DJs invited to spin their discs at Tate sculpture gallery.DESIGNER Wayne Hemingway Wayne Hemingway (b. Morecambe, 19 January 1961) is an English fashion designer and co-founder of Red or Dead. Wayne Hemingway was born in 1961 in Morecambe. Wayne’s earliest memories are of his mum and Nan dressing him up as Elvis, a Beatle or Tarzan and being paraded and his son, Jack, have invited local DJs to spin some discs in one of the galleries at Tate Liverpool's This is Sculpture exhibition. The pair transformed the space into a silent disco The Silent Disco is a clubbing concept where dancers are provided with personal wireless headphones which can be tuned in to listen to a DJ. This type of disco earned its name because of the fact that an outsider walking in would see a tent full of people dancing, yet hear no earlier this year, so visitors could listen to music on headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. while they looked at the art works. A range of local DJs will launch their new play-lists for the gallery space in a marathon set from 12-9pm on Thursday, November 12. Those taking part are Beaten Tracks, Lewis Boardman, Wil Bolton, Rich Collingwood, The Hive Collective, Nick Johnson Nicholas Robert "(Nick)" Johnson (born September 19, 1978 in Sacramento, California) is a first baseman in Major League Baseball, currently with the Washington Nationals. He graduated from C. K. McClatchy High School. , Stevie Law, Paul Rafferty Paul Smith, Mike Stout, Greg Wilson and DJ Yousef. On the same day, from 6-7.30pm, visitors will have the chance to meet Hemingway and find out more about his ambitious approach to presenting art from the Tate Collection. In an informal discussion, he will talk about how the silent disco came into being. Hemingway co-founded the acclaimed fashion label Red or Dead, which was sold in 1999 after 21 consecutive catwalk seasons, and in 2006 was awarded an MBE MBE (in Britain) Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE n abbr (BRIT) (= Member of the Order of the British Empire) → tÃtulo ceremonial MBE n abbr (Brit) (= for services to design. * TICKETS for the event are pounds 6 (pounds 4 concs), including a glass of wine. Bookings can be made on 0151 702 7400. CAPTION(S): Wayne Hemingway |
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