Originally Posted by
DavidJames
"What makes a successful venue?" is a perennial question.
I think the consensus is that it's a number of factors, including the location, the venue (floor etc.), and that thing, "atmosphere".
Atmosphere is affected by the teachers and the music, certainly. For example, Berko wouldn't be sublime absent Marc and Ian on the decks - but it'd still be pretty good, simply from the setup.
Some venues succeed (eg. St. Albans), some fail (Shenley was, I'm sorry to say, pretty rubbish), and some just bumble along.
Yes, St. Albans has been successful, but as I recall, Jon B was DJ-ing, and Mick was teaching, at the previous incarnation of St. Albans, which was not successful. So based on that, I'm inclined to think that the main success has been because of the venue and location, rather than any particular teachers, demos or DJs.
Now if they'd taken over St Albans as a failing venture, and turned it round, then It'd be pretty clear that the staff was the main reason. But they didn't.
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