PROFILING A PROLIFIC PREQUEL” –
SUPERMARTXE SAMURAI PRE- PARTY
PROFILE & LO-PROFILE – FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY
REVIEW FOR SEENQUEEN
There is little doubt that over the last twelve months or so, the gAylist clubbing scene in London has, like many other aspects of our life, suffered & struggled with the ravages of the economic downturn worldwide, which seems to have hit blighty a little harder than others, although there have been a small handful of clubs that have definitely bucked that trend, not only attracting huge numbers, but in one case, injecting the kind of vitality into the scene that has seen 2010 dawn with a bigger, better & stronger prospect for many more. Packing out its theatre style venue home with numbers rarely seen elsewhere in recent times, it has very much captured the imagination and has left some of its main rivals floundering in the wings, this dynamic club brand even shaking off the considerable levels of controversy it attracted in its early days, now seemingly to be the yardstick by which other big club events measure themselves against.
SuperMartXe very much changed the clubbing landscape following its launch in London and since marrying with Profile & Lo-Profile to be hosts for its pre-parties, these outings have increasingly attracted nearly as much attention & interest as the main events themselves. The first prequel to be hosted by the duo on Wardour Street, “Under The Sea” back in October, saw the Logan Presents team cleverly transform the frontage of Profile Bar to superb effect, creating the illusion that the dancers performing in the window space were literally under the sea and subsequent parties have seen similar levels of commitment to make these prequel outings proper events in their own right. So, it was inevitable that we were going to make the trip into Soho, even if we had to face a chilly & damp Friday evening journey to do so, knowing that we would be in good hands once we arrived.
And we were certainly not to be disappointed, as entering Profile at just turned 9 p.m., the party was already in full swing, two of Logan’s team (we affectionately called the then schmitzels) Lunarde & Mauricio were in attendance and busying themselves with preparations for the dancers who were due to take their positions in the window, which was suitably decorated with Chinese style lanterns and large red drapes. The rest of the venue had been decked out too and as we approached the bar to seek refreshments, Mauricio arrived to give us a warm hug & kiss, sparing a few moments from his busy organising to take us through some of the plans for the evening, as well as promising to source us that illusive SuperMartXe t-shirt we had been dying to get our hands on. As he sped off to tend to the go-go’s, we turned to the bar where the ever present, smiling and attentive Philippe had already lined up our drink in expectation, despite having been busy mixing cocktails for other eager customers, one of the main reasons we have come to love our trips to Profile, this charming man always giving us the royal treatment like some long lost friend, a true testament to his brilliance at his vocation and a real credit to the Profile team.
Leaving Philippe, we turned to head towards the D.J. booth in the corner, our usual sanctuary & seating spot, expecting to see Phil Marriot behind the decks, although instead were pleasantly surprised to see Nick Evans standing in command, so bounded up to say our hello’s, inquisitive as to his presence, which was a last minute arrangement due to Phil being unwell. However, Nick turned out to be a brilliant replacement as he set about laying down some superb sounds, slowly warming up the crowd for the activities downstairs, pulling out of his bag some of our favourite tunes of now, including Mark Knight’s “Downpipe”, Joey Negro’s “Can’t Get High Without You” and the euro dance smash Remaday’s “No Superstar”, in every way reflecting his talent for pitching the music perfectly for the occasion, the sounds fitting nicely with the SuperMartXe theme to the evening and certainly encouraging the dancing moves of the muscled go-go’s in Profile’s front window. Having not really sampled any of Nick’s set’s, knowing him more for his close friendship with fellow D.J. pal Paul Heron, we were well & truly impressed and many a venue could do far worse than consider or add him to their list of resident jocks.
By now Profile Bar was well & truly pumping, the gay paparazzi royalty that is Chris Jepson having arrived to snap away the plenty of familiar club & scene faces that were in attendance to soak up this special prequel of “Samurai” splendour. Included in this was Naomi Ruiz who had arrived with friends, but spotted us at the bar while the gorge Philippe was refreshing our glass, floating over to say hello and catch up on news from the past weekends string of events. Logan’s partner Michael was also close by, the man himself, like Mr Marriot, not being well enough to be present, so we passed on our get well wishes through Michael also re-capping on other news since seeing him at Matinee. Then turning, first Lunarde popped up to say his hello’s, then the busy Mauricio appeared, SuperMartXe t-shirt in hand, which we duly slipped into, entering fully into the pre-party spirit as Nick continued to add to the already brilliant atmosphere with yet more splendid sounds.
But, all too soon the 11 p.m. Profile close time arrived, although in reality the party was only just beginning, as down in Lo-Profile, Paul Heron was stoking up a storm with some mesmeric music to elevate the atmosphere in this underground space. With a whole host of people making their way down from Profile upstairs, as well as folks arriving direct, it wasn’t too long before the club space was filling nicely and the anticipation for the incumbent dance shows grew, although the wait seemed to go on a little too long for us. Mind you, with Chris Jepson still around and tempting us down onto the small dancefloor for a boogie, then Paul Heron keeping us entertained with conversational quips in-between his energetic track mixing, we were far from bored, indeed were having great time, made even better as we headed to the bar to see the smiling face of Philippe, probably the most hardworking server we have ever come across, yet obliging & charming as always.
Then, back in our place by the D.J. booth, Mauricio’s hurried to’s & fro’s signalled the arrival of the dancers, dressed in silk oriental style trousers, sporting cute pointed cone hats on their heads and carrying samurai style swords, perfectly fitting for the theme of the party, both setting out to dazzle the by now packed Lo-Profile with a brilliant dancing display on the two small podiums not far in front of us. They then proceeded to trade places with other muscled go-go boys & glamorous geisha styled girls in a sequence of short shows that certainly lived up to the high standards we have come to expect from the Logan Presents team. But the quality of music also matched the shows, Paul Heron treating us to some terrific tunes that had our feet more than tapping to the tempo’s, although he was soon to complete his set, handing over the reins to SuperMartXe resident Tony English, who took up where Paul had left off, serving up the kind of sounds that had the club well & truly rocking and most evocative of his sets at “Alice” and at the recent “Lovechild” 1st birthday where he entertained us brilliantly.
Unfortunately however, by now the sad personal news we had received earlier in the day & had pushed to the back of our mind, was unshakably grabbing our attention too much to allow us to continue enjoying this pre-party extra-ordinaire, so we thought better of continuing our night unabated, rather collecting our belongings from behind the D.J. booth, in preparation to head for home. We managed to say our farewells to Paul Heron, whom we wouldn’t probably now see before his trip down under for Sydney’s Mardi Gras event (although as it turned out we did see him in Profile Bar the following night, giving us the opportunity to apologise for our odd behaviour), also making a point of waving bye to Philippe behind the bar, before we made our way up & out of Lo-Profile’s space leaving behind a pumping prequel to SuperMartXe’s main “Samurai” event, sinking into a soaked Soho to negotiate our way to our restful & comforting bed.
Well, how can we sum up SuperMartXe’s Samurai pre-party at Profile & Lo-Profile? Well, simply by saying it was splendidly paradisiacal, superbly pleasurable and spot on, a real peach of a prequel. From the magnificent music to the delightful dancers, from the terrific team to the cool crowd, we couldn’t have asked for a more engaging night of pleasurable fun, made especially great by Nick Evans, Paul Heron and of course Philippe. But that takes nothing away from everyone else involved and we have to give special thanks not just to Lunarde but moreover to Mauricio who obviously worked so hard to make the night a success and his passion for SuperMartXe and his mentor Logan shines through and Mr Schmitz should be proud to have him in his team. And a final thanks goes to Profile’s G.M. Rosella, who has nurtured the product that is Profile Bar to not only play its part as the prolific host for SuperMartXe’s pre-party but a perfect place to socialise in absolute pleasure. So you can bet your bottom dollar we will be back very soon, especially with Philippe behind the bar. (DISCO MATT)
SUPERMARTXE SAMURAI PRE- PARTY
PROFILE & LO-PROFILE – FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY
REVIEW FOR SEENQUEEN
There is little doubt that over the last twelve months or so, the gAylist clubbing scene in London has, like many other aspects of our life, suffered & struggled with the ravages of the economic downturn worldwide, which seems to have hit blighty a little harder than others, although there have been a small handful of clubs that have definitely bucked that trend, not only attracting huge numbers, but in one case, injecting the kind of vitality into the scene that has seen 2010 dawn with a bigger, better & stronger prospect for many more. Packing out its theatre style venue home with numbers rarely seen elsewhere in recent times, it has very much captured the imagination and has left some of its main rivals floundering in the wings, this dynamic club brand even shaking off the considerable levels of controversy it attracted in its early days, now seemingly to be the yardstick by which other big club events measure themselves against.
SuperMartXe very much changed the clubbing landscape following its launch in London and since marrying with Profile & Lo-Profile to be hosts for its pre-parties, these outings have increasingly attracted nearly as much attention & interest as the main events themselves. The first prequel to be hosted by the duo on Wardour Street, “Under The Sea” back in October, saw the Logan Presents team cleverly transform the frontage of Profile Bar to superb effect, creating the illusion that the dancers performing in the window space were literally under the sea and subsequent parties have seen similar levels of commitment to make these prequel outings proper events in their own right. So, it was inevitable that we were going to make the trip into Soho, even if we had to face a chilly & damp Friday evening journey to do so, knowing that we would be in good hands once we arrived.
And we were certainly not to be disappointed, as entering Profile at just turned 9 p.m., the party was already in full swing, two of Logan’s team (we affectionately called the then schmitzels) Lunarde & Mauricio were in attendance and busying themselves with preparations for the dancers who were due to take their positions in the window, which was suitably decorated with Chinese style lanterns and large red drapes. The rest of the venue had been decked out too and as we approached the bar to seek refreshments, Mauricio arrived to give us a warm hug & kiss, sparing a few moments from his busy organising to take us through some of the plans for the evening, as well as promising to source us that illusive SuperMartXe t-shirt we had been dying to get our hands on. As he sped off to tend to the go-go’s, we turned to the bar where the ever present, smiling and attentive Philippe had already lined up our drink in expectation, despite having been busy mixing cocktails for other eager customers, one of the main reasons we have come to love our trips to Profile, this charming man always giving us the royal treatment like some long lost friend, a true testament to his brilliance at his vocation and a real credit to the Profile team.
Leaving Philippe, we turned to head towards the D.J. booth in the corner, our usual sanctuary & seating spot, expecting to see Phil Marriot behind the decks, although instead were pleasantly surprised to see Nick Evans standing in command, so bounded up to say our hello’s, inquisitive as to his presence, which was a last minute arrangement due to Phil being unwell. However, Nick turned out to be a brilliant replacement as he set about laying down some superb sounds, slowly warming up the crowd for the activities downstairs, pulling out of his bag some of our favourite tunes of now, including Mark Knight’s “Downpipe”, Joey Negro’s “Can’t Get High Without You” and the euro dance smash Remaday’s “No Superstar”, in every way reflecting his talent for pitching the music perfectly for the occasion, the sounds fitting nicely with the SuperMartXe theme to the evening and certainly encouraging the dancing moves of the muscled go-go’s in Profile’s front window. Having not really sampled any of Nick’s set’s, knowing him more for his close friendship with fellow D.J. pal Paul Heron, we were well & truly impressed and many a venue could do far worse than consider or add him to their list of resident jocks.
By now Profile Bar was well & truly pumping, the gay paparazzi royalty that is Chris Jepson having arrived to snap away the plenty of familiar club & scene faces that were in attendance to soak up this special prequel of “Samurai” splendour. Included in this was Naomi Ruiz who had arrived with friends, but spotted us at the bar while the gorge Philippe was refreshing our glass, floating over to say hello and catch up on news from the past weekends string of events. Logan’s partner Michael was also close by, the man himself, like Mr Marriot, not being well enough to be present, so we passed on our get well wishes through Michael also re-capping on other news since seeing him at Matinee. Then turning, first Lunarde popped up to say his hello’s, then the busy Mauricio appeared, SuperMartXe t-shirt in hand, which we duly slipped into, entering fully into the pre-party spirit as Nick continued to add to the already brilliant atmosphere with yet more splendid sounds.
But, all too soon the 11 p.m. Profile close time arrived, although in reality the party was only just beginning, as down in Lo-Profile, Paul Heron was stoking up a storm with some mesmeric music to elevate the atmosphere in this underground space. With a whole host of people making their way down from Profile upstairs, as well as folks arriving direct, it wasn’t too long before the club space was filling nicely and the anticipation for the incumbent dance shows grew, although the wait seemed to go on a little too long for us. Mind you, with Chris Jepson still around and tempting us down onto the small dancefloor for a boogie, then Paul Heron keeping us entertained with conversational quips in-between his energetic track mixing, we were far from bored, indeed were having great time, made even better as we headed to the bar to see the smiling face of Philippe, probably the most hardworking server we have ever come across, yet obliging & charming as always.
Then, back in our place by the D.J. booth, Mauricio’s hurried to’s & fro’s signalled the arrival of the dancers, dressed in silk oriental style trousers, sporting cute pointed cone hats on their heads and carrying samurai style swords, perfectly fitting for the theme of the party, both setting out to dazzle the by now packed Lo-Profile with a brilliant dancing display on the two small podiums not far in front of us. They then proceeded to trade places with other muscled go-go boys & glamorous geisha styled girls in a sequence of short shows that certainly lived up to the high standards we have come to expect from the Logan Presents team. But the quality of music also matched the shows, Paul Heron treating us to some terrific tunes that had our feet more than tapping to the tempo’s, although he was soon to complete his set, handing over the reins to SuperMartXe resident Tony English, who took up where Paul had left off, serving up the kind of sounds that had the club well & truly rocking and most evocative of his sets at “Alice” and at the recent “Lovechild” 1st birthday where he entertained us brilliantly.
Unfortunately however, by now the sad personal news we had received earlier in the day & had pushed to the back of our mind, was unshakably grabbing our attention too much to allow us to continue enjoying this pre-party extra-ordinaire, so we thought better of continuing our night unabated, rather collecting our belongings from behind the D.J. booth, in preparation to head for home. We managed to say our farewells to Paul Heron, whom we wouldn’t probably now see before his trip down under for Sydney’s Mardi Gras event (although as it turned out we did see him in Profile Bar the following night, giving us the opportunity to apologise for our odd behaviour), also making a point of waving bye to Philippe behind the bar, before we made our way up & out of Lo-Profile’s space leaving behind a pumping prequel to SuperMartXe’s main “Samurai” event, sinking into a soaked Soho to negotiate our way to our restful & comforting bed.
Well, how can we sum up SuperMartXe’s Samurai pre-party at Profile & Lo-Profile? Well, simply by saying it was splendidly paradisiacal, superbly pleasurable and spot on, a real peach of a prequel. From the magnificent music to the delightful dancers, from the terrific team to the cool crowd, we couldn’t have asked for a more engaging night of pleasurable fun, made especially great by Nick Evans, Paul Heron and of course Philippe. But that takes nothing away from everyone else involved and we have to give special thanks not just to Lunarde but moreover to Mauricio who obviously worked so hard to make the night a success and his passion for SuperMartXe and his mentor Logan shines through and Mr Schmitz should be proud to have him in his team. And a final thanks goes to Profile’s G.M. Rosella, who has nurtured the product that is Profile Bar to not only play its part as the prolific host for SuperMartXe’s pre-party but a perfect place to socialise in absolute pleasure. So you can bet your bottom dollar we will be back very soon, especially with Philippe behind the bar. (DISCO MATT)
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