Planet Angel - Live an Ordinary Life in an Extraordinary Way

Involved From/ To: 2004 – to date
Description: Music Coordinator, Crew
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Me? Well, my wonderful girlfriend Anna sums me up perfectly by saying that my brain is split into two halves. One half food, the other half music. Conveniently, I have found myself in a role within Planet Angel where I get to satisfy at least the music half of my brain.

After spending my formative years growing up on a diet of mum’s cooking, music, rugby and fresh air in my hometown of Pontypridd, then leaving to live in Spain and Manchester, I returned home where I become a plastic moulding engineer. After a massive change in my life, centred around a very painful and bitter divorce, I ended up in London in 1997 with my heart set on becoming the best pub manager in the world. If not the world, then the magical kingdom of Greenwich. One day in late 2001, a chap called Rolo walked past my pub and heard me blasting out trance at 3pm on a Saturday afternoon. It turned out that he was sharing a house with one of my barstaff, Kiwi Tom. He told me of this amazing place called Planet Angel and despite my initial reservations about it, we never the less forged a strong and lasting friendship.

So, after about 6 months of regular badgering from the aforementioned Rolo, I found myself on the balcony of the Spitz bar at Planet Angel *Chilled* in March of 2002. Rich Morley (DJ U-4-IC), Planet Angel’s first and inspirational Music Coordinator, then played “Enlightenment” by The Photon Project and in that moment, it all clicked into place. My first Party was Planet Angel’s first one at the Arches in April 2002. I regularly attended the parties for a couple of years, making new friends and having some unbelievable times, then it all went a bit “mad”.

In 2004 Rich decided that he wanted to take a well earned break and as such the position of Music Coordinator became available. Unsure at first that I could fill the gap left by such a legendary figure and music authority, I met up with Pete & Angel. After a period of getting to know each other, we discovered that we had a lot in common and I realised that it would be stupid of me to miss out on such a fantastic opportunity. After a couple of months of finding out how it all worked and meeting the crew, I took up the role in April 2004. We’ve been through some good times as well as some bad times, but the theme that runs through every element of Planet Angel is that we go through them with dignity and most importantly, we go through them together.

And that’s the main reason I’m proud to be involved with this organisation, the feeling of togetherness in the things that we achieve as a whole. You the party people, the crew, the DJ’s, me, and everybody else that turns up on the night or works tirelessly behind the scenes. Together, having fun and not caring what anybody else thinks. Celebrating being yourself!

I’m always looking for new music, so if you’ve got anything you want me to hear, or would like to recommend something to me, please get in touch - I’m all ears. Well, half ears really. The other half is thinking about pie or cake or some other tasty morsel. And there’ll always be a bit of me thanking Rolo for being a pest. So thanks a lot mate. Who’d have thought it eh?

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Rob
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Website: www.headenema.com

For Planet Angel music enquiries, please feel free to email me at music@planetangel.net, or give me a call (07747 167826).  We love hearing your demos and listen to every single one that we get. So, why not find out how to get your demo to us by having a look at the Planet Angel music policy. You could very possibly be playing at or providing music for a future party.