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Thanks
to Andy, Hereford has enjoyed a decade of premier league standard
clubbing
The
world’s biggest and best DJs have graced the turntables,
winding their way across country to this little blip on the
map on the borders of England and Wales
In
fact the 10th birthday was record breaking in its own right,
because Naughty But Nice achieved the status of being the
longest running national dance night operating from the same
venue
As
well as weekly special guests, Naughty But Nice has maintained
a packed residents roster that helps establish new talent
on the circuit
Chris
Dee, Glen Parrie, Dave Rees, Spyder, Pete Kelly, Ryan Roach
and Tom Cutter provide a solid platform from which the special
guests can shine
A
decade on and still NBN is the undisputed house capital of
the region, luring in serious clubbing crowds from a catchment
area that reaches east as far as Cheltenham and Gloucester,
south to Bristol, west to Cardiff and Swansea and north as
far as Birmingham, hitting all the rural pockets in between
The
club itself has travelled too, under Andy’s leadership
Naughty But Nice has toured Australia, New Zealand, Malta,
Finland and South Africa
Andy
Passman takes ten years of positive experiences away with
him as he bids Naughty But Nice a fond farewell
Andy’s
now free to continue making his own music at his studio and
to keep up his DJing commitments around the world
Emily
Hart steps into Andy’s shoes
She’s
been working at the club for five years and is a familiar
face to all the DJs and regulars
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Andy
waited until the club’s triumphant 10 year anniversary party
to break the news to the crowd that he was hanging up his promoter’s
shoes.
Emotions
ran high as Andy played out with a classic tribal-charged warm up
before handing over for the diva of dance Lisa Lashes.
It
all started in the days when dance music was still emerging from
its breeding ground in Ibiza and was still an underground phenomenon.
Andy
had fallen big time for the new style Balearic beats and decided
to start a house music club night in his home town – and Naughty
But Nice was born.
I’ll still have my residency at the club but I’m having
a bit of a sabbatical so I can relax a bit and allow some new
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As
the original resident and promoter pitching to position Hereford’s
premier night spot into the limelight, Andy pulled in the likes
of Jon Pleased Wimmin, Jim Shaft Ryan, Alistair Whitehead and the
late, great Tony De Vit to help launch the club onto the national
circuit.
"The
heart that beats and continues to beat is the club’s musical
policy that has continued to evolve," says Andy.
"There’s
absolutely no doubt that we could not have stayed here doing this
night for ten years without evolving and we are confident that our
music policy remains upfront.
"We’re
lucky that we do have a hardcore crowd of really good people and
the atmosphere in the club is electric, that’s why all the
top DJs enjoy playing here and keep on coming back for more."
Naughty
But Nice’s booking power is the result of the club’s enduring
support for today’s stars on their way up, as Andy says:
"It’s
so important to support rising talent, they might not fill the club
to capacity but they are out to prove themselves and therefore their
sets can be really exciting.
"I’m
sure, like most people, I don’t want to listen to the same
thing week after week, so we always make room in the schedule for
the new names breaking through."
"Everyone
comes for a good time," says Andy.
"You
get the Gucci girls dancing next to the cyber warriors and everyone
gets along.
"The
club’s always been like that and, apart from the quality line
ups, it’s the friendliness that brings people here and it adds
to the whole positive experience that they take away with them."
Don’t
suspect for one minute that’s the last you’ll be hearing
from him.
"It’s
definitely not over yet!" says Andy.
"I’ll
still have my residency at the club but I’m having a bit of
a sabbatical so I can relax a bit and allow some new influences
to come in," says Andy.
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