New Jules show - format change

[Neuro]

Believe it or not, things we do and say on here are read by a hell of a lot more people then you think, and it wouldn't be the first time we've influenced the structure of the show. So, does anyone have any suggestions for the new show format? Please vote and vent your extra views below

[Max Kane]

I would desperately like to see Jules follow the format of other shows such as TATW, GDJB & ASOT with the focus upon mixing & not on silly features.

I understand that Jules enjoys his funky house but I'd love to see him dedicate a lot less time to it, maybe 30mins at the start as he used to with the focus firmly placed upon the banging trademark Jules sound we all love.

I'd also like to see him doing as Armin has done lately & presenting the occasional live recording of a mix, to be played in hour number two of the show. I.E. first hour, usual format, tried & tested & then hour two live from the club he played the previous week or whatever.

Tried & tested should be limited to one choice per show & all other features eradicated

[Briggsy]

Yeah, like Tom, I just want it to go back to basics. I just want it to go back to being a specialist show for showcasing new music rather than being full of features and listener interaction. Radio 1 tried to make it appealing to everyone before, rather than a specific audience - and I think that was the wrong route to go down.

Ditch the silly gimmicks such as the silly 10 minute Cut Up Boys mix or whatever they were called. Ditch the 330 competitions, and ditch those plebs that feel the need to tell us they're sat on the bog having a large one. I don't care. I don't feel the need to tell the whole universe via Radio 1 when i'm going clubbing, so I don't want to hear anyone else - after all, i'm not about to meet them all.

Personally, i'd like to see Jules play funky for the first half hour, and then a full hour of non-stop, in the mix Trance/all things banging for the second hour. For the half hour between the funky house and the Trance mix, i'd like to see something like the "full fire mix" with guest DJ's - but rather than having DJ's that are already established, like Eddie does, i'd prefer it to be talent that Jules feels is our future - DJ's such as Fabio Stein, Karl G, etc. He's given them their break as producers - so I feel he has the talent to spot a good DJ too. The likes of Richard Durand, Marcel Woods, etc have already made it - they don't need any extra radio exposure. Instead, give it to the talented guys that could have a great career ahead of them, but could end up being bedroom DJ's all of their life without the help from Jules.

The Essential mix is for guest mixes - so keep the established DJ's for that. Let Jules and Eddie bring through our talent of the future.

So yeah, funky for the fiest half hour, a guest mix for the second half hour, and then Jules in typical club-style for the second hour - non stop, in the mix.

Keep ONE Tried & Tested - Jules is famous for that, perhaps ONE guestlist competition, and perhaps one or two randoms phoning in for a bit of banter with Jules BEFORE the "serious" mix in the 2nd hour - but thats all.

Keep it specialist Radio 1. Keep the listener interactivity for Dance Anthems (which won't work anyway in its new time slot i'm afraid!).

EDIT: If they do feel the need for competitions, can the question be something other than "In which city is Turnmills in?" please? - we've had that 678,000 times before. Everyone knows where it is by now. Muchas Grassyarse!

[Moonman]

it should simply go back to how the old friday night show USED to be. I think i'd like a "Gone But Not Forgotton" thrown in just before the half hour hotmix. Leave the last dance out, and one tried and tested tune.

I think Briggsy is right, i'd like the first half hour of house (Electro is the new funky these days) then i think he should work up to some trance.

I had no real issue of the webchart winner, but i think the focus should be on good tunes in the mix. Funky through to banging would do just nicely.

I think the way Jules' show went wasnt really down to him, i think it was the R1 bigwigs diluting it. The odd shout here and there dont hurt, but i think it should be all about the music.

His hour long mix from Planetlove was ace - it was reminiscent of the good old days, i still think Jules has got it!

[Briggsy]

I think i'd like a "Gone But Not Forgotton" thrown in just before the half hour hotmix.

I think i'd rather them leave that feature out, but instead, Jules could slip in a classic or two during his set - especially if they opt for a one-hour mix. When they had the gone but not forgotten feature, they occasionally played remixes that were on the Radio 1 playlist rather than the versions Jules used to play out in the clubs. HOWEVER, if Jules is to slip classics in, it'd be nice if he dug some gems out rather than playing his usual, predictable choices of Loveshy, Warrior, Happiness Happening, and Satellite.

i still think Jules has got it!

I'd like to think so - he occasionally shows glimpses of his old self - however, his tunes often let him down these days. Some of those awful bootlegs need to be ditched, some tunes sound amateur, and some don't fit in with his style.

[Marty Mayes]

Less talk more mixing is a must and more live set's from club's if possible please

[djtonyg]

Less talk more mixing is a must and more live set's from club's if possible please

I agree bring back the 2 hour live mixes from venus across the country

[Neuro]

My view should be back to the original Friday night style...

* Straight in for the jugular. No warm-up bollocks;

* Totally mix-orientated; the old Friday nights used to have 3 short mastermixes plus the 30-minute mix;

* 'Shouts' should simply be read out by Jules, not done by the random people themselves on a dodgy phoneline;

* A solid half hour mix at the end, which should not be tampered with or truncated later on;

* Enough time to strut some of the more obscure, darker tracks on the radio; And finally...

* Less of those bloody jingles!

[Moonman]

i hope Jules reads this thread!

[Quadrant]

I would desperately like to see Jules follow the format of other shows such as TATW, GDJB & ASOT with the focus upon mixing & not on silly features.

Tried & tested should be limited to one choice per show & all other features eradicated

Yes.

Yeah, like Tom, I just want it to go back to basics. I just want it to go back to being a specialist show for showcasing new music rather than being full of features and listener interaction. Radio 1 tried to make it appealing to everyone before, rather than a specific audience - and I think that was the wrong route to go down.

Yes.

Less talk, more mixing is a must and more live sets from clubs if possible please

Yes.

I agree bring back the 2 hour live mixes from venus across the country

Yes.

Those 4 comments sum it up for me. Spot on. :thumbsup:

[Briggsy]

* Less of those bloody jingles!

I agree! That "Are you ready to party" one was bloody annoying. The countdown jingles are annoying too such as the "one minute to Westwood and counting". I hope we don't have new ones saying "1 minute to the Essential Mix and counting" - i'll scream!

The more I think about this, the more convinced I am that we're going to hear more Trance:

1. Dave Pearce traditionally ends with Trance - plus thats his natural thing, so it makes sense for Jules to carry on from where Dave left off.

2. Jules hinted in his diary a while ago that his producer, Kat Wong, who has since moved on, wanted more listener interaction. Now that Jules has a new producer, and also a new time slot, chances are, the emphasis will go back towards the music.

3. Jules often hints in his diary that he likes House music - but Trance will always be his main love. He says he does one House gig per month in order to try out new tunes for his radio show - hence suggesting that he only does those House gigs for his radio show. I'm guessing that his Radio 1 show, due to its new time, might mean having to sacrifice a gig or two - meaning those that he does do would probably be his main love - Trance, so could it signal the end of his House club sets - thus resulting in less House on the radio too?

[Quadrant]

We can't knock the House too much though because amongst some of the tripe being played, over the years we cannot negate the fact that Jules has provided more than the odd quality gem of a House track. And Techno for that matter,(even Drum n Bass) the likes of which I'd never have discovered otherwise.

[bigsteve]

I've had to tick 'Other' too.

By moving his show to a ridiculous time slot, it has to be worth the effort of using 'Listen Again.' Therefore the emphasis HAS to be on music. Who tunes in to listen to Shouts? I agree with Tom that it should follow the format of ASOT. A solid 2 hour mix is possible in a late night slot. This is the BBC's chance to give Jules a show that his style and ability deserve.

I feel it is a much more 'grown up' time slot and therefore the content should reflect this.

The Cut Up Boys should be ditched and let Jules do his own warm-up. I have no issues with 30 minutes of house, as long as the next 90 are worth waiting for. ie trance and possibly going into techier stuff, should it fit in with the E-Mix following him.

A minimal amount of shouts is OK, but done in a professional way (read by Jules).

I agree about the jingles too - they certainly need to be altered for 1-3am!

[Briggsy]

A quote from Jules's online diary this wek....

As many of you will have heard, my biggest news this week is that from October 12th my Radio 1 show moves to a new time of 1am on Friday nights/Saturday mornings. The station is blocking all its dance output together on Fridays, with its urban programming being grouped together on Saturdays. On the one hand I’ll miss my ten years of presenting on Saturday nights. However I can fully see the logic of the schedule change and look forward to putting together a show that’s musically more representative of the sound I’m playing in the clubs.

So, two hours of banging music it is?

[Robin]

1 - drop ALL the shouts

2 - include a brief section during the show interviewing a promoter of one of the UK's club nights

3 - don't go overboard with the jingles (a popular theme in this topic I see!)

4 - broadcast hot new DJ talent (a 30 min mix should suffice)

5 - limit house music output to 20 mins at the beginning of the show

6 - NO CUT UP TW@TS!!!

[Max Kane]

The diary entry sounds promising, hopefully some of the ideas we have mentioned here may be put into action, could be a return to the glory days

[Aza]

Mr Downing says he is heading to the studio's to see the man concerned at the centre of this thread Hopefully, Adam, you can either do some scoping about for us or, point Mr Jules in the direction of this thread.

For me personally, I know we have all ranted on about the past and especially the Friday night shows - I am sure Jules himself would agree that judging by the views of most on here - he would've enjoyed it being behind the wheel just as much as us lot and many many others around the country.

I think that with a new opening and reshuffle this is prime opportunity to let Jules take a completely different overview of the show and really sit down and think about what will be in store - as mentioned, most of us will be on listen again or, if your up and about we will be compelled to tune in.

Coming back to my view on the format change - I think try not to adopt the same style as his previous Friday night show's - a good formula for me was Saturday's 5pm-7pm. We should not live in the past and instead look to the future - some of the suggestions above are certainly awesome, however I think it would be best if a new show theme was introduced (still focussing on the mixing and back to the trancier side of things).

If Jules reverted back to the Friday night style:

1) I think Trance music is a lot different nowadays and it would be tough to sorta compare, thus we might end up saying "this ain't as good as back in the day"

2) Say he did adopt a completely new style - we may not initially take to it, but in due course, we would like it - nobody likes change, but once successfully implemented, who know's?

Essentially though - best of luck with the show Jules (if you check this) and if anything, all I can say is I am looking forward to it

[bigsteve]

A quote from Jules's online diary this wek....

So, two hours of banging music it is?

Don't count your chickens, etc, etc...but very much hopefully so.

Also in Jules's diary:

After my set I was driven to an airport hotel at Glasgow Airport, feeling a bit tipsy. Dj Sean Tyas was in the back, and he took my loud in-car recommendations on the subject of his studio productions good heartedly. It’s always a thorny issue offering even the most constructive of suggestions to other dj’s and producers regarding their music.

I wonder what they were!!

[Briggsy]

I wonder what they were!!

I dunno, but it seems a bit odd when Jules has never supported a Sean Tyas tune

[Moonman]

Tyas has made some great tunes. The new one "Drop" is excellent. He doesnt support Richard Durand's tunes much either...

[Briggsy]

He doesnt support Richard Durand's tunes much either...

Thats very true. I'm amazed that he didn't support Durand's remix of Lethal Industry - its been one of the tunes of the year. He also doesn't support Greg Downey's tunes. He missed out on another corker in Bedrock - Heaven Scent. John O' Callaghan is another that he doesn't support too much - I can only think of two tunes of JOC's that Jules has supported.

It baffles me why he misses out on tunes by artists like that, but then chooses to support complete tripe such as Samba 69 - which was an awful tune and sounded like a very basic production too. There's also those Digital Deviant bootlegs, which, apart from Monotone Devil, sound awful and very poorly produced. I don't think that bootleg of Mojado - Kaktus that Jules is also playing works either. There's far to much going on in it, and it just sounds like random noisy bits from two tunes thrown together.

[Simcut]

I have to say I am not a fan of Sean Tyas at all. Just personally think he is overrated.

One thing I would like to see is perhaps guest dj's doing the half hour mixed - say once a month?

[Briggsy]

One thing I would like to see is perhaps guest dj's doing the half hour mixed - say once a month?

I do - but only if its done in the way I mentioned - Jules selecting DJ's that he feels are up and coming talent such as Fabio Stein, Karl G and other people he's supported over the years.

The Essential Mix follows Jules, so i'd rather the established artists are kept for that. I don't see the need in having a 30 minute mix by someone like Marcel Woods, when there's two hours of other guest DJ's folllowing on from Jules.

At the end of the day, if I wanted to hear mixes from DJ's other than Jules, then i'd look for them on the internet. Jules's show should be kept for Jules and artists he's helped break through.

[Moonman]

no, i'm not keen on a guest mix., Eddie Halliwell does that anyway, Jules' show should be just that, his show!

[Craig]

jules played the excellent sean tyas mix of mike foyle's track shipwrecked i think??

but yeah, doenst really play DISCOVER sounding stuff much!

think im all in fav of this fri show now...esp if its more stuff he'd play in the clubs.