Ministry of Sound Group is a multimedia entertainment business based in London with a nightclub, shared workspace and private members club, worldwide events operation, music publishing business and fitness studio.

James Palumbo is the co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of the Group. He handed over the day-to-day running of the business to Lohan Presencer in 2008. In 2018, Presencer became chairman.
Ministry of Sound began as the idea of Justin Berkmann. Inspired by New York’s Paradise Garage - which he described as "an amazing club. It had lights, darkness, music, quiet – everything you wanted" - Berkmann set out to create London's first club devoted to the American house music scenes of 1980s New York City, Newark (which centred around Club Zanzibar), Chicago and Detroit. As opposed to striking a balance between the typical hallmarks of a live music venue, Ministry of Sound was conceived as an arena purely dedicated to sound. Berkmann stated: "My concept for Ministry was purely this: 100% sound system first, lights second, design third (in that order); the reverse of everyone else’s idea." According to him, they spent £500,000 on the club's sound system, and the same amount again on soundproofing the club using magnesite: they wanted to be able to turn the sound system up as loud as possible without disturbing the neighbours, and tested it to a volume of 156 decibels without the sound leaking outside. In addition to drawing inspiration from the Paradise Garage, the club borrowed the idea of using changing set designs from another New York City club, Area, with the first being based around Blade Runner, Berkmann's favourite film.

Berkmann was introduced to James Palumbo, who was working in property finance at the time, by Humphrey Waterhouse to realise the concept. The site, a disused bus garage, is located in Elephant & Castle in Southwark, London. The club opened on 21 September 1991 and has remained in this location since. Having considered "a load of daft names" for the club, including Get Off My Foot and The Ghost and Mrs Chicken, Berkmann came up with Ministry of Sound after walking past the Ministry of Defence Main Building.

With opening sets from American house and garage DJ's Larry Levan, David Morales, Roger Sanchez and Tony Humphries, as well as Paul Oakenfold, Ministry of Sound grew as a clubbing venue. According to Berkmann, it managed to empty rival nightclub Tramp for its first six months by drawing its celebrity clientele, before "they stopped coming and it was more about the dance music community". It now attracts around 300,000 clubbers per year and has hosted sets from popular DJ's including: Adam Beyer, DJ Harvey, Dixon, Marshmello, Jozeff and Pete Tong. It has won the IDMA ‘World’s Best Sound System’ award four years in a row - every year they ran the category.

The capacity of The Box (the main room) is 600 people, and there are other smaller rooms within the club. There are three weekly club nights: Fridays feature Lock n Load brand The Gallery which are primarily trance music, whilst Saturdays host a number of club nights which are primarily house music. In 2016, these included Defected, Glitterbox, Rinse FM, Hospitality and Together. On Tuesday the club hosts a student session called Milkshake, established in 2002.

Live @ Ministry of Sound dance party [01-04-2002]

Steve Lawler Live @ Ministry of Sound 01-04-2002

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Matthias Tanzmann, Black Circle - Masina
KeeQ - Keep An Eye
Junior Jack - Thrill Me
Ango Tamarin - Pulling Strings
KeeQ - Infinite
Hot Since 82 - Poison
KeeQ ft Chloe Paige - Deliver Me (VIP Vocal Edit)
Rampa - The Church
Hot Since 82 TMPLE - Nightfall
Dennis Cruz - High
Nic Fanciulli - Bye Bye Lover 
Eric Volta - Django
James Organ ft Géorgia Cecile - Addict  
Yousef ft The Angel - Vanity
mOat - In A Quandary 
Matthias Tanzmann, Black Circle - Aftermath
KeeQ - Denovo (VIP Edit)
James Organ - S.L.O.W
Virak & TCKS  - Siento Libre (JJ Rework)
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KeeQ - Axel
KeeQ ft Tamara Blessa - Remember Me

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This week we go back to the 90’s and 2000’s on a House Music Classics set by Carlos Manaça.

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01 – Carlos Manaça, Chus & Ceballos – The Strong Rhythm (Urban Tribes Remix) – Stereo Productions
02 – Paul Jays – Spiritual Battery (Extended Lithium Mix) - Magna Recordings
03 – Joeski, DJ Chus – El Amor (Mucho Drumx Mix) – Maya Records
04 – Joeski, DJ Chus – El Amor (Acapella) – Maya Records
05 – K-Scope 3 – Latin Blues - Twisted
06 – River Ocean feat. India – Love & Hapiness (Original Mix) – Stricly Rhythm
07 – River Ocean feat. India – Love & Hapiness (Original Beats Mix) – Stricly Rhythm
08 – Sandy B – Make The World Go Round (Deep Dish Vocal Mix) – Champion Records
09 – De’Lacy - Hideaway (Deep Dish Remix) – Slip N’Slide
10 – Lil Mo Yin Yang – Reach (“Little” More Mix) – Stricly Rhythm
11 – Lil Mo Yin Yang – Reach (Yin Yang Beats) – Stricly Rhythm
12 – Chris Coco – La Isla (Latin Dub Mix) – Other Records
13 – DJ Dozia – Pop Culture (Original Mix) - Ovum

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