PREVIEW: GrooveSchool charity fundraising event “The Big One” takes place in Brixton on Friday 5th December

On Friday 5th December 2014, Grooveschool and We Love Vinyl collaborate to bring you their main fundraiser of the year “The Big One” at the Prince of Wales venue in  Brixton.    Three rooms of DJs featuring Terry Francis (Fabric), Murf (The End), Nathan Coles (Wiggle), Tom Gillieron (RvS Music) and Sam Russo (Fabric).   The younger participants of Grooveschool, fresh from their recent invitation day sessions at Fabric, will also have the opportunity to play earlier on in the evening from 7 – 9 pm supported by their family and friends.    This special night also sees one of the rooms hosted by the cool cats from We Love Vinyl (WLV). With DJs including Andy Nicholls, Rob Fung (WLV), Andy P (Funkd Up) and Lloyd Awakeman (Slide and Get Diverted).

For the last three and half years, Grooveschool have hosted a series of free DJ and Music Technology sessions, for local young people in South London.   Practitioners voluntarily giving their time and contributing advice and skills.    The essence of the workshops is to teach children how to compile a DJ set which includes their own works, be it sounds, loops or tracks.   Grooveschool provide opportunities for each young person to play at live events and on radio shows, allowing them the chance to get involved and shape Grooveschool of the future.    There is an emphasis on participants becoming tutors, as well as an active policy of bridging age and social environment gaps.           https://www.justgiving.com/grooveschool/      http://www.grooveschool.org

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Tickets are £10 advance and available from Resident Advisor : http://bit.ly/1pZDt6R. Billetto: http://bit.ly/1oWyT8A & Skiddle: http://bit.ly/1pZDUhy