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MINGIN' is a new club night run by Alan JOY. The emphasis is not on expensive flyers, over-the-top club decor or "performance artistes". The music and the sound system are what really matter. Alan aims to pass on the savings to the clubbers. MINGIN' is economy clubbing at its best - a mere £5 for a fab Saturday night out. And to make it even cheaper, there may be passes out and about in the bars. |
| Now you can get Mingin' in Edinburgh every four weeks!
Next date : 10.30pm - 3am |
| Alan Joy's original concept for Mingin' was to bring big name DJs to Edinburgh every month. It soon became clear that this meant there was no consistency in the club from one month to the next. | |
| Going back to the drawing board, the club has now gone through quite a transformation. Local DJ Brian Dempster has been brought in to play for the first half of the night. His music starts out quite housey but by the time he's finishing his set he's racing along and has the crowd eating out of his hand. | |
| For the second half of the night, Alan Joy takes to the decks himself, playing a much darker, dirtier, sexier, trancier style than his usual sets at JOY. |
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The club continues to attract an older, friendlier, more relaxed crowd. Brian Dempster is really settling into his half of the night, playing a mixture of house but experimenting with more trancey sounds as his set draws to a close. This allows me to take the crowd further along the trance path - heads down and just go with the music. The numbers we getting at the club are putting a strain on the bar queue and, more annoyingly, the queue for the loos. To take the pressure off a wee bit I've decided to open up the bar downstairs. This gives everyone access to much larger toilet facilities as well as a better bar. There will also be tables and chairs for people who need to take a little time out. There won't be music downstairs
as I don't think it's appropriate to try and split the crowd or to attract
new punters with an additional style of music. All you will hear downstairs
is the thump of the beat from upstairs and the cheers and whistles from
the crowd. See you all on the 8th May!
All my love,
Alan Joy xxxxxx
its.mingin@virgin.net |
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Every Fourth Saturday
10.30pm - 3am
Next Dates - Saturday 16th January, 13th February,
Mingin' Info (24 hours) : 0131-467 2551 |
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