EVENT ¦ Queen & Disco "1st Birthday" w/ Marcel Vogel & Keith O'Hanlon @ Sandinos

Queen & Disco | Bank Holiday Sunday 25th May | Sandinos Lounge

Well, that year certainly flew in fast and now it's time to whip out the bunting and party poppers and blow out the candle on a whirlwind first year of pure unadulterated disco!

Almost a year on from when we had the Horse Meat Disco crew over to kick things off, we've met and played with some of the best punters around.

Providing the soundtrack for the 1st Birthday, we have 2 huge acts in the form of Marcel Vogel and Irish disco stalwart Keith O'Hanlon from The Disconauts.

We're mighty excited to have Marcel play for us. He's been a key factor as to why we started the night in the first place, a huge influence and his range of music tastes is right up our alley and reflects exactly what we're about. Head Honcho over at Lumberjacks in Hell & Intimate Friends, you'll have seen him in action various times on the Boilerroom spinning strictly vinyl sets.

Entry is £6 on the door all night from 9PM

CHECK OUT MR VOGEL ONLINE ///
https://soundcloud.com/marcelvogel
https://www.facebook.com/Lumberjacks.in.Hell

EVENT ¦ Dicky Trisco

                         Queen & Disco | Friday 24th January | Sandinos Back Bar

Firstly a massive thanks to everyone who came and partied with us in our first year, there were a few special nights along the way and hopefully 2014 can be even better.

To kick things off, we have a very special guest in the form of Dicky Trisco. DT has been on our radar for years now, and has been one of those DJ's we couldn't not book. His most recent venture, or most notable anyway, is his hugely influential Disco Deviance imprint that has Greg Wilson, Pete Herbert and Ashley Beedle as regular contributors to the re-edit label.

DT packs a little bit of everything into his DJ sets. So expect to hear disco, electrofunk, funk, pop, house and anything else he thinks will work the dance floor. An ever present in his sets are his own ‘DJ edits’ many of which are unreleased and exclusive. And it’s this hot and interesting blend of old and new music, originals and reworks that makes his DJ sets unique.



To top things off we'll be playing both upstairs in the Back Bar and downstairs in the main bar. Dicky will be providing the tunes upstairs supported by Alan Mooney whilst the Q&D residents will be playing records along the lines of funk, soul, alternative, jazz and everything in between downstairs..

Doors will be £4 all night for upstairs.

EVENT // LTJ Xperience

For our second billing we've got the massively influential and highly regarded LTJ-Xperience flying in all the way from Bologna, Italia. Luca LTJ Trevisi (LTJ Xperience) first caught our attention on Soundcloud with his very unique blend of all things funk. 

 

He was one of the producers who has benefited greatly from Soundcloud, gathering an impressive fan-base solely because of his stellar productions, unique re-edits and exquisite mixes. We're literally over-the-moon to be getting him to Derry, expect the unexpected!



Catch LTJ Xperience with us 29th November @ The Gweedore.

LINKS // 
http://www.queenanddisco.com/
https://soundcloud.com/ltj-xperience
https://www.facebook.com/queenanddisco
https://twitter.com/TheQandD

EVENT ¦ Autumn / Winter Series

Having started off with a bang with our first two summer parties our main objective remains the same, keep the music policy tight and over the next few months we intend to do so. We enjoyed some fine music and had brilliant craic with Horse Meat Disco, Late Nite Tuff Guy and the Get Down Edit's boys so there's no better way to keep the ball rolling by inviting Belfast-based Isodisco a trip over the Glenshane for a spin behind the Q&D wheels.

Isodisco Facebook Event



We've been massive fans of the Isodisco way for years now and have caught him play once or twice at Celtronic here in Derry. However, we felt he hasn't been given the recognition nor the chance he deserves in a prime-time spot to flex his musical muscles, as is normal for disco orientated DJ's.

Catch Isodisco 4th October @ The Gweedore.

For our second billing we've got the massively influential and highly regarded LTJ-Xperience flying in all the way from Bologna, Italia. Luca LTJ Trevisi (LTJ Xperience) first caught our attention on Soundcloud with his very unique blend of all things funk.



He was one of the producers who has benefited greatly from Soundcloud, gathering an impressive fan-base solely because of his stellar productions, unique re-edits and exquisite mixes. We're literally over-the-moon to be getting him to Derry, expect the unexpected!

Catch LTJ Xperience with us 29th November @ The Gweedore.

Last but by no means least is Craig Smith. A few years back we booked Craig to play with us in Newcastle under Twisted Logic and it was the best decision we made. He played an absolute blinder of a set, and it was an eye-opener for us all, so understandably, we've got him in to play at our "Christmas Special".  Craig has been busy as ever since then, working on several projects under different pseudonyms, namely Fifty Fathoms Deep and 6th Borough Project, which saw him team up with Peter Oakden and Graeme Clarke (The Revenge) respectively. 6th Borough are set to release a new album next year, so hopefully we'll have heard a few tracks come December.



Craig will be playing our Christmas Special 20th December @ The Gweedore.

Q&D

Event ¦ Queen & Disco with La Musique

La Musique and Queen & Disco | 30th August | Sandinos Back-Bar

Residents Party

When LaMusique head honcho and overall dance affectionado, Dollface Devereaux, a Mainstay on the Derry circuit for the past 6 years, came knocking on the door asking if we wanted to throw a joint party we jumped at the chance.



Dollface has been building his diverse music library for years now and is sure to always have the right track for the right moment. He will be bringing his usual sound, which is always sure to provide the perfect soundtrack to great night out.

Tom Hinds and Alan Mooney will be providing the sounds from the Q&D end of things. It will be the first time the pairing will have played together and both are equally excited to impress with a locker full of re-edited gems, old school bangers and as-of-yet, unearthed goodies. Alan has been busy putting together some of his very own re-edits, some of which may even be on offer this coming Friday!





On the night we'll be taking it to the 'back-bar' of Sandinos. A venue with a great atmosphere, perfect soundsystem and all round relaxed vibe.

The music will be a blend of disco, funk and electro as these 2 nights come together for a one night extravaganza.

Doors are £3 all night so there's no excuses not to get yourself down. Cheap night, great music and an intimate setting should help make it a great one. See you on Friday!

EVENT ¦ Summer Sunset Soirée

Queen & Disco | 7th September | The Grand Central

Residents Party

We're getting ready for our autumn/winter parties and to see off the summer we're putting on a free residents party in The Grand Central.

The venue offers a perfect setting for our residents to show off their sounds, we're bringing this old beauty of a pub back to life. 90 years old this year, listed bar, listed building. Gorgeous original features, cosy, atmospheric little city centre gem!

Having thrown our first two events, we've been busy securing our upcoming acts for the months ahead but wanted to keep the ball rolling with this end of summer soiree.

The admission will be free all night, however capacity will be limited so get yourselves down early.

Event ¦ LATE NITE TUFF GUY & GET DOWN EDITS

To say we're excited about the arrival of this act is a huge understatement. As soon as we heard Late Nite Tuff Guy was touring Europe we jumped at the opportunity to book him.

Originally hailing from Adelaide, Austrailia, LNTG has gained popularity and our adoration over the years for his superb re-edits and re-works of classics from soul, rock, motown. However, arguably his biggest hit to date was the remix of DJ Le Roi & Roland Clark classic - "I Get Deep". It was a massive crossover and featured on many DJ’s playlists and charts before being picked up by Get Physical in early 2012 and is still rocking clubs and dance floors around the globe.

Greg Wilson is one of LNTG's biggest admirers, constantly praising the Aussie for his ever-dependable re-edits which he uses in his sets on a regular basis. His back-catalouge of re-edits, originals and mixes is impressive to say the least, type in LNTG to youtube and you'll see what we mean.






On warm-up duties for the night are Waterford's very own Get Down Edits. We've been keeping tabs on the duo for some time now, and their re-edits have seen high praise from many reputable artists on the scene like Bill Brewster, Greg Wilson and Harvey. GDE have already played with LNTG in Galway earlier this summer, and reports say that this is a combination not to be scoffed at. Have a listen to the first in our podcast series that GDE were kind enough to do back in June.




You can catch them both playing on Friday 2nd August, at The Gweedore.

LINKS:::
Resident Advisor Event & TICKETS
Facebook Event
Q&D Twitter
LNTG Soundcloud
Q&D Soundcloud
Get Down Edits Soundcloud

Event ¦ HORSE MEAT DISCO

We've been looking to set the bar high for our first night, and we're delighted to announce that we'll be joined by the lads at Horse Meat Disco.

We like many others we have been kept dancing to the distinct sounds of HMD. Though years of crate digging, party starting and boat pulling their now legendary party in London basically runs itself and has an avid army of fans who'll swear by their ever-impressive ability to read a dance floor and react accordingly. Fueled by early soul, and funk records the lads are well known for mixing it up.

Now approaching their tenth year of existence, the four-man DJ outfit have continued to lead the way in the disco field with packed residencies at their aforementioned HQ in Eagle London, various venues in New York, Prince Charles in Berlin and Silencio/Wanderlust in Paris.

Having held off for a few weeks to confirm the warm-up DJ's, we've decided that the Lowendisko boys will provide the perfect soundtrack with their low-slung, mid-tempo, deep-house bangers. We're told that Bee will be playing a few gigs with future guests & friends of ours from down south, Get Down Edits, in the near future so it also made sense to get the lads on board as they know the direction we're taking musically, and could hopefully be a solid fixture at Q&D. They've been apart of the Derry scene for some time and we're delighted to get them in.

Jonny Boy will host the back bar along with the Q&D residents.

The event will take place on Saturday 13th July at The Nerve Centre, Derry.

£6 / £8 / £10 OTD

LINKS:
HMD Soundcloud
Q&D Soundcloud
Jonny Boy Soundcloud
Lowendisko Facebook





Horse Meat Disco Live On Ch4 House Party 2012 from Sean McCann on Vimeo.


Check out this interview with James Hillard from HMD on where the idea of this party came from, and why it's still standing strong today.

Details of Future Q&D Events Coming Soon