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Planet Notion is looking for guys and dolls to film and edit features for its new TV channel, PNTV. Accompanying Notion to artist interviews, gigs, fashion shows, festivals and international events, you will be skilled, passionate and full of ideas about how to produce shit-hot video content. Camera-folk will be experienced and ideally have their own equipment, or at least access to equipment, while editors must be able to turn projects around quickly, and with stylistic flare. If you can both film and edit content, we would especially like to hear from you! These casual, unpaid positions would be ideal for those looking to develop their showreels, and to get the chance to travel, film major artists and top events.
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30/07/2008
Dog racing - the stomping ground of sullen old men in flat caps with John Smith's family recipe in hand - is not exactly the most obvious place you're likely to find this roving Notion reporter on a Friday night. However, after much bashing from crusty indie types spouting that "club land has gone to the dogs" and rock n roll is back and blah blah blah, one of the North West's mammoth clubbing havens has decided to bite back (no pun intended) and take off where the barnacled backsides of rock n roll have left off; by rustling up a media party that truly does take "Clubland to the dogs".
Under the watchful eye of Pure's party extraordinaire and resident dj Kriss Knight, we have been invited to a pre-club romp in the newly refurbed surroundings of Manchester's Belle Vue Dog Track. With the clubbing shoe temporarily off and the first race underway, I sense that lady-luck might not be on my side tonight, with both my dogs struggling to find form outside of 4th and 5th place. But fear not, the liquid-engineer has arrived bearing refreshments. After a foray of alcoholic delights the second race commences and my personal wealth diminishes further into the red. The evening progresses with much triumphant behaviour from those around, as the booze cruise inside my blood system thickens and my wallet thins out with every passing race.
When the final race is called I can't help but warm to the name "Ghetto Blaster", who unknowingly puts me a healthy £18 quid up by running in a strong second place for the final jaunt of the evening. Leaving no time to wet our beaks, our exuberant party-host quickly rallies up the troops (and my winnings) and together we make a b-line for the venga-bus. On board, we make our way to the "clubland" part of tonight's disco romp with Ministry of Sound, which promises to be a view from the different end of the country's rave landscape. But that's not before the entertaining insights into the outrageously strange world of Mr. Knights promotional activities, which includes the running of his club brands, Sex Toy and S.T.U.D, all of which lay witness to some additional extras, with stories circulating of a 4ft man dressed in drag, horses' head door staff and golden vibrators!?!
On arriving at the club, we are met by a friendly pack of bouncers and a lady who ushers us through to a champagne reception in one of the venue's very swanky VIP booths, which loom out over the busy dance floor. Back in 2006 the opening of Pure became a hot topic both in and outside the city as the new owners, Puregroup, were the same minds behind London's world renowned Heaven nightclub; a venue stooped in clubland heritage. Sizing up a venue worthy of "big things", the Puregroup directors found the perfect location nestled inside the city's entertainment complex – The Printworks.
Whilst the venue's exterior may not stretch your imagination for an evening of bass driven house, the interior does unravel the minds-eye to impressive proportions as I self-guide my way through seven - yes, that's seven - unique spaces. The main-room is king, with its Gatecrasher-styled amphitheatre and the housing of a £300,000 funktion-one sound system to fill  the cavernous space with a mix of cross-over house, and electro anthems. Due to the venue's 2,500 capacity, the musical policy is as varied as is its bar stock, opening doors for a multitude of events to suit any TFI clubber. Over the last two years the club has welcomed packed out parties from Godskitchen and Cream to Hed Kandi and School Disco, whilst staging an assortment of week-day student-focused shindigs to make Benidorm look meek.
Whilst it can't be said that Pure is going to make Manchester the national icon in club land that it once was, it's fair to say that for an inhibition-free night of fun-packed entertainment, Pure ticks all the right boxes… especially when under Kriss Knight's watch ;) Words: Vass
Pure at The Printworks
Withy Grove
Manchester. M4 2BS
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