“ The Bugbars are trailers , replicas of VWs , made of fibreglass and they are easy to position with no engines , so perfect for both indoor and outdoor events whilst being better for the planet .”

The Discobug has hosted the likes of Fatboy Slim , served drinks to Little Mix and Mark Whalberg and has been used by brands including Amazon ,

Deliveroo and Next . Rushmore ’ s bar and hospitality experience did not start with the Bugbar though . In the late noughties he co-founded The Vinyl Group , a bar , café , record shop and record label based in the heart of Camden town , which he says was the first concept of its kind in the UK to have DJs performing in bars . Upstairs from Bar Vinyl , Rushmore and his team ran Finger Lickin ’ Records which over the course of a decade sold almost a million records . As a well-

respected DJ under the moniker of Soul of Man , and with music production partner Jem Panufnik , he performed to over a million fans at clubs and festivals worldwide . He has also hosted shows on KISS FM , an Essential mix for Radio1 and from 2017 he has presented his own weekly show on a local Brighton radio station 1BTN . After numerous private parties and festival experiences under his belt , Rushmore says he is now keen to get into corporate events and he has pivoted the business during

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