Some
@motionbristol memories… ☠️💜
In 2010 I came back to Bristol from uni,
@stumpykyle saw a Facebook ad for an internship at
@bristolinmotion . With my basic af photoshop skills he suggested making an event flyer style CV. I printed off a bunch and dropped them into the motion office.
It got me the role. I started immediately working under
@tom_rio_tropical_hotdog (
@justjackrecordings_ ) who managed promo and the diary. Alongside production and venue manager
@tomlovesaves (
@team.love ), Phil and Ellie we worked in the office under one of the skate ramps soundtracked by the sound of slamming bmx and scooters above our heads. With Tom Hoyle (
@theblastbristol ) and
@satgururamesh help we set up the Motion street team. An amazing group, many continue to thrive in music.
In 2011, 2 x Tom’s left and the owner of the 1400 cap venue at the time asked if I was up for stepping into their roles. A massive responsibility for 21 year old me. I believed I could do it, jumped at the chance and started to cut my teeth in the baptism of fire. I started managing the diary, venue, production alongside the audio and lighting teams and started putting on in-house events as well as own party Mad Luv. Thank you boss
@tommyzbadd for trusting in me ❤️
I would often be in the venue 7 days a week at peak times. Loving every minute. Some of the most formative long days and late nights. With a growing team, during that time Motion increased to 3500 cap and was voted 37th in DJ Top 100 clubs in the world. After I left to join Grade management in 2014 it continued to climb and is still currently ranked 11th 🏆
I regularly returned (home) on tour with artists I was managing. We covered every inch of the warehouses, club rooms, courtyard and cobbles of the listed buildings and site ✨
16 years later… we’re back for one last almighty send off. Thank you
@jethro_just_jack and
@milly_on_air_ for having me play B2B with you in Marble Factory tonight (Saturday) at 23:00 for The Last Dance. See you there 🪩
So many more to mention that made it all possible (caption too long). Shout out all the motion crew over the years! LY 🫶🏽
#RIPMotion #JustJack #Bristol