Back in 2008, Hackney Stop The War held a benefit gig.
The artistic director, MC Redman , Red Saunders of R.A.R. fame , I, DJ (at that time) tourDog was invited to add my technical assistance. The event was a great success and Red and I had a lot of fun making it happen. We then got together to put on another, larger, STW event @ Chats Palace, Homerton. Another excellent event, at the end of which we decided to produce regular events that catered to an eclectic audience, with a collective goal, as MC Redman explained: "RedDog is - radikal arts / entertainment. old skool diy. RedDog nights are party nights for radical rockers. We'll mix it up... we like Bands, Musicians, Poets, Performance Arts, Radical Images, Films, and Ranting Dissenters ...all welcome! It's a global culture garden,... dig in! RedDog is an audio visual production - with live performances of the other kind. RedDog is a not4profit organisation - any money made goes back into promotion and supporting new projects. RedDog can be lured from it's lair by the promise of a fee and a venue in which to perform".
The artistic director, MC Redman , Red Saunders of R.A.R. fame , I, DJ (at that time) tourDog was invited to add my technical assistance. The event was a great success and Red and I had a lot of fun making it happen. We then got together to put on another, larger, STW event @ Chats Palace, Homerton. Another excellent event, at the end of which we decided to produce regular events that catered to an eclectic audience, with a collective goal, as MC Redman explained: "RedDog is - radikal arts / entertainment. old skool diy. RedDog nights are party nights for radical rockers. We'll mix it up... we like Bands, Musicians, Poets, Performance Arts, Radical Images, Films, and Ranting Dissenters ...all welcome! It's a global culture garden,... dig in! RedDog is an audio visual production - with live performances of the other kind. RedDog is a not4profit organisation - any money made goes back into promotion and supporting new projects. RedDog can be lured from it's lair by the promise of a fee and a venue in which to perform".
Red Saunders
"RedDog came out of our support for Hackney STW, Respect, and Love Music Hate Racism. The wonderful thing with RedDog is that it's small and local. We're autonomous DoGs who love imagination and culture, and hate the Korporations Brain police and new Labour shite pumpers".
There followed many a night of excellence, the archive of flyers and images is scant testament, but worth a look. RedDog@Chats lasted for a few months only, as Chats Palace lost it's council funding and had to become totally self-supporting. This meant that the 'not for profit' cheapest gig in town ethos of RedDog was no longer a viable proposition. Red Saunders moved to concentrate on his epic Hidden' project.
DJ / VJ tourdog, "VJtDog", continued doing psychedelic sound and light shows for various fund-raising events, under the new name of Reddog Productions, and is now the resident production tech at the superb Henry Ward Hall in Hastings, UK
DJ / VJ tourdog, "VJtDog", continued doing psychedelic sound and light shows for various fund-raising events, under the new name of Reddog Productions, and is now the resident production tech at the superb Henry Ward Hall in Hastings, UK
Links to Pictures from some early RedDog events. The set from Chats Palace covers a few dates, likewise the UAF collection.
Retaking Our Liberties was a one off.
Who this?
Prepping the stage.
Psychomouse
Reddog at work
Joe Ritlewski Band
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