| 28-April-2006
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A
few days ago Manicmalta got a tip-off about a massive party expected
in June. We didn't just sit on our laurels of course! Our secret
agent got busy tracking down the scent which led us to Graham
Bencini, one of the partners of Icon Promotions. He was so pleased
he's also giving our visitors the chance to WIN FREE TICKETS!
This is what we found out about 17th June 2006
So
Graham. What's all this talk about a great party. What's so special?
"We've been
thinking of organising such a massive event for some time now.
We have been involved in the party scene for years and have been
associated with the organisation of several successful major parties.
Having co-organised the successful Summer Saturday Nights at Numero
Uno, the 2005 New Years Eve party held at the Hilton Conference
Centre, the Friday late nights at Sugarshake, Uni-blast last year
at Gianpula, other successful parties at Tattingers and Club Lounge,
and more recently the very popular Friday Night Unplugged sessions
at Grigio and Saturday Night parties at Heat (The Valletta Waterfront),
we definitely know what it takes to organise a major event. There
are a lot of parties organised in Malta on a regular basis, but
all of them tend to be similar in some way or another. The Main
attraction at parties seem to be foreign djs, but there are a
lot of Top Quality djs in Malta who can also play at a very high
level, so we decided to bring them all together at one party,
on one night."
So
you're telling me that ALL the top local DJs will be playing together
on the same night at the same venue?
"Absolutely. In fact we'll
have two separate arenas.The the line-up of djs is top-notch.
It can’t get any better than this. The crème-de-la-crème
of the local artists are going to be playing all together on one
night. For many it can be considered to be a dream-come-true.
How often do you manage to get a party where all the best-know
djs play together at one party ?? Before The Gathering, Never
!!!!!"
Impressive.
Surely you're anticipating one huge crowd! Which venue could possibly
host so many people?
"Being the beginning
of Summer, we needed to find an open-air venue that was large
enough to cater for a bumper crowd and that could be split into
two Arenas to accommodate the two different types of music that
will be played on the night. Gianpula was the obvious place that
came to mind. Gianpula is synonymous with many successful parties,
and we anticipate this is going to be yet another major success
for the venue."

Icon Promotions held massive
events like Hilton NYE

Can
we get the finer details of what to expect?
"With pleasure.
The party is going to be split between Gianpula-Main Room and
Groove Gardens.
In the “Main Room”
which is going to be the House Arena, Ruby, Miss Roberta, Steve
Caesar, Toby and Mahoney are going to play the finest Funk House
& Electro House tunes of all times, whilst in “Groove Gardens”
which is going to be the Trance Arena, Jjoy, Conrad SK, Armani,
N’ Heaven and Brady D are going to spin the greatest Trance and
Techno anthems ever.
A special after-hours
set is going to be hosted by Duncan F, Dimbleby and Drury who
organise the very popular Pink Panther parties."
From
what I gather this shall truly be an unmissable event.
For the first time fans of House and Trance
music will be able to listen to their favourite dj playing the
best tunes ever on the same night!
“Well the feedback
we have got has been tremendous to say the least, and we didn’t
even start marketing the party yet! Whoever we spoke to about
The Gathering was very excited and is looking forward to this
event. In fact we are anticipating a large crowd and a phenomenal
vibe. We have thought about every minor detail to ensure that
The Gathering will be this Summer’s extreme kick-off experience”
Would you
like to add anything Gra?
"Yeah. Thanks
manicmalta for featuring this interview. To show our appreciation
we're giving your visitors the chance to WIN tickets and party
with us at The Gathering on 17th June for FREE.
All we're
asking is that they send a wicked party photo of them and their
friends to manic@manicmalta.com and the 4 photos we like best
will get 2 tickets each. The winners will be announced in the
beginning of June. That's 8 ticket give-aways! (Please remember
to include some useful contact details in your email like mobile
number etc..)
I'd also like to
thank all these folks for their backing without which none of
this could have been possible. The event is partnered by Puma
Fragrance and XFM 100.2. and supported by Rype Promotions, Pure
Promotions, Hype Promotions, Fresh Music Agency, Steve Caesar,
Miss Roberta, Fabric, Groovin, Basement and G&G. Sponsors
are Shark, Heineken, Jack Daniels, Stolichnaya, Eurosport, Myoka
and Tune In. Thank you all.

On the 17th
June 2006, Icon Promotions are organising The Gathering, a unique
event to the Maltese Islands. The Gathering will bring together
Malta’s finest djs in House and Trance music under one roof, split
over two arenas. Yes, the top 13 local djs of the calibre of Dj
Ruby, Miss Roberta, Steve Caesar, Jjoy, Duncan F, Conrad SK, Armani,
N’ Heaven, Brady D, Dimbleby, Toby, Mahoney, and Drury, will be
playing to one crowd, at Gianpula on the 17th June
For further information call 9942 9487, 7982 0533. Price
Lm3.50. Tickets will be out soon.
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