The club guide with DJ Stuart Ojelay - October 5
Fingers crossed that as you read this I should be one gig down on my Hed Kandi Indian tour and will have made my way from Delhi to Mumbai, writes Stuart Ojelay.
Of course I will report back to you next week with any shenanigans but more than anything I'm hoping for a smooth transition of travel and gigs!
Looking at this weekend in the West Midlands here's what has come to my attention.
Tantalise bring their the curtain down on their parties of 2012 with Palava at the Coach House in Solihull. Mix together some great music and acts and they serve up one frivolous atmosphere. DJs include birthday boy Steve Kelley, Jon Whelan, Dave Thatcher and Steve Young.
Beyond host a strictly invite only event at Bambu tonight with over 20 of Birmingham's finest DJs playing anything from electro house to urban vibes. They include DJ Alex Parkin, Cause & Effect, De Contrebande and Burkie.
Back at the Summer House in Wolverhampton tonight will be Tom Blackwell serving up some classics and old skool beats.
Will Bailey has been touring the USA but has come back to the Midlands for a short while and of course whilst he's here he will be supplying his trademark big beats to us. Those fortunate enough tonight will be in attendance at Lush at Gorgeous in Wolverhampton.
The Judgement Night gang are back in full force again at Monty's in Sedgely with a stellar bassline DJ line up including Davey Boy, Craigy Boy and the Warp Addicts.
Faze 3 bring their sound system and eclectic music policy to the Quadrant Lounge in Wolverhampton. Plenty of drinks offers and a great admission price are there to take advantage of. Vogue nightclub in Walsall has hit the urban trail with avengeance and have drafted in some big players in UK garage. MC DT, Pied Piper and Monsta Boy all headline tonight.
Moving into Saturday and over in Tamworth two of the best female DJs in the midlands if not the UK take centre stage at Vanity. Elizabeth Jay and Hannah Wants will, I'm sure, be keeping the masses moving.
Uber take over the new Spotlight bar in Digbeth for a night of soulful grooves from DJs Paul Griff, Gary Ward and Ritchie Barthez.
After a successful stint in Ibiza Una-Teka return to the Lounge Bar in Coventry. Expect deep jackin' house from Dave Thatcher, Jay Kay and MNVI.
Sticking in Cov for a slice of cutting edge deep house and techno then look no further than Re:chord at Careys. DJs include Jane Fitz and Ed Maddams.
Fans of the alternative sounds are in for a treat in Wolverhampton with the arrival of Kanyini at Fixxion. There are two rooms of psy trance and electronica headed up by Man Made man who is nothing short of a legend within this genre.
There's definitely some bigness coming to the second city of Birmingham for your Saturday night.
First up as part of their birthday celebrations Gatecrasher have Steve Angello headlining alongside resident Paul Kellie. Andre Crom whose productions are topping all the deep house charts worldwide at the moment will feature at 02:31 at The Rainbow.
And fresh from rocking the festivals all summer kings of electro bass Knife Party are ones to look out for at Ec-Lectricity at the HMV Institute.
Have a great weekend guys – see you on the other side!
Stuart x
