Bank Holiday Weekend at Red Rooms

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

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 :)

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

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

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

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

1 Euro = £1

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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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Easter Monday @ Red Rooms