Annie Mac - Who Killed The Night?
International DJ Annie Mac has played to thousands of people over the last few decades and is passionate about nightclubs which are facing constant threats of closure. In this one-off documentary, she explains her love of diversity in the clubs where everyone shares "a collective love for music." The show follows through the story of her own memories and clubbers' opinions right through to the builders tearing down venues and people who are determined to save the UK nightlife.
Starting with Fabric, which recently has been given a new license under strict terms, it is one of the most iconic venues in music history and really affected people who are a part of music. With all cases, the negatives could be few, but they tarnish brands hugely. Though the majority go clubbing to have fun and enjoy musical expression, the drug abuse and violence are all that the officials will really pay attention to. As shown in the documentary, club closures mean that venues which are open are wary and tend to just play the usual pop music rather than experimenting, thus fewer people go clubbing and DJ's don't get their freedom to play what they want. Also, I must add here, the bad impression is then given to genres such as UK Garage or DnB because of these incidents. Sure, playing cheesy oldies won't cause trouble, but that's because the club will be predominantly have a family-friendly audience who have no idea about the music scene nor the implications to it. An entirely lose-lose situation to the British music industry.
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