DJ Punch
Newark, New Jersey Disco DJ (June 11, 1962 - Present)
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Punch grew up in an environment rich with soulful music. Back in the day, he was influenced by his father who was a drum player and his uncle who played conga in a authentic big band.
In the mid 70's, Punch began hanging out with big name DJ's such as DISCO CHUCK who worked with RICHARD LONG, KELLY who owned CLUB SENSATIONS, MARK 4 DISCO, G.O.L.D. PROD., MR C DISCO and FUNKY BILL DISCO. Punch looked up to these guys whom took him under their wings and showed him the art of being a DJ.
Through these experiences, Punch began to make a name for himself and he began doing parties with a group of friends calling themselves GENTLEMEN OF NEPTUNE DISCO. Initially, they specialized in High School dances and House Parties. It was at this point when Punch started being influenced by NIGHT CLUBS and he encountered a whole new world thru SUPER CLUBS such as CLUB ZANZIBAR, PARADISE GARAGE, CLUB SENSATIONS, DOCKS, THE CHEETAH CLUB and CLUB BLACK BOX.
Eventually, Punch's dream of DJing at these super clubs came true and he took his DJ career to the next level. While he was DJing at the clubs he met a soon-to-be production partner, DJ SHANK. They came together with P & S PRODUCTION and began throwing wildly eclectic mobile parties at TWIN CITY ROLLER RINK, ZANZIBAR, CLUB SENSATION & THE CHEETAH CLUB (just to name a few).
Punch then hooked up with an old friend, MR. PAUL SCOTT, who took both Punch and Shank under his wing and taught them about Production and Studio work. They began working out of CLUB SENSATIONS STUDIO and called themselves B.O.P. PRODUCTION and the rest is history.
Now living in "HOT ATLANTA", Punch is still doing his thang. He hooked up with a real good friend, DJ T-GROOVE, and they are currently throwing the BIGGEST and HOTTEST PARTIES in "HOT ATLANTA", utilizing their RICHARD LONG SOUND SYSTEM. They use the name "GROOVE KIDZ" and the parties are called "BABY POWDER". The name speaks for itself !!!!!
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YOU HAVE A GREAT SOUND SYSTEM. I ALSO HAVE A RLA STUDIO MADE BY RICHARD LONG AND ASSOIATES IN NEW YORK BACK IN THE DAYS. I BOUGHT MY CONSOLE FOR 6000.00 IN 83 AND TODAY IT'S WORTH MORE THAN 10.000 IT WAS ALSO SIGNED BY KEITH HARING WHEN I WORKED AT THE PARADISE GARAGE
IT CAME WITH (2) MIXERS BY RLA,A UREI 1620 THAT WAS SOLD, AND AN RLA BOZAK..AND WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE I WOULD ALWAYS BUY BACK UP CROSSOVERS JUST IN CASE...I HAD A TOTAL OF 5 RLA x3000E AND 6 RLA X4000E AND ONE X6000E VERY HARD TO GET TODAY AND PAID ABOUT 160.00 FOR EACH CROSSOVER BACK THEN,AND IF YOU CAN GET ONE TODAY EXPECT TO PAY OVER 2000.00 FOR JUST ONE CROSSOVER..ANYWAY I CHECKED YOU OUT, AND YOUR ALL THAT.. YOUR FRIEND NOW AND ALWAYS DJ STEVE THE SAGA PEREZ...ALWAYS REMEMBER,,ASIDE FROM GOD,,MUSIC IS THE ANSWER,,AND LOVE IS THE MESSAGE... PEACE
PEACE
AMIR
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CLIFF THE RECORD STORE ON CLINTON AVE AND CLUB MIRACLES, ELEGANZA
We never met, but I'm a big fan of Zanzibar and the Paradise Garage (STEVE THE SAGA, whasssuupp.. :). Just dropping you a line to give you the props. Keep doing your thing, Bro. PEACE.
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