(cross posted) > SWEATBOXER - Press Release > > April 29, 2003: Queensnight. The night before the Dutch Queens' > birthday, > and one of the most happening nights in Holland. > Queensnight always has been a great excuse for a party, but this year > promises to be legendary. It will see the launch of SWEATBOXER. > SWEATBOXER is a club experience contrived by Jochem Paap aka Speedy J > and > the origin of how this came to be is quite remarkable. To make this > clear, > it's probably better to let the man himself speak: > > PAST: > > After playing live over all over the world for 15 years, I assume I've > probably played under almost every kind of circumstances > From playing bubbling acid in murky loft parties on a 5 Watt karaoke > speaker, to playing banging techno for hours on huge dance events and > festivals with 100 rollercoasters, 40 stages and 512 DJs. > In most cases, these circumstances are far from ideal and it's > impossible to > say upfront if the event you will be playing at will be good or bad. > Elements like sound, venue, lights and line-up are all an important > part of > how a show will be experienced by the audience. > > Over the years I've worked with sound engineers, light engineers, VJs > etc., > in order to get some grip on these conditions. But there are always > things > you cannot control, ranging from a really bad P.A. , being dropped on > the > wrong stage at the wrong time or all of a sudden there's a guy in front > of > you doing his thing with balloons or torches while you're performing. > > But if the circumstances are right, everything (and everybody) comes > together. On a moment like that, everybody has the same experience. The > music is surprising and inspiring to both audience and artists. Even > the > slightest twist of the EQs will be noticed by the audience. In such an > environment, an artist is confident enough to experiment and take risks > and > the event can evolve into a very special experience. > > PRESENT: > > Last year, during a period of heavy touring, the idea of taking matters > in > my own hand started to develop. With the experience and contacts I > acquired > over the course of the years, I wanted to try to put on my own event > according to my own ideas and views. A club night, without trimmings and > with special attention to the things that matter: inspiring music, great > venue and the most important item: a no- compromise sound system. > > The perfect conditions for audience as well as artists. > > Together with an experienced promoter (Mojo) I started looking for these > conditions. Now we believe we've found them. Together they are > SWEATBOXER. > > FUTURE: > > And this is what we've come up with. > > Inspiring music: a killer line up! Details below. > > Venue: Las Palmas- Rotterdam. A perfect mix between a club and a > warehouse. > > > NO-COMPROMISE SOUND SYSTEM!: > > The goal was to create a new standard in sound. I wanted to work with > people > who have the same passion for quality sound as I do. People who know > that an > ultimate sound system is essential for experiencing music. After a lot > of > research, I bumped into Funktion-One. > > This sound system is designed by 2 legendary people in the world of > audio: > Tony Andrews and John Newsham. Besides Funktion-one, Andrews and Newsham > designed and developed Turbosound. Newsham also has an enormous > experience > as sound engineer for A.O., Pink Floyd, and is currently working as an > engineer for artists like Underworld and Massive Attack. They will fly > over > from the UK to set up the best sound system ever to be heard in a club > in > Holland. > > Jochem Paap > 15-02- 2003 > > ----------------------- > > SWEATBOXER > 29 April, 2003 > LAS PALMAS - ROTTERDAM > > LINE UP: will be announced on 24-02-2003 > > Tickets: 23 Euro + pre sale fee. > > Pre Sale: from 22-02-2003 > Tickets via Internet (with credit card): http://www.ticketservice.nl > > For more info: > WWW.SPEEDYJ.COM > > > > + / > > --> http://www.speedyj.com > > + \
