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Tech21_KIDS_STYLIST_Halfpage DPS_Press_412x140_v2.indd 1 11/11/2016 15:47 And while Martin 2 Smoove finished his six days of performing with a host of new fans, cycling and Six Day London also recruited another of their own. MARTIN “I came away from Six Day London appreciating cycling 52 2 SMOOVE more for sure,” he said. By Frank Smith “I was massively impressed by the cyclists themselves – especially the sprinters. One of the American guys had thighs like tree trunks and they were all so explosive. “I am a keen cyclist in that I get a Boris bike around London quite often and ride my own bike but I struggle to get up Notting Hill so seeing the way these guys ride was crazy. When they came up for their awards afterwards, they didn’t even seem out of breath!” Six Day London takes place over the course of six days as world-class racing meets a world-class party atmosphere. This year’s event will be the first in a series, with Amsterdam, day where it felt Berlin and Copenhagen also hosting Six Day competitions like I had the whole of before the finale in Mallorca next March. the velodrome in a party At Six Day London, iconic riders Mark Cavendish and mood,” he said. Sir Bradley Wiggins will be joining forces as they look to “It felt just like the atmosphere dethrone returning champions Kenny de Ketele and Moreno that you see at American football de Pauw, with a number of other Olympians also in action. Martin 2 Smoove and basketball games. And Martin 2 Smoove expects the standard of the “The thing I was most impressed by was entertainment to be taken up a notch from the inaugural everyone embraced the music... If you were 2015 edition. to put a show on at an event at Lords cricket He said: “This year is definitely going to be so much better ground then I think you would get some members because I know what works and what doesn’t. who would frown upon a lot of the loud music. “I think my style suits Six Day perfectly because I play “So the way the cyclists and Six Day London embraced it across the board and I do it with swag! Expect to was brilliant. I got a lot of love there.” Martin 2 Smoove is hear anything from Stormzy to Frank Sinatra! not your average DJ, having secured an economics degree in 2005, only to swap the books for turntables. “I’ve been no stranger to playing the big arenas and stadiums this year as I’m He’s gone on to achieve his dream and then some, performing currently on a 35-date US tour DJing at a number of the biggest clubs in the world and touring with for Gwen Stefani and Eve, and I hip hop star Eve. can’t wait to bring all that But even he was breaking new ground when he was asked experience to another Six to provide the entertainment for Six Day London. He sought Day London!” the help of DJs who work with some of the biggest names in GROOVE music including Jay-Z. He explained: “I’m known for not just doing club stuff but RIDER when Six Day approached me, I had no idea there were cycling events that were so vibrant. ••• As one of the UK’s leading “ As soon as I found out, I hit up my friend who DJs for the DJs, Martin 2 Smoove is used to per- Brooklyn Nets (part-owned by Jay-Z) at the Barclays Center forming in front of thousands of screaming and asked if he could send over some edits that he used and fans on a regular basis - but even he was they genuinely worked, so I have to thank MICK (formerly taken aback by the vibrancy of Six Day London. Mick Boogie) and J. Period for their help. Last year saw the return of Six Day racing to “Six Day was high budget, it was an open format and you England’s capital for the first time in 35 years. And could have a five-year-old kid next to a 75-year-old lady. it only enhanced London’s reputation as one of, if not It was an event for all people, all backgrounds and all the, best sporting cities in the world. generations. It was certainly different from the underground The atmosphere inside the Lee Valley VeloPark was clubs that I would DJ at.” unlike anything else in world cycling and Ministry of Sound Having such a diverse audience inside the Olympic velodrome resident DJ, Martin 2 Smoove, was a crucial factor. meant selecting the right music was not easy but there was “My overriding memory from Six Day London was the final no doubt he pulled it off.