Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound (MoS ) is one of the largest and most famous nightclubs in the world. It is located in South London ( Underground Bakerloo Line or Northern Line to Elephant & Castle station ) and was in the early nineties of the crucial factors for the development of house music in the UK. It was founded by Jamie Palumbo, for the most part it is still in his possession. Ministry of Sound clubs there are now also in other countries such as Egypt.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Sound mainly through various samplers and club sound publications (The Annual, La Nuit, Clubbers Guide, Love Parade ) is known.
Ministry of Sound London
The club has four dance floors, these rooms are named as follows: the " bar ", the " Baby Box ", the " Loft" and the "box". In the "box", the focus is on the sound. Justin Berkmann: " My concept for Ministry of Sound was as follows: 100% sound system first, lightshow second, design third; the reversal of the relevance of other clubs. "the peak of the sound system is 150 dB ( A). For this purpose, a constructed specifically for this purpose roof was installed, which absorbs the sound. Furthermore, a so-called sprung floor was used, which allows the dancing for a long time without fatigue in the legs. The Club also the first 24 -hour dance - approval of the United Kingdom was issued.
Since April 2008, Fridays on The Gallery are organized occur here world famous trance DJs like W & W, Richard Durand, Markus Schulz, Ferry Corsten, Aly & Fila and Cosmic Gate.
On Saturdays play world-renowned DJs, mainly in the field of house, electro and techno. As examples, Richie Hawtin, Roger Sanchez and Benny Benassi are mentioned.
Label
The label Ministry Of Sound has been around for more than 15 years. Ministry of Sound Germany GmbH is a Berlin record company, which was founded in the late summer of 2001. It is closely connected with the London parent label, which in turn belongs to the MSHK Group, but is still seen as an independent company. In 2006, Ministry of Sound, the label Hed Kandi. Since the beginning of September 2010, the Ministry of Sound Germany GmbH operates under the name Embassy of Music GmbH. By renaming the stylistic opening of the originally specialized in Dance independent labels should clear on artists such as Carla Bruni, Moby, Oceana or Nena and a signal for the independence of the former British parent company Ministry of Sound London, which involved up to 2007 at the German branch was be achieved.
Off the compilation projects has also artists Ministry of Sound Germany directly under contract, such as Shaggy, Carla Bruni, Simply Red, Robyn or Calvin Harris. In addition, the publications of DJs like Eric Prydz, Fedde Le Grand, Laurent Wolf, Plastik Funk and Bob Sinclar. Among the best known hits of the labels include Love Generation by Bob Sinclar, Feel The Rush by Shaggy, Call On Me by Eric Prydz and Let Me Think About It Ida Corr vs of. Fedde Le Grand. In 2009, newcomers such as Oceana, The Dø and Mikroboy were joined to the label repertoire.
Ministry of Sound Germany also acts as a media agency for Xavier Naidoo and Sohne Mannheims, FIFA advised on the 2006 FIFA World Cup and UEFA EURO 2008 and wrapped up the music Consulting for 50teilige anthology Süddeutsche Zeitung nightclub.