Although when I was at school I spent a lot of time in the Hacienda. What has been your proudest achievement so far?īeing night-time economy advisor has got to be up there. To do something like that – I mean what an incredible showman. On his birthday he released an album, never told anybody he was ill apart from his closest friends and then two days later he died. He was an all round genius, rereleasing himself so many times. Somebody who orchestrated his own show on how he died. I take my biggest inspiration from David Bowie. Who has been your biggest influence in life? I started going out more and hanging around in the Hacienda and it just went on from there, spurring me on to start my own night at the famous venue. Things just went on from there really. I just lost interest in all things academic.
I went to a really good school but it clashed with the peak of Madchester. What got you started in your field of work? My aim is to deliver plans to develop the city-region’s nightlife, making it a stronger and safer place to be”. I wanted to change that. Because people see going out as a as bit of fun they don’t treat it as seriously as they should. “People don’t give it the respect that it’s due. “People don’t regard the night-time economy as important,” says Sacha, who was born and bred in Wythenshawe, “but when it employs that many people and it’s such a big industry, it is vital.
That’s probably why he was named Manchester’s first ever night-time economy advisor in June.
He started with his very own club night at the famous Hacienda club and has gone on to produce some of Manchester’s most successful club nights and events like the Warehouse Project and Parklife. Sacha Lord’s knowledge of Manchester’s nightlife goes back over 25 years.
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