I think I speak for the entire Classic Material team when I say thank you to everyone that made it along to show their support at the private view of our exhibition.

If you didn’t make it over the weekend, the exhibition remains open through to January 31 2012 so plenty of time!

All details on the Facebook Event.

We’re also pleased to finally announce that we’ve partnered with Normski to produce a brand new series of t-shirts that we look forward to dropping in 2012 exclusively in conjunction with Foot Patrol. You can see a preview of the prints selected for the range at the exhibition along with further information.

Here’s a couple of photos…

NORMSKI:

Normski exploded onto the public stage in the early 90s as presenter of BBC2’s groundbreaking Def 2 and Dance Energy shows, broadcasting the under-represented elements of the UK’s dance music culture and black music as whole to a new audience.

For many years prior Normski had been documenting the rise of hip hop culture in the UK and UK club culture through photography. As a key figure on the UK’s early hip hop scene, Normski enjoyed unparalleled access to rising stars of the home grown scene and touring acts from the US who appear in his own particular brand of portrait photography. Well known subjects appearing in Normski’s work include the likes of Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie and Public Enemy. In recent years, Normski’s photographic works have experienced a renaissance with high profile exhibitions at venues across the UK.

Normski will be exhibiting a selection of his photographs dating from the late 80s and early 90s displayed on a variety of media alongside a collection of 5 limited edition prints.

JOHN BROTHERHOOD:
As a member of the WeLikeOurJob team, John Brotherhood is the man behind the majority of design work for Chris Read’s Music of Substance club night, website and mixtapes. With a shared passion for the design elements of hip hop’s history, John was a natural choice as Classic Material’s in house designer. Currently responsible for the runnings of London’s Foot Patrol sneaker emporium, John continues to be active as a deisgner.

John will be exhibiting a collection of 14 designs produced for the Classic Material series, each comprising a logo associated with a popular underground record label active during a year or era covered by one of the Classic Material events.

MR KRUM:
Vinyl Veteran Mr Krum combines an in depth knowledge of music history with a passion for vinyl and the skills of seasoned designer to produce original works which draw influence from a variety of sources. Having recently applied his skills to record sleeve cover art for artists including  DJ Format, The Simonsound and Soundsci, his work is currently in demand: Forthcoming releases for which Mr Krum has been enlisted to provide artwork include numerous members of New York’s hip hop underground royalty, amongst them the likes of Grap Luva, DJ Spinna feat Oxygen and Lord Finesse.

Mr Krum will exhibiting a collection of four 12″ x 12″ prints which combine a vinyl cover art aesthetic, obscure musical references and an irreverent sense of humour.

A couple of snaps below and full set for tagging on Facebook here.

Get tagging on Facebook here.

Photos by Garf!

This month’s special guest DJ X-Kutz rocked it.

Special thanks to Garf for the photos as always! Here’s a few below – see the full set and get tagging on Facebook here.

Shout to Mr Thing for coming through and tearing it down once again!

Check a couple of snaps below, and tag up the full selection in our Facebook album here.

Photos by Garf.

]]> http://www.djnickname.com/photos-droppin%e2%80%99-science-w-mr-thing-june-5-2011/feed 0 http://www.djnickname.com/photos-droppin-science-w-chris-read-may-5-2011 http://www.djnickname.com/photos-droppin-science-w-chris-read-may-5-2011#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 23:32:30 +0000 admin http://www.djnickname.com/?p=2391 Another killer party last weekend. Thanks to everyone that passed through and to this month’s guest Chris Read for a tight party set, and for ending with some jungle bangers!

We must apologise for the mix up with the late license, it was completely out of our hands. We had every reason to believe that we were open until 3am.

Below are a couple snaps from the night (thanks to Garf for the photos).

Check the whole set and get tagging on Facebook here.

Shout to Sarah Love for a solid set.

Below are a few favourites from the night. Check all the selections and get tagging in the Facebook album here.

(Photos by Garf)

View our selections form the night on Facebook here and remember to get tagging!

Possibly one of our buiest nights to date.

Thanks to Paul White for a killer beats set.

A couple of shots form the night are below, and you can check the whole set on Facebook here.

Shout to Garf for the shots.

Below are a few choice favs, and you can see them all and get tagging on Facebook here.