Fresh Nightclub -- Mauritius!

Had my first international performance last night, at the Fresh Nightclub in Mauritius. The set was brief and early, but I got a feel for the soundsystem, the type of music they play, and the `look' of a Nightclub in Mauritius. Here's a description of Fresh! taken from www.tropicscope.com/nightlife_in_mauritius.asp :-

Fresh! Grand Rivière North West (near Port Louis.) Freshly refurbished and taken over by young nightlife specialists, the management endeavours in establishing a “Fresh” concept that would attract any kind of people wishing to have fun in a “clean” environment. At the entrance is a semi-open lounge space with a bar where there is either a live animation or lounge music. Then comes the inside arena where people get heated up. The volumes of the building is close to ideal with a high roof and an excellent air-conditioning / ventilation. “The sexiest club in town” which is the motto, revealed to be true on several occasions.

The soundsystem was great, especially the monitor :P They were still fixing the soundsystem while I was playing, so the monitor kept going off an on, but didn't really bother me too much. Seemed like they payed very close attention to the sound and spent a lot of effort in getting the sound levels just right.

The equipment were standard -- Technics 1200s with a DJM500. They had a Denon CD Player as well (an earlier model without the platter) and a fairly generous amount of space to fit about 4 people in their comfortably. They also had Ortofon carts, but looked like they had a problem with one of them, although no dramas while I was playing.

The Nightclub had an open bar outside for people wanting some fresh air, and it looked like they were setting up some equipment for a DJ to play outside. Not sure how they were going to prevent the outside sound from interfering with the sound inside the club -- didn't stick around long enough to find out :-
The staff and DJs were friendly. I was asked to play towards the end if there was time (the DJs were booked for the whole night, and I contacted them in the last minute, so I could only fill in any empty slots) or on Saturday if there was a free slot, but none of these times suited me. Just a bit dissapointed I couldn't stick around and play for longer, but there's a good chance that I'll play there again on my next visit to Mauritius!