Purpose:  The purpose of the Drum n Bass DJ set Sigma attending SWX was to draw in a new crowd of people by holding a different event from their normal 'Codec' nights where they play the same  music each Saturday and it was also for Sigma to release and promote their new album, 'Mortales Moshers'. 

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Content: There was a Drum and Bass DJ set that where there from 1 o'clock until 4 playing old music from previous years and new music from their upcoming album. Other than having a DJ set on that particular night, SWX have a cloakroom for those visitors who bring jackets with them, they have to pay £1 to put their jacket in, then receive a ticket that they have to keep to be able to get their jacket back. 

At the venue, you can get yourself drinks at the bars, but unfortunately you can not buy food, as they do not serve food, but it's all to do with health and safety within the rules. Before Sigma played their music set, playing before was the regular DJ  who plays on a normal Codec night. There is a smoking area for those who smoke are able to do so.

Other than the main stage where Sigma played their set, there are also 2 other rooms: Pop room, where they play all the cheesy songs and the RNB where they play all RNB songs throughout the years.

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Target Audience: SWXs' target audience would be from the ages of 18 + because, it's a night club that contains alcohol and legally you must be 18 or over to go on a night out in town. 

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Design/Style:  The layout of SWX is pretty simple. As you walk into the mains doors, you go up some stairs that takes you to the main stage. Two bars, left and right, a control pad at the back of the floor by the bar, a cloak room, the main floor with platforms either side and the stage centred in the middle back. Stairs throughout that take you to either the Pop room or the RNB room. Both of those room have bars and seats around the side. 

The colours used through SWX are quite dark, mostly black, but with different coloured lights. This is because it's a night club and SWX had the design of wanting to give it a night out vibe and added colour lights to make it more like a rav and in the style of a club.

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Location: 15 Nelson Street, Bristol, BS1 2JY. For event such as the DJ set Sigma to perform or a normal Codec night, it needs to be spacious to allow attendees to fit in and for the venue to fit in their capacity. If it wasn't here and in a different venue, they'd only be allowed to fit a certain amount of people which would be half of what they get. Which is making them have less revenue in terms of money loss and attraction. 

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Suitability: Any SWX night or event especially this one is legally suitable for 18 and overs. In terms of location for this event it is practical and suitable, as it's in the centre of Bristol which is easy to get to by car,taxi or bus. 

Once in the night club, it is easy to get on and off dancefloors, as they are all very spacious and there is easy access to the stairs if it gets too busy, if you want to go to another room or if anyone is in need of an emergency exit.

If SWX was in a different location, transport would effected. For those who take the bus, buses only go a certain distance before they stopped. Cars and taxis aren't badly affected, but with taxis, cost is going to be higher then if you were to go into town.   

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Legal and ethical: With this even there are legal and ethical issues to consider.

A major legal issue to consider is the copyright act, this has to be watched very carefully just to ensure 'Sigma' do not use any other content other than their own and also that the venue, SWX do not take any music or if they do to make sure they have gotten permission off the DJ set that it is ok to use. To minimise this SWX will have PPL music licenses which they would need to showcase live music and play recorded music.

Fail to get permission or not have a PPL music license, may end in a lawsuit between the company and DJ set.

To be on the safe side of things, during production of their music and sets, they will have to double check through everything before putting it in. 

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Ethically, Sigma need to again make sure that there are no inappropriate signs throughout their sets so that they do not offend the following: race, gender or religion because any offence or use of inappropriate content towards an individual is straight up defamation. 

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In terms of ID takings they have multiple security guards outside the main doors who check ID's. There's a camera that your ID gets placed on to make sure it's you, but tackling fake ID is another thing. If they suspect fake ID or they are unsure if it's the person in front of them, they ask questions like, 'When is your birthday?', 'What sign are you?'. If the visitor hesitates they then question more. 

 

Before entering the club, if a visitor is to have a bag on their person, security will ask to check it, just to make sure they are not in possession of excess alcohol or drugs. They stop serving to those who are overly drunk, due to safety.   

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Health and Safety: With this SWX are good with their health and safety. On each door and corridor they have security guards to ensure there is no harm caused throughout the night to either staff or attendees. If something doesn't look or seem right, they are straight there, looking over to ensure everyone is ok.  

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-The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974- lays down wide ranging duties on employers. Employers must protect the 'health, safety and welfare' at work of all their employees, as well as others on their premises.'  This Act should legally be set in place so that there is the expectation set and that all employees and others know that they are safe. 

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-PPE: Personal protective equipment- is equipment that is to be worn to minimise exposure to hazards that can cause serious workplace injuries and illnesses. '

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-COSHH: Control of Substances Hazardous to Health- employers need to either prevent or reduce their workers' exposure to substances that are hazardous to their health.

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All these laws are legal set in place in any workplace to ensure that all staff members and attendees are safe.