{"id":59099,"date":"2021-12-06T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=59099"},"modified":"2021-12-06T13:18:30","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T13:18:30","slug":"from-putting-on-15-events-per-month-to-live-streaming-dj-sets-from-his-bedroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2021\/12\/06\/from-putting-on-15-events-per-month-to-live-streaming-dj-sets-from-his-bedroom\/","title":{"rendered":"From putting on 15 events per month to live streaming DJ sets from his bedroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DJ, promoter and record label owner Luke Priestley took the isolation periods as an opportunity to strengthen his mental health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Priestley, owner of Stereo Brain records and DJ for Metros nightclub, used covid-19 to focus on his mental health\" class=\"wp-image-59100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1920x960.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Luke Priestley, owner of Stereo Brain records and DJ for Metros nightclub, used covid-19 to focus on his mental health\" class=\"wp-image-59100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1920x960.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2021\/11\/LukeP_EDIT-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Business without boundaries &#8211; Luke Priestley runs events, club nights and a record label! Photo Credit: Sam Cross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While the lockdown restricted access to social events in public, Luke Priestley was determined to keep his music alive noting that some regulars rely on the nights for their mental health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 25-year-old, owner of local record label <a href=\"https:\/\/stereobrainrecords.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stereo Brain<\/a> records and DJ for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fatsoma.com\/p\/metros---cardiff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Metros<\/a> nightclub in Cardiff, used his work as a coping mechanism pre-pandemic, but was forced to re-evaluate when live events were deemed unviable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a very big shock to the system,\u201d he said, \u201cbefore lockdown, I very much thought events and DJing is what I do; music is my life and that\u2019s who I am as a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLockdown gave me an opportunity to focus on myself and figure out who I am, which did wonders for my mental health!\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to the story here<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1155839131&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1155839131&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/lockdown-gave-me-time-to-focus-on-myself-and-figure-out-who-i-really-was\" title=\"\u2018Lockdown gave me time to focus on myself and figure out who I really was\u2019\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Lockdown gave me time to focus on myself and figure out who I really was\u2019<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We turned away 150 people because of Covid-19 passes &#8211; that\u2019s \u00a3750 before anyone even got to the bar<\/p><cite>Luke Priestley<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>It certainly wasn\u2019t plain sailing for Luke. Making the leap to self-employed just before Covid-19 took hold meant he was ineligible for the government aid that was offered, but also left him without access to the furlough scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke said, \u201cThe government funding meant that if you\u2019d been self employed for a certain amount of time, they would give you money, but I wasn\u2019t self employed for long enough to get any of that, and I also wasn\u2019t employed by anyone to get furlough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere was a horrible middle ground of people that was just kind of forgotten about and I spent most of the 18 months on Universal Credit, just trying to get by,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Passing the buck<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The return of the public to nightclubs in August brought the introduction of Covid-19 passes for entry and, with it, additional headaches for the hospitality industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe first week it came in, we turned away 150 people at the door because of Covid-19 passes &#8211; that\u2019s \u00a3750 before anyone\u2019s even got to the bar!\u201d the DJ said, \u201cand the website crashed for three hours that day, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were obstacles to overcome  even before live events were able to return. As Luke notes, watching people going out drinking without restriction while being told that he couldn\u2019t safely return to working in live events, was infuriating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Stereo Brain owner said it felt like a fuck you to the creative industries from the government, adding that the industry is super undervalued anyway, but that was compounded by the effects of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stream of conscientiousness<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Luke went from putting on around 15 events per month to DJing from his bedroom on Twitch, a live streaming platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He admits that seeing people drinking in their rooms as he DJ\u2019d  was an odd experience, but the opportunity to take Metros to a wider demographic has led to new fans and extra gigs from further afield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a really good experience &#8211; I don&#8217;t ever want to do it again,\u201d he jokes, \u201cbut it definitely kept me going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But 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