Stephen Manderson and Gerry Calabrese Launch New London Nightclub ‘INK’ in September 2013

Hugely successful UK music artist Stephen Manderson, A.K.A joins forces with London’s influential cocktail and club legend, Gerry Calabrese to launch INK this September. An East End Club in the heart of the West End INK is open seven days a week from 6pm-3am and offers the best in music, food and drink under one very unique roof.

East London boys Stephen, Gerry and brother and right hand man Jon Calabrese, bring Hoxton Square to Leicester Square with their latest venture. Born from a love of tattoos, good music and creative cocktails, INK encapsulates the attitude of the East End tattoo parlours that the boys so often frequent. Bringing together reputed tattoo artists Nikole Lowe (London Ink, I Love Good Times) and Ibiza’s Neil Ahern of Inkadelic fame, the masters of their craft contribute their designs as artwork displayed on the walls alongside graffiti murals and neon sculptures at the 5th Floor Leicester square venue that has been expertly created by Dimension Interiors.

With an impressive seasonal cocktail list influenced by Gerry’s Calabrese’s lauded and awarded Hoxton Pony club, the cocktails on offer are created from the UK’s freshest, locally sourced produce, featuring homemade syrups and unique recipes. Serving food platters to share, there is something for everyone, including bar snacks reminiscent of a UK tapas selection. Brand Revolution 62 – 64 Lower Sloane St P +44(0)207 259 9499 E [email protected] www.brand-revolution.com

The music is set to please all offering a real mix of rock and roll and urban tracks and the venue will see sets from top DJ’s and performers from across the UK music scene.

Guests are sure to arrive in style to the Leicester Square venue as Uber Cars offer all INK partygoers a code providing them with discounted journeys.

With the Masters of music, clubs and cocktails working in collaboration, the successful East London entrepreneurs have created something truly unique in the heart of London’s West End.

Stephen Manderson A.K.A Professor Green

Firmly established as one of the crossover superstars of British music who has always remained true to his roots in rap, Stephen Manderson A.K.A Professor Green builds on a career which has spawned two Top 3 and eight consecutive Top 40 singles – including the massive hits ‘Read All About It’ (#1), ‘I Need You Tonight’ (#3) and ‘Just Be Good To Green’ (#5). Stephen made a high-profile return to the live arena this Summer when he hit Glastonbury’s main stage this Summer. Renowned for the energy of his live sets, Stephen is also building extensive touring plans which are provisionally set for later this year. His journey so far has also been documented in the six-part Channel 4 series Professor Green Unseen which was subsequently followed by six episodes of Professor Green Unseen: After Hours. A brand new TV series is currently being filmed to air in the Autumn. Few artists achieve the rare distinction of achieving huge commercial success while maintaining their credibility. Yet Stephen has managed precisely that. His collaborations with artists as varied as Emeli Sandé, , Example, Labrinth, The Streets, Fink, Royce da 5’9, DJ Khalil and Wretch 32 demonstrate the respect that his contemporaries hold him in. He has also been nominated for a plethora of awards including the Brits ‘Best Male’ plus earned Best Dancefloor Filler at the NME Awards for his track ‘Jungle’ as well as a MOBO Award for Best Hip-Hop/Grime Act.

Gerry Calabrese

Mixologist and nightlife entrepreneur Gerry Calabrese has built up a reputation as one of the modern greats of the London bar and club scene. Experience in top London venues such as Lab, Dust, and Sex in the City, as well as curating large events and promotions culminated in the launch of his own East End bar, The Hoxton Pony, in May 2008. Located in Shoreditch The Hoxton Pony is widely regarded as one of the hottest venues in London and has seen an impressive list of talent walk through the doors including Mark Ronson, Calvin Harris, Alexa Chung, Agyness Deyn and Alex Zane to name but a few. www.thehoxtonpony.com 2011 saw the launch of Gerry’s own drink brand creation, the hugely successful and very tasty Hoxton Gin. In 2012 Hoxton Gin was named as one of Britain’s ‘CoolBrands’. www.hoxtongin.com In October of last year Gerry switched his attention from East to West (London) and created Baroque in Mayfair at the Playboy Club London where the ambitious entrepreneur finally brought to fruition his dream of merging the luxury and glamour of a by-gone era with a seriously modern twist.

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Aside from the launch of Gerry’s latest venture INK, 2013 has also seen him become an ambassador for Peroni and the face of their UK on trade campaign.

Free entry before 8pm Door charge from 8pm onwards Limited memberships available Ensuring to offer the VIP treatment, the limited memberships are priced at £500 affording members and two guests free entry any night and priority on table bookings

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