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Pete Denis
New York and Miami Disco DJ (December 5th, 1956 - Present)
Pete Denis started as a deejay in 1972, first Club gig, when the MOB owned COPACABANA re-opened in New York City in 1973. Went on to open THE SOAP FACTORY in Palisades Park, New Jersey. Played with Ed "the worm" Rothstein at BINGHAMTON'S FERRY BOAT in Edgewater, New Jersey. Deejayed at LE COCU in Manhattan.
Went to Miami, FLA and won awards at MENAGE, CLUB MYSTIQUE and TUTTLES. Also worked at FACES IN THE GROVE, 1235, THE MONTE CARLO Hotel, The CROWN in Kendall, VISIONS of Kendall and Hialeah, The Carillon Hotel, The TOP DRAW, The JOCKEY Club, and the infamous SAMMY'S EAST SIDE. The first deejay at the famous FORGE on Miami Beach.
Pete Denis was also the editor, publisher and writer of THE VYNIL JUNKIE, a trade magazine that was very influential in record releasing and in record companies A&R departments. Deejayed at WBLS in New York, and was the ORIGINAL POWER MIXER on Power 96 in Miami. Played a month in front of 25,000 fans(nightly) at the Broward county youth fair. Lead and head DEEJAY for the night-club company known as LONDONTOWN ASSOCIATES, that provided lights, sound, music and deejays at over 400 night clubs world wide, mostly exclusive, private clubs and all the HILTON Hotels. He would record four-hour reel-to-reel tapes that would be duplicated and sent out to each DISCO weekly. It made him the most HEARD deejay world-wide. An expert "Re-Mixer", Pete was also an associate of BO CRANE'S record pool in Miami, actually running it in 1979-81.
Today Pete Denis is retired and an author. He is currently married for 21 years and is raising two young girls.
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COMMENTS ON Pete Denis
Dear Pete,
First of all, I hope you & your family are well. I also want to say thank you for teaching me the craft of DeeJaying & for giving me the opportunity to practice it live.
Your skills were always at the Major League Pro Level & your random variety of music that you would play would just blow my mind. The crowd would always go wild.
Though there are to many nights to choose from, I recall one in particular the most. It was a night in Club Mystique. I can't remember the song before nor the song after but I remember it was a total contrast to what you were playing.
Out of nowhere you threw in "What I Like About You" by The Romantics (Note where talking back in the early eighties) & everyone who was there went flat out crazy (including me). The timing on that selection & mix were just flat out perfect & genius. You would have thought they (Romantics) came out in concert right there!
Take care & I hope to hear from you soon your little bro, SJ. PS - Say hi to DD & everyone else.
Sandy, how the hell are you? Thanks for the kind words. Now get my email from your brother and talk to me!!
Pete,
I'm doing fine, i'll definitely get your e-mail from him early Friday morning.
Talk to you soon.
I remember this guy as one of the craziest deejays I ever seen.I've been around the block a few times, he was as good as any New York City deejay, maybe better. He would remix record after record. Sometimes remixing a mix??Wish he was still playing!!
Sorry guys, that was my brother Joe!! He tells no lies!!
Pete was da Bomb! He would play everything, and use two copies to remix it, but no-one could tell. He played music no-one else could, his remixes made them happen. When a fight would break out on the dance floor, he would say something over the microphone that would embarrass them, the dancers would literally throw them off the floor before the bouncers could get there. That is control. He was the best deejay in town, and better then those in New York too. He just didn't kiss a** or take crap from anyone. If he had been more "politically correct" he would be known like JELLYBEAN of PINKY. He was better in a club setting. I have been going to clubs since 1974, I know.
Hey Pete-This is Eddie, the guy from Record Shack. I got to tell you, that in the thirty years I have been going to clubs and hearing deejays. You are right at the top. You were a great mixer, as good as anyone from New York, but you were the the MAN when it comes to remixing LIVE. I saw you at MENAGE and at MYSTIQUE do remixing that was incredible, it always seemed like a new version of a record every time I would hear you play. I watched what you would do, start at the end of a record, then mix into a second copy, and go back and forth changing the song completely. Sure others did that, but you could do it to EVERY song. Thanks for your support, and the great memories.
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