DJ World Record Attempt - 96 Hours of Non-Stop Music

In February 2006, Darren Hartland, a blind British DJ, will attempt to set a new world record for the longest continuous music DJing session to raise £10,000 for extremely sick and disabled children.

(PRWEB) April 9, 2005 -- Daren Hartland, a totally blind DJ in Northamptonshire, England, is making plans to complete a 96 hour non-stop music DJing marathon, starting on Tuesday, 21 February 2006. He hopes to help raise £10,000 for Dreamflight, a UK charity that sends very sick and disabled children on a dream holiday to Disney World, Florida.

For the event to qualify as an official Guinness record, Hartland will have to play non-stop music with only a 15 minute break every 8 hours. The current official record stands at 74 hours and was set in 2002 by a US DJ. Hartland aims to reach an astonishing 96 hours, or 4 days.

Hartland plans to broadcast the whole event live over the Internet and is in discussions with a potential sponsor for the broadcast.

Hartland says, "I'm looking for business sponsors to cover expenses involved in this event. It's really important that money that should be going to the sick kids isn't swallowed up in paying for this venture."

The DJ comunity offers support. "Most of my fellow DJ's think I'm totally mad, but they're behind me all the way," says Hartland.

A DJ colleague of Hartland's commented, "Personally, I think it would be easier to attach 100 clothes pegs to your face. We all think he's totally mad but we're behind him all the way."

He has set up a Web site for anyone who wishes to track the progress, volunteer time or services, or simply donate money to Dreamflight. He says, "If you're free between February 21 and 25 2006, I'd love you to register as a volunteer. There's nothing complicated involved. Just come along and watch me do it."

If you are able to help in any way, whether as a private or corporate sponsor, or a volunteer, or you just want to get involved, please visit www.dont-stop-the-music.com for further details.

"At the end of the day," Hartland says, "it's going to help some very brave kids get a well deserved break and this is just my quirky way of doing my bit."