Yep, they’re in Cardiff but Mr Will Skinner’s Pedigree Falcon puts on some great bands, quite a few of which have graced the stage at Joy. If there’s nothing going on in the ‘Port, get down and check out one of these gigs, here’s Will’s brief guide to what they’re all about…

Pedigree Falcon is a Cardiff based promotions company that has been going since early 2007. It started mainly to promote local bands that I was into that weren’t getting too many shows, but then evolved and I started putting on bands from further a field. The genres of music that I generally cater for are math rock, post rock, space rock, spazz rock, electronica and most things leftfield really.

I am always on the look out for new and exciting bands from around the UK and the rest of the world, and bring as many of them to Cardiff as I can.

The shows I put on usually take place in Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff and I have had the pleasure of putting on shows for Trumans Water (USA), The Bugs (USA), Papier Tigre (France), Truckers Of Husk (Wales), Zail (Wales), So So Modern (NZ), Stray Borders (Wales) and a whole load more. As this is now a full-time venture for me, I have now lined up loads of gigs for 2008 with well established bands such as Part Chimp (England), Kling Klang (England), AIDS wolf (Canada), Bear Claw (Chicago) plus many more in the pipe-line.

I also co-run another promotion company called Dead Horse! Unicorn! which is a new venture for 2008. This is a night for the heavier bands about, covering genres such as doom, stoner, metal, hardcore.

My latest project is a Pedigree Falcon VS Dead Horse! Unicorn! all day show which will take place in Clwb Ifor Bach on the 4th May 2008, which will feature 16 of the best bands I could get my hands on.

www.myspace.com/pedigreefalconrecords