Want to be part of a Guinness World Record Attempt

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:37 pm

saw this in the Beat magazine Classifieds...

Beat Magazine wrote:Want to be part of a Guinness World Record Attempt

Hardcore clubbers needed to help fill the dancefloor during a bid to set a new world record for the longest DJ session marathon.

What: 100 hours continuous mixing by British Bad Boy, DJ Promo
Why: Because it'll be fun, we're raising $500,000 for charity; TV
When: Early 2006
How: E-mail [email protected] for furthur details

Hmmm... so whos up for a 5 day party, you hardcore clubbers !!!

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:40 pm

Can we hand him vinyl we want played?

johnnynostars · Post by **johnnynostars** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:41 pm

T I C K A wrote:saw this in the Beat magazine Classifieds...

Beat Magazine wrote:Want to be part of a Guinness World Record Attempt

Hardcore clubbers needed to help fill the dancefloor during a bid to set a new world record for the longest DJ session marathon.

What: 100 hours continuous mixing by British Bad Boy, DJ Promo
Why: Because it'll be fun, we're raising $500,000 for charity; TV
When: Early 2006
How: E-mail [email protected] for furthur details

Hmmm... so whos up for a 5 day party, you hardcore clubbers !!!

Does he only play white labels or what?

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:44 pm

johnnynostars wrote:

Does he only play white labels or what?

Think he'll be playin with a few white lines to last 100 hours hey ?

AJ · Post by AJ » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:44 pm

nah, he's more tribal house. does those 'The Drum Is God' parties around town.

But how does one stay up for 100 hour... oh.

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:46 pm

T I C K A wrote:
johnnynostars wrote:

Does he only play white labels or what?
Think he'll be playin with a few white lines to last 100 hours hey ?

someone had to say it. Maybe a few extened mixes too?

500K for charity, ill be on that.

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:49 pm

surely its a prank... theres no way anyone can physically mix for 5 days straight !

EDIT: I may stand corrected -

01 Sep 2005
Genix Guinness World Record 100% Official & Confirmed!!
Genix attempted the world record for the longest DJ set in history back in Feb 05 with a massive 84 hour set! We are happy to announce that this is now a 100% confirmed official Guinness World Record!!!!! Well done Genix!

http://www.djgenix.co.uk/index.php

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:05 am

some trance song I remember from when I used to lsiten to trance years ago

"the Dj's took pills to stay awake and play for 7 days"

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:08 am

flippo wrote:some trance song I remember from when I used to lsiten to trance years ago

"the Dj's took pills to stay awake and play for 7 days"

wasnt that a Jim Morrison sample ?? heard it many a time !

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:12 am

probably. No idea where it came from originaly.

Realm Korrupt · Post by **Realm Korrupt** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:44 am

Its legit. Man is in training for the marathon mixup. Surely lookin at spinning records for that long would seriously fuck your head.

Rob M · Post by **Rob M** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:33 am

isn't the record more for the punters to actually dance or trainspot for 100hrs rather than the dj spinning tunes

B0mBjAcK · Post by **B0mBjAcK** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:07 am

Damn I don't know if my beer money would last that long! Who would seriously stay for the whole time if it isn't D&B?

Rob M · Post by **Rob M** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:17 am

speedcore or die!

B0mBjAcK · Post by **B0mBjAcK** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:20 am

Drill n Bass or STFU

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 9:20 am

All I can say is Matt you crazy fuck. Good luck man.

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:49 pm

Just got an email:

1 DJ

100 hours

1500 tunes

1 Guinness World Record

and

$500,000 for charity

In early 2006, DJ Promo â€“ a prolific British-born DJ whose career has seen him behind the decks in London at Ministry of Sound and Fabric, plus a host of venues around the world â€“ will attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest continuous DJ session marathon,

The record currently stands at 84 hours and was set in February 2005 by Genix (UK). Although DJ Promo would need to beat the existing record only by a matter of minutes to take the title, his aim is to complete a marathon set of 100 hoursâ€™ continuous mixing.

Two things set this attempt aside from its predecessors: first, DJ Promo has insisted on being drug tested after completing the attempt to prove that no illegal substances have been used; and second, itâ€™s being staged in an effort to raise at least $500,000 for two Australian charities.

The beneficiaries are Challenge, which supports children suffering from cancer and other life-threatening blood disorders; and The Big Issue, which enables homeless people to take steps towards basic self-reliance, self-confidence and ultimately getting off the street.

The attempt will be staged in a purpose-built nightclub in Federation Square - one of Melbourneâ€™s busiest outdoor public spaces. In order to comply with the Guinness World Record rules and regulations, we need to have a dancing audience at all times. Donâ€™t panic, though - you wonâ€™t have to dance for 100 hours, as the rules state that the longest anyone is allowed on the dance floor is four hours at a time.

So, now you know who we are, what weâ€™re doing and, most importantly, why weâ€™re doing it. It doesnâ€™t matter whether you have two hot feet, two left feet, or even no feet at all, weâ€™d love for you to get involved and help fill the dance floor. Itâ€™ll be a lot of fun, and you might even get your 15 minutes of fame! Drop us a line at [email protected] to confirm youâ€™re up for the challenge, and weâ€™ll keep you updated as the project progresses.

Yours inn sleeplessness,

Matt Solo (DJ Promo)

Laura Snook (The Management)

nhd · Post by **nhd** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 11:51 pm

thats awesome!!

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:08 am

Why can't you dance for more than four hours?

Wtf?

saintberry · Post by **saintberry** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:33 am

yeah well worthy cause even if he cant do it. man the headache after 100hours straight. i hope he has quiet monitors!

go on my son!

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:41 am

Fed Square hey! That's fucken cool I reckon

LÃ³s Kasinoâ€” · Wed Oct 26, 2005 11:50 am

jbs wrote:Why can't you dance for more than four hours?

Wtf?

"You can do it, put your ass into it"

Scholtzy · Post by **Scholtzy** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:00 pm

100 hours eh...I reckon you would go nuts spinning for that long, along with sleep deprivation, cant be good for your mental health. Imagine trying to beatmatch on the 99th hour

aspekt · Post by **aspekt** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 12:13 pm

Scholtzy wrote:100 hours eh...I reckon you would go nuts spinning for that long, along with sleep deprivation, cant be good for your mental health. Imagine trying to beatmatch on the 99th hour

just mix two tracks back and forth

factory worker · Post by **factory worker** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:07 pm

Scholtzy wrote:100 hours eh...I reckon you would go nuts spinning for that long, along with sleep deprivation, cant be good for your mental health. Imagine trying to beatmatch on the 99th hour

depends if all his records are the same BPM or what ever.

doubt it will be fluid mixing anyhoo, thats for sure.

Lucid_Visuals · Post by **Lucid_Visuals** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:23 pm

hey all. This is definitely GENUINE. Matt is training hard and doing sleep dep training aswell. His going for it with no chemical assistance. We'll be handling the visuals for the period too. The world record at the moment is 84 hours (i think) so he only really needs 85, but is going for 100. As far as we know it's happening in Fed Square in Feb.

and yeah, $500k for charity is the other goal so the more people there during the week the better!
keepin it on the low brow for a while until everythings confirmed tho...

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 1:29 pm

Matt has been putting this together for a good 6 - 8 months and he is dead set certain that he will go very close to achieving it.
.

PahMaLa · Post by **PahMaLa** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:12 pm

Woah, that'll be mad.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:17 pm

Go Matt!!! Thats pretty cool eh! Sure he gets recog, but mostly he's totally putting his body and brain on the line to raise money for charities.

nICE ONE. The fella should be appluaded.

I'll be dancing thats for sure

LukeMcD · Post by **LukeMcD** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:44 pm

I considered doing it myself about a yera ago but people keep breaking the record and it becomes more and more unlikely.

I believe you get a 10 minute break every 4 hrs or something and your not alowed to use drugs.

It's all very by the book, Guiness Book actually.

Good luck Matt, I will drop in after after work one night unless I am to tired, but thats not really a good excuse to not show up is it.

Feigan · Post by **Feigan** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:06 pm

15 minutes every 4 hours I think

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 2:59 pm

http://www.inthemix.com.au/whatson/show/28345/

it's on June 12th.... who thinks he's really gunna do it? I'm sceptical

He has to have at least one person dancing at all times... What if you were the only one there? You couldn't leave because you'd no doubt feel terrible that you'd buggered his record attemp.

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:03 pm

see what the venue is called, "THE VERTEX", a specially built nightclub in Fed Square!

Miss Bee · Post by **Miss Bee** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:52 pm

deviant wrote:http://www.inthemix.com.au/whatson/show/28345/

it's on June 12th.... who thinks he's really gunna do it? I'm sceptical

He has to have at least one person dancing at all times... What if you were the only one there? You couldn't leave because you'd no doubt feel terrible that you'd buggered his record attemp.

Its around the same time that the world cup soccer is on, so I think there should be a fair few people in and around fed square at the time

I am going to be singing with him for a little while on the first night so if any melbourne beaters are around come and say howdy

a1studmuffin · Post by **a1studmuffin** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 12:15 am

Oh I hope this is captured on the glory of the Federation Square webcam so I may watch it from another continent

Schizo! · Post by **Schizo!** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:01 am

Second on the handing him vinyl motion

I'll be impressed if manages it, good luck to him

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:21 pm

Starts Monday.

Support.

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:25 pm

so keen to check this. thanks for the heads up D!

DBoy · Post by **DBoy** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 2:29 pm

Miss Bee wrote:
deviant wrote:http://www.inthemix.com.au/whatson/show/28345/

it's on June 12th.... who thinks he's really gunna do it? I'm sceptical

He has to have at least one person dancing at all times... What if you were the only one there? You couldn't leave because you'd no doubt feel terrible that you'd buggered his record attemp.
Its around the same time that the world cup soccer is on, so I think there should be a fair few people in and around fed square at the time

I am going to be singing with him for a little while on the first night so if any melbourne beaters are around come and say howdy

hmmm, does this mean he is playing through the Australian game? how is that going to work?

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:24 pm

^^ I dunno man, but it starts @ 9am on monday, so I might be up for checking out the start right after the Lounge.

shepherd · Post by **shepherd** » Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:26 pm

it's in some prupose built vortex nightclub so the soccer won't make any difference.

Miss Bee · Post by **Miss Bee** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:34 am

shepherd wrote:it's in some prupose built vortex nightclub so the soccer won't make any difference.

What Benjamin said, its similar to what reguritator did with the band in the bubble thing, but bigger. Think it can fit around 100-150 people in it? means that it all complies with sound restrictions, etc

same o · Post by **same o** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:29 am

T I C K A wrote:
johnnynostars wrote:

Does he only play white labels or what?
Think he'll be playin with a few white lines to last 100 hours hey ?

he is taking drug tests even though it is not required by guiness world records..

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:33 am

^^ I thought he was required to be drug free.

Miss Bee · Post by **Miss Bee** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 5:08 pm

deviant wrote:^^ I thought he was required to be drug free.

Nup, thats a rule that Matt himself has created - and if he passes it, going forward it will be the new rule for all attempts.

crazy mofo!

Miss Bee · Post by **Miss Bee** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:31 pm

He is still going!!!

live feed from fed square here

http://www.fedsq.com/index.cfm?pageID=139

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:32 pm

I'm heading down there now if anyone is keen to go have a look and give some support for an hour or so!

tappy · Post by **tappy** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:37 pm

everyone should definitelyget down there for 9pm tonight. He'll break the world record (84hrs) then, and get to the 100 mark @ 1pm tomorrow. I've been there doing visuals everynight and this place has the BEST vibe, and Matt is going strong! we've all kinds of crazy nuts in there and a few regualrs that come every night. It's been a fuckn great event from day one. (especially with the soccer crowd on monday night...)

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:39 pm

Crazy Mofo-have to have a look tonight

He must be EXHAUSTED

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 1:41 pm

i went last night for a bit and it was cool!

crowd of shufflers reprazenting, smoke pouring out of wicked perspex pyriamid....

for a good casue, nice one...

put some money in the jars when you go down there!!!

Melbourne Beats

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