Gala screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho

CARE International has joined forces with the Empire, Leicester Square, to present a special gala screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal classic, Psycho, with its iconic score by Bernard Herrmann. Released in 1960, Psycho changed everything – pushing the boundaries of screen horror and delivering some of the best known scenes in all movies. Herrmann’s score, written only for strings, is simply one of the greatest film scores ever created. This screening is a rare opportunity to experience Psycho on one of the biggest and best screens in the country – and raise money for CARE International.

Many of the composers appearing in the Concert for CARE will be present at the Empire and will take part in a unique mega-Q&A after the screening, discussing Herrmann’s score and looking back on film music in the last 50 years. There will also be a chance to meet the composers and our other very special guests to get signed CDs and DVDs.

A rare opportunity to see Hitchcock's seminal classic on one of the biggest and best screens in the UK. Released in 1960, Psycho changed cinema forever, pushing the boundaries of screen horror and providing some of the best-known scenes in all movies. Bernard Herrmann's visceral score is simply one of the greatest film scores ever created.

A larcenous Phoenix real–estate secretary Marion Crane (Leigh) picks the wrong place to spend a night: The bates Motel (12 cabins, 12 vacancies, 12 showers), run by a peculiar young man (Perkins) and his crotchety old ‘mother‘. Based on Robert Bloch‘s novel, the film‘s numerous set pieces remain unsurpassed (the superbly edited shower sequence, storyboarded by Saul Bass is one of the most influential in film history), with the film having accrued the reputation as the master of all suspense movies.

This screening forms part of David Arnold's Concert for CARE, a major event at the Royal Albert Hall on October 18th featuring some of the biggest names in film music. Many of the composers, including David Arnold, John Ottman, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, George Fenton, Rachel Portman and Dario Marianelli will also attend the Psycho screening and will take part in an exclusive Q&A on film scoring following the Psycho screening.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam

Gala screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho

Where:
Empire Leicester Square, 5-6 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7NA

When:
9.30am, Sun 17t Oct 2010

More info & tickets:
Over at the Empire website

Mike Figgis - Film + Music Festival

Trumpeter/film director/composer Figgis continues his esoteric program of live music at Kings Place over this week. Expect guest appearances, multimedia presentations, film and music.


Wednesday 15 September
Sound, Music and Film
Film director Mike Figgis is fascinated by the powerful psychological effect of film scores on the drama. Tonight he demonstrates his ideas with a live mix of his film ‘Timecode’, changing the score and the mix to illustrate the amazing potential of the music.

Thursday 16 September
The Mike Figgis Theatre Group
Three multi media performances written by Mike Figgis. Each combines film with live performance and live music.

Redheugh, 1980
'The Airfield at Tangmere'; 'At Mrs Dyson’s'; 'Die Welle'; 'Ist er Das?'

Slow Fade (aka The House C4), 1982
'Opium'; 'Sexual Love'; 'Riga'; 'Slow Fades the Light'

Animals of the City, 1983
'This Hotel Room'; 'On Ellis Island'; 'I Have No Shadow'; 'Story of a Tragic Love'

Friday 17 September
Past, Present and Future: Rosey Chan and Friends
Rosey Chan on pianowith guests, including Mike Figgis
A haunting performance, featuring classically-trained pianist/performance artist Chan and Lebanese singer Hamden. Combining video projections that show Chan as both a girl and a 90-year-old woman, this will be a mesmerising audiovisual mix traversing jazz and classical sounds.

Saturday 18 September
The People Band
An evening with a difference. Performers from the 40-strong People Band will give a live concert in Kings Place Hall Two.

"My first exposure to free jazz came about through hearing and then performing with the People Band. This was in the early 70's. I have continued to play with the People Band since that time. The band is a loose collective but all of the original members still participate whilst still following a multitude of other interests (like myself). The band recorded (in the late 60's) an album that has recently been re-issued, produced by Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones." Mike Figgis

Mike Figgis - Film + Music Festival

Where:
Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG

When:
Monday 13th September 2010 - Sunday 19th September 2010

More info:
Over at the King's Place website

Battleship Potemkin with Zombie Zombie Live

French duo Zombie Zombie have gained worldwide attention since their debut album A Land For Renegades in 2008, both as a formidable live band and as music producers of the highest calibre. Through their use of vintage analogue synthesizers the band create intensely atmospheric music that has oft drawn comparison with the soundtracks of John Carpenter, the scores by Goblin for the films of Dario Argento and, notably, Gil Melle's soundtrack for The Andromeda Strain.

Such references would not seem to lead obviously to working on Battleship Potemkin, yet the band's passionate re-imagining of Eisenstein's silent classic has been heralded as a triumph since its debut performance in Paris at the end of 2009. The BFI are delighted to present the UK Premiere of this re-score.

Premiere: Battleship Potemkin with Zombie Zombie Live

Where:
BFI Southbank
Belvedere Road, London, England SE1 8XT

When:
6:30pm, Fri 28 May, 2010

More info:Over at the BFI website

No One Knows about Persian Cats Review and Special live session

The experience of discovering a film can be wonderful. Some of my favourite films are films I have seen without prior knowledge of our raised expectations. I was aware that it had done well at Cannes the same year that Un Prophete won (it won the Special Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section) and that it was about the music scene in Iraq. With that in mind I made my way to a screening of “No One Knows about Persian Cats”.

What’s it all about?
The story follows the recently released from jail and talented Negar (Negar Shaghaghi) and Ashcan (Ashkan Koshanejad) as they plan to leave Teheran and play a concert in London. Their quest puts them in touch with Nader (Hamed Behdad) - a fast talking and hilarious fixer that guides them through the underground music scene of Teheran. While the palpable possibility of failure and incarceration hanging over their heads. As the story unfolds there is a wavering balance between awe at the musical talent on screen and uncomfortable dread that things could all fall apart.

What’s it like
In the first couple of minutes of No One Knows about Persian Cats I was immediately struck by the similarity in its cinematic style to the raw 60s French new-wave cinema. Not only its Cinéma vérité handheld camera style, fresh editing, real dialogue, real locations and regular use of characters in transit. For me the similarities didn’t end there. Persian Cats evoked the same feeling in me that Goddard or Truffaut’s films brought to the fore when (much in the same way Persian Cats reveals a hidden Tehran and its people) they exposed me to a world and culture so different from my own.

However where Godard's maxim is "all you need for a movie is a girl and a gun", Persian Cats director Bahman Ghobadi’s approach is more all "all you need for a movie is a girl and music" as he explores the underground music scene in Iran showcasing what must be some of Tehran’s best unknown bands. The comparison between Goddard’s gun device and music is intentional as we find out that for over 30 years the Iranian government has banned certain types of music deemed as impure, forcing many fans of Iranian alternative music and western bands to go underground. At this point we shift into guerrilla D. A. Pennebaker style music documentary and we are introduced to different musicians each representing a different music style such as indie rock, progressive rock, Jazz and Electric Blues, Farsi death metal, Iran street rap, and traditional Persian music. The soundtrack is mesmerising and it’s worth owning. You can sample the music and read a review of the Soundtrack over here on BBC Music.

Background
No One Knows about Persian Cats was Produced written by American born Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi. She was sentenced to an 8 year jail spell for “spying for America”. Eventually her sentence was reduced and she was released. Her experience permeates through Persian Cats.


The Director Bahman Ghobadi (A Time for Drunken Horses, Turtles Can Fly) is an award-winning Director whose films are rarely seen in his own country. At the beginning of the film we are told that it’s based on real people, real locations and real events and that really hit home when I found out that Persian Cats was made without permission or “official permits”. My understanding is that after he has shown Persian Cats to the world Ghobadi will not be returning home. His love of music makes each musician’s scene a joy to experience.

The lead actors do have a band and it's called Take It Easy Hospital, they live in London having fled their homeland.

The talented musicians are undoubtedly the stars of Persian Cats. If you are a fan of world cinema, Middle Eastern or just good music, then No One Knows about Persian Cats is a must-see. However Persian Cats’s greatest strength, the chance to gain some insight into a little known or seen culture, may also possibly be its greatest weakness. Its lack of pandering to western audiences may make it less accessible than more crowd-pleasing fare.

In case you are wondering, (as I was) in the clip below Vincent Maraval expains where the title came from as well as gives some insight into No One Knows About Persian Cats. Apologies for the sound quality.

No One Knows about Persian Cats Review

When
No One Knows about Persian Cats is on general release from 26th March 2010.

Plus there will be special screening with the lead actors + a live PA with their band ‘Take It Easy Hospital’ followed by a DJ set from DJ Shahram at Ciné Lumière at 8pm on March 31, @ 8.00pm (www.institut-francais.org.uk)

Followed by Q&A with musicians and lead actors Negar Shaghaghi and Ashkan Koshanejad

Ennio Morricone at The Royal Albert Hall

The legendary Ennio Morricone has composed and arranged scores for more than 500 film and television productions including A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West. The Italian composer has won two Grammy Awards and two Golden Globes.

He has composed and arranged scores for more than 500 film and television productions. Morricone is considered as one of the most influential film composers since the late 1950s. He is well-known for his long-term collaborations with international acclaimed directors such as Sergio Leone, Brian De Palma, Barry Levinson, and Giuseppe Tornatore.

He wrote the characteristic film scores of Leone's Spaghetti Westerns A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). In the 80s, Morricone composed the scores for John Carpenter's horror movie The Thing (1982), Leone's Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Roland Joffé's The Mission (1986), Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987) and Giuseppe Tornatore's Cinema Paradiso (1988).

His more recent compositions include the scores for Oliver Stone's U Turn (1997), Tornatore's The Legend of 1900 (1998) and Malèna (2000), Mission to Mars (2000) by Brian De Palma, Fateless (2005), and Baaria - La porta del vento (2009). Ennio Morricone has won two Grammy Awards, two Golden Globes and five Anthony Asquith Awards for Film Music by BAFTA in 1979–1992. He has been nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Music, Original Score in 1979–2001. Morricone received the Honorary Academy Award in 2007 "for his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music". He was the second composer to receive this award after its introduction in 1928.

Ennio Morricone at The Royal Albert Hall

Where
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

When
7:30pm, Sat 10 April 2010

More info and tickets over here Royal Albert Hall

No One Knows About Persian Cats Special Screenings

Here at theestablishingshot.com we love fresh cinema and music, so when we heard that No One Knows About Persian Cats the Cannes 2009 Special Jury Prize Winner had a UK release date we were quite excited. This is after all, the same Jury that gave A Prophet top marks.

I'm also kind of hooked on the theme song "Human Jungle" used in the trailer by ‘Take It Easy Hospital’ Some kind of catchy.

For over 30 years the Iranian government has banned certain types of music deemed as impure, compelling many fans of Iranian alternative music and western bands to go underground.

No One Knows About Persian Cats combines musical performances with an edgy underground narrative and follows Iranian musicians Negar (Negar Shaghagi) and Ashkan (Ashkan Koshanejad) as they look for band members to play at a London concert as well as their tribulations to acquire visas that will allow them to leave Iran to do so.


No One Knows About Persian Cats will be on general release at selected cinemas from 26 March, 2010.

It also looks like Network Releasing are also busy organising some special preview(?) screenings that the cast will be attending followed by a DJ session by DJ Shahram.

No One Knows About Persian Cats Special Screenings
Where
Ritzy Brixton Cinema
Brixton Oval, London SW2 1JQ

When
7.30pm March 23, 2010

Where
Cine Lumiére (at the French Institute)
17 Queensberry Place, London, SW7 2DT

When
8.00pm, March 31, 2010



More info head over to the Persian cats microsite

ICA Fundraiser: Gala Party 2010

Join the ICA on the 24th march for a really special Gala Party. The ICA and special guests will be hosting the (best yet?)ICA Annual Fundraising Gala Party at Camden’s Koko

Expect an amazing night of music and dancing with live performances from LEGEND Bryan Ferry, Lily Allen and I Blame Coco, plus more to be announced!

Tickets are also available for the pre-party dinner separately.

ICA Fundraiser: Gala Party 2010

Where
Koko
1a Camden High Street, London NW1 7JE

When
10:00pm, Weds 24 March, 2010

More info and book tickets over at the at ICA London

iRock4Haiti event London tonight

"iRock4Haiti" is a celebrity charity fund-raiser in association with The British Red Cross on Tuesday 16th Feb at Altitude London. Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan & Hip Hop Star Wyclef Jean are hosting the star studded party along with special VIP Guests to Celebrate The Brits & British Music at London's hottest new venue Altitude London.

London's elite will come together on Tuesday 16th February for "iRock4Haiti" a charity fund-raiser event in association with The British Red Cross & will screen the Brits Live in The MillBank Cinema & the after party will be held in the newly opened River Room, in Westminster SW1.

This is a celebrity fund raiser event to benefit the Haiti earthquake victims. All proceeds will go to the Red Cross. Limited tickets will be made available to the general public. It will be held at Altitude London’s two new event spaces, situated in the Millbank Tower in London’s Westminster, which are joining forces to present this unique experience.

This invitation only event will make a limited number of tickets available to the general public with all proceeds going to The British Red Cross.

The Millbank Cinema & Media Centre will be screening the BRIT Awards live between 8pm – 11pm on its newly installed, world class, state-of-the-art facilities. Limited tickets are priced at £50, which includes a deluxe buffet dinner. There are also VIP tickets available for £70, which includes the best seats in the house and a complimentary glass of bubbly.

iRock4Haiti event London

Where
Altitude London
Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP

When
8:00pm - 2:00am, Tues 16 Feb, 2010

More info and tickets at the Altitude 360 website

Hot Chip Play Rough Trade East In-store gig

Hot Chip are back with the stunning fourth studio album 'One Life Stand' released 1st February 2010 on Parlophone records. Don't miss the chance to see Hot Chip play their new material live for the very first time at Rough Trade East.

'One Life Stand' is a full-blooded leap into the unknown, an album that is awash with Hot Chip's trademark creative bravery and a searing emotional intensity from first track to last. Indeed, 'One Life Stand' is by far and away Hot Chip's most complete body of work to date, an album that is more cohesive and more soulful than 2007's ambidextrous 'Made In The Dark' and more ambitious than 2005's Mercury nominated and Grammy award nominated 'The Warning', 'One Life Stand' is an album that establishes Hot Chip as one of the most relevant and creative bands of our era.

You can preview listen to the whole Hot Chip's new album One Life Stand on The EST over here!

Hot Chip Rough Trade East In-store gig

Where
Rough Trade East In-store
'Dray Walk', Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QL

When
7.00pm, Tues 2 Feb, 2010

Henry Rollins An evening of spoken word

Legendary ex - Black Flag Henry Rollins is visiting london! Best known to some as the frenetic frontman for punk rock legends Black Flag and later the Rollins Band, Henry Rollins gives a special spoken word performance.

Where
Southbank Centre
Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX

When
7:30pm Fri 15 January 2010

More info at Southbank Centre

Rock Renaissance

I would like to cordially invite you to attend and join us on this evening of art and music
We are proud to announce OCTOBER 23rd as the date for the highly anticipated second instalment of Rock Renaissance at Home House

As you know, Rock Renaissance brings established and upcoming artists (painters, sculptors, photographers) together with up coming and established musicians for special one-off events. These events aim to showcase a fusion of both elements to create a unique sensory experience for the lucky few who are invited to attend.
The concept launched in March – featuring the photography of legendary rock photo-journalist Joe Bangay alongside live acoustic performances from The Kooks, The Mystery Jets, Frank Turner, The Neon Empire and Jay Jay Pistolet.
RockRen continues from strength to strength next Friday – exhibiting the work of renowned NY-based urban landscape artist – Phil Stein.

There will be LIVE acoustic performances from:
Pete Doherty
Kristian Marr
The Neon Empire
The Screaming Lights
Rubber Kiss Goodbye
– followed promptly by a DJ set from supermodel Ben Grimes and DJ Kid Cola.
As if that wasn’t enough – there will be a short introduction from Jon Moss of Culture Club and a live portraiture by Grant Kennedy.

Rock Ren has teamed up with the UK’s largest independent music therapy charity – Nordoff-Robbins (www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk) and will donate funds raised from the event to this amazing cause.

Rock Renaissance

Where
Home House
21 Portman Square, London, England W1H 6LP

When
9:00pm Friday October 23, 2009

Exclusive PIXIE LOTT show

Exclusive PIXIE LOTT show at the HMV Forum
HMV, MFG and Mercury Present Pixie Lott

Pixie Lott is playing a secret gig at The HMV Forum.

Where
HMV Forum
9-17 Highgate Town, Kentish Town, London, NW5 1JY.

When
5:25pm, Mon 7 Sep, 2009

Michael Nyman plays The Royal Albert Hall

To celebrate the year's two big Baroque anniversaries – and his own 65th birthday – the Michael Nyman Band makes its Proms debut with a new work echoing the Purcell and Handel pieces heard in Prom 53.

Best known for his soundtracks to such movies as The Piano, Gattaca and Wonderland, Michael Nyman started out as a musicologist, editing scores by Handel and Purcell; as a critic he coined the term 'Minimalism'; and, as a composer he first made his name by putting the music of classical masters through the Minimalist mill to generate raunchy, rhythmically propulsive, raucously energetic new works, such as his score for Peter Greenaway's 1982 film The Draughtsman’s Contract and the grief-frozen Memorial, (which featured in Greenaway's later The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover) – both of which are Purcell-based.

The Draughtsman’s Contract – selection 23’
The Musicologist Scores c20’
BBC commission: world premiere
Six Celan Songs – Blume; Psalm 10’
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover – Memorial 12’

PROM 54: MICHAEL NYMAN
Tuesday 25 August 2009 - 10:15 PM
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
London, SW7

Julian Perretta - Secret Gig

Julian Perretta - Secret Gig

Julian Perretta is playing an exclusive gig on 7th July 09 in London.

At 16 Perretta left school auditioning successfully for a course at the drama centre, RADA, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, intending to pursue a career as an actor.

When his course ended he began writing and producing material with the members of the band Jamiroquai. During that time he was introduced to Girls Aloud manager Hillary Shaw.

Music career
In March 2008, Sony Music executives signed him to a five album recording deal aged 19. Perretta went onto sign a publishing agreement as a songwriter, with Universal Music Publishing Group.

He joined Mark Ronson on a European Tour, where he sang The Smiths hit, "Stop Me."

In December 2008 he was tipped as one of MTV's Top New Artists of 2009, receiving high praise from the television network.

The track, "Wonder Why" debuted on radio, December 28 2008 on 95.8 Capital FM.

Perretta gained a large internet following from notable blogging websites, such as Hollywood celebrity blogger Perez Hilton who is known to be a big supporter of the singer. His myspace page seeing in excess of a two million views in three months.

Perez Hilton featured the singer in Paste Magazine's "Three Musical Acts To Watch in 2009.

The track Wonder Why saw a huge upsurge in plays and popularity on social networking sites such as myspace, taking over 1.5 million plays itself.

In May 2009, Columbia Records released a free download of the song Ride My Star to coincide with him supporting Girls Aloud on their Out of Control Tour UK Arena Tour. The download saw a huge reception, taking half a million hits that month on myspace.

It’s at a secret Venue in Central London

Tuesday July 7, 2009 at 6:00pm
Secret location in London

Jane's Addiction Secret Gig

Top alternative rock band Jane's Addiction are playing a secret gig in London later this month.

Jane's Addiction Secret Gig London

Where
Centro,
18 West Central Street, Holborn, London, WC1A 1JJ

When
6:00pm, Thursday July 16, 2009

Brian Wilson Secret Gig

Brian Wilson is to play a secret intimate acoustic set this Thursday, to mark the launch of a new collector’s book and print set published with Sir Peter Blake based on recent album That Lucky Old Sun.

The cloth-bound hand-numbered box set of original collages by iconic artist Sir Peter Blake is published by Genesis Publications and also contains reproduced handwritten sheet music and lyrics for the album track “Midnight’s Another Day.” Their accompanying numbered book is hand-signed by both authors, Wilson and Blake.

As Brian prepares to tour Europe and North America in 2009, this fine art boxed book and print set will launch with just 1,000 copies available worldwide. Described by Brian as “a spiritual record”, it includes 12 exclusive new prints created by Peter, presented as numbered, fine art serigraphs.

The series of original collages draw their inspiration from the music of Brian Wilson’s new masterpiece, offering a moving tribute to Southern California and a celebration of Brian’s life and career. Sir Peter Blake comments, “It is extremely satisfying to bring the California that Brian sees to the page. That Lucky Old Sun is a ‘collage of sound’ which I’m very happy to make visual.”

The pioneer of “Pop Art”, Sir Peter Blake is an elected member of the Royal Academy, an associate artist of The National Gallery and, in 2003, more than forty years after his first solo exhibition, was knighted by Her Majesty The Queen for services to fine art.

That Lucky Old Sun by Brian Wilson and Sir Peter Blake – the signed, handmade limited edition box set of 1,000 copies is available only through Genesis Publications; www.genesis-publications.com. Tel +44(0)1483 540970. Pre-publication Price: £900.

Where
One Alfred Place
1 Alfred Place, London WC1E 7EB

When
6:00, Thurs 2 July, 2009

Smirnoff Experience: U.R. The Night

It gives us great pleasure to invite you to Smirnoff Experience: U.R. The Night at the O2 Matter.

This July (10th), Smirnoff Experience™, the Global series of original nightlife events, is coming to London – arguably the most influential city for cutting edge nightlife in the world - to give people the chance to co-create their own event, Smirnoff: U.R. The Night at Matter. With a mission to keep good times fresh and original.

The event will see the Pet Shop Boys taking to the stage for an exclusive performance, fresh off the back of winning an Outstanding Acheivement award at the Brits earlier this year and releasing their new album Yes. With a back-catalogue of hits including West End Girls, It’s a Sin, Always on my Mind and Go West, it promises to be an unforgettable experience.

Performing alongside the Pet Shop Boys and bringing a touch of glamour to the event is space disco queen Little Boots with DJ support from dancefloor popsters Hot Chip, The Count & Sinden and cosmic Jedi Tom Middleton.

Smirnoff Experience: U.R. The Night

Where
Matter
O2 Dome, Greenwich, London, England

When
9:00pm, Fri July 10, 2009

Simple Minds play The Roundhouse

The iTunes Festival London event kicks off again in July 2009 with over 60 great artists playing live at the Roundhouse in Camden. With the likes of Oasis starring alongside Snow Patrol, Flo Rida and The Saturdays, the iTunes Festival London shows are set to be even bigger and more impressive than last year.

Simple Minds and Vagabond
Having celebrated their thirtieth anniversary last year, Jim Kerr and co return, doubtless mixing up magnificently shimmering, synth-pop tunes from the likes of 'Sons & Fascination' (1981) and1982's 'New Gold Dream' with those from their rather more pompous latter days, with de rigeur thundering sin drums and padded-shoulder suits. Support from Vagabond.

Simple Minds and Vagabond at The Roundhouse

Where
The Roundhouse
Chalk Farm Road | London NW1 8EH

When
6:00, Thurs 16th July, 2009

5 Gum Sense5 Launch party, London

Earlier this Month we were invited to the 5 Gum "Creating Sense5" launch party held in London. 5 Gum is new flavourful gum from Wrigleys. The general consensus is that 5 Gum really is a taste explosion in a chewing gum kind of way.

The launch was conducted by Vice Magazine who ran a a competition in the lead up to the event. They sent out an open call to creatives to create something that like the gum intrigues and exhilarates the senses. And when I say something, the entries could have been anything one felt would represent the gum. Award winning band Hot Chip would then select the winning talent and curate the gig. From The Vice website:

"Thursday, June 4th certainly turned out to be an unforgettable night at The Arches, London Bridge. Hot Chip's two live DJ sets - one featuring Kano - were supported by unique performances from The Penny Serenade, Raf Daddy, Planning To Rock and Noze.

Five winners of the CreatingSense5 competition, whose entries, like the 5 gum, represented and stimulated the senses. Their interactive installations including the "touch wall" and "edible forest" proved to be a huge success - with people finding more than one different use for them!"

Stand out moments for me were discovering Portuguese Sangeres beer (a almost honey tinged malty beer), hearing Planning To Rock for the first time, Hot Chip's awesome live set as well as hearing the sublime combination of Hot Chip & Kano together. Pics & videos to follow in the meantime you can see more pics from the event here!

Carl Cox to play an exclusive intimate London Show Apr 23rd 09

Carl Cox Exclusive London Show Apr 23rd 09

Carl Cox Announces exclusive date at Guanabar, London. April 23, 2009, 11pm-2.30am 

• Carl's most intimate London venue for 7 years 

• Very limited tickets on sale at just £5 

As part of his forthcoming UK tour, which kicks off with a sold-out show at Camden's legendary KOKO on April 9, Carl Cox has announced a surprise date on April 23 2009 at intimate Brazilian partyspot Guanabara. 

Carl, who last played a London venue of the same size back in 2002, says: "I'm very excited to play at Guanabara. I love everything about Brazil - the food, the music, the people, the vibe! And there's nowhere better on earth to party than Sao Paulo… I just love playing to people who know their music and to have a good time." 

Doors open 11pm till 2.30am. DJ support provided by the upcoming Nicole Moudaber. 

Carl's full UK Tour details: 

April 2009 

9th - London @ Koko 

10th - Leeds @ Victoria Works 

12th - Glasgow @ The Arches 

13th - Belfast @ Shine 

17th - Bournemouth @ Opera House 

18th - Newcastle @ Digital 

23rd - London @ Guanabara 

24th - Manchester @ Sankeys 

25th - Birmingham @ Air 

May (Bank Holiday weekend) 

1st - Dublin @ Tripod 

2nd - Liverpool @ Circus 

3rd - Cardiff @ Liquid 

Carl Cox to play an exclusive intimate London Show Apr 23rd 09

Thursday April 23, 2009 at 11:00pm

Guanabara

Parker Street

London, England WC2B 5PW