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Deejaying saved my life
Muse, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 26/03/2016
» ‘I myself think it’s unbelievable,” said Seephrai Mungphanklang, a Nakhon Ratchasima home girl who became a global sensation — known as DJ Nakadia.
Phat Man
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 04/07/2014
» Jeremy Guessoum is a marketing expert by day and drum ‘n’ bass party promoter by night. The Nice native first came to Thailand as a student for a six-month MBA exchange programme in 2002 before moving back to Bangkok again three years later. Currently running marketing agency Grey Alchemy (www.greyalchemy.com), he dedicates the after-work hours to his abiding passion for drum ‘n’ bass. Alias DJ Azek, Jeremy and his fellow selectors (DJs Instinct, DeLorean and Orawan) founded PhatFunk (fb.com/PhatFunkBKK), a regular club night packed with serious drum ‘n’ bass heads. Its monthly gig at Glow (96/4-5 Sukhumvit Soi 23) has welcomed the likes of Goldie, The Ragga Twins, dBridge & SP:MC, Alix Perez, Makoto, Lenzman, Enei, Sabre, Digital, Dave Owen, Calculon, and Doc Daneeka. Before a shindig with Rockwell of Shogun Audio and BBC Radio 1 in Aug, PhatFunk will throw its fourth b-day bash on Jul 4 (see Parties, p13).
The party CEO
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 06/06/2014
» Excluding those who have inherited daddy’s empire, Teppawan Kaninworapan may be one of the youngest CEOs around. Freshly graduated in drama from Thammasat University, the 23-year-old is the head honcho of the epic ZAAP Party (fb.com/ZAAPPA, IG: @zaap_party) brand. From its official start in Sep 2012, the new-wave party organiser has thrown altogether 43 wild nights (38 of them sold out) flocked to by good-looking university students. Its biggest shindig, Single Festival, boasted over 10,600 party-goers..
Indie Insights
Guru, Pimchanok Phungbun Na Ayudhya, Published on 04/05/2012
» J ust when it looked like the Thai pop scene could choke us all, a new generation of organisers have taken up the challenge to bring a creative bent to Bangkok. Indie kids are popping up faster than you can say, "Geez, there's no more room to lock up my fixie outside Cosmic." The good news for Bangkok is that it means diversity, bringing an artistic edge to the cultural scene that has arguably lacked for years. So what trajectory will the new movement take? And how black and skinny can jeans really get? Guru sat down with three key players to find out where this style ride is taking us.