URBAN NOTION PROUDLY PRESENTS

ANDY C + MC GQ with special guest JOKER

SATURDAY 16TH JANUARY 2010

MINISTRY NIGHTCLUB

WITH SUPPORT FROM: CHACHI, WINTERGREEN AND URBAN NOTION

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Urban Notion returns to the Ministry after 2 years with the act they left off with- ANDY C and MC GQ!!!!!!!

Last year saw Andy C reign supreme once more as he was crowned Best Drum and Bass DJ for the 10th successive year; quite a record! He was the highest drum and bass representative at ‘DJs’ top 100 DJs Poll at number 28, and started the year getting the ultimate accolade from the bible of dance music ‘Mixmag’ listing him in the top 10 of their Club lands Ultimate Power List.

Its Andy C’s hard work and skills that gains him the accolades; through running his label ‘Ram Records’, signing new talents, producing and traveling across the globe to play some of the biggest clubs, showing skills behind the decks that are second to none, and compiling and mixing Drum & Bass Arena and a Fabric Live Mix CDs.

Andy C returns to NZ with one of the worlds finest MC’s - MC GQ , to give you what will be a highlight of 2010.

JOKER (UK)

Born to Grime and adopted by Dubstep, 19-year-old Joker refuses to be tagged although, his soul drenched productions have been described as Jehri Curl Boogie and Wiley stuck in an elevator with Cameo.

He burst onto the Dubstep and Grime scenes in 2008 with the vibrant ‘Grimey Princess’ and ‘Gully Brook Lane’ which were released on Earwax and Plastician’s Terrorhythm imprint respectively. His productions possess a rare duality in that they are both instantly identifiable yet impossible to classify. His musical peers include Rustie, Gemmy and Kode 9, the Hyperdub label boss and recognised tastemaker, identified Joker as one to watch when he named him as his protégée for Mary Anne Hobbs’ hugely seminal follow-up to Dubstep Wars, Generation Bass which was broadcast worldwide on BBC Radio 1. Joker and Nomad’s video can be viewed on Youtube and in testament to the level of interest in this Bristolian talent, continues to be the highest viewed video of the Maida Vale session.

His productions are battered by DJs including Appleblim, Pinch, Plastician and Rustie, he’s recently been named Pitchfork’s Producer Of The Year and Kapsize002, his latest release on his own imprint sold out in 2 days.

As we move into the unknown of 2009, Joker is one of the shining stars that can be seen in the distance.

“2008 Producer Of The Year” PITCHFORK

“Joker is Bristol’s biggest new guy on road” NME

“Everyone’s going loopy for Joker” FACT

“Immediate Impact” PLAN B

http://www.myspace.com/thejokerproductions

Audio: Purple City - Joker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bIR_YmiuVw&feature=player_embedded