In addition John Doe (Live), Andy Farley, Chris Liberator, Mark EG, Ian M, Amber D, Proteus and Paul Maddox preside from an 11 story-high tower of power in the Face of Steel. Some of the most innovative DJs and producers on the scene will also use this as a platform to stage their own hard dance sets.
New to the hard house coup and playing their first ever Magna are Lisa Pinup, Charlotte Birch, Ben Stevens, Ed Real and Kernzy & Klemenza. Veteran compatriots Tara Reynolds, Guyver, Ingo, Colin Barratt and JP & Jukesy make up this band of die-hard hedonists whose tunes are not for the faint hearted!
Brisk, Ham and Scott Brown deliver the sounds of hardcore in the last arena with Slipmatt with a classics set joined by Darren Styles, Sy, Sharkey, Mark Smith and MC's Wotsee, Whizkid, Casper & Rude.
Lighting is supplied by Coloursound Experiment (CSE) and will comprise of approximately 80 Martin moving heads (250's, 500's and 600's) controlled by an Avo console. In addition there will be a vast plethora of strobes and strobe effects plus 20 Golden Scan HPE's.
PA will be supplied by South West Audio and includes EAW and Nexo Alpha mixed on various Pioneer consoles which tidy say it uses because they are cost effective, reliable and available in large quantities. Tidy Events production manager Simon Barrington of Production Eye has designed the event; Transmitta will supply video and power and Medusa will provide pyrotechnics. Visuals will be by Dave Woodhead at Screen Star Media, Ben Mason at Red Dog and Alex Klement at Integrated Sessions. Local crew will be supplied by Usual Suspects.
(Sarah Rushton-Read)
