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Connecting The Dots In A New Way: Broadwick Live Presents Launched In London
Broadwick Live are known for turning empty spaces into iconic venues in London, and, more recently, New York City. With the launch of Broadwick Live Presents, the company will work directly with venues, artists, crews, and partners to conceptualize its own collection of shows.
The initial collaborations include some of London’s most loved venues, including Studio 338, NTs loft, Electric Brixton, and Phonox. Starting in October, Broadwick Live Presents will work directly with these venues, “aiming to foster up-and-coming talent, explore diverse spaces with a variety of capacities and offerings, and to make a healthy contribution to club culture,” according to a press release announcing the launch of Broadwick Live Presents.
With projects like Printworks, Drumsheds, Beams, the Field Day Festival and more, Broadwick Live have proven their expertise in event curation and delivery time and time again.
“This new endeavor aims to engage venues operating at all levels across the capital, plus a range of artists from emerging names through to established acts,” the press release continues, adding, “Broadwick Live Presents will connect the dots in a new way, with shows that encourage exploration, collaboration and development. This new venture showcases a genuine commitment to the next generation of talent and the venues that provide a vital space for artists at different stages of their creative career. In a time when dialogue and numbers around nightlife seem bleak, BWL hope to use their position to contribute to the scene and keep dance music culture moving forward.”
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The program will explore “all corners of the underground from drum and bass to disco, techno and garage.” The initial run of confirmed shows can be found below. They include Otik at the Carpet Shop in Peckham, D.O.D at Phonox, or Nils Hoffmann at Electric Brixton.
Broadwick Live’s head of music, Jeff Gray, commented, “With one eye firmly on the future, our ‘Broadwick Live presents’ events reflect our passion and dedication towards ensuring the most exciting emerging talent in electronic music achieve their potential. This will involve us hosting events across our favorite London venues, all of which are equally committed to pushing the dance music scene forward. We can’t wait to get started.”
Matt Wickings, head of music, Corsica Studios/Carpet Shop, added, “It’s great to see Broadwick Live supporting not only up and coming grassroots artists but established grassroots venues as well, ensuring that the current London electronic music ecosystem can support itself and continue to thrive.”
Mike Weller, head of music at Electric Brixton, said, “Electric Brixton is a platform for new and established artists so it only feels natural for us to partner with Broadwick Live, a company at the forefront of the electronic music scene in the capital. We’re looking forward to welcoming shows of their new music series to SW2.”
Broadwick Live Presents Upcoming Shows:
Oct. 3 – SWIM – Carpet Shop, Peckham, London
Oct. 5 – D.O.D – Phonox, Brixton, London
Oct. 10 – Otik – Carpet Shop, Peckham, London
Oct. 11 – Tita Lau – E1, Wapping, London
Nov. 30 – hitty – St Johns Hackney, London
Dec. 7 – Nils Hoffmann – Electric Brixton, London