Knite Club 3 - Tickets Are On Sale NOW!
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This is the Knite Club 3 Announcement Blog.
Please read carefully before rushing off to buy tickets!!!
Sometimes, I look at how things are done within our scene and I think "Thats fine, but can we do it better?" In this case, I was looking at ticket pricing for Knite Club 3, and I realised that, possibly, we could.
To put on an exciting event like Knite Club, at an awesome venue like Scala, with huge acts in multiple rooms, you have to invest a lot of time and money. We do it for the love of it, but there are a lot of expenses up front, so it is risky. The bigger the event, the higher the risk, and the more tickets you have to sell.
Which makes ticket pricing one of the most difficult things to judge. Too expensive or too cheap, and you don't cover the costs, and it's possibly the last event you do.
Over the years, a ticket selling method has become standard, and it goes like this:
1. Announce event and put up "early bird"...
Knite Force Crew! Dj Beeno - Afterlife / Life So Far Announcement
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WOW its been ages since I wrote a blog. I have been meaning to do so of course, for weeks and weeks, but we have also had weeks and weeks of epic releases and it has just been crazy. Crazy busy, crazy sales, crazy everything.
Having said all that, this blog especially needed to be written, because it is about a forthcoming limited edition release that means a great deal to me for multiple reasons. Forgive me if I natter on about it a little?
The label wouldn't be what it is today without the many talented artists I am priviliged to work with, and some of those artists have been dedicated to the label for a long time. Artists such as Sunny & Deck Hussy, Wislov, Ant To Be, TNO Project, Lowercase, Paul Bradley...and of course, Dj Beeno. These are people who were releasing music with me when I was still living in the USA and releasing a few vinyl records here and there, and these are artists who are still with me now, still creating some of the most epic music, and still, to use the rubbish slang of today, on "fire" lol.
Collaborations Galore! And other news, I suppose....
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Its been over 2 months since my last blog, and a lot has happened, so much that a recap would be...just...I cant even remember all the things. It would take the entire blog and you would all fall asleep haha!
What I do know is we had way too many records arrive in December. And also in January. February seems like it might be busy too. Basically, deliveries galore, with the result we now have planned release dates up until mid March. All of which will change as other music lands, no doubt. I sometimes think my main job now is "music juggling" heh.
Also, Kniteforce Distribution has grown to where we are now looking after over 60 labels, and our new distribution website is just now going live, so with Xmas in the middle, it has been a litle bit chaotic. Massive, massive understatement haha!
Still, with all of that, I have found time to wok on music and other fun things, more of which will be revealed in due course. But new tunes from Jimmy J and Cru-l-t, Luna-C, and Industries Of The Blend, plus upcoming remixes and such...its really nice to...
Long Overdue and Important Updates and Information!
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Its been a little while since I did a blog, mainly because my feet havent touched the ground in the last 8 weeks or so. The business and home move took a lot of time and energy, the distribution side of Kniteforce is going from strength to strength, and a ton of music has landed so fast and then gone out so fast that its been pretty much non stop.
So this blog will be kept a little short as it will be very easy for me to get side tracked haha. I say that, but we all know its a lie...But lets pretend its not, and start with the hit points, yes?
Black Friday Sale:
We are going to do a gigantic sale, starting on Thursday at 7pm. We are slashing prices on all the older box sets, the vast majority of older releases, a few newer releases, and just generally hoping to open up more space and see some music that has been lingering...linger off.
The sale will last until certain releases sell out, or run low. I intend to keep a keen eye on...
New Record Labels, New Dj Mixes....
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Todays blog is all about some new labels we are releasing music on. Some? SOME? Yes some. But it is all with good reason.
We like our current system - it works well to have our new releases on our store, and then to give them out to other stores via Kniteforce Distribution. But even so, it is also nice if some of our releases remain exclusive to our store. Only, it might get a little confusing for everyone - which KF releases are exclusive to the store and which arent? It could be hard to keep track.
So you will soon see a brand new green bordered box on the Kniteforce front page, for "Exclusive to the Kniteforce Revolution Store" releases. Bit of a mouthful that. Might have to abbreviateificatefy it.
And then that idea morphed into having some labels that are exclusive to our store. Because why not? That would be fun! So thats what we have done.
This allows us to test new artists and new material, and give our main artists more outlets for their releases, and generally have a good time doing that! So lets talk a little...
Luna-C - Fractured, The Run Out, Uncle Dugs, and poor math.
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Lots of news today, so lets start with...I am doing an interview on Kool and Rinse tomorrow, with the one and only Uncle Dugs. His show is from 11am - 2pm, and I am on at 1pm! Tune in:
RINSE FM
Next up, THE RUN OUT (in capitals and in bold, for dramatic effect, dan dan DAAAHH)!
This is going to be one hell of a record fair...look at the line up! Its going to be AMAZING. My friends AKO, Over/Shadow, N4, and Mined will be there, along with Reinforced and Infrared, and that list is just incredible! It is taking place on the 15th of October in London!!!
I think the idea here is to move on from where Clashmouth left off, with all the labels brining their A game. With that in mind, we are going to have a few exclusives and a ton of early releases.
For the exclusives, we will have:
A limited run of 100 of Neuromancer - Pennywise PA / Clown mixes, on splatter vinyl
A limited run of 100 of The...
The Criminal Minds - 28th of September 2023
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This blog is going to attempt to be non essay length, and to be mostly about the imminent and very exciting Criminal Minds releases....it's tough for me too keep things short, cos there is always a lot to say, but in an effort to be succinct and bring you all up to date:
The Smart Es and Jimmy J and Innercore releases are packed and shipped. They have sold astonishingly well, and we may well run out in the next few weeks, so a huge thank you for the support on those.
We have had a LOT of vinyl arrive recently. This is because three different vinyl streams have all converged to land at the same time.
We have the releases I ordered 3-6 months ago, when pressing times were quoted to be a 10 month turnaround. Most of those are arriving early because since being ordered, pressing times are now closer to 3 months.
Then we have the records I ordered 7 - 12 months ago when pressing was meant to be around 10 months...those are arriving on time.
And finally, there is the arrival of things that...
Knite Club Aftermath, This Weeks Releases, Smart Es and Jimmy J and Innercore and more...
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Its time for a new blog, and I am sitting on a sofa absolutely wiped out from one of the best nights of my life - I am of course talking about Sunday nights sleep. But also, the night before, Knite Club 2 at Scala. That was alright as well lol.
Anyway, there is a whole lot to say, so I better get on with it! There are two parts to this blog, the first about Knite Club 2, and the second is about Thursdays new releases, which are tied into Knite Club as its the "Knite Club 2 Store Extravaganza".
Section 1: Knite Club 2 - the Second Coming.
If you have been online at all, you will have seen that Knite Club 2 WENT OFF! It was AMAZING. I am not going to bang on about the things you might have already seen online, because...you might have already seen them online. I will stick to a few things I want to share with you.
Firstly, I do these events for the fun of it, and while it is a lot of work (and man, it is a LOT of work)...
Knite Club Final Line Up, upcoming releases and more...
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Well, I am knackered. How are you? Lol...best ever start to a blog. But I really am. Kniteforce Distribution is in full swing, but the last 4 weeks all I have done is build shelving and move records about. Nothing reminds you that you are 50 like doing loads of unexpected physical labour haha!
But enough of that - I am not really complaining because its brilliant to be working with the people I am working with, and the business is taking off in the same way a jumbo jet does...slowly with a lot of effort at first, but now were are speeding down the runway....Any stores looking to buy our records wholesale, or labels looking for distribution, please click the KFD logo above...
So let's talk about the upcoming and the further aheads! We are very pleased to have packed and shipped ALL the Acen Trip To The Moon color vinyl repress orders, and all the Isotonik Box Set orders.
We have also been told that a lot of records are about to land. A LOT of records. Obviously the Acen - Monolith box set is imminent. As soon...
Kniteforce Distribution / Kniteforce Store updates
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Just another little blog to update you on some things you might find interesting! Lets start with Kniteforce Distribution!
We have already started shipping stock to stores, and more and more labels are joining us as we get up and running. Having said that, is it our intention to keep the distribution small and focussed, aiming to work hard for our scene specifically.
Most distributors have to sell every style to survive because the margins are thin. But Kniteforce is a record label primarily, and we were already going to be doing our own distribution anyway, so for us, to sell our friends music alongside our own ours is not only a pleasure, but good business for everyone.
We do not have the same pressure as a usual distributor, so we do not have to behave that way. We can work really hard for a few labels we like and believe in, giving them the time and care they deserve, rather than having to sell as much of everything as possible. So thats what we intend to do.
With that in mind, here is our labels list...