What is the ‘longest club DJ session relay’? It is the process in which a group of DJs mix one record each consecutively. In theory this involves DJ after DJ mixing track after track. It was a record first broken by BBC Radio 1Xtra on June 5th 2010 with 82 DJs. URN hope to achieve this with well over this current figure; so far things are looking very promising. The whole process is turning out to be quite a feat. Once we have overcome the logistics of gathering over 82 DJs in one room, we then need to make sure they are all perfectly prepped as to where they need to be and when they need to be there. And then of course there is the mix. ‘Mixing, that’s easy’ I hear you say. No, on the contrary - in order for us to achieve the record each track has to be perfectly beat-matched. If any DJ incorrectly times his ‘mix’ and clangs it, well, it’s game over. In the disastrous event that this does happen we have a cunning backup plan. We are going to be running the attempt in parallel. ‘Behind the scenes’ will be another complete setup with DJs performing the same mix with spectators able to watch if required. It’s shaping up to be the main event in the DJ calendar with everyone very excited in URN. Fingers crossed we smash it!
Slap bang in the middle of the University of Nottingham campus lies the Portland Building, and in the bottom right hand corner (if you're looking at it from the right side) is The Den, the SU's club space. On Thursday 9th June, just after the Graduation Ball (for all the UoN leavers), and right before the biggest weekend of the year, we're completely taking over The Den For the night we've decked it out with an absolutely incredible Funktion One system courtesy of Velocity Sounds. There'll be all sorts of freebies and drinks dealsfor everyone involved. If you can't make it down on the night, FEAR NOT! We'll be broadcasting the entire thing with live video over on urn1350.net/beatthat
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Thursday 9th June at The Den, Portland Building, University of Nottingham campus (NG7 2RD) 5pm till 1am. Entry is FREE.
URN is the University of Nottingham's multi-award winning radio station. Offering a range of news, sport and entertainment programmes as well as cutting edge specialist music shows, it has fully earned its position as the UK’s best student station, consistently recognised by the Student Radio Awards. Within URN, the team behind the official Guinness world record bid is comprised of Nidal Al-Juzi, Patrick Cousens, Gareth Jones, Simon Tarr, Ben Armstrong, Cheeka Eyers, Katherine Lou Nash, Martin Rothe and Tom Ryan. Nidal and Patrick host the stations long-running Drum and Bass show, Gareth and Simon front Progression [Remixed], catering to fans of trance and house, whilst Ben is one half of Reggae radio. Cheeka is the URN’s Head of Music, as well as hosting her own indie/alternative programme. Lou is head of Marketing and Branding, and Martin is website editor and general tech wizard. Finally, Tom Ryan is sometime sports Show host and full time Head of Station. And, of course, not to forget the 100+ DJs without whom this record couldn't happen.
Photos, Videos, Audio and the live video stream all appear here!