OH WHAT A LINEUP :)

OCTOBER

5th - Launch

12th - Cookie Monsta

19th - Zeds Dead

26th - BDC

NOVEMBER

2nd - Drop Beats Not Bombs Pre Party

9th - Boogaloo Crew

16th - Kopperburg Design A Club Night Competition

23rd - High Rankin

JOKER ON SOUNDCLOUD

EVERY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT 4PM WE WILL UPLOAD A NEW MIX FROM THE JOKER RESIDENT AND GUEST DJS!! NO BATE VIBES HERE! 

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE JOKER SOUNDCLOUD!

'ZEDS DEAD' BOOKED - 19TH OCTOBER.

"Zeds Dead brings originality and musicality to the dance floor without ever losing that HEAVINESS. Their tracks always find their way into my dubstep sets. "

John Roman (Producer/DJ)

"These guys are the hottest new deuce on the scene! "

-Kissy Sellout, BBC Radio 1

ZEDS DEAD..Only doing 4 shows in the UK this year. AND WE'VE GOT THEM!! 19TH OCT.

SEE YA THUR.

Hertz Couture - Recorded live at the Halcyon Brooklyn, NY

 Welfare v Hertz Couture v LionDub @ Halcyon, NYC, Aug 2010 by Welfare 

We'll be seeing plenty of Hertz Couture at this year at JOKER. We're smiling now.

JOKER ADDED TO REFRESHERS!

A BIG WEEK OF NON-STOP PARTIES FOR ALL RETURNING STUDENTS...And JOKER has managed to cop the Tuesday spot. Expect a massive launch on the 5TH OCTOBER. 

IF YOU WANT TO GET A REFRESHERS PACK DEAL VISIT: http://www.themixnetwork.co.uk/venues/bambu/events.asp?id=9123

Belgium?! Didn't know they could produce much more than Mayonnaise..?

This however is definitely better than Mayonnaise..

Booga who? BOOGALOO CREW!

We'll be seeing Boogaloo Crew at JOKER in the very near future...How does the 12th october sound?

004: Boogaloo Crew by The Daily Street on Mixcloud

3D imagery taken a step further..

Sorry but i thought this was far too special to keep to myself...A building cracking and filling with water right in front of your eyes? Surely not… Well yes, technically.

Everyone loves a montage...

 

Go to www.wordle.net and make your own...Send your montage with the words that best describe your perfect tuesday night to i_am_a_joker@live.co.uk - The one we laugh at the most will get you free entry to JOKER for LIFE!!

Production genuises '1024 architecture'

Always boogled me as to who did the Etienne De Crecy production. I've been enlightened that these innovators in light and sound technology are 1024 architecture. 


Have a peek at these two showcase vids..murderous backing tracks as a side order.


SQUARE3 / E. De Crecy Tests from 1024 on Vimeo.

the JAPANESE bringing it hard!

1min 20... konichiwa mother fruckers!

THE ROYAL JOKER CREST!!

KATY B IS ON A MISSION TO TAKE OVER, WITH THE HELP OF BENGA

KATY B (BRIEN) is arguably the first bona fide female star of that homegrown branch of contemporary R&B/house known as funky. It's only upwards from here for the good-looking 20-year-old Brit School graduate with the sort of powerful pipes that could reasonably be termed "soulful" is the scene's best bet for chart success.
The Florence of funky? Why not, she's got that really strong, emphatic singing style, where every word is clearly, almost theatrically enunciated, as though she's got her Brit vocal coach breathing down her neck or she's auditioning for a part in said stage school's big end-of-term production. She's certainly one of the few people we can think of with one foot in the grime, garage and funky camp, and the other in the Hi-de-Hi! holiday camp, working with Benga and Geeneus, yet been featured vocalist on underground hits for Ministry of Sound, and her own debut single proper.
Katy On a Mission, is being issued by Rinse, the label spin-off of Dizzee Rascal's favourite former pirate radio station and yet she's also, in a former guise as Kattie B, done hi-NRG Eurodisco versions of Katrina and the Waves' Love Shine a Light and Deniece Williams's Let's Hear It for the Boy

Bass-heavy but definitely more of a song than a series of low-frequency bursts and blasts, it's the perfect balance of urban edge and smooov R&B/soul... Well done Katy B and Benga!

SICKEST DJS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE GATHER

Global Gathering has been a firm favourite among dance music fans for years - and it's not hard to see why. With over 150 DJs crammed into two days of music there's something for everyone, from crowd-pleasing chart-toppers to the quite frankly bonkers Hardcore Till I Die arena. 


Faithless took on headlining duties on the first night, playing a set that spanned their impressive back catalogue, with a couple of curve-balls thrown in for good measure. An equally impressive crowd lapped every beat up, and hit the roof for the anthemic 'Insomnia'. 

A real gems of the festival was to be found away from the main stages, with an energetic performance from BBC Radio 1's Kissy Sell-Out getting a small but dedicated crowd raving away on the Spectrum Arena. 

While the late-comers were forced to settle in for the night a fair distance from the arenas the VIP camping area was within spitting distance of the arena gates. To anyone planning on a Global Gathering trip next year - if you can afford the VIP area, it's worth it for this fact alone.

Saturday's marathon session brought the crowds out in style, with amazing early sets from Jaguar Skills and Scratch Perverts perfect for an afternoon in the (patchy) sunshine. But as the night descended, the crowd really got into the mood, and the fun really began. Joker and Caspa hit the FWD/Rinse stage, which unfortunately rounded off its music at 11pm, presumably due to its outdoor setting.

As previously mentioned, the Hardcore Till I Die arena was utterly insane, with 160+bpm beats blaring out to a crowd dressed almost entirely in day-glo, who certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves as Darren Styles and MC Storm took to the stage - though this reviewer for one couldn't handle the frenetic pace.

Ten years on Global Gathering is going from strength to strength, and just like the stream of fans that headed straight out of the arena for a 6am after-party, it doesn't look like it's going to be stopping any time soon.

TWO MANY DJS HIT UP THE MAIN STAGE AT GLOBAL GATHERING THIS WEEKEND!!

THE JOKER COMES ALIVE

The design department of Joker inc has been busy and Danny Beck, the DJ and designer based in Sheffield, has been busy with some outrageous creativity.

1. The thinking cap goes on... bit scary!!!?
2. The Joker takes shape
3. The Joker is born!!

BOOGALOO CREW REVIEWED

THE BOOGALOO CREW's "DJ sets range from hip hop and house with Baltimore and dubstep beats falling in between. Winning a residency at Trouble Vision has seen them play alongside heavy-hitters such as Rusko, Hervé, DJ Zinc and Mary Anne Hobbs. The crew’s sound is a manic, genrebusting mash-up of styles, sounds and sub-genres" Myspace.com


They can be pretty dirty!!! The launch of a Joker sister event down South tore up the floor with this!



With diverse interests in music they have unreal diversity in their music! Check their cross remix of a DRT and Ratatat tracks..RISING SUN!! at http://www.myspace.com/boogaloocrewuk


We hope they will be joining us for a set at Joker in the first few events!!.. stay tuned.

WELCOME TO THE CELLAR DOOR & A NEW RAINBOW ERA!

CELLAR DOOR TO OPEN - From the Birmingham Post

The once-threatened Rainbow pub in Digbeth has created a new space in its cellar to complete the Victorian venue’s transformation from a pub into a nightclub.

The move comes a year after it was handed a noise abatement order, prompted by complaints about sound from its club nights troubling neighbours in newly-built flats nearby.

But the venue has since installed a noise-insulating roof and has not had any further complaints, leaving landlord Kent Davis confident the pub can now play a significant role in supporting a “Birmingham scene”.

He said the Cellar Door represented the next stage in transforming The Rainbow.

“We have completely gutted it and put about £150,000 investment into developing the space, and it looks fantastic,” said Mr Davis.

“We are keen to develop a Birmingham scene, a bit like Manchester had its Hacienda and Liverpool had the Cavern Club.

“It is our responsibilty to provide the venues where this can happen.”

The Cellar Door is due to open on May 28 and complements The Rainbow Venues’ growing complex of spaces in Digbeth, including the nearby Rainbow Warehouse and The Arena, due to open in October and which can hold crowds of up to 5,000.

Its opening is the latest in a series of changes to Digbeth nightlife, with the HMV Institute due to launch in the former Sanctuary venue on Digbeth High Street in September and the move of the Factory Club out of the main Custard Factory courtyard.

The Rainbow Pub hit headlines last year when a campaign was mounted against its noise abatement order which included a one-off gig from Birmingham reggae band UB40 to raise funds for the soundproof roof.