First up is a brand which probably needs very little introduction: MyCityByNight
If you are not already a daily reader (you should be!)
it's a blog/website dedicated to the young Generation Nexters who constantly live their lives by being updated with the latest and hottest music, competitions and well just generally cool random stuff!!
Don't take our word for it, Kreg of MCBN has sat down with us to fill you in on how it all started, what keeps them motivated and what might be in-store for the future!!!
MTTM: How did the MCBN idea start?
Kreg: Well Ricky and I had been writing on Cape Town Alive for a while which gave us the confidence to start something on our own. We wanted to basically write about all the sick parties we attended as well as just to keep everyone up to date of what’s hot in and around Cape Town (seeing as though we are both born and bred proud Capetonians). We also saw it as a promotional tool for artists as well event promoters to use MyCityByNight to promote themselves or their event. We usually like to find up and coming artists ourselves as we are out and about often enough After about the 5th or 6th post on MyCityByNight, I was fully hooked and knew it was something I wasnt going to be able to stop doing easily. The possibility of advertising in the long run was a goal but never a major goal as we have been always very much focussed on content as we all know “content is king”. I think this overall view has got us to where we now...
MTTM: Introduce us to the contributing "staff" who specialises in what?
Kreg: Currently there are 3 of us who run the show, Myself (Kreg), Ricky ByNight, Stacky (My half boet or as we like to call him Ari Gold) and we are very lucky to have 2 amazing contributors such as Stroob and then the ever so lovely Raven looking after everything for us in the Perilous City of Jozi.
MTTM: Does blogging get you laid? Hehehehe
Kreg: Blogging gets you what ever you want ;)
Kreg: I have always loved music, it was something I have been brought up on. Busting moves to the Macerena was always a high point in my childhood. I played a few instruments throughout junior school but I first fell in love with electronic/dance music around the age of 11 (Seriously!!). A mate of mine, Craig got into Djing around the age of 12 and played his first gig at the age of 15, so from then on I was following him around and getting involved...
MTTM: What's your pick of the electronic music genre's?
Kreg: I would have to say Psytrance and Electro. I listen to a lot of electro and my psy collection runs all the way back to 2001. I will always love Breaks and Drum n Bass. More recently though I have been loving Dubstep, but it has to be the harder, darker Dubstep, I feel a lot of it can be hit and miss otherwise.
MTTM: You go to alot of local parties (super jealous!), we all know the outdoors are tops in terms of best parties week in week out, what/who/where comes in 2nd?
Kreg: Our outdoor parties are one of a kind – I got mad respect for all organisers as they put in such hard work for us to party in the most beautiful surroundings possible. Weekend after weekend you have a dance floor of 1,500 person strong, you know you are doing some right. Then again our local psy producers, in my eyes are some of the best in the world. To have guys like Headroom and Broken Toy playing the closing set at an outdoor is an absolute treat in its own right. Being on the trance floor on a Sunday for me has to be one of the best thing ever, some of the most enjoyable times have been had on the trance floor.
Its hard to say who comes in second as there are some solid events in and around Cape Town that all deserve a mention. I kind of have a set routine, week in, week out (well not really but you know what I mean). Cape Town has some really awesome weekly events that you can without a doubt wake up severly hungover after. My weeks can sometimes look like this: Tuesday – Fiction for Untamed Youth (Tommy Gun has done a great job the Tuesday nights), Wednesday – Trinity is by far the best place to be on a Wednesday. With a mix between techno and electro and the hottest DJ’s in Cape Town it almost makes it hard not to go there. Thursdays – PsyNopticz. I always loved a little bit of a trance on Thursday before the weekend. Friday has been DOMINATED by The Assembly with the weekly Discotheque events. In my eyes, Discotheque has to take second place purely for their role in growing and strengthening the electro scene in Cape Town and for giving us some deadly international acts in 2010, Le Castle Vania, Cyberpunkers, Gtronic, Fukkk Offf and A1 Bassline to name a few.
And then wake up on Saturday and head off to the trance party...
Good times!
MTTM: Who are your favourite artists, break it down locally and international?
Kreg: Okay, this is going to be tough and I apologise if I leave anyone out but locally:
Pascal and Pearce, Mix n Blend, El Gordo, Niskerone, Enough Weapons, Illtastic, Haezer, Double-Adapter, Liver, Tommy Gun, bteam, Crazy White Boy, Riot Squad, Twelv & Thesis, Toby2Shoes, DEADBEAT FM, Anthea, Ivan, Rob Gonzo (another really underrated tech DJ in Cape Town), Jam Jarr & Soundproof.
Local psytrance DJ’s: Deliriant, Shift, Skragg, Broken Toy, Headroom, Archive, SwitchCache, Super Evil, Gandalf Grey (one of the most under-rated in the psy scene), Artifakt, Dirty Motion, Frozen Ghost, BRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCE (Solar Axis), Slug, Plusminus, Xatrik, Lost n Found, Hiyarant... Jeeees, this list could go on forever. The talent in the South African psy trance scene is unbelievable.
International DJs: Skrillex, Skrillex, did I say SKRILLEX? Le Castle Vania, Riktam and Bansai, Umek, Myles Dyson, Wolfgang Gartner, Felguk, Porter Robinson, Cyberpunkers, Justice, NEELIX, Vaishiyas, Fukkk Offf, Saint Pauli, F.O.O.L Music, Dada Life, Netsky, Rusko, Glitch Mob, General Midi, Adam Freeland, Stanton Warriors, Stereoheros, Belzebass and obviously, the Above & Beyonds and Armin Van Buurens etc etc
MTTM: Any thoughts on the future of Cape Town clubbing in general?
(We would love to see some beach parties or illegal parties, also the whole drinking laws)
Kreg: This whole drinking law is absolutely ridiculous and is going to have a huge effect on the nightlife scene in Cape Town. With that said, I got a feeling that we will be seeing more festivals and if not more, the festivals we have now will definitely be expanding and getting bigger. People can bring their own booze and wont have to worry about the bar licence. I see ALOT more international acts making their way to Cape Town. Last year was great and if it is anything to go by, 2011 should be one helluva year for partying AND I see a massive door opening for Sunday day parties to make a come back.
I went to Mykonos in Greece a couple years back with Pascal and Guy and my eyes were opened to the beach party vibe. Clubs and pubs along the beach, people partying at/on the bar, on the sand or in the water, girls in bikinis and lots of shooters! It was insane and vibe was so awesome. A similar concept needs to be done in and around Camps Bay... We can only dream though
With the new addition of Trinity and the SugarHut, there will be more options for people to party and I know Trinity have got 2 HUGE international DJ’s line up the next two months.
With the amount of “Commercial concerts” coming up in the next few months as well, we are seriously lucky. Faithless, U2, Kings of Leon within the space of a month aint to shabby either. Its definitely not my vibe but I know that tickles a lot of peoples fancy.
Kreg: Hahaha, that sounds pretty cool, the go-to-guy! Djing/Producing was a long time dream of mine and when I realised that it wasn’t ever going to become a reality, I decided I would like to get involved in another way. That is another reason why we started MyCityByNight, to show of talents we found along the way as well as trying to help those guys get sorted in club slots that they wouldnt be able to organise themselves. We are in contact with promoters and event organisers very often and I like throwing new names at these guys as often as I can. Everyone wants a chance behind the decks, well thats how I see it.
More info on Dansville & DJhookups to follow soooon!!
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