Q&A: Graeme Orr aka Affiks
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Q&A: Graeme Orr aka Affiks

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What brands are you behind and what year did they launch? Heavy Innit (2008).

How’d you get into it? Through my good friend Brendan Webb. He’d been promoting hip hop gigs for years and when I told him I wanted to start a grime/dubstep night, Heavy Innit was born.

Who are your resident DJs and/or favourite touring talents? Probably one of the best touring DJs we had play at Heavy Innit would have to be Joe Nice. A really great guy whose personality was translated into his set. The night just felt like a massive house party with the whole stage in front and behind the decks full of people dancing.

Who’s your crowd and what makes your parties great? Our crowd is anyone who is into underground UK bass music really. It’s great knowing that the majority of people that come to our nights are there for the music and not just to be seen or any of that bullshit. It’s great cause we know we won’t have any trouble from our crowds.

What’s been the most epic party you’ve thrown and why? Probably the free Summer Innit park party in Edinburgh Gardens on Australia Day 2010. There were literally thousands of people in the park that day and got banned by the council from doing one there again. It was madness!

What’s the worst/craziest thing that’s happened at one of your parties? The worst thing would be when the international acts didn’t make it into the country, therefore us having to cancel the headlining act at the last minute. This unfortunately has happened to us twice.

Shameless self-promotion opportunity – what, when, where for your next party? Alongside Mad Heckler and Stable Music we are presenting Photek on Saturday September 1 at Hamer Hall.

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