Yousef has been talking to Radio 1 about the response to his mini-DJ competition. As previously reported, Yousef invited wannabe DJs to send in demo tapes, promising to give the best six a slot at the Boxing Day night at his Circus club in Liverpool.
"I really didn’t expect this response, considering we did a low key promotion for it – it’s great! I’ve had DJ’s from Canada to Peru, Greece, Italy - and of course the UK - sending in mixes. It’s amazing to see that people are actually really interested – the whole concept of Circus is that everyone feels a part of it, and I think people are realizing that."
"There is no cash reward and no expenses, but people are just doing it for the love – they’ve all said that they just want to show me what they can do. The standard of mixes I’m getting is of pretty high standard too, with really good variation. I’ve picked out two already and am going through the rest now."
Yousef has now asked people to stop sending in CDs because he's swamped with entries! He is yet to announce the six DJs to play on Boxing Day, though he says he may invite more of those who submitted demos to play at February and March Circus dates.