| Tony De Vit | |
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| Birth name | Tony De Vit |
| Born | September 12, 1957, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England |
| Died | July 2, 1998 (aged 40), Birmingham, West Midlands, England |
| Genre(s) | Dance |
| Occupation(s) | DJ |
| Years active | 1976–1998 |
Tony De Vit (September 12, 1957 – July 2, 1998) was a club disc jockey. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Kidderminster is a town in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience His singles "Burnin' Up" and "To The Limit" both reached the Top 40. [1]
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Career
De Vit started as a wedding DJ in 1976, before becoming resident DJ at Birmingham's premier gay venue, Nightingale, where he played pop and Hi-NRG. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Hi-NRG (High Energy is a type of high-speed Electronic dance music which was popular in Nightclubs in the late 1970s and 1980s During the early 80's, he worked at Wolverhampton's Beacon Radio, playing club tracks during a regular late-night slot on the 1922 show hosted by Mike Baker (now with Smooth FM). Beacon Radio is the name of a Radio station in the Midlands of England, previously known as Beacon FM, and before that Beacon Radio 303. Smooth Radio is a brand of radio stations in the United Kingdom owned by GMG Radio. Tracks from Bobby Orlando and Patrick Cowley featured heavily. Bobby Orlando ( 1958) also known as Bobby O is a Disco Dance music Artist and Record producer who was most successful Patrick Joseph Cowley ( October 19, 1950 - November 12, 1982) was a Disco and Hi-NRG dance music composer and recording
De Vit also played at the Birmingham club Tin Tins during this time. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Tin Tins was an all night dance club formerly located opposite Birmingham New Street Station at 308 Smallbrook Queensway in Birmingham roughly on the site where the Debenhams De Vit's was later inspired by visiting infamous Trade at Turnmills in London. Trade is a highly successful Gay Nightclub started in 1990 by Laurence Malice Turnmills was a London nightclub on the corner of Turnmill Street and Clerkenwell Road in the London Borough of Islington. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
"It changed my idea of clubbing. It was the sheer energy" De Vit later said.
De Vit left Nightingale for Birmingham super club Chuff Chuff where he played Hard House, initially being paid £35 per gig. UK Hard House or simply Hard House is a style of Hard Dance music that emerged in the 1990s Within weeks he was headlining above house DJ Sasha. House music is a style of Electronic dance music initially popularized in mid-1980s Discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino Sasha (born Alexander Coe on 4 September 1969 is a Welsh DJ and record producer
In 1993, De Vit received residency at Trade. [2] Rave artists Fantazia asked him to mix one of the discs on the second album of the Fantazia House Collection series, which went on to be a UK hit, selling over 100,000 copies. A rave (or rave party) is a term in use since the 1980s to describe Dance Parties (often all-night events Fantazia is a dance organisation based in the UK Founded in 1991 by James Perkins it was set up at a time when Breakbeat hardcore was on the ascendent within the Rave In 1995, Fantazia asked him to compile an album all of his own. The Remixers: Tony De Vit was a successful underground album, consisting only of tracks remixed by De Vit and Simon Parkes.
By the mid-90s, De Vit was playing smaller venues in Inverness and Cheltenham. Inverness (Inbhir Nis iɲɪɾʲˈniʃ is a city in northern Scotland. Education He also had two releases in the Global Underground series: GU 005: Tokyo and GU 001: Tel Aviv. Global Underground is a music label founded in 1996 by Andy Horsfield and James Todd
Death
De Vit was HIV positive. Human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) is a Lentivirus (a member of the Retrovirus family that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome On July 2, 1998, he died due to bronchial pneumonia and bone marrow failure. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal Bone marrow is the flexible tissue found in the hollow interior of Bones In adults marrow in large bones produces new Blood cells It constitutes 4% of
After De Vit's death, a conflict kept his records off the shelves for many years, but finally a compilation of his songs and remixes was released called Are You All Ready? on Tidy Trax records. Tidy Trax is a leading UK based UK Hard House Record label. Sublabels include Untidy Dubs Records (Funky Tidy Two Records (
References
- ^ DJ Tony De Vit Dies After Holiday Collapse. NME (1998-06-03). The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Retrieved on 2007-07-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic.
- ^ Profiles: Tony De Vit. Tranzfusion. Retrieved on 2007-07-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic.
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