Soon
to move to The Attic in Manchester, a move which surely only help
Toast to grow even more, as well as moving to a new venue in Preston
it seems that the critics who said that a hard house night wouldn´t
work in the city have
been proved wrong.
Talking
to Pete Carvell, promoter of Toast, it is clear to see that he has
a buzz about him and is enthusiastic about the hard house night
that he took on himself to set up with his friends.
And
he says that he just felt that Preston needed something different.
He
said: "It was the love for the music really. I just wanted
to bring hard dance to Preston and something other than Feel.
"I
tried setting up my own night two to three years ago in Preston
but nothing really came together."
Not
that that put him off. With the amount of contacts in clubland he
had picked up over the years, the Toast promoter and resident tried
again.
"With
Toast... things just fell together really easily. We had so many
good DJ's at our fingertips and ready to play for us that we thought
we´d be missing out on a good opportunity if we didn´t
go with the night."
And
Toast was born. Not everything has gone to plan but that is to be
expected. What has been evident is the uplifting atmosphere in the
club.
Pete believes this is down to both the clubbers and the DJ's.
He
said: "In a way, our residents are what is making Toast at
the moment. The buzz about Morgan is out of this world. He's got
gigs coming at him left, right and centre. Hopefully, gigs will
start flying in for a few more people soon too."
He
realises the importance of the loyal band of 'Toasters' too.
"Without
the people who have been there since the start and supported us
then this wouldn't happen. I absolutely love the lot of them. They
create probably one of the friendliest atmospheres I've ever experienced
in a club.
"They're
always up for it and you can guarantee that, no matter who's playing
or how many people are there, there's always this loyal band of
followers on the dancefloor giving it their all.
"Things
have gone beyond my expectations really. I was quite happy with
just promoting a night in Preston that was a success. But now, with
the Manchester thing as well, things look like their starting to
take off.
"We're
in the position of becoming the fourth most reputable hard dance
night in the North West, which is an absolute honour really."
Pete
isn't surprised though.
"You
come to expect it after a while. You notice there's a bit of a buzz
about and you hear people talk about it. It's all over the country
basically. I'm so happy with how things are at the moment."
All
this didn't come easy, however. Pete is currently in his third year
at the University of Central Lancashire and he admits that Toast
is taking up most of his time.
He
said: "It's taken a lot of time, money and effort to get it
where it is now.
"I
think I´ll be 100% confident when the money starts coming
in. We've got to a stage now where we're making money off events
but we've still got a lot of debt to make back.
"The
Manchester thing should help us a lot. The buzz about that already
is superb and I'm really looking forward to the 31st May."
As
for his ideal Toast, Pete says it would probably involved a nice
packed small club, with Paul Glazby and Karim alongside Morgan with
Pete himself doing a warm-up set.
Toast
will be at The Attic, Oxford Road in Manchester on fortnightly Saturdays
from 1pm-8pm starting on the 31st May with residents including Alex
Kidd and Morgan. They then re-launch in Preston on the second Friday
of
July at Elements on Aquaduct Street.
As
well as that, Pete also plans to set up his own DJ agency and go
into the studio to produce a few tunes. So much for students being
lazy!
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