COLLABORATIONS
WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE?
The Mountain Bass Experience is a membership community, unique, intimate, 5 day music experience with a focus on drum and bass in stunning mountain locations, off the beaten track. We are a not-for-profit members club aiming to give back to the drum and bass community through taking a different approach to events as well as offering true value to all those involved, based on experience gained over the last 20 years as attendees, performers and industry professionals. We strive to be inclusive, give new artists opportunities to grow and hone their skills whilst gaining valuable industry connections and experience.​
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(Photo - Monrroe performing at 2550m altitude in Spain)
Our goal is to redefine event culture with an ethos on community growth, artist development, enjoying nature and outdoor activities and creating unique, sustainable experiences that challenge current industry norms . We're driven by fulfilment of all who attend, procuring truly unique opportunities that are not bound by the current industry practices and a passion to level the playing field for new artist development. As an event based in unique and jaw-dropping locations, we offer artists the exclusive opportunity to record videos, podcasts and any other form of video footage which constitutes one of the greatest assets provided to the artists involved and ensures maximum visibility outcomes to them and the event.
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(Photo - Ellie performing on our Women's only, sunset DJ session)
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Unlike traditional drum and bass events, our focus is on fostering personal connections among attendees, organizers, and artists, creating a space for lasting friendships and a global network.
Each event is held in a unique, carefully chosen location, combining drum and bass with outdoor adventures and daily activities. Our inaugural event took place in Arinsal, Andorra (Winter 2023), followed by an autumn adventure in Sierra Nevada, Spain (Autumn 2024). For our 2025 event we are taking our club members to the Pico's De Europa national park between the 9th-13th of June. Every edition offers fresh experiences and new locations.
In addition to featuring globally renowned drum and bass artists, we support emerging talent which benefits the scene as a whole and supports organic grassroots event growth.
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(Photo: Riya & Etherwood performing their track 'Illuminate'​ In Sierra Nevada, Spain 2024)
​​As well as developing drum and bass producers, DJs and even attendees through our open deck sessions, DJ competitions and more, we also provide opportunities for videographers, photographers, sound engineers, music industry freelancers, wellness practitioners and activity providers to hone and showcase skills as the event concept grows. With the inclusion of strategic collaborators, they can help this project to grow to its full potential and reach new audiences with the eventual goal of organising multiple, successive events in a range of locations in the UK and one annual event abroad.​
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(Photo: Keeno performing in Andorra at our 1st event)
IMPACT STATEMENT​​
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Despite being self funded with little personal resource and no marketing budget, the impact of our project is tangible and measurable by metrics shown below. With strategic collaborations, I can vastly improve, promote the experience and bring it to the attention of the wider, thriving drum and bass community generating more opportunities for artists as well as unique marketing opportunities for collaborators and sponsors.
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OUR DEMOGRAPHIC ​
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In 2023 we had a 50% ethnic line up,
in 2024, we had a 50% female line up (which we are continuing in 2025) and a 100% female support artists sunset event. We also have multiple LGBTQ artists and attendees involved.
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Our experience has attracted attendees between 18 to 70 years old predominantly from the UK but also from Europe and as far as the USA, Canada and Russia. ​​
​Our events have retained a 100% satisfaction rate with an 80% customer retention rate.
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(Photo: Attendees on our rock climbing activity in Sierra Nevada)
WHY PARTNER WITH US?
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Through clever marketing of your products and the use of videos, reels and unique activities at our event, we would like to promote Minirigs as our portable, sustainable audio solution partner for use in some of our outdoor locations which are completely inaccessible other than by foot. This year, we are planning group hikes and excursions to beautiful locations completely immersed in nature. In those locations we will host DJ sets with headliners and support acts using fully portable, battery powered equipment that's not amplified. We are focusing on sustainability and will charge the speakers from the solar panels on our van as we live completely off grid.​
The careful choice of portable audio solution selected for outdoor use will be a key metric for marketing and promotion due to the sensitive nature of the areas we're working in and would provide a unique opportunity for marketing which would otherwise be very difficult.
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(Photo: Riya at MB2024)
We believe we can provide your brand with a unique type of visibility, supporting the association of Minirig equipment with places of incredible natural beauty, which aligns perfectly with the sense of aesthetics, portability and sound quality that it represents. We are aiming for a compact, portable audio solution that's easy to fit in a backpack, enables us to hike to mountain peaks and showcase headline and support artists performing completely off grid and remotely that's easy to install, provides excellent sound quality and doesn't pollute the natural and protected environments we operate in. It's also difficult to gain permission to perform amplified music in natural parks, as per our experience in the previous two years and this option will be preferred by local authorities. We can see some potential synergies between our brands regarding product and experience aesthetics, sound quality and compact design and we can facilitate operating in remote, often sensitive areas, where other equipment would not be suitable. With your hand built products and our non for profit, sustainable approach, we feel we have synergies to explore and capitalise on.
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(Photo: Two of our American attendees)
IMPACT AND VISIBLITY
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Despite being entirely self funded, with only organic growth, we are experiencing a lot of traction on social media. We feel with brand partnerships, we can greatly increase this reach and use some clever marketing to give some unique opportunities.
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Last year, we were reaching 30,000 website hits per month as well as gaining over 1200 new Instagram and FB followers separately, despite not paying for ads, not having a marketing budget and, therefore, having solely grown organically through word of mouth and social media posts. We’ve had 33,000 + views on our direct stories and reels over 90 days on Instagram alone, but this does not account for the greatest element of our visibility which arise from the artists and headliners accounts, who consistently support and share our posts, generating up to 150,000 views. With your support, we feel we can greatly increase this reach through some collaborative posts, engaging reels, fresh ideas for product marketing and shares.
HEADLINE ARTISTS MEDIA EXAMPLE
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Keeno used our inaugural event as a platform to record his first album release video his own, new label, Keeno music. This EP was titled 'Courage' and represented his feelings about leaving the biggest global DnB label to start his own journey where he could be creatively free. He also launched a new sub genre "Orchestral drum and bass" and the video, facilitated by Mountain Bass, generated over 48,000 views (see video on the left). We will be using a videographer again for this year's event and expect a similar quality output.
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(Video: Keeno's 'Courage Ep' release video filmed as a part of MB2023 in Andorra) ​
WHAT WE REQUIRE​
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For this idea to succeed, we would ask for at least two, portable Minirg subs and two Minirigs. We would also appreciate a contribution towards our videographer's budget to maximise the output quality required.
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BENEFITS WE OFFER
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We will promote Minirigs as our sustainable, portable audio partner on our website and social media comms, our event flyers and we will design multiple reels leading up to the event as well as post event, using the equipment. We will design at least one music based activity afternoon called "Secret Minirig Mountain Set" with a hike to a stunning, remote mountain location followed by DJ sets using your speakers and a portable, off-grid DJ setup. This will be filmed, recorded and edited with sets from established headliners and support acts which will then be used for reels and Youtube videos by all of us, including headliners. As our event itinerary grows, we are currently exploring permits to perform music in extremely remote but jaw dropping locations in which we may only be able to perform music through non amplified means, in which case we will also use the Minirig setup.
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(Photo: Stuart enjoying one of our open deck sessions)
ATTENDEE REVIEWS
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The reviews speak for themselves, some of which are below. Please see full attendees exceptional feedback (HERE) which is linked to the MB Facebook profile.
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"Without a doubt 1 of the best experiences to date so much love, care & attention went into organising this fabulous event, I am beyond grateful for creating these amazing life long memories for us all x"
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"100% The best personally curated boutique DNB experience on the planet!"
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"A mind blowing, unique experience that I'm hooked on. This is a festival for appreciators of music, dancing and beautiful scenery. It also allows freedom and time to explore the area and connect with genuine, interesting people/artists. Very well organised and kept informed throughout, with detailed schedules and updates on the various locations etc. ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT TIME!!"
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"This is absolutely an EXPERIENCE. And a top tier one at that. The best vibes, music and people I could imagine."
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"From the moment I arrived, I was struck by the friendly and welcoming atmosphere. The organizers had clearly gone to great lengths to create an environment where everyone felt comfortable and included. The attendees were an international mix of people, all united by their love of drum and bass music"
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(Photo: Our first attendee's tattoo!)
​​​​HEADLINE ARTIST'S REVIEWS
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"This event is truly special and a real highlight of my festival calendar"
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"This was my favourite event this year. I perform at so many and can barely remember most of them!"
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"What an experience, we have never been looked after so well, never met so many lovely people, one of the most beautiful places we have ever been and had so much fun"
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"Its so good to do something different, so needed in such a stagnant, copy-and-paste festival market. It's the most beautiful, personal, joyful experience and it really does show the care that has gone into it"
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"Thank you for supporting me and my new label and making this video a reality"
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"I'd like to say a massive thank you to yourself and Jo for being amazing!!! It's been such a great experience for me and I've loved every minute of it"
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"Thanks so much, you go above and beyond and make it such a special and memorable experience"
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"Thank you SO much for an incredible time, the best tours and unmatched hospitality. We feel like we have a new family for life"
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A huge thanks to Matt, Jo, Jeni, Terry and the rest of the MB family you guys made the week so special. The vibes were unmatched, it was like being on holiday with your family even though I met everyone there for the first time!.. I could have stayed there forever...but it really was the people that made the week one I will never forget"
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(Photo: Duskee performing during sunset at 2550m altitude)
