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Godskitchen has grown to be an international clubbing super power. 2009 has seen Godskitchen continue to expand its international portfolio and unveil the eagerly anticipated Godskitchen Boombox which wowed crowds and critics alike in Poland, Belarus, South Africa, Russia and many other countries.

Godskitchen typifies the history and growth of electronic dance music.

Contents 1 Godskitchen- The Story So Far 2 Godskitchen Boombox 3 Godskitchen Version 2.0 is Live 4 Godskitchen Artists 5 Past Artist Bookings

[edit] Godskitchen- The Story So Far

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In the mid nineties a dance music night debuted at ‘The Junction’, a club in Cambridge, to a sell out crowd. The décor was designed to create an extravagant, dream-like environment for the clubbers. The night was to be as much about the atmosphere, the lighting, the performers and the décor as it was about the music.

The brand continued to grow, selling out numerous clubs in the Midlands, including the Planet Nightclub in Coventry, which was filled every Friday night to its 1,500 capacity. The demand was growing and it was clear that bigger venues were needed so larger shows in Milton Keynes with up to 4,000 attendees were developed. With these size crowds Godskitchen had become a clubbing super brand and in 1998 it became the resident club night at the 2,000 strong Sanctuary club in Birmingham city centre. Over 10,000 people turned up to see the opening of the larger club in Birmingham’s history. Having now established itself as a major name in the UK clubbing scene 1999 saw Godskitchen move abroad, becoming the resident brand name at the renowned club Amnesia in the dance capital of the world Ibiza. Weekly 6,000 partygoers saw the worlds best DJs perform every Tuesday under the Godskitchen banner for the summer season.

The size and strength of the brand now demanded that Godskitchen establish its own purpose built club. In September 2000 one of the most technically advanced venues opened its doors in Birmingham as the new home of Godskitchen. The purpose built, multi-million pound critically acclaimed venue was named Code; it has subsequently been renovated in 2005 into current club ‘Air’.

This time all records were broken on launch as a staggering 20,000 people adorned the steps of the hallowed venue in anticipation of a new look Godskitchen. Code was an instant sensation and was regarded as one of the most widely respected venues in the UK, winning numerous awards. A jaw dropping sound system with an exquisite industrial interior provided the perfect backdrop for the country’s favourite clubbing experience.

Over the years to follow Godskitchen extended its party brand with a series of sell out tour dates. From as far a field as Glasgow to Bournemouth, across the water to Ireland and back again to Leeds the trail of success has followed nationwide.

In the summer of 2001 Godskitchen decided to stage its first outdoor festival Global Gathering, which saw 25,000 partygoers descend upon Long Marston Airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon on a balmy July evening. The venue was a British summertime veteran, which had previously played host to the massive Phoenix Festival and the Bulldog Bash. GlobalGathering was widely celebrated as major success and paved the way for growth into the largest electronic music festival brand over the next few years.

Throughout the following years Godskitchen continued to develop in the UK, playing to capacity crowds at many of the UK and Ireland’s leading venues; including the NEC in Birmingham, Manchester MEN, Newcastle Metro Radio Arena and the Bournemouth International Centre. The success in the UK and Ibiza naturally led to further developments internationally, with events and tours being held on every continent.

Godskitchen undertook a 50 venue tour across the USA Godskitchen saw a presence in venues in the following cities: New York, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Florida, Chicago, Detroit, Dallas Houston, Atlanta and Miami. As a result of a tour, and the lavish production that was consistently delivered, the Godskitchen brand became synonymous with dance music in the USA.

Since then Godskitchen has established numerous residencies across the USA, most notably the weekly residency in the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas. From the beaches in Brazil, penthouse roof tops in Manila, warehouses in Moscow, the desert in Egypt, helipads in Bangkok, cruise ships in Sweden, aircraft hangers in South Africa, the shadows of ancient monuments in Indonesia, the casinos of Vegas, all the way to a disused slaughterhouse in Norway! Godskitchen has produced pioneering events in some of the most amazing locations around the globe.

Originally associated with Trance music, Godskitchen has shown its ability to develop into other genres and the brand is now associated with modern electronic dance music. Godskitchen events are unique in the sense that they not only focus on world class music but are about being ahead of the game and showcasing pioneering visual production simultaneously with the music to create a sensory overload; which is created through extravagant décor, superior sound, lighting, video, laser shows, and supreme acts and performers.

By creating and sustaining a truly unique identity, Godskitchen has evolved into the world’s most influential dance institution rising to become the premier dance brand on the planet.

It is the true success story of the 1990’s and has continued to grow and evolve, listening to its audience so that its ideas and concepts are in line with their desires and stay fresh within the market. Not content with just putting on parties the Godskitchen brand has also expanded to encompass record deals with major labels such as Virgin and Sony BMG. With numerous compilation albums released, Godskitchen has achieved ‘Gold Disc’ status on several occasions, with sales in excess of 1 million CD’s in total to date.

Today Godskitchen continues to do what it does best by hosting the finest and most innovative dance parties on the planet. Truly a global brand, Godskitchen is recognised the world over for its forward thinking production and extravagant show concepts. Internationally Godskitchen continues to set the benchmark for others to follow.

The scope and reach of Godskitchen events has seen the brand create parties on every continent of the world in some of the most spectacular locations from:

Annual 10,000 capacity events in the Australian cities of Perth, Sydney and Melbourne which are high in demand selling out weeks in advance. 2009 will introduce the eagerly anticipated Godskitchen Boombox to this loyal crowd and with see the events in Auckland, New Zealand

2009 has seen the Godskitchen Boombox tour, which has been a huge success. With two sell out dates in Cape Town and Johannesburg; South Africa, with Armin van Buuren playing extended sets and really showing the world why he is currently number 1 DJ in the world. Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and Russia made sure they secured dates on the tour and again welcomed the brand with open arms becoming key markets for Godskitchen. The Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Mexico and Turkey have all secured Godskitchen events in the coming months confirming the brand really is the number one electronic dance brand in the world and is now more than ever in demand to host lavish parties in new locations across the globe.

At the end of 2009 Godskitchen remains the world’s leading electronic music brand, ever associated with quality events, the best production and exhilarating shows, the brand continues to grow, entering new markets and returning to old favourites.

[edit] Godskitchen Boombox

In the years following this up until the present day Godskitchen has continued to make a major impression on the international dance music scene. In 2009, after a year of planning, Godskitchen unveiled the ‘Godskitchen Boombox’ which is a unique architectural, multimedia visual and music event concept.

[edit] Godskitchen Version 2.0 is Live

The structure was designed by the founders of Exyzt; the Parisian based design collective commonly known as the pioneers of structural projection and responsible for numerous art and cultural design installations across Europe. At 16 metres wide, 8 metres high and 6 metres deep the design of the structure combined with the bespoke projection technology combine with hidden lighting and special visual effects to create a stunning and unique immersive visual show incorporating three dimensional graphics mixed with real time video footage to create the unique Godskitchen Boombox visual show.

On Saturday 14, February, the Godskitchen Boombox was launched in Ukraine in front of a record breaking crowd of 16,000 people who descended upon the International Expo Centre in Kiev to witness the launch of this previously top secret project and in doing so became part of [the highest attended indoor event in the countries history.]

Since its inception the Godskitchen Boombox has wowed crowds and made waves across the world with tours in Poland, Belarus, Russia, South Africa and its UK debut at GlobalGathering.

15,000 people saw DJ’s such as Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk and David Guetta play in the Godskitchen Arena hosted in the largest tent in Europe. As the sun set the Boombox fired up and the crowd went wild becoming the talk of the festival.

It seems world class DJs clamber to play in the Godskitchen Boombox resulting in a regular sell out of these hot tickets for the tour including two venues in South Africa. Next up the Boombox will land in Australia for a whistle-stop tour in Sydney and Melbourne. It will then travel the globe and make its very welcome return visits to Ukraine and Belarus.

The Godskitchen Boombox production team are consistently working together with creative designers ‘1024’ to ensure the tour stays fresh and delivers jaw dropping displays of visual production at its very best, this in turn has helped cement Godskitchen’s place as [the number one pioneering electronic dance brand in the world.]

Recent DJs who have taken to the Boombox include Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Above & Beyond, David Guetta, Markus Schulz, Eric Prydz, Sander van Doorn, Judge Jules, Menno de Jong, Gareth Emery, Mark Eteson, Josh Gabriel and John Dahlbäck and that’s only so far this year!

To get a taste of what the Godskitchen Boombox is all about check out the footage here: www.godskitchen.com/boombox act:

[edit] Godskitchen Artists

Artist References “Godskitchen always throws well produced parties with great atmosphere throughout all corners of the globe” Tiesto

“Godskitchen has got one of the best crowds in the world. There’s a fantastic sound in the club and its always huge fun to be there!” Paul van Dyk

“For years a driving force in the international clubbing scene, Godskitchen always brings you’re the freshest electronic music artists.” Ferry Corsten

“Godskitchen has been going strong for many years. It is widely regarded as one of the best nightclubs in England and also plays host to some of the biggest parties worldwide!” Paul Oakenfold

[edit] Past Artist Bookings

Armin van Buuren // Tiesto // Fatboy Slim // Sasha // John Digweed // Carl Cox // Paul van Dyk // Ferry Corsten // Erick Morillo // Richie Hawtin // Sven Vath // Roger Sanchez // David Guetta // Eric Prydz // Laurent Garnier // Paul Oakenfold // Above & Beyond // Deep Dish // Armand Van Helden // Fedde Le Grand // James Zabiela // Sander Kleinenberg // Deadmau5 // Steve Angello // Hernan Cattaneo // Danny Howells // Plump DJs // Axwell // ATB & Many More!