For all the party-goers and music-lovers, Kochivibe brings you some good news. Forum Entertainment in collaboration with Casino Hotel presents ‘Saturday Shuffle’ with resident DJ Elbane spinning the best in Bollywood, Progressive & Dubstep this Saturday, 4th Feb from 8pm onwards @ the Vasco Da Gama Bar. You can listen to good music and make sure that the party goes off till late midnight with the best songs!

Couples and girls walk in free. Make sure you don’t miss this one!

Movie-buffs, here is something interesting! Kochi will host a short film festival on the 20^th and 21^st of January 2012 at the Kerala Fine Arts Hall. The second edition of ‘Script 2012’ (Social and Corporate Responsibility International Promotional Theater) will be a film-lovers paradise. This is an international short film festival, and people from various nations will be a part of this. The event is organized by the Rotary Club of Cochin Metropolis, and the movies will be categorized into five different sections.

57 films which have been short listed by a jury from over 420 entries will be screened for the festival. Works of eminent film-makers like Avijit Mukul Kishore, Sanjeev Shivan and Aparna Sanyal will also be screened for ‘Script 2012’. Cash prizes and laurels await the winners for the fest. Movies, all the way from U.S.A, Pakistan, Italy, Germany, Japan, Lebanon, Norway and more, will be shown at the film festival. Movies of students from institutions like Centre for Media and Cultural Studies, National Institute of Design, Satyajit Ray Film Institute etc. will also be screened.

Eminent film-maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan will hand over the prizes to the winners on January 21^st 2012 at Casino Hotel. The screenings will begin at 8. 45 a.m on both the days. For more details, log onto www.scriptfilmfest.in or call them at 984034787.

Casino shall be one of the tour venues for Jordan Johnson, a young and soulful singer/songwriter from New Zealand and South Africa and the show will be on the 7^th of January, 2012.

Born and raised in India, he calls himself an Indian dipped in bleach.  With strong cultural influences and experiences from his time spent living in India, Jordan’s growing repertoire clearly portrays these influences, exposing his soul through his music. Other than having a large repertoire of original songs he takes classics and latest numbers and adds his own creative flair to make them into very original covers.

His first official music video has been produced by the Tehelka Music Project. Jordan is currently gaining experience with live performances in different places around India. This entire year he has been doing various gigs to build up to his 5 city album release tour which begins from Goa and ends with a finale launch at the blue frog on January the 11th.

He is actively looking for more opportunities to further his career through performance and song writing which is where his musical passion lies.

Recently Jordan has been recording in a studio and is currently working on his debut album ‘Distance and a kiss ‘. Jordan has been playing music since a very early age and is strongly influenced by his mother and father who are also both very musical. His influences include popular Indie artists such as Fink, James Vincent McMorrow, and Bon Iver. He is also greatly influenced by John Mayer and Jack Johnson.

Some of Jordan’s goals include gaining more experience in the live performance aspect of his music, playing more gigs to a variety of audiences, expanding his repertoire, having some professional studio time for recording and playing at music festivals such as The Glastonbury music festival. With the support Jordan has from his family and friends and different record producers from the U.K and America, who all see in him the potential to make a significant mark on the music industry, Jordan will achieve these goals and go on to be a highly sought after and ground breaking singer and song writer.

Approximately the first week of January there are plans to launch Jordan Johnson’s album ‘ Distance and a Kiss ‘ through a 4 city tour , Starting from Goa- cochin-Pune and round it off with a final launch at the Blue Frog which has been confirmed for the 11th of January.

Below is the link to video for his first single ‘ Balcony’. Check out the young singer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFpF-lVjJFM

There are many reasons for you to party this weekend. The pioneer reason would be, of course CHRISTMAS. Make sure you pep up the weekend with the best music and loads of fun. So we know where you need to drop in for that! Forum Entertainment in collaboration with Casino Hotel presents the ‘Saturday Shuffle’ where unlimited fun is guaranteed. It’s all about the pre Christmas bash!

This week you will have DJ John Zachariah spinning some awesome tunes to ‘shake a leg’.  He will be unleashing a dose of Funky House, Bollywood, Progressive and Dubstep. You will have Kochi’s own Bheera AKA Sreenath Bheera Bhasi on visuals.

Couples and girls can walk in free. You can buy one and get one drink free till 10 p.m.

So be there at Vasco Da Gama Bar, Casino Hotel on the 24^th of December 2011. Make sure you get your weekend dose of fun and entertainment.

Party time! And this week, Kochi’s own DJ Jubin is spinning some awesome music for you to ‘shake a leg’. The party will begin at Vasco Da Gama Bar at Casino Hotel from 8 p.m onwards. Well, you have the happy hours from 8.00 p.m to 10.00 p.m. That means an extra reason to party hard this week.

The last couple of weeks saw some real awesome parties being hosted by the Casino Hotel, and this time too, we bet you can have a mind-blowing time here. Good music is the pivotal thing for the day, and there is no better way you can kick-start and enjoy this weekend! Make sure you do not miss this Saturday Shuffle with DJ Jubin. Fun and awesome music guaranteed!

So now we know where we can find you on December 3^rd! See ya there KOCHI!

Hello weekend! So how do you plan to kick start your weekend. Friends, music, party, whatever it is, make sure you do not miss this one. And it’s the party at Casino Hotel! Red Bull Music Academy presents ‘Home Grown’ where the real party will happen this week in Kochi! Kochi is going to be treated by Jalebee Cartel and B.L.O.T. Beat that??!! The best people in music and visuals (respectively) will make sure that all your party needs are catered to.

Jalebee Cartel is the pioneer in Electronic music, and they are going to treat Kochiites with some kickass House and Techno this Friday. B.L.O.T needs no introduction. His visuals can awe you, and he is the best in the country today.

The party begins at 8 p.m, and will go on till midnight. Couples can enter paying 500 rupees (cover charge). This will be a killer combination of audio and visuals, and make sure you do not miss this one.

Venue: Durbar Hall, Casino Hotel.

Time: 8 p.m onwards.

Date: Friday, 25^th November 2011.

Welcome Saturday with some ‘retro-ness’. This ‘Saturday Shuffle’ at the Vasco Da Gama Bar, Casino Hotel is going to be one place you would want to party this weekend. There is so much fun happening out there, so make sure you do not miss this one.

The party is organized by Forum Entertainment, who has been hosting some real good parties in Kochi recently. There will be happy hours from 8 p.m- 10p.m. Guess what??!! No club offers you happy hours at this time of the day! DJ ELBANE will spin some good music to your heart’s fill. Drink, dance and music- you shall have a good time here people.

Couples can enter for free. Make sure you are there for the Saturday Shuffle Bollywood Night!

The Halloween fever does not seem to end soon! There is more coming up for party lovers in Kochi. Halloween Shuffle happening at the Casino Hotel at Wellington Island will sure be a musical treat too! With good music, friends and food, make sure your weekend goes in full bash.

The party will be happening on the 5^th of November at the Vasco Da Gama Resto bar. Party will begin at 7 p.m, and is strictly for couples! The best part is, you can dress up for the costume party and enjoy free drinks. Music is by Forum Entertainment. You will have DJ Jebin spinning some awesome music, and VJ Mithun doing awesome visuals, and making your party more colorful. So Kochiites, make sure you do not miss this awesome party!!

Kochi party fever is not ending soon people. Kochiites are all set to trip on the dance floor this Friday (14^th of October 2011). Head to Casino Hotel if you are in the mood for some Deep Progressive Groovy Electronica Sounds!!

The party is organized by Forum Entertainment in Collaboration with Casino Hotel. You can dance to the tunes of Groove Theory ft Israeli Tribe, and witness some awesome visuals by Mithun Varghese. All these under one roof??!! Awesome is the word. Let your Friday night mark the beginning for an ultimate party weekend. Enjoy it with good food, and your best friends.

All you need to pay is 1000 rupees, and yes it is a strict couple entry party. With mind-blowing music from Groove Theory ft Israeli Tribe, topped with Mithun Varghese’s visuals, you surely would not want to miss this one. Kochi party-animals see you at Casino on 14^th. Make sure you reach there soon, so that you don’t miss any bit of the lovely music.

This is a video of Naan being made in Casino Hotel