Blackout Agency is a Slovak company that focuses on supporting local artists and presenting them to domestic and international audiences. They do this through their online magazine, music compilations, planned record label, and organizing concerts. Some of their past concert events included Summer of Love, Pohoda, and Hodokvas festivals. They are looking for new partners to help financially support their projects, as organizing concerts in Slovakia is often ambitious due to limited funding.

1. ABOUT MATUS GAJDOS - BLACKOUT AGENCY
Blackout Agency is a subsidiary of Bajkonur company that was founded in
2000 and focuses its activities on supporting of Slovak artists and their presentation
to local and foreign audience.
We encuorage theese supporting activities within our own internet magazine
Bajkonur which has over 300 thousand entries a month. There can be found a
separate section for artists who want to go public and present their outputs to the
world. According to fact, that internet coverage in Slovakia is not as reasonable as
this music would deserve, we started to publish a magazine of our own named
Partypeople but the publishing costs were too high, therefore we had to stop
publishing it after six months. However, we created separate sections in magazines
for teenagers Kamarat and Maxisuper, Inspire and czech Xmag.
One of our activities is music production. Over 4 years we compile music
content for Orange Slovensko, a.s. and Slovak Telecom CDs. At the upcoming time,
we plan to set off our own label called Blackout of which main project would be debut
album of Slovak duo Soundspeakers and Hip hop project Rendezska-Sk. The
audience´s reaction to them was highly positive on such a big events like Summer of
Love (CZ), Pohoda (SK) and Hodokvas (SK) festivals.
The last but the most important activity of Blackout Agency is organising
concerts where the artists are given a chance to present themselves. Since the very
first event, our decision to support young artists was proved right by the counted
number of attending visitors which was high. We cooperate with similar agencies
from Japan, U.S., Singapore and whole Europe, as well (see more in our portfolio),
plus, we support appearence of our artists abroad (Czech Republic, Germany,
Poland etc.).
As we want to prepare our events better and even more interesting we keep
searching for ways how to solve not very optimistic matter of money in Slovakia. This
is why we are looking for new suitable partners who would help us to organise our
projects which are often financially abmitious. In the past it was the Ministry of
Culture of the Slovak Republic, British Council, French Institute and commercial
brands Dexia Bank, Orange, Red Bull, Tommy Hilfiger, who supported us.
Considering the fact, that this event (May 1) came out of a post-comunist
holiday that specially touched the four counties of Visegrad we turn our request to
you…

2. Past events:
Bajkonur the first
>>>Date: 31.10.2000
>>>Location: Uclub
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>600 peoples
>>>Headliner:
Pom Ppui/Fr
Toky/Sk, Svetlux/SK
Bajkonur The Second
>>>Date: 12.04.2001
>>>Location: Studio koliba
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>2000 peoples
>>>Headliner: Scan X(F
communications/Fr),
Kaisersoze(Brno/CZ),
Tvyks(Eastbase/CZ), IM
Cyber(Eastbase/CZ)
Moze byt 2001
>>>Date: 04.07.2001
>>>Location: Boat
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>600peoples
>>>Headliners:
Nika 77(Praha-CZ)
Leo Lycra(Brno-CZ)
Saturation 1
>>>Date: 28.08.2001
>>>Location: Duna club
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>800 peoples
>>>Headliners: Radan
Mach(Cz), Javas(Cz),
Gabana, Benco, Svetlux,

3. I seek you 2001
>>>Date: 10.10.2001
>>>Location: Duna
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>300peoples
>>>Headliners:
Paul Hawk(Sound44-
CZ)
Saturation 2
>>>Date: 31.10.2001
>>>Location: Elam
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>1500 peoples
>>>Headliner: Radan
Mach(Brno/CZ)
Saturation 3
>>>Date: 16.4.2002
>>>Location: B52
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>1500 peoples
>>>Headliner: Toni
Rions(Cocoon/Spain), Alex
Dean(London-UK), DJ Boss
Los Angeles
clubbing
>>>Date: 15.03.2002
>>>Location: Vrtula
>>>City: Považská
Bystrica/SK
>>>600 peoples
>>>Headliners:
DJ Vitamin D/USA
DJ Lumiere(Beeswax/CZ)
DJ Martin Haberland(Košice/SK)

4. Frankfurt clubbing
>>>Date: 30.03.2002
>>>Location: Elam club
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>800 peoples
>>>Headliners:
F.Lorber(Cocoon/De)
D.Digger(Cocoon/De)
Igor Pataky(Lunar/CZ)
Boss(Dole Gate/SK)
Poprednny(Standa/SK)
Paris clubbing
>>>Date: 06.04.2002
>>>Location: Extreme club
>>>City: Prievidza/SK
>>>700 peoples
>>>Headliners:
Jori Hulkkonen(F
communications/France)
Tvyks(Praha)
DJ Mishek(Zilina/SK)
Koki(Bajkonur/SK)
Stockholm clubbing
>>>Date: 13.4.2002
>>>Location: Arzenal
>>>City: Košice/SK
>>>750 peoples
>>>Headliners:
Christian
Smith(Tronic
Music/Sweden)
Lucca(Mersey/CZ)
Orbith(Bassline/CZ)
Tokyo clubbing

5. >>>Date: 26.4.2002
>>>Location: Elektraren
>>>City: Poprad/SK
>>>550 peoples
>>>Headliners:
Takyu Ishino(/Japan)
London clubbing
>>>Date: 19.4.2002
>>>Location: NO3
>>>City: Nove Zamky/SK
>>>450peoples
>>>Headliners:
Terey Francis(Fabric
club/London-UK)
Cape Town clubbing
>>>Date: 04.05.2002
>>>Location: Stara PEkaren
>>>City: Nitra/SK
>>>400peoples
>>>Headliners:
Nubian(Cape Town-JAR)
Singapore clubbing
>>>Date: 21.09.2002
>>>Location: Arena club
>>>City: Humenne/SK
>>>700peoples
>>>Headliners:
DJ Aldrin(Club Zouk/Singapore)
Dys Martin(Eastbase/CZ)

6. San Francisco clubbing
>>>Date: 05.10.2002
>>>Location: Extreme club
>>>City: Prievizda/SK
>>>700peoples
>>>Headliners:
DJ Tony(Tango
records/San
Francisco/USA)
DJ Vik(Praha/CZ)
Moscow clubbing
>>>Date: 19.10.2002
>>>Location: Stara
Tehelna
>>>City: Levice/SK
>>>700peoples
>>>Headliners:
Vasily(Moscow/Rusko)
NIka77(Praha/CZ)
Glasgow clubbing
>>>Date: 26.10.2002
>>>Location: Elam club
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>700peoples
>>>Headliners:
Percy X(Slam/Scotland)
Glenn Gibbons(Soma/Uk)
Pat Heart(FR)
Sydney clubbing
>>>Date: 09.11.2002
>>>Location: Alpia club
>>>City: Martin/SK
>>>600peoples
>>>Headliners: Simon
Digby(Sydney/Australia)
Toky(Standa/SK)

7. Amsterdam clubbing
>>>Date: 16.11.2002
>>>Location: Amsterdam
pub
>>>City: Košice/SK
>>>800peoples
>>>Headliners:
Alfredi(Chemistry)
Rafael(Holland)
Rai(Roxy/Cz)
Berlin clubbing
>>>Date: 23.11.2002
>>>Location: Metroklub
>>>City: Šaľa/SK
>>>700peoples
>>>Headliners:
DJ Dry(Tresor
label/Berlin-De)
Benno Blome(Tresor/De)
DJ Dalo(Standa/SK)
HRAD 2002
>>>Date: 28.8.2002
>>>Location: Castle
>>>City: Beckov
>>>Real: 600 peoples
>>>Headliner:
DJ Trava(Cz)
DJ Boss(Dole Gate/Sk)
Rolo Kadela
Bajkonur clubbing 2003
>>>Date: 06.06.2003
>>>Location: Terminal
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>650peoples

8. >>>Headliners
HRAD 2003
>>>Date:15.08.2003
>>> Location: Castle
>>> City: Beckov
>>>1800 peoples
>>> Headliners:
Dave Navarro(De)
Michael Burian(Cz)
HRAD 2004
>>>Date: 05.08.2004
>>>Location: Castle
>>>City: Beckov
>>>3000 peoples
>>> Headliners:
MC Fly(Fr)
Inigo Kennedy(UK)
DJ Orbith
Prvy maj 2004
>>>Date: 01.05.2004
>>>Location: Babylon/Duna/
Ucko
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>750peoples
>>>Headliners:
Keaton(Renegade Hardware/
London-UK)
DJ Komplex(Paris-FR)
DJ Koogi(Shadowbox/CZ) and more 37 artists !!!
Prvy maj 2005
>>>Date: 30.04.2005
>>>Location: Babylon/
Duna/Ucko/
Unique/Spojka
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>1100peoples
>>>Headliners:

9. Scan X (F-Com), Loxy(Renegade Hardware/UK) and more 50 artists !!!
Prvy maj 2006
>>>Date: 29.04.2006
>>>Location: Babylon/
Duna/Subclub/
Unique/Nu Spirit
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>1300peoples
>>>Headliners:
Kodh (ITF/FR),
Ink(Renegade
Hardware/UK), MC
Santana(CZ), Philip TBC(CZ) and more 60 artists !!!
AXE Click Party
>>>Date: 29.04.2006
>>>Location: Charlie club
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>400peoples
>>>Headliners:
Tvyks (CZ), Carlo(Fun Radio/
SK), Koki & Mathew K.(SK)
Prvy maj 2007
>>>Date: 28.04.2007
>>>Location: Bernolak/Nassau/Subclub/Nu Spirit
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>1400peoples
>>>Headliners:
Netik (DMC World champion 06/FR), Kero
One(USA), Craggz&Parallel Forces(Valve
Recordings/UK), Jeroen Liebregts(Audioassault/
NL), Soulsource(CH), Sayko(CZ) and more 60
artists !!!
AXE Click Party
>>>Date: 19.4.2007
>>>Location: Charlie club
>>>City: Bratislava/SK
>>>700peoples
>>>Headliners:Street Dance Academy(SK)