You can always trust Mixed Bizness to bring the heavy hitters to Glasgow, it seems like almost every week they have a night which is just begging for your hard earned cash. Last weekend it was Fake Blood & Clouds, the weekend before that Magnetic Man and this weekend none other than Caspa & Emalkay, not to mention having Thursday's on lock at the Art School.
It's been hard to ignore Caspa's meteoric rise to fame over the last few years, with massive remixes for the likes of Kid Sister, TC, Rusko & Deadmau5 and more recently The Swedish House Mafia bridging the gap between heads down, hoodies up sub-bass drama and credible crossover hits like his summer smash 'Back For The First Time'. Add to that his very own Dub Police label, boasting talents such as D1, Subscape & the aforementioned Emalkay and you've got potential for a roadblock event this Friday night.
Check out this PR video for Caspa's 'My Style' mix compilation he released this summer & get excited:
And a link to Emalkay's most recent mix & interview:
Dogs On Acid
After Benga literally caused a four-alarm riot at Mixed Bizness back in September we were interested to hear just what promoter & globe-trotting resident Boom Monk Ben had to say ahead of tomorrow night's mega-skirmish:
S: So this Friday Mixed Bizness bring Caspa, alongside his Dub Police protégé Emalkay to the Glasgow School Of Art. Earlier in the year he featured at Hows Your Party? at the Sub Club and since then has released numerous hit remixes and summer anthem ‘Back For The First Time’. Why did you feel the time was right to bring Caspa back to Glasgow and are you expecting a similar reaction to Benga’s appearance in September?
BMB: Yep, Caspa literally smashed the Sub Club up last time he played Glasgow. No joke. The DJ booth had to be rebuilt the crowd were that rowdy. It was one of the busiest and best nights we've done this year and the Sub's DJ booth will never be the same again! Normally we try to bring such big names to Glasgow once a year so people are bursting to see them again but we spoke to Caspa and he was keen to showcase his Dub Police label up here as it continues to go from strength to strength. We thought we'd bring him back again before the year is through to give him and Emalkay that very platform. His recent releases have been massive and with a new influx of students and young dubstep fans into the city we felt the time was right to throw another big party with him. The Benga night was amazing, maybe the best atmosphere I have ever experienced in a club, so if we can come anywhere close to that I will be happy.
S: Obviously in 2010 dubstep has hit the mainstream in a big way. What are your views on this? Do you see this as a natural progression for a genre which is becoming increasingly popular and do you think it could affect it’s underground roots?
BMB: I think it can only be a good thing really. If something is fresh, exciting and popular then it is natural for it to hit the mainstream. Big acts like Magnetic Man and Caspa will cross over and pave the way for the lesser known and perhaps more cutting edge acts to follow in their stead. Of course this might not appeal to some as electronic music can be so polarising when it comes to crossing over into the mainstream and remaining staunchly underground. However for the scene to grow and artists to get the exposure their undoubted talents deserve then the sands have to shift to a certain extent otherwise nobody will ever get anywhere. It's underground roots will never be affected as there will always be those that want to keep it that way and will work towards creating new sounds and stylistic changes to maintain it sounding and feeling fresh. Whenever something goes big there's always a mutated offshoot developing behind it in it's own way to keep the cutting edge alive.
S: Over the last few years Mixed Bizness has been responsible for bringing some of the world’s finest DJ & producing talent to Glasgow and has grown to a position where you can sell out the Sub Club and Arches. Is there part of you that ever feels like doing an event in more intimate surroundings with artists who might perhaps be less well known but you’d love to put on?
BMB: Over the years I feel we have promoted an even spread of big name events and underground parties with more grass root names. Naturally the bigger the names the bigger the success so recently that has become somewhat of a blueprint for our main events as we have established ourselves as people who bring big parties to Glasgow. However, I see our weekly parties at the Glasgow School of Art as the ideal platform to showcase lesser known but equally as exciting talent. We have a fantastically loyal following that attend each week without the need to book massive headliners so we are in a privileged position where we can take a chance on smaller names safe on the knowledge that we'll get anywhere between 500 and 800 people along to hear them play. Amazing DJs and live acts like Hint, Thunderheist, Playdoe, Sibot, sixAM, Parker and Solid Steel's DK, Cheeba and DJ Moneyshot have all smashed packed out gigs in recent times.
S: Your own monthly night How’s Your Party? originally started on a weekly Thursday at the Sub Club in 2007. Since then the landscape of Glasgow clubbing has arguably changed quite dramatically. How do you see the current scene in Glasgow? Thriving, over-saturated? Have you any advice for promoters who might just be starting out?
BMB: The current Glasgow scene is very healthy in many ways but also quite strange and can be difficult to fathom at times. I definitely feel it's over saturated but that's just the product of Glasgow's healthy thirst for partying. It's a shame because it often means that club nights that should be attracting decent numbers often suffer as there is too much choice and not enough people to fill all the venues on any given night. It seems to me that two strands of clubbing are thriving just now. The first being the obvious 'insert big name here' parties, which will always be successful as people love music that they recognise and this is often catered for at these events. Of course there are promoters who do this better than others and I think the likes of which Numbers, Optimo and Killer Kitsch as well as Mixed Bizness manage to strike a balance between making these events appeal to the masses as well as the more discerning amongst us.
The second is the 'DIY' party aesthetic which seems to have really taken off in recent years. Clubs and parties like Vitamins and especially the Subcity parties have stripped back all the pomp that comes with big name events and just given us rowdy and exciting bashes to throw shapes at. They're cheap, exciting and a bit rough around the edges which is a good thing for sure.
My advice for new promoters is to take your time and build your brand and parties into something one event at a time. There's no need to start booking big names or try to fill the Sub Club or The Arches, just enjoy partying with your extended circle of friends and let it grow of it's own accord. If the time is right to kick things into gear with big names and all that then you'll know. So much money can be lost on promoting that there's no need to throw it all away as a result of getting over excited. You'll get stung by agents, club owners, rival promoters and your own naivety but it happens to everyone so enjoy it before it becomes a massive head ache!
S: Finally, moving the focus back to Friday’s party, for people who may have not experienced a Mixed Bizness event or maybe perhaps a night which is of primarily dubstep orientation what should they expect?
BMB: This Friday you can expect a massive soundsystem with nuff bass to rattle your cage, a 16 screen video wall and double projection screen A/V show to compliment the raw and upfront music. It will be a snap shot in contemporary bass culture as we see it, with dubstep, reggae, dancehall, garage, house, UK funky, hip hop and all that mess getting thrown about to make your batty wind. With the perennial big hitter in Caspa returning to do what he does best, his protégé Emalkay making his Glasgow debut (I think!) and some ginger beardy guy making records go the same speed it ought to cover all your party bases. Mixed Bizness nights are never about posturing and being cool. You can do that if you like, whatever is your bag, but we just want you to have fun and go home slightly more deaf than last time. I think that's fair enough.
So do we....
WHAT: Mixed Bizness present Caspa & Emalkay @ The Art School
DJ's: Caspa, Emalkay, Boom Monk Ben
MC's: Rod Azlan & Profisee
VISUALS: Visual Aids
WHERE: Glasgow School Of Art, 167 Renfrew St
WHEN: Friday 12th Nov // 11-3am
TAX: £12 advance from Ticket Scotland
FACEBOOK EVENT: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=105511636173645
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