL OUT at Red Rooms

2009-05-26T09:22:00.000-07:00

As of last weekend Red Rooms is now open 4 nights a week Thursday through to Sunday, for the upcoming Summer Season.

Starting of on a Thursday night is Pop Mental. If you don’t know about Pop Mental / Thursday Nights at Red Rooms by now then you must have been living under a rock, or possibly another country. It’s the number 1 mid week night out in Derry and each week has a sell out crowd that can rival any Friday or Saturday Night. There is 2 Rooms of Tunes led by resident DJs Paco & DaCosta warming you up for the weekend with a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything that will get you on the dancefloor. In Room 2 DJ That Boy Green and friends will be providing the tunes to keep you dancing all night. Admission is free before 11pm and Ladies get Free Admission all night.

On Friday Night the Absolute DJs take over Red Rooms with a mix of Dance, Trance, House and Techno spread over 2 rooms. Admission is Free all night. And remember next Friday 5th June is a big one with special Guest DJs Cosmic Gate!!!!

This Saturday 30th May Red Rooms welcome back BBC Radio 1 DJ KISSY SELL OUT.
Kissy Sell Out is an electro-pop prodigy. Initially the new DJ kid on the block, he became the remixer du jour for everyone from Groove Armada and Chromeo to Gwen Stefani. Now he's about to unleash a debut album that will surprise everybody and take him to a whole new level. Heading up his band, not only does he write, produce and arrange all his own material, he also sings and performs on both guitar and keytar. Oh- and he has his own show on Radio 1...

He's very much the hip Londoner, but also bouncy and enthusiastic with an untainted eagerness for life that's contagious. Kissy attended St Martins, the famous Art College, where he studied graphic design and worked for the ultra-cool POP magazine. While there he painted, grew a mullet and turned his attentions to music. New albums by Mylo and Felix Da Housecat hinted at a place where his early interest in grunge dynamics could co-exist with his DJ/club sounds. He knew his way round a computer and, in 2006, created the stomping electro-rave anthem ‘Her' along with the persona of Kissy Sell Out. Packaged in a self-designed sleeve on his own San City High imprint, he persuaded Rough Trade to take 100 copies and, since it contained just the right combination of raw sweaty energy and snappy electro pizzazz, it soon started a clubland buzz.

Word spread and, before long, Kissy was DJing all over the globe and remixing a mass of artists (Calvin Harris, Human League, All Saints, Mark Ronson, Sugababes, etc, etc).
Towards the end of 2007 he decided to devote himself to his own music and upped his musicality, playing all sorts of instruments and learning about singing techniques and live recording.

In July 2007 Kissy Sell Out was signed by BBC Radio 1 to present a monthly installment of a specialist dance music show called In New DJs We Trust. Having impressed so much and having built up quite a following in October 2008 he permanently took over Eddie Halliwell's Thursday night slot to host his own weekly show called the "Kissy Klub".
His DJ gigs are notorious for his use of an air horn, his crazy mash-ups and his crowd interaction. Kissy is most definitely one of the most energetic and exciting DJs of the moment. This is a night not to be missed at Red Rooms. Kissy knows how to get a party going, in fact he is the party.
Doors open at 9pm, Admission is £5 / £7.For more on Kissy visit him at www.myspace.com/kissysellout and listen to his radio show every Thursday night from 12 midnight – 2am on Radio1.

Red Rooms newest night is ‘Summer Sundays’ which had a very successful opening night last weekend. Every Sunday you can expect 2 rooms of great summer party music. Ladies have free admission all night and its free admission for everyone before 10.30pm. For more information on everything going on at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

BODYROX THIS WEEKEND & UPCOMING Events

2009-05-20T04:17:00.000-07:00

The summer is nearly here and hopefully the sun will be making a regular appearance so we can enjoy the summer days and party away the summer nights. We can’t guarantee the sun but at Red Rooms we can guarantee some top class entertainment over the coming summer months.

Starting off this Bank Holiday Weekend we are open with 4 nights of Entertainment. Up first is Pop Mental on Thursday night. 2 Rooms of Tunes led by DJs Paco & DaCosta warming you up for the weekend with a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything that will get you dancing. In the back room providing the musical delights is DJs Paul Rooney and That Boy Green. Admission is free before 11pm. Ladies get Free Admission all night.

On Friday night after the success of Marcel Woods 2 weeks ago the ABSOLUTE DJs take over Red Rooms for a night of Dance. Entry is FREE all night. For more info visit the websites.

On Saturday night Red Rooms welcome chart topping dance act BODYROX.
Bodyrox DJ Jon Pearn will be on the decks to unleash the Bodyrox armour of hits on the Red Rooms crowd. Having produced the biggest electro record of the Miami WMC 2006 with production partner Nick Bridges, Bodyrox 'Yeah Yeah' went on to become 'the club anthem of 2006' complete with a commercial overhaul courtesy of Luciana.

After receiving several plays from Radio One's Pete Tong, Dave Pearce and Annie Nightingale and relentless support from regional and specialist stations in the UK 'Yeah Yeah' smashed into the UK national chart in November 2006 at number 2 (Radio One Playlist 1, Cool Cuts 1, Beatport Download Chart 1, The Box Playlist 1).

This success resulted in a hectic DJ schedule that has seen Bodyrox tour and perform in every corner of the globe as well as providing a mix session for Radio 1’s 'Essential Mix'. To top all of this they were also nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in 2007 - one of the music industries most prestigious awards. Jon Pearn is also one half of production duo Full Intention, his other project with DJ Michael Gray and also co-writes for Booty Luv, as well as working and remixing with a host of other top artists.

BODYROX play Red Rooms this Saturday 23rd May. Admission is £5 all night. Doors open 9pm, Over 18s – ID Essential. For more on Bodyrox visit www.myspace.com/bodyrox

This weekend is just the start of what’s to come this summer. Next weekend on the 30th May Red Rooms welcome Radio 1’s newest and coolest DJ – KISSY SELL OUT. Kissy describes his music as Jump Up Rock N Rave and the last time he played Red Rooms he had them Jumping, Rockin and most certainly Raving. Kissy is a very energetic DJ and with his show on Radio 1 and new album on the way this DJ is set for superstardom.

In June Red Rooms have even more treats in store with guest DJ sets from Audio Bullys on Saturday 6th June and Richard Durand on Friday 19th. Both those nights are received a lot of interest already so stayed tuned to the websites for more info.

But what is set to be the biggest night of the summer in the Maiden City is the arrival of superstar CALVIN HARRIS at Red Rooms. Singer / Producer / DJ and all round Superstar Calvin Harris is making his Red Rooms Debut this summer as he visits Derry for the first time. Calvin has achieved huge success in the past few years since he released his debut album ‘I Created Disco’ and the hit single ‘Acceptable in the 80s’ and ‘The Girls’. Since then he has went from strength to strength scoring two #1 hits with ‘Dance Wiv Me’ his collaboration with Dizzee Rascal and recently the summer anthem ‘I’m Not Alone’ which is set to be the biggest dance floor filler of the year.

For more on Calvin Harris at Red Rooms and all upcoming events visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

EVENTS UPDATES

2009-05-14T05:47:00.001-07:00

A Few Additions to let you know about....

This weekend we are open.....

Tonight - Thursday 14th May - Pop Mental

Free Admission Before 11pm, £3 After - Ladie's Free All Night

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Friday 15th May - ABSOLUTE RESIDENTS NIGHT

Free Admission all Night

Parasan DJs (3hr Set) Sean Campbell (2hr Set)

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Saturday 16th May - TIGER STRIPES
www.myspace.com/mikaelmordgren

Admission £5 / £7

Support from Red Rooms Residents

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Next weekend we are Open Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.....

Thursday 21st May - Pop Mental

Free Admission Before 11pm, £3 After.

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Saturday 23rd May - BODYROX - Jon Pearn
www.myspace.com/bodyrox

Admission £5 all Night

Support from Red Rooms Residents

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Sunday 24th May - Pop Mental

Free Admission Before 11pm, £3 After.

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Other Upcoming Events.....

Saturday 30th May - KISSY SELL OUT

Saturday 6th June - AUDIO BULLYS

Friday 12th June - AGNELLI & NELSON

Friday 19th June - RICHARD DURAND

And a very special guest for the Summer......

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Ladies Night this Thursday

2009-05-13T03:53:00.000-07:00
Attention all the Women who are Independant and all that Girl Power Jazz!!!
LADIE'S NIGHT This Thursday @ POP MENTAL

ALL LADIE'S FREE ADMISSION ALL NIGHT!!

TIGER STRIPES AT RED ROOMS

2009-05-12T07:48:00.000-07:00
This Saturday 16th May Red Rooms Welcome TIGER STRIPES.

Swedish DJ Mikael Nordgren aka Tiger Stripes started his venture into music at tender age of 10. Early on he learned to play a variety of instruments including bass, guitar, drums and piano. Heavily fascinated and triggered by the house music boom that eventually had reached Sweden in the late 80s, his first steps as a song writer were heavily inspired by the sounds of Inner City and S´Express. At the same time he also discovered the funky soul and jazz sounds and these are all influences that still can be heard in his eclectic approach on dance music.

Nowadays Mikael is based in Stockholm and recording under his aliases Tiger Stripes, D´Malicious and 12th Floor. This gives Mikael the opportunity to release stuff ranging from heavy tech house sounds to percussive afro house.

His first release as Tiger Stripes was in 2004 when he released the afro-tastic piano driven house stomper ‘Dingo’, on Slip’N’Slide and after that followed releases on top quality labels around the world, like Ibadan, Get Physical, King Street, Slip´n`Slide, Southern Fried and Positiva to name a few.

This wasn’t his first venture into the world of house, as D’Malicious he was responsible for the classic techno 12”, “Dark Tradition” on Francois K’s Wave Music, that earned him fans such as Jerome Sydenham, Dennis Ferrer & Carl Craig amongst others.. and he’s now finishing off a new album for them. There are also talks about a further album project with a prominent house label in the near future, as well as a forthcoming Mix CD compilation!

Tiger Stripes created quite a stir after remixing huge tracks like DJ Gregory’s “S2” on Faya Combo (now signed to Defected); Red’s “Release The Pressure” for Southern Fried; Red Carpet’s “Alright” on Positiva, as well as remixes of house favourites ‘Most Precious Love’ by Blaze; Sydenham & Ferrer’s “Sandcastles” & “Our Time” by King Britt.

A lot of people might also recognise him as one of the masterminds behind ‘Stockholm-Go Bang!’, a collaboration with Jerome ‘Sandcastles’ Sydenham, that came out on Ibadan last year and was a favourite with both house and techno heads all over the world and his subsequent solo releases on Ibadan (The Vulture, Sun Watcher etc) have been in the boxes of all key tastemakers over the past couple of years.

Lately Tiger Stripes has been busy finishing his first studio album for King Street which will be released this winter, following a few select 12” releases earlier this year.
There are several exciting projects in the pipeline for the rest of 2009 so watch this space you will be hearing a lot more from this Swede

Besides producing, Mikael´s also been running Sweden´s premier house club Go Bang! since the autumn of 2001. Inviting DJ´s such as François K, Kerri Chandler, DJ Gregory, Dennis Ferrer, Lindstrom, Ame, Claude VonStroke, Martin Landsky, Rolando, Osunlade, Maurice Fulton, Dixon etc he has provided the ever growing Swedish house community with pure quality sounds.

As a DJ Mikael has traveled all around the world and played crowds up to 10.000 people and classic clubs like Tokyo’s Yellow and now Derry’s Red Rooms.
TIGER STRIPES plays Red Rooms this Saturday 16th May. Doors open at 9pm. Admission is £5 / £7. For more info on Tiger Stripes visit www.myspace.com/mikaelnordgren

As always the weekend starts on Thursday at Red Rooms with Pop Mental. Two Rooms of music led by Red Rooms resident DJs Paco & DaCosta in the main room playing you a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything you can think off that will get you dancing. And in the back room providing the musical delights is DJs Paul Rooney and That Boy Green. Admission is free before 11pm. For more information on all events visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

MARCEL WOODS & HOXTON WHORES This Weekend

2009-05-06T03:19:00.000-07:00
At Red Rooms we like to do Big Weekends and this Weekend we have another huge one for all you Dance Fans out there. We are open Thursday, Friday & Saturday this weekend and each night is going to be a massive party.

First up is Thursday Nights Pop Mental. Two Rooms of music led by Red Rooms resident DJs Paco & DaCosta in the main room playing you a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything you can think off that will get you dancing. And in the back room providing the musical delights is DJs Paul Rooney and That Boy Green. Admission is free before 11pm with drink promotions on the night.

On Friday night Red Rooms Monthly ‘ABSOLUTE’ night returns with it’s biggest guest DJ to date. Absolute Presents…MARCEL WOODS.

Marcel Woods has an unrivalled and enviable list of banging floor fillers to his credit, Woods refuses repetition and is on a constant quest for new innovations. It's this attitude that puts him in the same league of the greatest trance orientated DJs of the Netherlands. However, hating the confinement of being tagged, Woods always thinks outside the box and only when something is 'Raw & Energetic' it deserves the Marcel Woods trademark.

Musical Madness has become the creed under which Marcel flies the world with the knowledge there aren't many DJs around that can say that they have had the honour to have headlined Global Gathering, Mysteryland, Dance Valley and Trance Energy festivals in one season! Added to this, in 2008, Marcel became the first DJ ever to be booked to play at both Sensation White and Black Edition, Holland’s most infamous festivals. He has also made his mark on the UK festival scene, spinning at Gatecrasher Summer Sound System, Escape Into The Park, Coloursfest and Sanctuary.

But it's not just DJing, it's also producing massive tracks, with the 2006 official Trance Energy Anthem 'Advanced' a bestseller in every territory around the globe and setting the benchmark for future projects. The follow-up, 'Monotone' was proclaimed an Essential Tune by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1 While his next solo outing 'Lemon Tree' became one of the biggest tracks of the summer festival season in 2007, Marcel completed the year on another high with a coveted Essential Mix broadcast to an audience of millions on BBC Radio 1.

Marcel Woods is a DJ that is massive demand from Europe, Asia, North and South America or Australia, the world wants to hear his sounds. From intimate clubs to a massive beach event in Sao Paolo, Brazil or Godskitchen Global Gathering in Malaysia, to UK club events such as Gatecrasher, the enigmatic Dutchman delivers roof raising sets each and every time.

Red Rooms are very pleased to secure this date for Marcel and it is guaranteed to be an amazing night of dance music at The Rooms! Support on the night comes from a host of local DJs including Sean Campbell, Shaun Kavanagh, Jay Coyle and many more. Doors open at 9pm. Admission is £5 / £8 with early specials available. For more information visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk and visit Marcel at www.marcelwoods.com. This is sure to be a sell out night so get there early to avoid disappointment.

On Saturday Night Red Rooms serve up yet another treat in the form of London Based DJ & Production Duo HOXTON WHORES.

Hoxton Whores aka Gary Dedman and Kevin Andrews have been on the DJ circuit now for around 15 years gracing most top London Clubs and throwing many different parties. Successfully hosting there own night Flaunt-it, which has now been running once a month for the past 10 years - with an up for it glam crowd found in numerous luxury locations.
They have been co-producing records as a team now for five years and are inspired by producing music aimed at immediately working the dance floor to give back to the crowd energy and inspiration that the crowd have given to them whilst DJ-ing over the last decade. They have created many monster club anthems worldwide (Friday saturday love, Fusion, Sunrise, Sunshine of my love, You're in my hut now, Lost in Ibiza, Promised Land, Bomb the Terrace, Slave, Been a long time, Boys and girls, Smoothe, Shiny disco balls to list a few), alongside numerous major remixes - the likes of Faithless, Danny Howells, Infernal, Njoi, Moloko, Judy Cheeks & Todd Terry - and for labels such as Sony, Appollo, Positiva, Data, Manifesto, Nebula & Azuli!!!!

Behind the decks expect a unique performance with their signature blend of dirt-laced funky pumping electro and vocal uplifting house, combined with tones of tribal, dirty disco and large progressive beats mixed in. Admission on Saturday night is £5 / £7 with Early Specials available. All events are over 18s and Red Rooms operates the 5 ID Initiative. For more information on all events at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

Bank Holiday Weekend at Red Rooms

2009-04-29T04:16:00.000-07:00
The weeks are flying by and as we head into May we are gearing up for another top class month of entertainment at Red Rooms. Highlights in May include Radio 1’s Kissy Sell Out, Marcel Woods and Tiger Stripes to name a few. But it all kicks off this Bank Holiday weekend with 3 nights of partying at Red Rooms.

First up is Thursday Nights Pop Mental. Two Rooms of music led by Red Rooms resident DJs Paco & DaCosta in the main room playing you a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything you can think off that will get you dancing. And in the back room providing the musical delights is DJs Paul Rooney and I Am A Colin. Admission is free before 11pm with drink promotions on the night.

On Saturday night Irelands number 1 Dance export The Japanese Popstars continue their bi-monthly DJ residency at Red Rooms. The Popstars, 2 of which hail from Derry, have gone from strength to strength and have had a meteoric rise to fame in this past year. Their massive, old-school anthems attracted the attention last year of everyone in the UK from BBC Radio 1 tastemaker Pete Tong to DJ Magazine, which named them the Best Breakthrough Producers of 2008.
The gigs the Popstars have been playing at Red Rooms so far has been a full on crazed partys with The Jap-Stars blowing the roof off Red Rooms with their monstrous big room tunes from their debut album We Just Are.

Joining the Jap-stars this weekend is Ed Banger Records DJ VICARIOUS BLISS.
Vicarious Bliss (AKA Andy Gardiner) is an electro DJ who was spotted and signed to Ed Banger Records by Busy P, the driving force behind the Ed Banger Records empire. His biggest release to date is the 'Theme From Vicarious Bliss' EP which went onto be remixed by Busy P himself and Ed Banger records most popular signing Justice. As well as being in good company with the Ed Banger crew he has also release’s records and remixes on SKINT records run by Norman Cook AKA Fat Boy Slim.
A master remixer Vicarious has done mixes for N*E*R*D, Kid Loco, Sebastien Tellier, Daisy Daisy, Mystery Jets and Ladytron to name a few.

The Japanese Popstars and Vicarious Bliss will be joined by Red Rooms resident DJs Tonisi, Paco & DaCosta. Doors open at 9pm admission is £5 / £7 with early specials before 11pm. This is an over 18s event and Red Rooms operates the 5 ID Initiative. For more information on the acts playing at Red Rooms this weekend visit www.myspace.com/thejapanesepopstars | www.myspace.com/myvicariousbliss

To finish the weekend of in style this Bank Holiday Sunday, Red Rooms has a Pop Mental special to keep you partying this Bank Holiday Weekend. Hosted by Pop Mental Resident DJs Paco & DaCosta, with Colin & Paul in the back room. Doors open this Sunday at 9pm with Free Admission before 11pm and £1 Drink Promotions on the night. Over 18s only, Admission is £3 after 11 and we suggest you arrive early to guarantee entry as it will be a busy night. For more information on all events at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

RADIO 1’s Dave Spoon at Red Rooms this weekend

2009-04-21T06:31:00.000-07:00
The weekend is upon us once again and it looks like the weather has finally picked up so get your glad-rag’s on and get ready to party, the summer is coming!!!

As always the Red Rooms weekend starts on Thursday Night with POP MENTAL. Two Rooms of music led by Red Rooms resident DJs Paco & DaCosta in the main room playing you a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything you can think off that will get you dancing. Admission is free before with drink promotions on the night.

This Saturday 25th April Red Rooms welcome back BBC Radio 1’s DAVE SPOON.
Dave Spoon is no stranger to Red Rooms or Derry as it was him who brought in 2009 at Red Rooms with his New Years Eve show at the club and what a night it was. Currently gearing up for Radio 1’s Big Weekend and a summer of residency’s In Ibiza, namely Cream in Amnesia and Space with Carl Cox, Dave is first of all coming back to Derry to get the summer started here first.

Simon Neale, aged 30 from Portsmouth, has been playing with electronic music for years. Nowadays using his 'Dave Spoon' alias he's firmly established himself as one of the hottest DJ/producers the scene has to offer, releasing top quality productions with his trademark groove and rocking dance floors across the globe.

Dave’s first track '21st Century' was signed to Toolroom Records by Mark Knight in 2004 and this was a key point for Spoon, an instant success it was supported by the likes of Pete Tong and Roger Sanchez. The piano led 'Sunrise EP' followed and was instantly signed to Seamus Haji's Big Love imprint. With a lot of buzz surrounding his releases, the remixes poured in with re-works for the hottest underground labels including Stealth, Cyber, Toolroom & Cr2.

In 2006, keen to push musical boundaries and break new sounds, Spoon released 'At Night' - a dance floor killer. Championed by everyone from Deep Dish to Tiesto, the track caused a stir on dancefloors. With an added vocal in 2007 from Lisa Maffia the track crossed over as 'Bad Girl (At Night)' on Universal, it was one of the biggest records last summer, earning Spoon his first top 40 hit.

2008 was the breakthrough year for Dave Spoon and what a breakthrough it was.
Having landed himself a show on Radio 1's 'In New DJs We Trust', writing his artist album and writing with the likes of Pete Tong last year also saw the release of the massive Summer hit 'Baditude' Spoon recorded with Paul Harris & Sam Obernik on Vocals. A Chart and Dance floor smash this raised Spoon's profile to a new level and a new Audience. Spoon also released a Tool Room Knights compilation in 2008. Dave also launched his own label Televizion and it’s first release - Tong & Spoon ‘GAS FACE’.
He also wrote the title music for the film "Beyond The Rave" even remixed Madonna (both with Pete Tong).

2009 has continued to be successful for Dave. His label TELEVIZION has launched a bi-monthly residency at Manchester’s Sankeys Club, and between his Radio 1 show and touring to every corner of the world Dave is a very busy DJ. Dave always plays a blinder at Red Rooms and this weekend will be no different, in fact it will be better. Doors open at 9pm. Admission is £5 / £7 with Early Specials. This is an over 18s event and Red Rooms operate the 5-ID Initative.
For more information on Dave visit www.myspace.com/davespoon and for more on all events at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

DJ Paco Leaving :( New Resident DJ Needed :)

2009-04-15T09:43:00.001-07:00
Hey Everyone!

You may or may not know that one of our Resident DJs - DJ Paco is sadly leaving Red Rooms. Luckily for him he is leaving to go live, and find fame and fortune in Los Angeles, California. Meanwhile we will all be still here in rainy cold Derry.
Paco will definately be missed at Red Rooms and we would like to wish him all the very best and not forget us when he's rich and famous. Paco has been a superb DJ at Red Rooms and Thursday Nights Pop Mental will not be the same without him.
So this therefore leaves a void in Red Rooms DJ Line up. We are now on the search for someone to take over from Paco and Join Tonisi & DaCosta as Red Rooms resident DJs. This is an excellent opportunity for an upcoming DJ to get a residency at Derry's #1 Club! If you think you have got what it takes and bags of personality to match then contact Tony at 078 0163 3595 or email tony@theedgederry.com

Cagedbaby + Timmy & Tommy at Red Rooms

2009-04-15T03:28:00.001-07:00
Easter may be over but another big weekend is coming at Red Rooms.

Starting of on Thursday night is Derry’s # 1 midweek night out Pop Mental. Two Rooms of music led by Red Rooms resident DJs Paco & DaCosta playing you a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything you can think off that will get you dancing.
Admission is free before 11pm and there will be drink promotions throughout the night.

On Friday Night Red Rooms monthly ABSOLUTE Night welcomes Irish dance duo Timmy & Tommy. Timmy Gibson and Tommy Conway have been DJ-ing together since 1995. They took up their first major Resident spot aged 18 and from this they built their DJ-ing Reputation by playing most of the major clubs in Ireland. They were then drafted in by the countries national radio station 2fm to do regular guest mixes for their dance shows and also appear as dance music critics on Mr. Springs show "The Firing Squad", all this before they were even 21.
Having played a lot of the major clubs, opened up there own pirate radio station called "Access Fm" and promoted club nights, their passion for Dance music never stopped.

At present Timmy & Tommy are involved with fellow Letterkenny man John Rainey in maintaining the popular Dance music discussion forum DanceMusicIreland.com. The website is based around the dance music scene in Ireland and is a place where like minded people can discuss events, new music and culture. The Website has been involved in club nights across Ireland and also co hosted an arena at .Planet Love summer Sessions. which took place in the summer of 07.

In 2008 Timmy & Tommy along with DMI's John Rainey set up there own record label called Full Tilt Recordings. The label is currently causing a massive stir in the Industry getting support from some of the biggest names in Dance Music, which include Sander Van Doorn, Marco V, Eddie Halliwell, Tomcraft, Armin van Burren and most recently Tiesto named their single .Full Tiltin. tune of the week on his radio show on radio538.
Full Tiltin has been the pairs biggest single to date reaching the No.1 spot on Audiojellys Tech House and Electro Chart. It has numerous plays on BBC Radio 1 from Eddie Halliwell & Sander Van Doorn and also was in Marco V's Top Ten in Jan of 08. The track has already been signed to 3 huge compilations which include, Eddie Halliwells Fire it Up Comp, Amnesia Ibiza CD Mixed by Marco V, and Digital Univerese mixed by John O Callaghan forthcoming on Armada.
The future looks bright for the duo so make sure and catch them at Red Rooms this Friday Night. Doors open at 9pm admission is £3 before 11pm and £6 after, plus early specials on the night. For more info visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk/absolute

On Saturday night Red Rooms are pleased to welcome International DJ Tom Gandey aka CAGEDBABY. Tom has many guises but is most known for his seminal 2006 Album ‘Will See You Now’ released on Southern Fried Records. This was Post punk disco Psychedelia at its finest. Think acid-house superhero meets New Romantic. Neil Tennant meets Fatboy Slim. Influenced by everything from Talking Heads to Toto it’s music that pops out of the speaker with a martini in its hand. But why the name Cagedbaby? In his own words… “Either it’s something to do with being linked to the earth, chained to Mother Nature by an unseen umbilical chord. Or I chose it because my releases would end up being next to the Chemical Brothers in the racks at HMV.”

Gandey’s wide musical influence shows in his unique productions, earning him a call from the Chemical Brothers to support them on their world tour and also playing everywhere from the Big Day Out with Soulwax and LCD, to the Fuji Rock Festival with the Presets and the main stage at Creamfields to wide acclaim. Along side the live shows, Cagedbaby’s DJ sets became stuff of legend. Happily embracing technology Tom was one of the first to use Ableton to its full potential giving him an early lead and signature style to his explosive DJ sets, always impeccably sequenced, layering up to 5 tracks at a time, crafting pace and systematically delivering monstrous builds, spaced out chordal drops and hair raising peaks noisily exploring techno, electro, new rave and even breaks busting genres.

A real exciting DJ Cagedbaby is a must for you party calendar this Saturday 18th April. Doors open 9pm admission is £5 / £7 and its advised to get there early. For more info on Cagedbaby visit www.myspace.com/cagedbaby and for more information on all events at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

Easter Entertainment at Red Rooms

2009-04-07T10:06:00.000-07:00

Its Easter time and Red Rooms have some Egg-stra special Easter treats for all you dance floor lovers!

First up this week is Pop Mental on Thursday night. Two Rooms of music led by Red Rooms resident DJs Paco & DaCosta in the main room playing you a mix of Chart, RnB, Dance, Indie and anything you can think off that will get you dancing. In the back room this Thursday DJs I AM A COLIN and Paul Rooney will be blasting out the tunes.

As its Easter week doors will be closing an hour early at 1pm but have no fear we are also opening an hour early at 8pm. Admission is free before 10pm and £3 after and there will be drink promotions on the night.

On Saturday night Deeper Underground Main Man Stephen Porter takes over Red Rooms for an Easter Saturday 4 hr Deeper Underground extravaganza!

Stephen Porter has been DJing since 1993 & since then has performed alongside the likes of Sasha,John Digweed,Jimmy Van M,Anthony Pappa,Craig Richards,Lee Burridge,Jay Tripwire,Paolo Mojo,Desyn Masiello,Demi,James Holden,Paul Woolford & a host of some of the most respected underground artists on the planet.

He has visited many countries & has DJ'ed at a host of the world's top clubs,from his locals Redrooms, Lush!,Yello, and Thompson's Garage to Dublin's POD,New York's Citric & Le Souk,Fokused Sweden(alongside Kasey Taylor),Sundance Estonia,LCS Finland,Unite Pro Mexico,Skizzo Mexico (alongside Anthony Pappa)Beat Boutique & O-Bar South Africa,Prozak Poland,Empathy UK(Alongside Paolo Mojo & Jim Rivers) as well as sets @ Mambo & Eden in Ibiza.

Production wise alongside David Karran, Stephen has released on labels such as Only (Romania) Noctambula(Spain),Helvetica (Switzerland), Morrison (Canada) & Citric (USA).

Stephen will be playing a 4 hour set and supported by Red Rooms residents Paco & DaCosta. Once again as it is Easter week doors will close 1 hour early at 1pm but we are opening at 8pm so get over early and take advantage of the early doors. Over 18s – ID Required. As an extra Easter treat for you all admission is Free before 10pm and £3 after with early specials. Visit Stephen at www.myspace.com/karranandporter

On Easter Monday at Red Rooms we have an extra special night with 2 heavyweights In the DJ Box. Red Rooms presents POPOF and FUNKAGENDA.

POPOF (Alexandre Paounov) is a French techno composer/ arranger with releases on many underground labels such as Skryptom Records, Absolut Freak Recordings and Thomas Heckmann's AFU Limited. He also has releases on the mammoth Cr2 Records owned by Red Rooms favourite Mark Brown.

Popof is well on his way to stardom on the techno scene but he is especially well known in Europe for being part of French collective Heretik. Since 1996 they organised a lot of raves all over the country and made a name for themselves through their gatherings of 10,000 people in the framework of techno music events. Popof often played with Noisebuilder during live performances in France at as Batofar, Rex Club, Fete de l'humanite (with Charles Schillings, Demon and Alex Gopher) and the current festival Panoramic Music.

Joining Popof on Easter Monday is another Red Rooms favourite – FUNKAGENDA.

If you haven’t heard of Funkagenda by now then where have you been hiding? Over the last 3 years, he has become a name synonymous with quality house music. Already having featured on labels as prominent as TOOLROOM, POSITIVA, DEFECTED, AZULI, MINISTRY OF SOUND, SIZE, BIG LOVE and SUBLIMINAL, his production and remix skills are highly sought after worldwide. And production is not the only string in his bow... His DJ talents are also a permanent fixture in clubs around the globe, with 2008/2009 seeing him travelling to AMERICA, CANADA, RUSSIA, SOUTH AMERICA, ROMANIA, POLAND, SPAIN, FRANCE, ISREAL, SERBIA, GREECE and many more.

If that doesn’t convince you to get to Red Rooms on Easter Monday then listen to Toolroom Knights main man Mark Knight... "Funkagenda is my favourite producer in the WORLD….. he is unique in his abilty to produce and remix with such a diverse style all underlined by one word... QUALITY"

Funkagenda is certainly the man of the moment and fresh from the Miami Winter Music Conference he is guaranteed to unleash some serious beats on Easter Monday at Red Rooms.

Popof & Funkagenda will be supported by Red Rooms resident DJs Tonisi, Paco & DaCosta on Easter Monday. Doors open at 8pm. Admission is £8 / £10 with early specials. Over 18s only. Red Rooms operates the 5 ID Initiative. For more info visit www.myspace.com/popofheretik | www.myspace.com/funkagenda and for all the latest information visit Red Rooms at www.redroomsderry.co.uk

Red Rooms would like to wish all their customers a very Happy and Safe Easter.

Easter Opening Times

2009-04-06T05:13:00.001-07:00
Thursday 9th April

POP MENTAL
www.redroomsderry.co.uk/popmental

Room 1 - Pop Mental
DJs Paco & DaCosta

Room 2 - INDIE RADIO: LIVE
DJ Glenn Rossborugh

** Doors open 8pm - 1am

Free before 10pm £3 after

Drink Promos - £1

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EASTER SATURDAY - 11th April

STEPHEN PORTER
(Deeper Underground 4 Hr Set)
www.myspace.com/karranandporter

Plus Paco & DaCosta

** Doors open 8pm - 1am

Free before 10pm £3 after

Early Specials

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Easter Monday

POPOF
www.myspace.com/popofheretik

FUNKAGENDA
www.myspace.com/funkagenda

Plus Tonisi, Paco & DaCosta

Doors 8pm - Late

Admission £8 / £10

Early Specials

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Visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk to win guestlist.....

Easter Monday @ Red Rooms

2009-04-01T06:26:00.000-07:00

PLUMP DJs bring the Breaks this Saturday

2009-03-31T05:41:00.000-07:00
This weekend Red Rooms welcomes back nu-skool breaks duo Plump DJs. Plump DJs AKA Andy Gardner and Lee Rous, last played Red Rooms exactly one year ago this weekend and since then both the Plump DJs and Red Rooms have went from strength to strength.

Emerging from the nascent Nu Skool Breaks scene at the end of the last century, the Plump DJs are the quintessential production duo. Over the course of twenty acclaimed singles and four superlative albums, Andy Gardner and Lee Rous have become heavyweights of cutting edge club music.

The duo's first record release was a 1999 double single ‘Plump Chunks/Electric Disco’ on Finger Lickin' Records. The next year, they released their first album A Plump Night Out on Finger Lickin' and Nettwerk and its singles ‘The Push/Remember My Name’. The album stayed in the top position of DJ magazine breakbeats chart for three weeks.

They released their second artist album, ‘Eargasm’, in July 2003. It featured collaborations with Gary Numan, Eddie Bo and Louise Robinson (Formally Rhodes) of Lamb. Following the release of Eargasm, they established a quarterly night club night of the same name at Fabric in London after the popularity of their FabricLive mix CD. In July 2005 they released ‘Saturday Night Lotion’. It is considered their third artist album, due to the sheer number of original productions included on it. Soon after the release of Saturday Night Lotion, they were called upon to precide over the mixing duties of Mixmag's 'Breakbeat Annual 2005' which was to be included in their upcoming November issue.

In June last year they duo released their fourth and most highly anticipated album ‘Headthrash’. The first single to come from the album was ‘System Addict’, a beast of beats and churning bass with a distinctive central mantra: “Automatic, System Addict”. This fast became a dance-floor smash and went on to win ‘Best Single of The Year’ Breakspoll. As the year went on tracks like ‘Snake Eyes’, ‘Rocket Soul’ and ‘Beat Myself Up’ were released and went on to have more major success. Plump DJs are one of the few breakbeat acts to have songs that have broken in to mainstream radio programs.

Plump DJs play at Red Rooms this Saturday 4th April and will be joined by local Breaks DJ Jonny Boy (Decks & EFX) with support coming from Red Rooms residents Tonisi, Paco & DaCosta. Doors open at 9pm. No Effort - No Entry. For more on Plump DJs visit them at www.myspace.com/plumpdjs.

As usual the weekend starts on Thursday at Red Rooms with Pop Mental Thursdays at Red Rooms. Admission is free before 11pm and £3 after with Drinks Promotions from £1. For more information on all events at Red Rooms and the latest news visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

Red Rooms open as Normal

2009-03-26T06:50:00.000-07:00
We have recieved alot of enquiries regarding are we open. We are open as normal...

Thursday 26th March

POP MENTAL

Friday 27th March

POLERCISE SHOWCASE

Saturday 28th March

DUSTY KID
www.myspace.com/dustylittlekid

Admission £3 / £6

DUSTY KID Ready to Rock the Rooms!!!

2009-03-24T06:31:00.000-07:00
The weekend is approaching once again and this weekend Red Rooms have an extra special treat in store. This weekend Red Rooms present Dusty Kid (Live)

DUSTY KID [aka Paolo Alberto Lodde] showed his natural attitude for the music world at a young age. At 10, after just one year of private lessons of the basic notions of piano and violin, he was admitted directly to the 6th year of a piano course in the conservatory of his native city. Following the accademic experience, his tasks moved gradually from the austere classical world to the electronic system.

DUSTY KID started to manipulate synthesizers, samplers and sequencers, and he realized that one passion was growing and growing: the ardor for arranging and producing his own compositions. He released his first single 'I Found A Reason' at 19 on the English label Lowered Recordings, and then he produced various singles and remixes for Mutiny UK, Robbie Rivera and Trinity Hi-Fi. The first official single under the aegis of the pseudonym DUSTY KID was 'The Summer of Love'.

It was during 2004 that Dusty Kid created the project Duoteque with DJ Andrea Ferlin and released numerous EPs on Boxer Recordings and the tracks were immediately included in the DJ sets of some of the most important names, like Richie Hawtin, Tiefschwarz, Ricardo Villalobos, Domenic Eulberg, Sven Vath and Magda.

After the Duoteque experience Paolo decided to concentrate on his own productions as DUSTY KID.

His first release was the NEW ORDINAMENT EP on Motivo. In 2007 he also released on labels such as Kling Klong 'Signal '63 EP', Systematic 'Tsunamy'/'Milk', Boxer Recordings 'Anatome EP Vol.1' and Southern Fried Records 'The Cat' / 'The Kitten'. These tracks were all hugely supported by DJs all over the world and had huge success on the dance floors and in the charts.

In 2009 Paolo is currently touring the world, as well as doing remix’s for everyone from Armand Van Helden to Robbie Riveria and still finding time to work on his own album. Dusty Kid is both extremely busy and in demand which make this Saturdays date at Red Rooms all the more special. So whats in store for Red Rooms? What can we expect from a Dusty Kid Live Set?? In his own words…. “You can't restrict it in a genre! A sort of eclectic techno with influences from the 80's restrained with acid house and spiced with minimal?! in few words?! a big beat soup!”

Make sure and catch DUSTY KID this weekend at Red Rooms. Support comes from Red Rooms residents Tonisi, Paco & DaCosta. Doors open 9m and it’s advised to get there early as we are expecting a big crowd for this event. For more on DUSTY KID visit www.myspace.com/dustylittlekid

As usual the weekend starts on Thursday at Red Rooms with Pop Mental Thursdays at Red Rooms. Admission is free before 11pm and £3 after with Drinks Promotions from £1. www.redroomsderry.co.uk/popmental

This Friday 27^th March Red Rooms are pleased to host the latest Derry Showcase from the talented Ladies at POLERCISE. Most of you will know that Polercise has taken off hugely in Derry and all over Northern Ireland and has grown vastly in the past year. These girls are ultra talented and put on an amazing show (they even walk upside down on the ceiling!!) if you haven’t seen it before then don’t miss it this time. Doors open at 8.30pm and admission is £5. For more on Polercise visit www.polerciseltd.com and for more on all events at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

1 Euro = £1

2009-03-20T07:40:00.000-07:00
Hey everyone,

Just a quick update to let you all know that this weekend at Red Rooms

1 Euro = £1

Laidback Luke Video...

2009-03-20T04:41:00.000-07:00
Check out the video highlights of Laidback Lukes St. Patricks Weekend Gig at Red Rooms....

DADA LIFE - Saturday 21st March

2009-03-20T04:39:00.000-07:00
Next up for Red Rooms is Swedish duo Dada Life this Saturday 21st March..
Dada Life is a Swedish house/electronica band, consisting of Olle Corneer and Stephan Engblom. They are signed to Mylo’s Label, BREASTFED Records and have released the tracks including Fun Fun Fun, and their current hit Happy Hands Happy Feet. They also where responsible fore remixing Eric Prydz smash hit Pjanno. The guys are sure to rock Red Rooms this weekend and straight after they will be flying out to America to play the legendary Miami Winter Music Conference so make sure you get to see them while they are in Derry this weekend. Dada Life will be supported by DJ Tonisi and Red Rooms residents Paco & DaCosta.

Doors open at 9pm and the January Sales continue at Red Rooms get over before 11 to take advantage of the cheap door price - £3 before 11 and £6 after. There are also some promotions available until 11pm so get in early and check those out. Dress Code: No Effort - No Entry. For more on Dada Life visit them at www.dadalife.com.

LAIDBACK LUKE TONIGHT!!!

2009-03-16T03:49:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone
Just a quick reminder that we are open tonight Monday 16th March for a St. Patricks Eve Special with special guest DJ Laidback Luke.
Doors open 9pm admission is £6 before 11pm £10 after.
We recommend you get over early as possible to guarantee entry as its going to be a busy night.

Happy St. Patricks day from Red Rooms!!!!

St. Patrick’s weekend at Red Rooms – Micky Slim & Laidback Luke

2009-03-10T04:19:00.000-07:00
St. Patrick’s weekend is fast upon us and at Red Rooms there is a major weekend of Partying to be had as we welcome back 2 of the world’s most in demand DJs Micky Slim and Laidback Luke.

First up on Saturday Night is Micky Slim, the Birmingham-bred bad boy that is fast taking over the club scene. 2005 was the year clubbers started murmuring about that boy Slim, 2006 was the year they started shouting it from the hilltops, and 2007 – 2008 was the breakthrough years for Micky and in 2009 the sky is the limit for Micky.
Micky was the first DJ to grace the turntables at Red Rooms in 2009 and he blew the crowd away. Afterwards he couldn’t wait for the opportunity to come back and play Red Rooms and what better time than St. Patrick’s Weekend in Ireland. Micky has become hot property in the past few years from being resident in Godskitchen to headlining Global Gathering festival stages and playing alongside the likes of Erick Morillo, Chris Lake and James Zabiela to name a few.
2009 is set to be the big year for That Boy Slim! So make sure you catch him this weekend at Red Rooms for what is going to be the start of a major St. Paddy’s weekend Party. Admission is £3 / £ 6 early specials before 11pm..

On Monday 16th March (St. Patrick’s Eve) Red Rooms welcomes back Laidback Luke to Derry. Luke first played Red Rooms last June to a sell out crowd and tore the place apart. For many this was one of the Best Nights Ever in Derry and it was easy to see why. Luke had the crowd eating of his hands and the wait for him to come back is finally over. Luke has had massive success in this past year with his track BE which was a collaboration with Steve Angello. It was one of the dance floor hits in 2008 and is getting a re-release next week as it is so massive it refuses to go away, with new remixes and edits appearing on the internet every day. It’s no doubt Laidback Luke is going to be a huge night at Red Rooms on Monday so advice is to get there early to avoid disappointment. Doors open at 9pm on St. Patrick’s Eve and for further information on this night and all events at Red Rooms visit the website www.redroomsderry.co.uk

All events at Red Rooms are over 18s and Red Rooms supports the ‘Only 5 ID Initiative’. Acceptable forms of ID are Driving License with Photo, Passport, National Age Card, Electoral Card and Citizen Card. For more information on this visit our website. Red Rooms also supports the ‘Respect the Shamrock Initiative’.

We would like to wish everyone a very Happy and Safe St. Patrick’s weekend.

Indie Radio Live & Don Diablo at Red Rooms

2009-03-04T04:55:00.000-08:00
Its always a big weekend at Red Rooms Derry and this weekend is no different. This weekend we are open Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

First up is Thursdays Pop Mental – Still the #1 mid week night out in Derry. If you haven’t heard about Red Rooms on Thursday Nights then you must have been living on Moon or just not been out a lot lately.

Residents Paco & DaCosta in the main room providing you with the best in Club Music, Party and a mix of Indie, RnB and anything else you can think of that will keep you from sitting down at any stage of the night. In the bar Deeper Underground main man Stephen Porter keeps the party going and lifts it up a gear with his amazing mix of electronic music. Admission is free before 11pm and £3 after with Drinks Promotions from £1. www.redroomsderry.co.uk/popmental

This Friday Red Rooms launch their brand new monthly Indie / Live Band night – INDIE RADIO LIVE.

Headed by former Kharma 45 front man Glenn Rosborough, each month Red Rooms will bring in the best in new and upcoming Bands and DJs from the Indie / Rock scene.
Rock Star turned Indie DJ Glenn Rosborough will be manning the decks in Room 1.
Glenn will be best known to you as the singer in popular Derry/Strabane band Kharma 45 who had hits such as Where’s Your Spirit Man?, Come On, Political Soul and the monster track Ecstasy. Room 1 will be an Indie Disco with Glenn and support DJs playing the best Indie / Rock music from the past, present and future. www.myspace.com/glennrosborough

Meanwhile in Room 2 if Live Music is your thing then we have 3 of the best local and upcoming bands for you to wrap your ears around – The Q, Hey Day and Game Over Retry.

Derry band The Q list their influences as The Rolling Stones and The Clash and from the opening Chords of their single Powder Rooms you can hear the influence. Sounding like a mix between The Clash and The Strokes this up tempo rock tune is sure to get Red Rooms bouncing and wouldn’t sound out of place at any Summer Rock Festival. For more on The Q and to listen to their music visit www.myspace.com/theq42.

Belfast Band Hey Day have had over 50,000 plays of their songs on myspace and it’s not hard to hear why. Tracks like Liar Liar and Promises sound like the rockier side of Snow Patrol or The Killers and if that’s the sound you like you will love this Belfast 5 Piece. To hear their music visit www.myspace.com/heydaymusic

Derry 3 piece Game Over Retry complete the bill for this Friday. Describing themselves as Pop Punk the 3 lads sound echoes early Blink 182 and tracks like Fraction of a Second and Paint the Stars will rock the roof of Red Rooms this Friday. Check them out at www.myspace.com/gameoverretry

Indie Radio Live starts this Friday 6th March. Doors open at 9pm. Admission is £3 and there will be Drink Promo’s on the night. This is an Over 18s event and ID is necessary. For more info visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk/indieradiolive

On Saturday Night Red Rooms are pleased to welcome Dutch Artist / Musician Don Diablo.
Don Diablo is an Amsterdam-based artist/musician, who produces his own music, writes and sings his own songs, does remixes and production work for other artists and used to host a monthly Saturday night show on national radio in his own country. Furthermore, he makes music for motion pictures and commercials and runs two record labels.

His music is a refreshing blend of musical styles; rock, electro, and hip hop are the main ingredients. At the end of 2005, Don Diablo founded his own record label and event brand, Sellout Sessions, and really started fine tuning his own sound and raising his profile in his native country, the Netherlands. Chart success followed soon after with hits like Blow, Who's Your Daddy, I Need to Know, Stand Up, This Way, Pain is Temporary, Pride is Forever storming the mainstream charts.

2007 saw Don Diablo doing over 250 sold-out shows as a performing artist. His hectic tour schedule has taken him from London to Tokyo and from Miami to Sydney.
At the end of 2007, Don Diablo also participated in the prestigious Public Enemy Bring the Noise / Give it Up remix project together with Ferry Corsten and Benny Benassi[7], whose remix of Bring the Noise eventually resulted in a Grammy Award for Best Remix. Don Diablo has also proved his ability as an A&R by discovering, singing and then licensing the UK top 3 chart hit Exceeder by Mason. Don Diablo released his highly anticipated artist album Life is a Festival in October 2008 to critical acclaim.

Don will be supported on Saturday Night by Tonisi, Paco & Da Costa. Doors open 9pm admission is £3 / £6 with early specials before 11pm. This event is over 18s. For more on Don Diablo visit www.myspace.com /dondiablo and for more on what’s happening at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk

INDIE RADIO LIVE at Red Rooms

2009-03-04T04:51:00.000-08:00
This Friday Red Rooms launch their brand new monthly Indie / Live Band night – INDIE RADIO LIVE.

Headed by former Kharma 45 front man Glenn Rosborough, each month Red Rooms will bring in the best in new and upcoming Bands and DJs from the Indie / Rock scene.
Rock Star turned Indie DJ Glenn Rosborough will be manning the decks in Room 1.
Glenn will be best known to you as the singer in popular Derry/Strabane band Kharma 45 who had hits such as Where’s Your Spirit Man?, Come On, Political Soul and the monster track Ecstasy. Room 1 will be an Indie Disco with Glenn and support DJs playing the best Indie / Rock music from the past, present and future. www.myspace.com/glennrosborough

Meanwhile in Room 2 if Live Music is your thing then we have 3 of the best local and upcoming bands for you to wrap your ears around – The Q, Hey Day and Game Over Retry.

Derry band The Q list their influences as The Rolling Stones and The Clash and from the opening Chords of their single Powder Rooms you can hear the influence. Sounding like a mix between The Clash and The Strokes this up tempo rock tune is sure to get Red Rooms bouncing and wouldn’t sound out of place at any Summer Rock Festival. For more on The Q and to listen to their music visit www.myspace.com/theq42.

Belfast Band Hey Day have had over 50,000 plays of their songs on myspace and it’s not hard to hear why. Tracks like Liar Liar and Promises sound like the rockier side of Snow Patrol or The Killers and if that’s the sound you like you will love this Belfast 5 Piece. To hear their music visit www.myspace.com/heydaymu sic

Derry 3 piece Game Over Retry complete the bill for this Friday. Describing themselves as Pop Punk the 3 lads sound echoes early Blink 182 and tracks like Fraction of a Second and Paint the Stars will rock the roof of Red Rooms this Friday. Check them out at www.myspace.com/gameoverretry

Indie Radio Live starts this Friday 6th March. Doors open at 9pm. Admission is £3 and there will be Drink Promo’s on the night. This is an Over 18s event and ID is necessary. For more info visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk/indieradiolive

Paolo Mojo & Simon Patterson this weekend

2009-02-25T04:18:00.000-08:00
One Big Weekend at Red Rooms

Yes indeed it’s going to be another big weekend at Red Rooms. Last weekend Sebastien Leger played to a packed crowd and rocked the house and this weekend in the words of the great man ‘we continue’….

It all starts off as usual on Thursday Night with Derry’s favourite mid week night out and the coolest night in town - POP MENTAL. Most of you already know this night is all about partying and what other way to start your weekend than with a good party!
On the 1’s & 2’s will be residents Paco & DaCosta in the main room providing you with the best in Club Music, Party and a mix of Indie, RnB and anything else you can think of that will keep you from sitting down at any stage of the night.

In the bar Deeper Underground main man Stephen Porter keeps the party going and lifts it up a gear with his amazing mix of electronic music that is sure to keep you coming back for more until you have danced the soles of your already battered converse.
Admission is free before 11pm and £3 after with Drinks Promotions from £1. www.redroomsderry.co.uk/popmental

This Friday 27th Red Rooms continue their New Monthly Trance Night – ABSOLUTE. The first Absolute night was held in January with Irish DJ BRYAN KEARNEY headlining and was such a success there has been a lot of anticipation about February’s installment, not least because the headliner this weekend is one of the hottest properties in dance music right now – SIMON PATTERSON.
Signed exclusively to the hugely respected Spinnin’ Records, Simon’s music has earned him massive support from industry leaders such as Paul van Dyk, Tiesto, Armin van Burren, Ferry Corsten, Judge Jules and Above & Beyond. With tracks such as F:1, Panic Attack / Strip Search, Bulldozer / We’ll See, attaining almost cult statues, coupled with widespread acclaim from the dance media.

His creative offerings as a producer have captured audiences, bringing them willing with him along his musical adventure. From techy moods to edgey riffs, spin tingling melodies to driving basslines, Simon’s studio offspring’s of the past 12 months have raised his profile to see him become a much in-demand DJ, producer and remixer.
However, it’s when he’s behind the decks that the sound of Simon comes alive. With a style described as cutting edge, dark, driving, pulsating, Simon’s technical ability is a finely tuned art that fuses trance with elements of techno and electronica. If you’re stood on a dance floor when Patterson’s behind the CDJ’s you know who’s in control, and the only thing you’re likely to do is to dance and dance hard. For more information on Simon visit him at www.myspace.com/simonpatterson

Simon is joined by 7 local DJs spread over 2 rooms of Trance / Techno and House music for what is undoubtedly going to be a banging night as Trance music revives itself in 2009. Admission is £3 / £6, Doors open at 9pm, this is an over 18s event and ID is essential. For more info visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk/absolute

On Saturday Night the 28th February Red Rooms welcomes back one of Derry City’s favourite DJs – PAOLO MOJO.
Paolo Mojo is established as leading light on the underground house music scene. Already a highly respected DJ, his relentless production schedule throughout 2008 has sky rocketed him into the production premier league.
2008 saw him a virtual ever present on BBC’s Radio One Essential Selection / Mix with 7 singles on his Oosh label getting constant radio airplay. An Essential New Tune for ‘Nightlaw’ in February was followed by one of the most well received Essential Mixes of the year in August, and Paolo was name checked as one of Pete Tong’s hottest producers of the year and resulted in being part of Pete Tongs Wonderland Ibiza line up alongside the biggest stars of 2008 Eric Prydz, Deadmau5, The Japanese Popstars and many more.

Its easy to see why, his stylish, turbo charged tech house sound has been one of the success stories of 2008… singles such as Brooksong, The Dancer, Interstellar, Home, Sirena, Nightlaw and Ron Hardy Said (in collaboration with Jim Rivers) have led people to start talking about the Paolo Mojo ‘sound’.

Paolo will be joined by Deeper Underground Red Rooms resident Stephen Porter with support from DJs Paco and DaCosta. Admission is £3 / £6 there will also be some early specials before 11pm. Doors open at 9pm Dress Code, no effort – no entry – Over 18s and Strict ID. For more on Paolo visit him at www.myspace.com/paolomojo and for more info on everything that’s happening at Red Rooms visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk.

Brand New Indie Night at Red Rooms

2009-02-24T04:53:00.000-08:00
NEXT FRIDAY 6TH MARCH

BRAND NEW INDIE NIGHT @ RR

INDIE RADIO LIVE

ROOM 1

GLENN ROSBOROUGH DJ SET
www.myspace.com/glennrosborough

ROOM 2 - LIVE MUSIC FROM

THE Q
www.myspace.com/theq42

GAME OVER RETRY
www.myspace.com/gameoverretry

Doors 9pm, Admission £3, Drinks Promos, Over 18s

www.redroomsderry.co.uk/indieradiolive

Stephen Porter Deep House Mix.....

2009-02-23T05:22:00.000-08:00
Red Rooms Deeper Underground Resident DJ Stephen Porter has made a mix available for you to download for FREE!!! The Februrary / March Deep House mix is available at.... http://www.sendspace.com/file/vo9lcx

You can see Stephen Every Thursday at Red Rooms in the Bar playing his Deeper Underground set, and he will also be doing support for Paolo Mojo this Saturday 28th Feb @ Red Rooms. Admission only £3 / £6

Enjoy the download!!!

http://www.sendspace.com/file/vo9lcx

Sebastien Leger returns to Red Rooms

2009-02-18T04:20:00.000-08:00
Last weekend on Valentines Night Red Rooms was at full Capacity with Bodyrox DJ Nick Bridges at the helm and this weekend is going to be no different, in fact start queuing as even more clubbers will be heading to Red Rooms this Saturday night. That’s because this Saturday 21st February SEBASTIEN LEGER returns to Red Rooms.

Sebastien last played Red Rooms in September of last year and was so popular that Red Rooms immediately booked in his return date, and this weekend is going to be another full on party at Red Rooms. Do believe the hype, because French DJ Sebastien is one of most outstanding artists in the recent electronic music business, an exceptionally gifted producer who is operating far beyond all the French filter house clichés.

Sebastien attended the academy of music from the age of five to 15, integrating technique and musical theory on piano and drums. But soon Sebastien Leger began visiting record stores, being impressed by the likes of Ian Pooley, Daft Punk and Sneak, diving into a complete new world. Consequently Sebastien stepped behind the turntables.

Over the following years Sebastien was releasing many records on many international labels, building his worldwide reputation and contributing an essential element to its musical evolution.1999 saw Sebastien Leger’s first album “Atomic Pop” come out which included a notable appearance by Junior Sanchez. Parallel to building his international DJ career Sebastien Leger was fast becoming of the world’s most demanded remixers, working for artists like Armand Van Helden, Kevin Saunderson, Ron Carroll, Jakatta, Seal, Paul Johnson and labels like Defected or Intec just to name a few!

Having gained a lot of success and appreciation in Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, the US and the Netherlands Sebastien Léger is only at the beginning of conquering the electronic music world, giving his audience the great chance to dive into the electro bath.

Sebastien Frequently tours and produce's music with Chris Lake, his single Aqualight was a collaboration between the two. He also operates a radio show on Ministry of Sound internet radio where he plays his own remixes and hits entitled "Sessions". Famous remixes include Justin Timberlake, Duran Duran, Groove Armada and Ali Love. Sebastien also owns and manages his own record label, Mistakes Music and this year on 10th May 2008 Léger made his debut on BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix.

Sebastien plays Red Rooms this Saturday 21st February. Admission is only £6 before 11 there will also be some early specials before 11pm. Doors open at 9pm Dress Code, no effort – no entry – Over 18s and Strict ID. For more on Sebastien Leger visit him at www.myspace.com/sebastienleger.

The weekend starts on Thursday at Red Rooms with the Coolest Night in town Thursdays Pop Mental at Red Rooms. As most of you already know this night is all about partying and what other way to start your weekend than with a good party! Think about E4’s Skins meets the packed out tent at a rock festival where all the crazy kidz are watching the coolest new band and that’s sort of what Pop Mental is like, except probably crazier and better!

On the 1’s & 2’s will be residents Paco & DaCosta in the main room providing you with the best in Club Music, Party and a mix of Indie, RnB and anything else you can think of that will keep you from sitting down at any stage of the night. In the bar Deeper Underground main man Stephen Porter keeps the party going and lifts it up a gear with his amazing mix of electronic music that is sure to keep you coming back for more until you have danced the soles of your already battered converse.

Admission is free before 11pm and £3 after with Drinks Promotions from £1. For more on what’s happening at Red Rooms and upcoming events visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk and www.bebo.com/redroomsderry

Japanese Popstars at RR Video

2009-02-12T06:05:00.000-08:00
Check out the sweet new video of The Japanese Popstars DJ Set at Red Rooms on February 7th.

BODYROX to Rock Red Rooms

2009-02-11T04:47:00.000-08:00
Love is in the air this month, and it’s not hard to see why. It’s pretty hard to not Love Red Rooms at the moment. Between bringing world class DJs and Acts every Saturday night and having the busiest mid-week night in Derry, all topped off with a very reasonable door price and Drink Promotions each night to help your clubbing wallet during the dark days of a credit crunch. Why wouldn’t you love Red Rooms???

Last weekend The Japanese Popstars returned to Red Rooms with more big beat dance floor mayhem and as usual sent the packed Red Rooms crowd into a frenzy from start to finish. Then they started again and then again!!! For photos and videos of the night visit the Red Rooms websites.

This weekend Red Rooms are very pleased to welcome chart topping dance act BODYROX.
Bodyrox DJ Nick Bridges will be the master of the decks on Valentines night and is certain to get your hearts racing and feet jumping this Saturday as he unleashes his armour of hits on the Red Rooms faithful. Bodyrox track Yeah Yeah according to Pete Tong is one of the biggest hits in electronic dance music. When it was released in 2006 it took the Miami Winter Music Conference by storm picking up early support from Pete Tong, Judge Jules, Fergie, Dave Pearce, Zane Lowe, Jo Whiley, Annie Mac, Edith Bowman, Annie Nightingale, Sarah Cox and Trophy Twins on BBC Radio One alone and went on to fill every record box under the sun.

Supplemented by a unique vocal from Luciana, a killer remix package and a highly acclaimed controversial video, Yeah Yea’ became the huge international club anthem which kick started the global Nu Rave phenomenon. On its official release in October 2006, Yeah Yeah debuted at 2 in the UK Top 40 and remained in the Top 10 for several weeks and topped many dance and download charts.

In 2007, riding a wave of massive success, Bodyrox were nominated for an Ivor Novello - one of the music industries most prestigious awards.

Nick Bridges’ background is no-less successful. As a technically-gifted DJ nominated in the International House Music Awards, Nick is widely regarded as one of the most technically gifted young DJ’s in the World - with previous residencies at Fabric London, Amnesia Ibiza for Cream/Glasshouse and at Ministry of Sound London – a residency that saw Nick mix five compilations throughout a long-standing association with the brand that continues today. Fast forward to 2009 and Nick is still at the top of his game with a number of his solo productions/remixes widely supported by some of the players including Pete Tong, Carl Cox, Dubfire, Mark Knight etc.

Catch the superb BODYROX this Saturday 14th February at Red Rooms. Admission is only £3 before 11 and £6 after so it is worth getting there early to take advantage and there will also be some early drink promotions before 11pm. Doors open at 9pm Dress Code, no effort – no entry – Over 18s and Strict ID. For more on BODYROX visit them at www.myspace.com/bodyrox. Also visit the Red Rooms website www.redroomsderry.co.uk

The weekend starts on Thursday at Red Rooms with the Coolest Night in town Thursdays Pop Mental at Red Rooms. As most of you already know this night is all about partying and what other way to start your weekend than with a good party! Think about E4’s Skins meets the packed out tent at a rock festival where all the crazy kidz are watching the coolest new band and that’s sort of what Pop Mental is like, except probably crazier and better!
On the 1’s & 2’s will be residents Paco & DaCosta in the main room providing you with the best in Club Music, Party and a mix of Indie, RnB and anything else you can think of that will keep you from sitting down at any stage of the night. In the bar Deeper Underground main man Stephen Porter keeps the party going and lifts it up a gear with his amazing mix of electronic music that is sure to keep you coming back for more until you have danced the soles of your already battered converse.
Admission is free before 11pm and £3 after with Drinks Promotions from £1. For more on whats happening at Red Rooms and upcoming events visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk | www.bebo.com/redroomsderry

Award Winning Japstars

2009-02-05T14:17:00.000-08:00
The Japanese Popstars are delighted to announce that they Won BOTH awards they were nominated for at the Slick DJ Irish Dance Awards. The lads walked away with awards for Best Live Act and Best Album. That tops of a great year for the japstars and you can help them celebrate this Saturday when they play at Red Rooms (Nominated for Best Club) this Saturday 7th Feb!!!
Admission only £3 / £6

See you on the dancefloor!!!

The Japanese Popstars this Saturday 7th Feb

2009-02-04T04:54:00.000-08:00

February is here and so is a world class line up of Saturday Nights at Red Rooms. This month Red Rooms welcomes DJ Paolo Mojo, hit makers Bodyrox and the hugely popular Sebastien Leger to wow the Red Rooms audience in the next few weeks.
But first up this Saturday Night is a band that needs no introduction on these shores, they are not Japanese and they are not Popstars (well not in the X-factor sense) its THE JAPANESE POPSTARS.

This is the 3rd in a series of Bi Monthly gigs the Popstars have been playing at Red Rooms and every night so far has been a full on crazed party with The Japanese Popstars nearly blowing the walls down with their monstrous big room tunes from their debut album We Just Are. The guys have had a meteoric rise to fame in this past year. Their massive, old-school anthems attracted the attention last year of everyone in the UK from BBC Radio 1 tastemaker Pete Tong to DJ Magazine, which named them the Best Breakthrough Producers of 2008.

The Popstars latest track Face Melter has just been released and does exactly what the title suggests, providing a skin-liquefying cocktail of clanging clatter, rave beats, and rolling energy. The sound swells, staggeringly stops, and toys with standards of formation with a deformed upper level and serenity-testing synth sure to blow a few speakers, so when they drop this on Saturday night if you are at the front of the gig take a step back.

The Japanese Popstars will be joined by Red Rooms resident Tonisi warming up for them in the main room and DJs Paco & DaCosta providing a mix of Commercial Dance and Floor Fillers in the back room. Any night the Jap-Stars have played Red Rooms they club has been jammed so get over early to guarantee entry. Admission is only £3 before 11 and £6 after so it is worth getting there early to take advantage and there will also be some early drink promotions before 11pm. Doors open at 9pm Dress Code, no effort – no entry – Over 18s and Strict ID.
For more on The Japanese Popstars visit them at www.myspace.com/thejapanesepopstars. Also watch the video below of The Jap-Stars previous gigs at the club just to get you even more in the mood for some big beat dance floor mayhem with 3 non-Japanese guys on the turntables.

The weekend starts on Thursday at Red Rooms with the Coolest Night in town Thursdays Pop Mental at Red Rooms. As most of you already know this night is all about partying and what other way to start your weekend than with a good party! Think about E4’s Skins meets the packed out tent at a rock festival where all the crazy kidz are watching the coolest new band and that’s sort of what Pop Mental is like, except probably crazier and better!

On the 1’s & 2’s will be residents Paco & DaCosta in the main room providing you with the best in Club Music, Party and a mix of Indie, RnB and anything else you can think of that will keep you from sitting down at any stage of the night. In the bar Deeper Underground main man Stephen Porter keeps the party going and lifts it up a gear with his amazing mix of electronic music that is sure to keep you coming back for more until you have danced the soles of your already battered converse.
Admission is free before 11pm and £3 after with Drinks Promotions from £1. For more on whats happening at Red Rooms and upcoming events visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk | www.bebo.com/redroomsderry

2009-02-04T04:52:00.000-08:00
Check out the Cool Video of Benny Benassi's recent Gig at Red Rooms....

Weekend of Dance at Red Rooms

2009-01-28T05:57:00.000-08:00
D RAMIREZ & BRYAN KEARNEY This Weekend

2009 is well and truly underway as we get ready to leave January behind and head into hopefully some sort of Spring. But before that Red Rooms has a major weekend of Partying to serve up at the end of a very, very busy Month at ‘The Rooms’.

First up is Thursday Nights Pop Mental. Pop Mental marks the start of the Red Rooms weekend and every week the club is packed to the teeth with people who just can’t wait that extra day for the weekend to start. And why wait? With 2 rooms of great music and Drink Promotions throughout the night this is only way to start your weekend. DJs Paco & DaCosta are your hosts every Thursday in the main room providing the best in Club and Party music and a mix of Indie, RnB and anything else you can think of that will get you on the dancefloor, just ask them if they have it they’ll play it. In the back bar we go Deeper Underground with DJ Stephen Porter and friends ready to rock your electronic socks. If its electronic music with a twist you are after then check out Stephen & Friends in the bar every Thursday. Admission is free before 11pm and £3 after with Drinks Promotions from £1.

On Friday Night the first ABSOLUTE night at Red Rooms welcomes one of Irelands leading Trance DJs BRYAN KEARNEY.
Bryan Kearney began DJing 5 years ago and in this time has established himself firmly on the dance scene in Ireland. His sets contain the very best in upfront trance and techno with the emphasis always on energy and the unexpected.

He was a permanent fixture on the airwaves of Dublin throughout 2002 and 2003 with prime time shows on Energy Fm and Kiss Fm providing the capital with the very best in brand new material each week. In 2003, Bryan began his own night Tranceformation in the Crypt at the legendary Temple Theatre. Each of the three nights was a full house which in turn led to him warming up for the likes of MIKE and Lisa Lashes on the main stage. At the same time, he had began to get into producing and obtained a Higher National Diploma in Sound Operations and Music Technology. His collaboration with John O'Callaghan entitled Restricted Motion was signed to Discover Records by label boss John Askew. Askew was so impressed with the track that he decided to designate himself for remix duties. The track has become a cult classic and one of Bryan and John's proudest moments.

His track with O'Callaghan, Exactly, signed to Discover Records was regarded by many as the track of the Winter Music Conferance 06, and became a firm favourite of Armin Van Buuren and Paul Van Dyk. It was remixed by one of his idols, Giuseppe Ottaviani of NU-NRG, and was requested for no less than fifteen album compilations.It is one of the strongest trance packages to be released that year. The track is considered by many to be one of the best tunes of the year and one of the biggest trance anthems of Ibiza 2006.

In 2008 Bryan continued to go from strength to strength receiving two nominations at the Irish Dance Music Awards - Best DJ & Best New Artist. His full on tech workout of J.O.C's Rotterdam was a huge success on Sander Van Doorn's brand new label.

2009 is the year that Bryan is really going to breakthrough and be up there with the worlds Top Trance and Techno DJs. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch Bryan at Red Rooms this Friday night for a full on night of Trance Music. Support on the night comes from a host of local DJs. Doors open 9pm. Admission is a steal at only £3 before 11 and £6 after. For more on Bryan visit www.myspace.com/bryankearney

This Saturday Red Rooms welcome one of the most influential DJs in the world – D RAMIREZ.

D Ramirez has been at the fore front of the dance music scene for a long time now. Travelling around the globe with his trusty laptop in tow, the roving Ramirez has dispensed his razor sharp productions to unassuming dancefloors with the precision of first class marksman. Whether he’s hidden behind devilish disguises such as The Lisa Marie Experience, Cordial, Finger Fest and Rambo, or performed as the man you know best as D Ramirez, Dean Marriot has achieved more than an entire legion of lesser DJs. He’s even performed on Top Of Pops.

He’s achieved five top 20 hits, played on every continent and single handedly coined THAT electro house sound. He was awarded Best Remix and Best Producer in DJ Magazine’s 2007 awards and 2006 saw him knighted as a Player Of The Year in iDJ. His remix of Bodyrox ‘Yeah Yeah’ scored him an Ivor Novello nomination while past exploits such as ‘Columbian Soul’, ‘Time Fades Away’, ‘Pleasure Me’ and ‘La Discotek’ have all achieved coveted Coolcuts and Buzz chart hotspots, championed by some of the biggest DJs in game. Hell, our hero’s even performed on Top Of Pops.

Last year he released the first of Club Azuli's 'Headliners' Compilation series, which showcases the world’s biggest dance artists, the most groundbreaking producers and innovative DJs who currently move global dance floors. On this album he also teamed up with Funkagenda and together they produced the dark and murky techno record ‘Shield’.

D Ramirez will be supported by DJ Tonisi with Paco & DaCosta playing in the bar. Admission is £3 / £6 with and get there early to take advantage of the usual Saturday early specials. www.myspace.com/dramirezmusic | www.redroomsderry.co.uk

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2009-01-22T04:27:00.000-08:00
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BENNY BENASSI This Saturday 24th Jan

2009-01-21T03:42:00.000-08:00
January is usually a quiet Month in the year though it seems like people are going out more than ever on a Saturday Night. At Red Rooms anyway that can be put down to the Top Class International DJs that have graced the decks so far in 2009. We Kicked off this year with Micky Slim, then had Bart B More and Last week Radio 1’s Kissy Sell Out which was a storming night and January isn’t over yet. Next week we have D Ramirez but this weekend on Saturday Night Red Rooms welcome Grammy Award winning DJ & Remixer and all round legend SUPERSTAR DJ BENNY BENASSI.

Benny Benassi was born in Milan in 1967 and then grew up in the provincial town of Reggio Emilia, Italy. He started DJ-ing when he was still at school and has been producing with his cousin Alle Benassi for about ten years at Off Limits studios. His first as a producer was with the track "I feel so fine" by KMC feat. Dhany which went to n°1 in the UK club charts in 2001. The following year, working under the BENNY BENASSI presents THE BIZ trademark, Benny and Alle came up with "Satisfaction" and in one fell swoop ravaged the dancefloors and dominated sales charts round the world. Satisfaction is one of the worlds biggest ever Dance Tunes. Just type it into Youtube and there are nearly 2000 results of different versions and remixes. At some point every DJ on the Planet has sampled this tune and deservedly so as its a DANCE FLOOR MONSTER!!!!
The album “Hypnotica" followed. In the meantime Benny and Alle produced more melodic dance music under the Benassi Bros. banner. The charts of half the planet gave them thumbs up.

The Benassis have also remixed artists such as Outkast, David Guetta, Moby, Goldfrapp, Paul Oakenfold, Faithless and Public Enemy, to name but a few.
Benny has won tons of prizes and awards around the world and continues to tour the five continents with his unique style, once described as "electro, sort of house-tec, dirty and cool, sweaty and smooth".
In 2008 Benny and Alle won a Grammy Award for his remix of Public Enemy’s “Bring the noise”.

The new album “Rock n Rave” contains tracks featuring Black Box, Farenheit, Dino Lenny, Mia J, Public Enemy, Channing and Iggy Pop.
His own productions are released through Energy Productions in Italy and Ultra in U.S.A. At the same time, Benny talent scouts for his own brand new label, Pump-kin, designed to create space for young djs and producers of electronic club music.

Benny is currently touring to Promote his New Toolroom Knights Mix album and judging by the interest since his date at Red Rooms has been announced it seems this is going to be another mega night at “The Rooms”. Benny will be supported by DJ Tonisi and Red Rooms residents.

Doors open at 9pm and the January Sales continue at Red Rooms get over before 11 to take advantage of the cheap door price - £3 before 11 and £6 after. There is also some promotions available until 11pm so get in early and check those out. Dress Code: No Effort - No Entry. For more on Benny visit him at www.bennybenassi.com.

As usual the weekend starts on Thursday at Red Rooms with the ever Popular Pop Mental Thursdays at Red Rooms. As most of you already know this night is all about partying and what other way to start your weekend than with a good party! On the Deck’s will be residents Paco & DaCosta in the main room providing you with the best in Club Music, Party and a mix of Indie, RnB and anything else you can think of that will make you dance. In the bar Deeper Underground main man Stephen Porter returns after the winter break ready to rock your electronic socks with some serious new tunes to be unleashed. So if its electronic music with a twist then check out Stephen & Friends in the bar every Thursday. Admission is free before 11pm and £3 after with Drinks Promotions from £1. For more on whats happening at Red Rooms and upcoming events visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk | www.bebo.com/redroomsderry also Join our New Facebook page at ... http://www.facebook.com/pages/Derry/Red-Rooms-Derry/46149192375

New Website and Newsletter

2009-01-20T04:33:00.000-08:00
Hey Everyone!

We just re-launched our Red Rooms website with a re-design and we are also putting together a new email newsletter list so if you want up to date info each week of whats happening at Red Rooms then visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk now and Sign Up for the newsletter!!!

Kissy Sell out at Red Rooms

2009-01-19T03:00:00.000-08:00

2009 is already in its third weekend and this weekend Red Rooms serves up yet another top class DJ to ease you into the new year and keep you dancing on a Saturday night. This weekend get ready for some jump up rock and rave as Red Rooms present BBC Radio 1’s KISSY SELL OUT.

Kissy Sell Out is an electro-pop prodigy. Initially the new DJ kid on the block, he became the remixer du jour for everyone from Groove Armada and Chromeo to Gwen Stefani. Now he’s about to unleash a debut album that will surprise everybody and take him to a whole new level. Heading up his band, not only does he write, produce and arrange all his own material, he also sings and performs on both guitar and keytar. Oh- and he has his own show on Radio 1…

He’s very much the hip Londoner, but also bouncy and enthused where the surrounding multimedia sorts are self-consciously cool. He has an untainted eagerness for life that’s contagious and Kissy is also a man of fervent obsessions, of which music is the greatest.

Kissy Sell Out wasn’t your average kid. His manic musical eclecticism derives from the twists and turns of his youth. Kissy was born 23 years ago and spent his early years in Cambridge where he developed a precocious interest in Nirvana. Speaking about his first encounter with Kurt Cobain’s outfit: “At primary school a friend told me that his brother had received a Nirvana video for his birthday. I knowingly said, ‘Oh, yeah,’ because I thought it sounded so mysterious; I actually thought it was porn…”

It wasn’t long before this misunderstanding was cleared up and by the time he moved to Colchester in Essex a few years later, he was a fully fledged junior grunger. This, however, was not the thing to be in Essex… Speed garage ruled and, while he secretly listened to Smashing Pumpkins, Kissy outwardly transformed himself into brash Tommy B who DJed speed garage and prog house at his mates’ parties.
Then he headed for London to attend St Martins, the famous Art College, where he accidentally became a nouveau East Londoner without even realising it. He did graphic design for the ultra-cool POP magazine, created his own tee-shirts featuring a typically offbeat collection of his influences (eg. Japanese techno experimentalist Susumo Yokota and folk artist John Martyn). He painted, grew a mullet and turned his attentions to music. New albums by Mylo and Felix Da Housecat hinted at a place where his interest in grunge dynamics could co-exist with his DJ/club sounds. He knew his way round a computer and, in 2006, created the stomping electro-rave anthem ‘Her’ along with the persona of Kissy Sell Out. Packaged in a self-designed sleeve on his own San City High imprint, he persuaded Rough Trade to take 100 copies and, since it contained just the right combination of raw sweaty energy and snappy electro pizzazz, it soon started a clubland buzz.

Word spread and, before long, Kissy was DJing all over the globe and remixing a mass of artists (Calvin Harris, Human League, All Saints, Mark Ronson, Sugababes, GoodBooks, etc, etc). He became known for having a new attitude to partying; raving behind the decks on a diet of chocolate and his own endless gusto rather than the powders and pills of an older jaded generation. Towards the end of 2007 he decided to devote himself to his own music and has upped his musicality, playing all sorts of instruments and learning about singing techniques and live recording. This festival season has borne witness to Kissy Sell Out as a band that has taken revellers’ breath away. Inspired by Spank Rock’s show and the performance example of Mark Ronson, it became clear that Kissy could take a ringmaster role, playing guitar and keyboards, hyping the crowd and leading a show that would rock the crowd.

“When I started talking about a band,” says Kissy, “lots of people were throwing around words like Groove Armada and Basement Jaxx but they’re much more pure dancey than we’re going to be. It won’t be rock or indie, though, definitely not.”
Kissy Sell Out is a guy whose favourite band is ‘80s New York avant-noise outfit SWANS, but who’s happy dissecting the latest cuts from Sinden or High Contrast. He loves dance music but isn’t ruled by it. His oddball obsessions fly by – from Capri Sun drinks to beef jerky - but a hardy perennial is the cult 1989 film ‘Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure’. He’s even put the tribal ‘80s pop of Big Pig’s ‘Breakaway’, featured heavily in the movie, on his Australian Ministry Of Sound mix CD.
“Keanu Reeves was at his best as Ted - young Keanu Reeves is my ideal,” Kissy laughs, “Not ‘Matrix’ Keanu but ‘River’s Edge’ Keanu, ‘Bill And Ted’ Keanu – a grungey guy who never grew up. All he wants to do is play music and have fun – that’s my ideal.”
And when Kissy has fun he wants everyone else to have fun too. His DJ spots are notorious for his use of airhorn, his 2 Unlimited mash-ups and his crowd interaction. Now he’s taking this to an exhilarating new level with his band, it seems likely a whole lot more people are going to be embracing Kissy’s idea of fun.

This is a night not to be missed at Red Rooms. Kissy knows how to get a party going, in fact he is the party. Doors open at 9pm and get over before 11 to take advantage of the cheap door price - £3 before 11 and £6 after. There is also some promotions available until 11pm so check those out. For more on Kissy visit him at www.myspace.com/kissysellout and listen to his radio show every Thursday night from 12 midnight – 2am on Radio1.

As usual the weekend starts on Thursday at Red Rooms with the ever Popular Pop Mental Thursdays at Red Rooms. As most of you already know this night is all about partying and what other way to start your weekend than with a good party! On the Deck’s will be residents Paco & DaCosta in the main room providing you with the best in Club Music, Party and a mix of Indie, RnB and anything else you can think of that will make you dance. In the bar Deeper Underground main man Stephen Porter returns after the winter break ready to rock your electronic socks with some serious new tunes to be unleashed. So if its electronic music with a twist then check out Stephen & Friends in the bar every Thursday. Admission is free before 11pm and £3 after with Drinks Promotions from £1. For more on whats happening at Red Rooms and upcoming events visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk | www.bebo.com/redroomsderry


	2009 is already in its third weekend and this weekend Red Rooms serves up yet another top class DJ to ease you into the new year and keep you dancing on a Saturday night. This weekend get ready for some jump up rock and rave as Red Rooms present BBC Radio 1’s KISSY SELL OUT. Kissy Sell Out is an electro-pop prodigy. Initially the new DJ kid on the block, he became the remixer du jour for everyone from Groove Armada and Chromeo to Gwen Stefani. Now he’s about to unleash a debut album that will surprise everybody and take him to a whole new level. Heading up his band, not only does he write, produce and arrange all his own material, he also sings and performs on both guitar and keytar. Oh- and he has his own show on Radio 1… He’s very much the hip Londoner, but also bouncy and enthused where the surrounding multimedia sorts are self-consciously cool. He has an untainted eagerness for life that’s contagious and Kissy is also a man of fervent obsessions, of which music is the greatest. Kissy Sell Out wasn’t your average kid. His manic musical eclecticism derives from the twists and turns of his youth. Kissy was born 23 years ago and spent his early years in Cambridge where he developed a precocious interest in Nirvana. Speaking about his first encounter with Kurt Cobain’s outfit: “At primary school a friend told me that his brother had received a Nirvana video for his birthday. I knowingly said, ‘Oh, yeah,’ because I thought it sounded so mysterious; I actually thought it was porn…” It wasn’t long before this misunderstanding was cleared up and by the time he moved to Colchester in Essex a few years later, he was a fully fledged junior grunger. This, however, was not the thing to be in Essex… Speed garage ruled and, while he secretly listened to Smashing Pumpkins, Kissy outwardly transformed himself into brash Tommy B who DJed speed garage and prog house at his mates’ parties. Then he headed for London to attend St Martins, the famous Art College, where he accidentally became a nouveau East Londoner without even realising it. He did graphic design for the ultra-cool POP magazine, created his own tee-shirts featuring a typically offbeat collection of his influences (eg. Japanese techno experimentalist Susumo Yokota and folk artist John Martyn). He painted, grew a mullet and turned his attentions to music. New albums by Mylo and Felix Da Housecat hinted at a place where his interest in grunge dynamics could co-exist with his DJ/club sounds. He knew his way round a computer and, in 2006, created the stomping electro-rave anthem ‘Her’ along with the persona of Kissy Sell Out. Packaged in a self-designed sleeve on his own San City High imprint, he persuaded Rough Trade to take 100 copies and, since it contained just the right combination of raw sweaty energy and snappy electro pizzazz, it soon started a clubland buzz. Word spread and, before long, Kissy was DJing all over the globe and remixing a mass of artists (Calvin Harris, Human League, All Saints, Mark Ronson, Sugababes, GoodBooks, etc, etc). He became known for having a new attitude to partying; raving behind the decks on a diet of chocolate and his own endless gusto rather than the powders and pills of an older jaded generation. Towards the end of 2007 he decided to devote himself to his own music and has upped his musicality, playing all sorts of instruments and learning about singing techniques and live recording. This festival season has borne witness to Kissy Sell Out as a band that has taken revellers’ breath away. Inspired by Spank Rock’s show and the performance example of Mark Ronson, it became clear that Kissy could take a ringmaster role, playing guitar and keyboards, hyping the crowd and leading a show that would rock the crowd. “When I started talking about a band,” says Kissy, “lots of people were throwing around words like Groove Armada and Basement Jaxx but they’re much more pure dancey than we’re going to be. It won’t be rock or indie, though, definitely not.” Kissy Sell Out is a guy whose favourite band is ‘80s New York avant-noise outfit SWANS, but who’s happy dissecting the latest cuts from Sinden or High Contrast. He loves dance music but isn’t ruled by it. His oddball obsessions fly by – from Capri Sun drinks to beef jerky - but a hardy perennial is the cult 1989 film ‘Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure’. He’s even put the tribal ‘80s pop of Big Pig’s ‘Breakaway’, featured heavily in the movie, on his Australian Ministry Of Sound mix CD. “Keanu Reeves was at his best as Ted - young Keanu Reeves is my ideal,” Kissy laughs, “Not ‘Matrix’ Keanu but ‘River’s Edge’ Keanu, ‘Bill And Ted’ Keanu – a grungey guy who never grew up. All he wants to do is play music and have fun – that’s my ideal.” And when Kissy has fun he wants everyone else to have fun too. His DJ spots are notorious for his use of airhorn, his 2 Unlimited mash-ups and his crowd interaction. Now he’s taking this to an exhilarating new level with his band, it seems likely a whole lot more people are going to be embracing Kissy’s idea of fun. This is a night not to be missed at Red Rooms. Kissy knows how to get a party going, in fact he is the party. Doors open at 9pm and get over before 11 to take advantage of the cheap door price - £3 before 11 and £6 after. There is also some promotions available until 11pm so check those out. For more on Kissy visit him at www.myspace.com/kissysellout and listen to his radio show every Thursday night from 12 midnight – 2am on Radio1. As usual the weekend starts on Thursday at Red Rooms with the ever Popular Pop Mental Thursdays at Red Rooms. As most of you already know this night is all about partying and what other way to start your weekend than with a good party! On the Deck’s will be residents Paco & DaCosta in the main room providing you with the best in Club Music, Party and a mix of Indie, RnB and anything else you can think of that will make you dance. In the bar Deeper Underground main man Stephen Porter returns after the winter break ready to rock your electronic socks with some serious new tunes to be unleashed. So if its electronic music with a twist then check out Stephen & Friends in the bar every Thursday. Admission is free before 11pm and £3 after with Drinks Promotions from £1. For more on whats happening at Red Rooms and upcoming events visit www.redroomsderry.co.uk \| www.bebo.com/redroomsderry