MINISTRY OF SOUND

'Ministry of Sound' ('MoS') is a nightclub in Elephant and Castle, Southwark, South London. Officially opened in 1992 after weeks of 'secret' club nights, the Ministry had already been packed out through word-of-mouth. Ministry of Sound was one of the key locations in the development of house music and superclubs in Britain in the early 1990s. MoS initially set itself apart from other London nightclubs of the time with its location well away from London clubland, a non-alcoholic bar and a highly-acclaimed sound system; all features designed to attract an enthusiastic crowd of music lovers. DJs mix live sets on Friday and Saturday each week. The MoS boasts two spacious dance floors as well as a Sony PlayStation room and Absolut chill bar.
Ministry of Sound was founded by James Palumbo, Humphrey Waterhouse and DJ Justin Berkmann. It is still largely owned and controlled by Jamie Palumbo, son of property developer Peter, Lord Palumbo. Since the club's opening, the MoS brand has been extended to a number of other areas. Profits from the brand put Palumbo on the Sunday Times Rich List 2004, with an estimated worth of £136m. The club opened in the Autumn of 1991.

Contents

Franchised clubs

Record labels

Ministry of Sound TV

Ministry of Sound Radio

Electronic goods

Music compilations

Parody and Critisicm

References

External links

Franchised clubs

In recent times, the Ministry of Sound brand has expanded with franchise clubs being opened in Asia, and club tours taking place worldwide. MoS Taipei (No. 310, LenQun 3rd. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan) opened March 25, 2004 and MoS Singapore (Block C The Cannery, River Valley Rd, Clarke Quay, Singapore 179022) opened December 16, 2005. The former MoS Bangkok nightclub (Sukhumvit Soi 11, Bangkok, Thailand) (2002–03), the first club outside the UK, is now closed. MoS parties are often held in various locations around the globe.
Ministry of Sound New Delhi (India) opened on 27 April, 2007 and is located at C Block Vasant Kunj (The MoS in New Delhi has been sealed & closed indefinitely by the New Delhi Municipal Corporation as it was located in a residential Area, It will open soon at the same location.). Ministry of Sound, Bangalore (India) is due to open October/November 2007. There are also contracter DJs across Australia that have released many mix sessions of under the MoS logo.

Record labels

Ministry of Sound is also a record label that produces many compilations each year, featuring many artists. These compilations are compiled from many different genres of music, but primarily the dance, house, and trance genres. In January 2006, the company purchased record label Hed Kandi from The Guardian Media Group and plans to continue maintaining the brand.

Ministry of Sound TV

Launched in November 2006, Ministry of Sound TV (MoSTV) is an IPTV content offering. The channel is dedicated to dance music and lifestyle programming, featuring music videos, mini-documentaries, interviews with DJs and exclusive event coverage. MoSTV has an in-house production team, but also acts as an aggregator of content. MoSTV can be accessed via the ministryofsound.com website, as well as other sites.
Ministry of Sound TV has signed a syndication deal with IPTV Platform Joost providing two on-demand branded channels.^[1]. Ministry of Sound TV also recently signed a similar syndication agreement with Azureus "Vuze", and Babelgum. Users can also subscribe to the Ministry of Sound TV podcast via iTunes.
Ministry of Sound TV will be airing on MTV Dance (UK) throughout the summer 2007, with a weekly slot containing features such as "Clubbers Guide to Ibiza", DJ Diaries and Club/Festival Coverage.

Ministry of Sound Radio

Ministry of Sound Radio operated on DAB in London and Central Scotland on the Switch Digital multiplex, but closed in December 2002. It also ran a one-month RSL during October 2001 on 87.7 FM covering South London. A radio stream continues via the website. MoS radios DJs include Lottie, Allistair Whitehead and Rob Roar, Mutiny, Hed Kandi residents David Dunne and Andy Norman, Matt Jam Lamont, Ross Allen, Jazzy M, Bill Brewster, Jon Gurd, Andy Farley, Darren Tate, Matt Darey, Above and Beyond, Adam White, BK, Guy Ornadel, J00F, and Graham Gold. From March 2007 the station expanded further launching two on-demand channels offering non-stop chill out and underground sessions.
The current team syndiates radio shows around the globe as well as running the online stream and on demand options. Headed by Chris Bailey the station has Dave Vega and Bruno Lawton as its main producers.

Electronic goods

The name has also been licensed for use on electronic goods sold by Alba, including MP3 players, home audio systems, DVD players, in-car entertainment systems and an extremely limited edition of a 3Gmobile phone. For a short time a portable DAB player was also available branded with the MoS logo.

Music compilations

The following is a list of some of the compilations put out by the Ministry of Sound record label.

★ ''Beyond Euphoria''

★ ''Big Tunes''

★ ''Classics''

★ ''Classic Trance Nation''

★ ''Chillout Sessions''

★ ''Clubber's Guide''

★ ''Clubber's Guide to Ibiza''

★ ''Clubber's Guide to Germany''

★ ''Clubber's Guide To... Trance''

★ ''Club Nation''

★ ''Club Nation America''

★ ''Cream Anthems''

★ ''Dance Nation''

★ ''Dance Nation''

★ ''Electrotech''

★ ''FSUK''

★ ''Funky House Sessions''

★ ''Golden House Sounds''

★ ''Hard NRG''

★ ''Jungle Rewind''

★ ''Late Night Sessions''

★ ''Nasty Dirty Sex Music Sessions''

★ ''Maximum Bass''

★ ''Sessions''

★ ''The Annual''

★ ''The Annual DVD''

★ ''The Mash Up Mix''

★ ''Trance Nation''

★ ''Trance Nation America''

★ ''Sessions mixed by Andy Cato''

★ ''Hed Kandi Classics''

★ ''Cream Anthems 2007''

★ ''Put Your Hands Up''

★ ''Clubbers Guide 2007''

★ ''Sessions - Mixed by Fedde Le Grand''

★ ''Hed Kandi - Nu Cool ''

★ ''Euphoria - The Very Best of Euphoric Dance Breakdown''

★ ''Electro House Sessions - Filthy House & Sexy Electro''

★ ''Dance Energy - The Ultimate Adrenaline Rush''

★ ''Hed Kandi - Twisted Disco''

★ ''Mash Up Mix 2007 - The Cut Up Boys''

★ ''Dave Pearce - Dance Anthems 2007''

★ ''Kiss Presents - Booty House''

★ ''Sessions - Mixed By Mark Kight''

★ ''Christopher Lawrence - Gatecrasher Live In Moscow''

★ ''Various Artists - Put Your Hands Up! Vol. 2''

★ ''James Zabiela + Nic Fanciulli - One + One''
HOUSEXY
1. Housexy Autumn ’05 (26th Sep 2005)
2. Housexy Lovesexy (27th Feb 2006)
3. Housexy Spring 2006 (13th March 2006)
4. Housexy Sounds of Summer (21st Aug 2006)
5. Housexy – Sound of Playboy (16th Oct 2006)
6. Housexy International (29th Jan 2007)
7. Housexy Summer in The City (21st May 2007)

Parody and Critisicm

Like many large and successful organisations the Ministry has had its share of dissenters ^[2]. One of the most well-known tongue in cheek efforts was the Miniscule of Sound - branded as the smallest nightclub in the world.

References

1. MINISTRY OF SOUND TV PARTNERS WITH JOOST, Press release retrieved 2007-03-26.
2. http://www.urban75.com/Rave/raverant.html

External links

★ Ministry of Sound

★ MoSTV

★ MoS Work Reliever