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Something Worth Checking Out787 dni temu
 
A new remix of the legendry track 'The Dawn' is now available on this unknown artists page, the project is incomplete but a sampler of the work in progress is now available to listen to and its sounds rather good.

Check out http://ian--cognito.bebo.com for the exclusive :D :D
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With Great Regret.......817 dni temu
 
The special 50th Birthday tribute to be aired on Power104 has had to be prosponed untill a later date, with a hectic workload Ive not had the time to put this together properly and to rush it now would not be worthy of the memory of the great man in question.

I apologise to all the fans who may have been looking forward to this and urge you to watch out for further info in the very near future.

It will still go ahead that much I promise :P
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What Other Tunes Did Tony Play?1033 dni temu
 
Right heres where the fans can get involved with the page, we all know the obvious tracks and now theres a huge list of them with all the artworks etc under the albums section for those that don't. What Im after from you all is to compile a list of tracks Tony played within some of his greatest sets, so if you know a few drop a comment off and Ill start to make a list within this post.

Many thanks I hope you can all help make this the best tribute page available on the net. :D
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1.Dye Witness - What Would u Like to Hear
2.Knuckleheadz - Turn That Fucking Music Up
3.Sharp Boys - The Sharp Tools Vol 3
4.Next Generation - Drop The Bass (Mankey's Jumping & Pumping Mix)
5.Boomboys - Gunsmoke (Original Mix)
6.Baby Blue - Child (KLM Mix)
7.Knuckleheadz - House Rocca (Original Mix)
8.Interactive - Point Of No Return (Original Mix)
9.Brain Bashers - Party Jumping (Original Mix)
10.Untidy Dubs - To The Beat (Original Mix)
11.CLS - Can You Feel It? (Perpetual Motion vs Todd Terry Mix)
12.A vs. B - Ripped In 2 Minutes (Rated PG Club Mix)
13.Perpetual Motion - Keep On Dancin' (Let's Go) (Banging Club Mix)
14.Signum - What Ya Got For Me ('98 Mix)
15.DJ Ablaze - One More (Original Mix)
16.Barabas & OD1 - In My House (Original Mix)
17.Steve Blake - Expression (Original Mix)
18.Mighty Dub Katz - Magic Carpet Ride
19.The Phorce - Strong
20.The Shaker - Mooncat (Beryl's Whiskied Up Mix)
21.Funkydory - Good Times (The Keith Mac Remix)
22.Must - Gotta Get Loose (Elevate Mix)
23.Rizzo - Keep Ya Head On
24.Deeper Cut - The Organgrinder
25.The Wizzard - Rock Express
26.Natural Born Grooves - Forerunner (Experts Mix)
27.Porn Kings - Up To No Good
28.The Experts - Take You There
29.DJ Supreme - Tha Wild Style (Klubbheads Hardstyle Mix)
30.Dave Randall - South
31.Bush Babies - Delicious (Dave Randall Mix)
32.Format One - Elevate
33.Jon The Dentist - Global Phases
34.Bulletproof - Mistakes
35.EJ Doubell - Axiatonal (Galaxian Infusion Mix)
36.Dave Randall - Bombay
37.Mark N-R-G - Don't Stop (Baby Doc Mix)
38.Joy Foundation - Work It
39.UK Gold - Nuclear Shower
40.The Source - Clouds (Jon The Dentist Mix)



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Tony DeVits Quickfire Profile - Click (View All) For Full Biog1036 dni temu
 
Born: Kidderminster, UK, 12/10/57

Occupation Before DJing: Ceramaspeed - Manager, stores and PC Data clerk.

First Gig: Market Tavern, Kidderminster @ 18yrs old! Got paid £25!

Memorable Gig: Trade ....playing for 12 hours from 3:30am - 3:30pm in 1995 (whitsun week).

Worst Gig: Adelaide, "There was a mix up and I got sent to the wrong club. It was a lovely place but the guys were in suits and ties and the women had handbags. I was playing hard house and they were thinking 'where's the Kylie?' The police came near the end and took three people away and everyone just left."

Favorite Club: "There isn't a club I've ever been to that compares to Trade."

DJ Trademark: "I've got a bag of records only for Trade; on the main circuit I play on a harder tip. I'm up-front, play things before the others and matching the music is a big thing for me."

The Facts

FACT: Tony loved Star Trek, especially voyager. He once watched a whole collection of series back to back on video! He also had various models of the ships he got as gifts!

FACT: Cycling became a passion for him as he became obsessed that he was getting fat.....him and Simon used to cycle to and from the shops in Birmingham City Centre....and got Andy & Alex involved too!

FACT: Tony's house was once home to two Alsatian dogs and two owls - Then an aquarium of tropical fish and an Iguana!!

FACT: Tony used a sunbed......he owned one in fact.....everyone used it...hah!
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Downloadable Tony DeVit Sets 1070 dni temu
 
Ive added a few downloadables to the albums section aswell as lots of details for dj sets done by Tony, if anyone has any sets that aren't mentioned plz contact me to arrange adding them.
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Edit: Also added all the vinyl details, if I missed any out or if anyone can supply me with the artworks I couldn't get my hands on plz contact me, take note the downloadable dj sets are highlighted with (Download) in the title

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about Tony1104 dni temu
 
Tony de Vit began DJ'ing at the tender age of 17, playing at local pubs in his home town of Kidderminster, followed in his early 20’s, by his first residency at the 'Nightingale' in Birmingham on a Monday night. His Monday night slot progressed into midweek Wednesday nights and then to the main Friday and Saturday night slots. In a relatively short space of time de Vit, through his talent and the diversity of his music, had taken the 'Nightingale' from a kitsch gay haunt to a respected club.

It was around 1988 that London’s infamous 'Heaven' club was looking for an alternative DJ. After some persistence, Tony landed the gig there and every other Saturday night he would play the main floor along with his residency at the 'Nightingale'. 'Heaven' was the epitome of the gay club scene and Tony found that his lifestyle fitted in perfectly with this scene; at the time gay clubs were musically way ahead of their straight counterparts and were heavily influenced by the New York disco scene. Gay clubs became very much a pivotal point in the development of today’s dance music culture, where hedonism, sexuality, race and gender unite as one for the cause of dance music.

While de Vit’s set at 'Heaven' was rapidly establishing a reputation for itself, 1990 saw another club emerge onto the scene called 'Trade', which was promoted by the then unknown Laurence Malice & Tim Stabler. De Vit heard good reports about 'Trade' and so one night went there. From the moment he walked into the club, de Vit couldn't believe what he was hearing, he went onto the dance floor, mesmerised by the music and loving every minute of it! Not one to do things by half measures, Tony transformed his record box overnight to this new style of music. The following week Tony turned up at the 'Nightingale' and began to play the entire contents of his new found record collection like a kid with a new toy. The club told him that he was nuts, and gave him an ultimatum, change the music or leave, to which Tony said, “I’m not changing the music, this is the way forward”. His comments ended a ten year residency that had become a Birmingham clubbing institution and de Vit had become a local icon and a legend on the gay clubbing scene.

In around 1990/91, de Vit focused on his residency at 'Heaven', and was a regular visitor to 'Trade', where he began to bombard the promoters of 'Trade' with tapes of his sets. Eventually, after six months of persistent harassment, they relented and allowed de Vit to stand in one night for Smoking Jo. Tony graced the decks, placed the needle on the record and in his own words “the place went crazy!”. After that outstanding performance, de Vit landed his very own residency at 'Trade' and firmly established himself alongside the likes of other 'Trade' luminaries such as Malcolm Duffy and Daz Saund.

By now Tony was perfectly content, he held one of the most prized and prestigious slots...a residency at 'Trade'. It was also around this time that House music had begun to evolve into the dance music culture it is and was to make a significant impact on British society with the advent of the phenomenon of illegal warehouse parties and raves. The parties became the subject of national media interest and pressure came from the government for the local police forces to close down the raves and confiscate the sound systems. In around 1992, the illegal raves moved into the clubs in a bid to legalise the scene. One of the pioneering figures of the burgeoning house music scene at this time was a Birmingham promoter called Simon Raine, who took a very keen interest in Tony’s career. It was Raine who put Tony on the bill alongside Fabio and Grooverider at 'The Institute' and encouraged him to make 'in roads' into other house parties. Up until this point Tony had predominately played in the gay club scene but Raine, who today is one of the most successful dance music promoters on the scene with his infamous 'Gatecrasher' club nights
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