Playlist Press Release August 2004 September 4 next date for London's freshest digital music club

Playlist Press Release – August 2004
September 4 next date for London's freshest digital music club

CLUB NAME: Playlist
DATE: Saturday September 4
VENUE: Nambucca, 596 Holloway Road, 0207 272 7366
TIME: 9pm-late
PRICE: Free entry
CALL THE CLUB: 0207 281 1060
EMAIL: press@ipod-dj.com
WEB: www.ipod-dj.com/playlist (Web site updated)

Brief description:

Following its successful launch night, Playlist opens eyes and ears again at Nambucca, 596 Holloway Road, N7 on September 4.
You are the DJ. Bring your favourite 15-minute playlist on an iPod or other digital music player and play your songs, first come, first served. The best DJs win fantastic prizes from Everything iPod (www.everythingipod.co.uk).
If you love music and don't have a music player come and listen to diverse sounds, be a judge, have a dance and party with the Playlist people. September 4. Free entry. www.ipod-dj.com/playlist


Description:

Playlist launched August 7 to eager music lovers, who wanted to share diverse sounds in a public place. A hugely-varied selection of sounds pleased the crowd, who partied till late. The next Playlist is on September 4, and the plan remains the same.

Welcome to Playlist. It's your party on September 4 at Nambucca, 596 Holloway Road. Admission is free. Prizes are sponsored by Everything iPod, who are offering the best DJ's on the night one of: four Creative Labs TravelSounds speaker systems, 18 hard-wearing Contour Showcase iPod holder and a fantastic top prize - a set of professional audio quality Shure E3c in-ear headphones. That's 23 prizes in all.

Playlist is a growing community of switched-on tech-savvy music fans with broad tastes, excited at the great reawakening of interest in music that promises to transform the music business. Whatever music you want to play, just bring it. Playlist is about sharing the excitement and energy of musical diversity in a digital age.

Playlist invites music lovers to turn up, sign up and play DJ for 15 minutes. All you need do is register and then get to play your songs in an environment one visitor to the launch night called: "A cross between fairyland and Phoenix nights". The best DJs in the opinion of the volunteer judges will win prizes. Judges sign-up and are rotated during the night, and if you just want to party, come along - this is a club for music fans who want to break the barriers. Musical diversity in the digital age

It's not just about iPods though - you can play songs using other music players, judge the songs the DJs bring, or just have a good time.

Playlist stars of the night - people really got the spirit of the event and made it what it was included:

DJ Ant and his two friends, who did the greatest formation break/beat dancing. DJ Ant played all his own dance tunes and they went down a storm.

DJ George for being the first DJ of the night with a sublime mix of Chemical Brothers and the Mouldy Peaches.

DJ D.A.B, who told us he'd come all the way from Norfolk to pack the dance floor with the theme from 'Minder'!

DJ Old Git for starting with 'The Revolution will not be Televised' and moving through diverse moods from De La Soul (which got the bouncers going!) to arrive at T Rex.

Many DJs played their own material, to an enthusiastic response from open-minded music fans, eager for new sounds.

Launch night sponsors Belkin said: "It was a brilliant night, we really enjoyed ourselves."

Word is spreading in London and beyond - as far as Australia and LA. But what is Playlist? Briefly, Playlist is an eternal experiment to build an audience-led top night out. No one knows what will happen on the night - except digital diversity and music.

The club Web site has been updated. You'll find previous Playlist playlists, image galleries and short video clips taken on the launch night. High-res images and some movie footage are available on request.

Web site competition

Playlist and Everything iPod are offering a Web site competition. Visit www.ipod-dj.com, sign up for the mailing list, send us your favourite 15-minute-long Playlist of songs (artist, album and song title), complete a tie-breaker and win one of three prizes: The best wins a Creative Labs TravelSound, and two winners will receive a purple Contour Showcase iPod case. No purchase is required (the night is free), and we will never sell our mailing list,

iMix, iDance, iParty
Welcome to Playlist, the electric eclectic.

Further Information
Call 0207 281 1060, ask for Lisa or Jonny. We'll get back to you if we aren't around.

Everything iPod
Everything iPod is an online store where iPod owners can browse, choose and buy almost every existing iPod accessory available in the world. www.everythingipod.co.uk

The Prizes

One set of Shure E3c in-ear headphones (normal price, £130).
The very best DJ of the night (September 4) wins a set of Shure E3c headphones. These combine precision components with remarkable sound insulation to deliver the best-possible playback, whatever music player you use. The manufacturers describe the product as "equipped with high-energy micro-speakers capable of delivering great tonal balance across the frequency range". The speakers are made of studio-grade components, while the earphones are tiny, but fit securely in your ears. They weigh just 28g, and are professional-grade audiophile equipment.

Five sets Creative Labs Travel Sound external speakers
Creative's TravelSound portable speakers are palm-sized fold-away single unit stereo speakers for people on the move. Equipped with a digital amplifier, they use built-in titanium drivers to deliver a high-quality output. The speakers have a wide effect feature that makes for improved stereo and better all-round audio quality. For audio buffs the speakers offer 2Watts per channel; a 150Hz-10kHz frequency response and supply up to 35 hours of playback on one set of AAA batteries. (Normal price £55).

20 unique purple Contour Showcase iPod cases
Contour Design's durable Showcase range of iPod protectors offer maximum protection for your music player. Everything iPod is the exclusive distributor of the purple Showcase. These protectors are equipped with rubber shock absorbers which cover the edges of the case to protect your iPod from damage if dropped. (Normal price £25).

Press Kit
More information, location maps, images, playlists from the launch night, exclusive content, links to coverage and digital music resources are available at www.ipod-dj.com.

Playlist is not connected to IDG's forthcoming US Playlist magazine.

Call 0207 281 1060 or email press@ipod-dj.com for more information.