Meet The 53 Degrees Team

Here at 53 Degrees we are a small, dedicated and passionate team of individuals. We are probably best described as a diverse bunch,

with a range of industry experience, a mix of personal tastes and varying interests, but together we work tirelessly to make 53 Degrees

the greatest Venue it can be. So if you are interested in working in events, want to know who to contact for what or generally want to have a nosey��

Then keep reading and get ready, because this is your chance to meet the team!

NAME: Joff Hall / ROLE: Events Manager / CONTACT: joff@53degrees.net

1: What has been your favourite event at 53 Degrees and why?
Don Broco support by Pure Love was pretty cool. Pure Love spent their whole set in the crowd, with the guitarist playing on top of the bar.

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2. What is the best event/gig/festival you have been too and why?
Tricky when I�ve been to so many. Best gig was probably catching The Liberteens pay a 200 cap venue before it all kicked off for them. There�s also a great local festival near hometown of York called Galtres which has a mixture of profile headliners and local acts, a huge selection of real ales , lots of great food and always an amazing atmosphere.

3. What is your favourite sandwich filling?
Has to be BACON

4: If you were a superhero what would be your super power?
Ability to turn anything into bacon!

5: What did you want to be when you grew up?
Racing driver

6: What was the first album you bought?
Oasis � What�s The Story Morning Glary

7: Which act do you wish you had seen? (eg dead!)
T-Rex.

8: Cat or Dog?
Dog!

9: Mac or PC?
PC

10: Tell me something I wouldn�t know about you?
Black belt at Tae Kwon Do when I was 12. Oh how times have changed

NAME: Jon Russ / ROLE: Bars and Catering Manager / CONTACT: jruss@uclan.ac.uk

1: What has been your favourite event at 53 Degrees and why?
Any of the Freshers Skoolies - always rammed, always fun and always messy

2. What is the best event/gig/festival you have been too and why?
Radio 1 � Big Weekend on Moor Park � Loads of Great bands and only a 5 minute stumble home.

3. What is your favourite sandwich filling?
Bacon, Sausage, Fried Egg and Brown Sauce

4: If you were a superhero what would be your super power?
Being able to mute annoying people instantly.

5: What did you want to be when you grew up?
Astronaut

6: What was the first album you bought?
The Verve � Urban Hymns

7: Which act do you wish you had seen? (eg dead!)
Freddy Mercury

8: Cat or Dog?
Dog

9: Mac or PC?
PC

10: Tell me something I wouldn�t know about you?
I can play most Brass instruments, not very well mind!

NAME: Dave Weeks / ROLE: Production Co-ordinator / CONTACT: dweeks@uclanac.uk / TWITTER: 53_Production

1: What has been your favourite event at 53 Degrees and why?
Must be Annie Mac - due to amazing timing and a bit of budget we were able to spend a day doing an awesome stage layout with Annie Mac in the centre - with most shows time and money is precious so your creative side doesn't always get to come out!

2. What is the best event/gig/festival you have been too and why?
Must be The King Blues at Manchester Academy - fantastic band, amazing stage presence.
At 53 Degrees it must be Pendulum when they did their live show. Bass that melted your face. And Darkcide is an amazing night out, great tunes, lovely people.

3. What is your favourite sandwich filling?
Ham and Cheese. Ooh, or Bacon and cheese. Something with cheese.

4: If you were a superhero what would be your super power?
The ability to fly - it would make reaching the tall parts of this building so much easier!

5: What did you want to be when you grew up?
A television cameraman - then discovered the rock and roll lifestyle - much more exciting!

6: What was the first album you bought?
Oasis - Morning Glory

7: Which act do you wish you had seen? (eg dead!) Michael Jackson would have been amazing - one of those were you never expected him to die so young, so never fought to get tickets.

8: Cat or Dog?
Cats definitely. Not only much better behaved but they're like animal hoovers! Cuts down on the cleaning. I had one which loved Pringles.

9: Mac or PC? Mac. All the way. Shiny Shiny!

10: Tell me something I wouldn�t know about you?
I was on Playdays/Playschool when I was younger. I mostly sat about at a picnic picking my nose from what I remember. Met Peggy Patch though. Guess thats where I got a taste for working with celebs?

NAME: Emily Street / ROLE: Production Assistant / CONTACT: estreet@uclan.ac.uk

1: What has been your favourite event at 53 Degrees and why?
There�s a few but one that stands out is Martyn Joseph in the club as it was a laid back but very entertaining gig, and was a pleasure to work.

2. What is the best event/gig/festival you have been too and why?
Blondie at The Manchester Apollo, as I thought I�d never get the chance to see them so it meant a lot.

3. What is your favourite sandwich filling?
Chicken

4: If you were a superhero what would be your super power?
Flying

5: What did you want to be when you grew up?
A police officer, then decided I wanted to be a musician instead

6: What was the first album you bought?
Embarrassingly I think it was either Be-witched or Boyzone

7: Which act do you wish you had seen? (eg dead!)
Queen

8: Cat or Dog?
Dog

9: Mac or PC?
I�m a PC but I wish I was a mac

10: Tell me something I wouldn�t know about you?
I like to dance, and used to go to street dance classes

NAME: Matthew Smith / ROLE: Venue Co-ordinator / CONTACT: mailto:mjsmith1@uclan.ac.uk

1: What has been your favourite event at 53 Degrees and why?
Christmas isn�t Christmas without the Lancashire Hotpots Christmas show.

2. What is the best event/gig/festival you have been too and why?
Ocean Colour Scene a few years ago. I was immediately transported back to the heady days of my youth!

3. What is your favourite sandwich filling?
Meat. Lots of meat.

4: If you were a superhero what would be your super power?
The ability to treat life like Sky Plus � pause, rewind, fast forward. I never seem to have enough time at the right time.

5: What did you want to be when you grew up?
A policeman. Or a famous actor. Or maybe one as a day job and one at weekends.

6: What was the first album you bought?
Bat out of Hell 2. Don�t judge me.

7: Which act do you wish you had seen? (eg dead!)
Nobody, but nobody, put on a show like Queen.

8: Cat or Dog?
Dog

9: Mac or PC?
PC

10: Tell me something I wouldn�t know about you?
I went to University to study Drama darling!

NAME: Mike Nutter / ROLE: Bars Co-ordinator / CONTACT: mnutter@uclan.ac.uk

1: What has been your favourite event at 53 Degrees and why?
Vintage Trouble cz they blew the roof off of the place and I loved their energy and enthusiasm

2. What is the best event/gig/festival you have been too and why?
Leeds festival 2004 because it was my first ever festival and I loved every minute of it.

3. What is your favourite sandwich filling?
I�m a standard chicken mayo or tuna salad cream kinda guy but recently iv been eating far too much subway so have to say meatball marinara with south west sauce yum yum!

4: If you were a superhero what would be your super power?
My super power would be to become the human torch (set on fire not look like a lighthouse).

5: What did you want to be when you grew up?
I actually wanted to be a thunderbird up until the age of 7 so I guess that was always my biggest aspiration

6: What was the first album you bought?
If I remember rightly it was the vengaboys haha! Not the most embarrassing CD I ever bought but im not sure I should release such embracing information.

7: Which act do you wish you had seen? (eg dead!)
I wish I had seen the Blue Oyster Cult and even though they are still around im just not that sure I will ever get the chance to see them.

8: Cat or Dog?
Dog

9: Mac or PC?
PC but recently been playing with my girlfriends Mac and I am slowly getting converted.

10: Tell me something I wouldn�t know about you?
hmm� this is a difficult one� ahh I know, in 2005 I holidayed with Paolo Nutini exactly one year before he became famous.