Saturday evening, myself and a couple of the Crawley Happy Times crew popped down the Half Moon for a few drinks and to see The Analysir mix it up on the decks.  As the night went on, The Analysir belted out some great tunes, some old, some new.  There were some old faces there too and we enjoyed a great night of toe tapping, body-grooving beats.

The Analysir, AKA Merv Thorne, has been DJ-ing for over twenty years and does a lot of work with the youth of today in Crawley, helping them find their path in the music industry.  Merv’s ambition would be to get a little place in Crawley town centre where he can hold ‘Open DJ’ nights, which I think would be a great asset to the town: the community will be able to share others’ knowledge and have a great night at the same time!

Merv explained to me that his friend, local lad Chris (Lil Chris), would be mixing it up later on in the evening, with some light house and garage tunes.  Well, let me tell you, Lil Chris was well worth the wait!

My knowledge of DJs may not be completely universal, but I would definitely say Lil Chris has a brilliant future in the world of music and DJing.  I guess he has had a great tutor in The Analysir (who he promptly ‘bigs up’ in his interview).  Great set Lil Chris!

If you missed Saturday night, then I would suggest keeping an eye out on Facebook or on here for the next event featuring The Analysir.

We spoke to the bar staff at The Half Moon (Toni Green and Chloe Riche) who told us they loved working behind the bar and enjoyed the atmosphere, specially when The Analysir was in the house!

The Half Moon has a nice atmosphere and reasonable costs for drinks.  I can personally recommend their BBQ Chicken Pizza.