Planet Angel - Live an Ordinary Life in an Extraordinary Way

Ask anyone who’s played; Planet Angel Party People are a fantastic audience to perform for!

Planet Angel is strongly linked to the current wave of rising talent, we work with ‘big name’ DJs and newer yet-to-be-discovered DJs, we feature live didgeridoo players, drumming troupes, live Drum and Bass bands, trip hop bands and even live solo trance violinists!

There is no musical hierarchy or snobbery, we have a clear Music Policy and will consider any music that fits with the policy!  We offer a positive and encouraging environment for talented people - established or not – and can also offer to help sell original (i.e. legal) music via our shop, or sometimes release it via Planet Angel Records. 

If you are a DJ, producer or musician and would like to get involved, it's important that you read all of this policy…  please note that we don’t accept unsolicited demos.

Music Policy... At The Party

The music at Planet Angel is one element of many; all are equally important and together the elements create a balanced, positive atmosphere. We welcome musical contributors who are aware that they are not the controlling factor over the space and appreciate the other elements.

We provide a balance of music across the venue with three areas, each with a unique vibe; this offers a choice of music and means the rooms are not competing. Variety within genres is a key aspect of the music in all three rooms, reflecting the diversity of the people that come. Put simply, the vibe thrives on music that leads somewhere - that goes on a journey.

Meltdown Room

The music policy for this room is ‘Positive Dance Music’ which is deliberately non-genre-specific.  We want to provide the best in positive, driving edge, lively, uplifting 4/4 dance music... The only way to truly understand what we are looking for is to come to The Party. The Meltdown Room is the largest and the vibe is fairly full on! We're looking for a bit of variation of styles, rather than long sets of exactly the same style. This room also hosts live performances although live performance space is limited.

Funky Lounge

Positive, genre defying, funky beats to make your hips swing and your ears smile... The music is funky, bouncy, eclectic and fun in here! With a very different feel to the 4/4 styles played in the Meltdown Room, the Funky Lounge offers good scope to play many styles. This room has a buzz like that of a party and a crowd that not only expects to dance, but to have fun and be surprised. Variety is pretty much essential in this room - we're looking for an eclectic mix of various styles whilst keeping the vibe upbeat, rather than long sets of the same style. This room also hosts live performances although again live performance space is limited.

Chill Bar

Positive, chilled, eclectic, laid back grooves, beats and melodies from around the genre globe... This room is small and cosy with a very laid back feel. The DJ is very integrated with the party people. We're looking for beautiful music in here… chilled, eclectic, trip hop, Ibiza sunset 'Café del Mar' style… basically the kind of music that gets the head nodding, the foot-tapping and the smile spreading! Solo instrumentalists are well received in the Chill bar.

Music Policy... At Planet Angel *Chilled*

This is a family friendly event and the music needs to be just right. The vibe at *Chilled* is bright & breezy with a very laid back feel. We normally integrate the DJ/ stage with the people and we're looking for beautiful music similar to the Chill bar at the Party… chilled, eclectic, trip hop, Ibiza sunset 'Café del Mar' style… again the kind of music that gets the head nodding, the foot-tapping and the smile spreading!

We gently build up the tempo and the volume of the music from the start (normally about 2pm) into more of a boogie-zone from around 7pm, the music becoming funky, bouncy, eclectic and fun, offering good scope to play many styles including big beat, break beat, funk and global dance. We tend to avoid 4/4 beats or trance type styles at *Chilled*, but aim to create a buzz (as per the Funky Lounge at The Party) like that of a party and a crowd that expects to dance, have fun and be surprised. Variety is pretty much essential at this time of night - we're looking for an eclectic mix of various styles whilst keeping the vibe upbeat, rather than long sets of the same style.

It’s really important that the volume is balanced for enough of a good dance, but not ear splitting due to the children attending. Due to the social and interactive nature of *Chilled* live performances need a ‘presence’ about them, as party people tend to continue chatting, playing and socialising. Please bear this in mind, there will be ambient noise of people talking etc while you perform, this is totally normal at *Chilled*.

Sending A Demo/ The Demo Process 

We do not accept unsolicited demos…

Before accepting a demo we’ll invite you down to experience The Party as a potential Contributor (i.e. you don’t have to pay) so you can get a good understanding of what we’re about and we can meet you… please see the Contact Page to arrange Contributor entry. 

Once you’ve been to The Party please post your demo as per the details on this Demo Submissions Form .  PLEASE do not send in a demo without a form, or hand in a demo at The Party…  unfortunately we won’t be able to accept it, cheers.

We listen to all demos and try to provide feedback… we receive a lot of demos and this can take some time. Please note that we can only accept one demo from potential contributors every six months as we get quite a lot of demos.

If we feel your music won't work at Planet Angel we'll let you know. If your demo suits The Party we'll offer you a guest DJ slot… since part of the Planet Angel mission is to be a platform for new talent we offer slots to many people, which means if you take a slot and things go well we'll ask you to play every three or four parties!