Reposted from the Channel 4 Press site
After this summer's smash, Channel 4 is bringing back House Party for the ultimate 2012 send off on New Year's Eve. Following the success of the unprecedented television, online and music event on the August Bank Holiday weekend, viewers can once again throw parties with live DJ sets by six top international acts, including Annie Mac, on the biggest party night of the year.
House Party, a broadcasting first, no studio audience, and no interruptions, went out live on Channel 4 from midnight 24th August 2012. The all-night DJ takeover received widespread acclaim, offering a totally new clubbing and party experience to party-goers, music fans and unsuspecting sofa viewers. This time, bringing house parties together from around the UK,House Party: NYE (w/t) will also be looking to blast out the tunes and visuals to bars, galleries, and anywhere with a screen, to bring in the New Year.
Turning the television or laptop into the ultimate DJ booth, House Party: NYE (w/t) means everyone has the opportunity to celebrate the New Year with their personal line-up of world-class DJs and VJs – who are playing completely live to their audiences, not to a studio audience, and transforming living rooms, bedrooms and bars across the nation into dance floors.
Channel 4 Arts Commissioner, Tabitha Jackson said: ‘There couldn't be a better night than New Year's Eve for us once again to turn the nation's living room into the ultimate interactive House Party. Celebrating with the best artistic talent, Channel 4's House Party: NYE (w/t) will not only offer an innovative alternative to the usual New Year TV diet but will be the biggest and best party of the year. Pressure's off, New Year's Eve is already sorted.'
As well as for party-goers, New Year's Eve is the biggest night of the year for DJs, and theHouse Party: NYE (w/t) line-up will be bringing their best to the turntables – using every trick, twist and floor-filling tune to surprise and energise house parties around the country.
Radio 1's Queen of Dance, Annie Mac, was a key part of the House Party line-up in August, and played a versatile and accomplished set, topped with a guest appearance from her friend, Mercury-prize-nominated singer songwriter Jessie Ware. Annie will be the opening act forHouse Party: NYE (w/t) exploding into 2013 as the countdown comes to a climax. The countdown will be live and interactive, giving audiences a real chance to share in the same final moments of 2012. The face of UK rap and Radio 1Xtra presenter Charlie Sloth is Master of Ceremonies. Further line-up and special guest announcements are to follow.
In addition to the top DJ talent on offer, a selection of the nation's most exciting cutting edge VJs, computer animators and graphic artists will provide constant video and graphics, playing visual sets every bit as live and unrehearsed as the music. The DJ booth will also include the new third element of the clubbing experience introduced back in the summer – Social Networkers. Using social media hooked up to the booth online and channel4.com/houseparty, the Social Networkers will be a live and super-reactive link between the audience and the booth for shout outs, requests, and pictures and videos from house parties across the country.
House Party: NYE (w/t) (1 x 6 hours) is made by ACME Films (Life of Rhyme and The Antics Roadshow and Banksy All Nighter, from Channel 4's Street Summer 2011). The executive producer is Jaimie D'Cruz (Exit Through The Gift Shop, Grierson Award 2010, Bafta and Oscar nominated 2011) and Paul Dugdale is the director (director of live shows and music videos including Coldplay Live 2012, the Jo Whiley Music Show, Adele Live at the Royal Albert Hall and The Prodigy music documentary Worlds on Fire).
House Party: NYE (w/t) will go out live on Channel 4, shortly before midnight until 6am, New Year's Eve, 2012. @C4houseparty
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