abstractrhythm Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 June 12, 2006 AN Australian-based DJ plans to stay awake for 100 hours playing music in a world record attempt starting today.DJ Promo, whose real name is Matt Solo, begins his attempt for the longest DJ session in history at central Melbourne's Federation Square at 9am (AEST) Monday and intends to play until 1pm (AEST) on Friday.Solo expects to play about 1500 songs back-to-back over the 100 hours in a purpose-built five metre tall pyramid-shaped temporary "nightclub".Guinness World Record rules stipulate he must spend more than four days on his feet at the decks, taking just a 15 minute break every eight hours.The rules also require at least one audience member dancing during the entire record attempt.On his website, Solo, 35, said British DJ Genix set the existing record of 84 hours in February 2005."I intend to smash this by a full 16 hours - taking the record to a new total of 100 hours live, continuous mixing," he said.Solo said he has been preparing for the attempt for months, with a "total lifestyle overhaul" that involved cutting out junk food, smoking, alcohol and recreational drugs, and exercising heavily.He said strengthening his body would improve his ability to cope with the effects of fatigue."Deliberately staying awake for the best part of four and a half days is not the sort of venture one undertakes lightly," he said."Prolonged periods of sleep deprivation can do serious damage, both physically and mentally, so being as prepared as possible was going to be critical."Solo is raising money for The Big Issue, a magazine sold by homeless and long term unemployed, and Challenge, which supports children living with cancer and life-threatening blood disorders.The rules:In order to successfully claim the title and set a new, official record, 35-year-old DJ Promo must adhere to the following Guinness World Record (GWR) rules and regulations:•Vinyl discs or CDs must be played throughout the attempt•There must be no pauses longer than ten seconds between tunes•No premixing (ie: pre-recorded sections on CD, or mastermixes on vinyl) is allowed•No more than two turntables may be used (a third turntable, kept in reserve, may be used in the event of mechanical failure of either of the other two turntables)•No individual disc, and no piece of music, may be repeated within four hours•A list of all the tunes played must be maintained•The event must take place on stage in a club or similar venue, open to members of the public, and not in a recording studio•A dancing audience, even if it is a single individual, must be present throughout, but no audience member may attend for more than four hours at a time•A break of 15 minutes must be taken every eight hoursLink: http://www.entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,19443246-7484,00.html?from=rss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastianc Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdamon7278 Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 Interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nden1078 Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Woaaahh.. i'm hurtin just reading this..how many hits til you get to the center of the.. um.. ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djfrosty Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Man, better stock up on some red bull!Wonder what his last song is going to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orisha Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 Man, better stock up on some red bull!Wonder what his last song is going to be?red bull, ha..he prolly scored a big bag of crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9mile Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 orisha knows all about that shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djfrosty Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 red bull, ha..he prolly scored a big bag of crystal good theory...imagine how pissed he'd be when he found out someone sold him bunk shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riotgear Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 move over jp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 running on the beach was just part of his training... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djfrosty Posted June 12 Report Share Posted June 12 I wonder if he'll continue smoking, drinking, and using recreational drugs after he sets the record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotuchick Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 If you want to see a live feed from Federation Square in Melbourne Australia, where the DJ is spinning at go here:http://www.federationsquare.com.au/index.cfm?pageID=139 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9mile Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 sotuchick, do you care to join us in the cp chatroom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b-side Posted June 13 Report Share Posted June 13 LOL the one chance i get to check this out and the guy must be on a break,I thougt about this when the record was about 60hrs... Now I wonder if they'd let me use Final Scratch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotuchick Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 Is it me or I can't hear anything when I go to the site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howienewport Posted June 14 Report Share Posted June 14 That's cool, but can he do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmaximus3000 Posted June 15 Report Share Posted June 15 HOLY SHIT! seriously..... that shits gonna kill him. but hey! its for a good cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abstractrhythm Posted June 16 Author Report Share Posted June 16 This just in from the Newsplex:Matt Promo ended up breaking the Guinness World Record by about 3 hours (87 hours total). He couldn't make it to the 100 hour mark as sleep deprevation really started to kick in. Here is the link to the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalphoenix Posted June 16 Report Share Posted June 16 Props. 87 hours is a LOT of music to play...even if they're extended remixes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00vit Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 HAS ANYONE NOTICED THERE WAS NO RULE ABOUT TWEEKIN?TWEEEEEEEEEKOOOOOO RRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIICCCOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abstractrhythm Posted June 18 Author Report Share Posted June 18 HAS ANYONE NOTICED THERE WAS NO RULE ABOUT TWEEKIN?TWEEEEEEEEEKOOOOOO RRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIICCCOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!Yup, but according to his site he was to be drug tested after the event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philippio Posted June 18 Report Share Posted June 18 So what?Howienewport holds the Guinness record for the most deeply rooted obsession with Asian girls. Now that's something to tell his grandkids. The ones whose grandmothers are Bangkok whores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orisha Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 two words.NOSOUL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted June 19 Report Share Posted June 19 Fostahs, Oshtralean fah beah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.