ARTICLE BY NAJ MODAK

Truly a Success!!!

The Krisp Fm launch party which took place on Friday night the 5th of May 2000 was prone to a few teething problems with some local frequency trying to gatecrash our output, karaoke style, but what great party is really a party without its initial glitches.

Doors opened at 6pm with guests arriving in their few, but did station manager Nic Dacre look worried? Nah…, and so he shouldn't have because by 7.30pm the drib's and drab's had turned into first class kick-A** party goers.

Local DJ's took it in turns to warm up the crowds with a first class cocktail mixed on a 4K sound system supplied by Powerplay.

"It was a bit slow earlier on but now the atmosphere's great." Ian Ian Hills, local DJ on the Tourism & Marketing Student/Grimsby College. The students taking part in the 'Battle of the DJ's' feel this was an excellent opportunity for them, to showcase their talents live on air while they competed against fellow professional DJ's.

"The atmosphere's great, class DJ's…I'm hoping for someone to recognize my talents and advise me in becoming a success." Steve Jennings, former Electrical Engineering and AS Level Math's student, Grimsby College. They hope to have set new standards and let people know that they are a part of the future success of the music scene achieving heights mimicking Judge Jules, Paul Oakenfold and beyond.

As the night progressed former Drumbar manager Nick Thompson returned to the College to once again to entertain but this time in the role of DJ, Jay Thomson with decks at hand before Fantazia's very own Mike Cosford truly hypnotized the dance-floor.

Mike Cosford began his career in the Balearic days of 1989 when he promoted and DJ'ed at some of the West Countries first rave parties, playing for many of the early Rave Organisations such as Perception, Tribal Dance , Incantation and Fantazia.

It was at this point that he decided to turn his energies into the house and clubscene as the music of the early 90's progressed into a harder style.

Mike is one of Fantazias exclusive album Dj's. It is a little known fact that Mike is the only DJ in the country who has featured on more albums than any other DJ - personally notching up in excess of 450, 000 albums to date.

We now see him playing to packed dancefloors the world over, including such clubs as Gatecrasher creating a fierce reputation as one of the finest party DJ's on the circuit today. With the albums he mixes for Fantazia he always provides a seamless mix of pumping house, proving that he is without doubt one of the finest DJ's the UK has ever produced!

"So far the mixing has been solid. I guess I'm looking for a variety of qualities, an ability to move the crowd, play the right records for the time, the technical aspect of mixing, but that's really the technicality of the base level, people are expected to have that ability."

"Above that it's getting people on the dance floor and creating a flow that works. It's very difficult, there are a great many people who want to be successful DJ's the best thing to do is make a record that's successful. I think that the more opportunities for the students the better."

"This is a good opportunity to get the experiences." Mike Cosford, Fantazia.

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Club Classics Volume 2
Club Classics Volume 3
House Collection Volume 1
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Overall the party was a definite success thanks persistence of the bar-staff to make sure the bar didn't run dry.

"Big up to Nic Dacre, Chris Addison & Grimsby College Student Union, welldone, again a KICK-A** party, A big thanks to Mike Cosford, Powerplay, the student DJ's that took part, everyone at KrispFM and anyone else who contributed to the Launch!" Naj Modak ECE Television.

KrispFM broadcasts until 20/05/00 so tune in on 87.7 and help bring more challenges to the breakfast crew! (Come on really giv 'em a challenge).