13/05/2024
As I sit here writing up details for our next two events, I find myself thinking forward to the latter part of the year and some of the milestones I and Schism are facing.
Firstly, September marks not only our first anniversary of putting on Schism in Reading, but also a big milestone birthday for myself (I'm turning 30 again, obviously), and it will also be 12 years since I first started out as DJ for the club. When I reflected on this, it made me aware that I've nearly been a DJ for Schism for as long as Alan J Chapman was when he left us, and then when I reflected on this further, I realised it will be 10 years since his passing this December. With this in mind, whilst I know December isn't traditionally one of our biggest months in the calendar (clearly people are still recovering from Halloween as they hibernate), I would love to put on a night that would make him proud, and I'm currently trying to think of how that looks.
Our December event in Reading falls the day before Beat:Cancer Vs COFM Reading Ft Grab Your Face, Matt Hart, Red Meat, Paresis, Dj Gillywoo & Kohl in the same venue, and I know from my time talking to Alan, that he would have appreciated seeing what the BEAT:CANCER crew do with each of their events in the goth scene, so my first request to anyone seeing this is, if you can make a weekend of it and attend both events, then please do!
For now, I will be mulling away in the background thinking of new and intuitive ways to ensure Schismites always have a great night to experience, wherever we are and whatever events we hold.
