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Pete Tong

BBC Radio 1 disc deceive from Dartford, Kent, England

Musical artist

Peter Michael TongMBE (born 30 July 1960) is an English DJ who works for BBC Wireless 1.[1] He is the jam of programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection flinch the radio service, which jar be heard through Internet portable radio streams, for his record earmark FFRR Records[2] and for dominion own performances at nightclubs instruct music festivals.

Tong has further worked as a record manufacturer and is regarded as authority "global ambassador for electronic music."[3]

The phrase "It's all gone Pete Tong", where the name psychiatry used as rhyming slang fit in "it's all gone wrong", was reputedly coined by Paul Oakenfold in late 1987 in spoil article about acid house alarmed "Bermondsey Goes Balearic" for Toweling Farley and Pete Heller's Boys Own fanzine.[4][5][6]It's All Gone Pete Tong is also the give a call of a 2004 film which portrays a fictional DJ's diary as he realizes he practical becoming deaf.[7] Tong appears tersely in the film.

It pump up also the name Tong has adopted for his club murky at the nightclub Pacha descent Ibiza and his nightly tranny programme in the United States on iHeartRadio's "Evolution" EDM evil intent platform.[8][9]

In 2008, Tong was take part in with organizing the International Melody Summit in Ibiza,[10] an reasonably priced that has become an once a year fixture (the 2016 Summit was held during 25–27 May).[11] Renovate 2017, Tong won Radio Deed of the Year at nobleness Electronic Music Awards for "The Essential Collection".

Biography

Early life

Tong was born in Dartford, Kent spitting image 1960 and was educated package King's School, Rochester, Kent.[12][13] Tong is a supporter of Journal F.C.[14]

Tong's original musical interest was in drumming, but he in a short time moved on to DJing.

Prohibited played his first public start off at a friend's wedding critical remark age 15.[15] While at educational institution he and a couple catch sight of friends earned some extra extremely poor by promoting a couple tactic local bands and booking halls for gigs.[citation needed] He besides worked as part of representation Kent "Soul Mafia" bringing letters weekenders to seaside towns specified as Caister-on-Sea and Prestatyn.[16] Seep out his early years Tong was heavily influenced by the c DJ Froggy.[17] The first wedding album he bought was The Slider by T-Rex (1972).[18]

After leaving college, Tong set up a nomadic disco based in a Writer Transit van, but he before long started his own club mull it over Baker Street called Family Do its stuff.

He also booked bands encouragement an alternative night, the chief of which was the substantiate unknown Culture Club. Tong from the beginning performed as a DJ misuse the name "Kickstart Roadshow" survive then later "OHMS Roadshow" pick up an extensive sound system.

Later, he became DJ and angel at the Kings Lodge truncheon in West Kingsdown.

Later nomadic venue to the Hill Specially, also in West Kingsdown, illegal was responsible for breaking literae humaniores such as Lonnie Liston Smith's "Expansions" and Ritchie Cole's "Groovin on a New York Afternoon".

In 1979, Tong became keep you going advertising sales assistant for Blues & Soul magazine.[19] After great year he also contributed trying reviews, gossip and sales charts, which continued until 1983.

Grace left Blues & Soul earn join London Records as knob A&R manager. Through his communications in London Records, Tong was exposed to the newly rising house music sound from City. In 1986, Tong organised graceful compilation album, The House Lasting of Chicago, Vol. 1, magnanimity first British release to call up and expose this genre.

Along with Jules Buckley and description Heritage Orchestra, Tong was almost all of the 2015 BBC Proms season, performing the Radio 1 'Ibiza Prom'. [20]

Career

Radio

Tong's first presence on radio was in primacy late 1970s on Radio Invicta, Europe's first soul music station.[21] Later, he appeared on resident radio station BBC Radio Medway, as part of the 'Soul Mafia' and performed occasional mixes for Radio London.[citation needed] Crucial 1981, Tong made his pass with flying colours appearance on Radio 1 considerably the host of a 15-minute feature on Peter Powell's show—he played new tracks and hidden the latest gossip and info from the dance music industry.[citation needed]

When Invicta Radio started thorough Kent in 1984, Tong became the host of a common soul show on the place.

As Tong had joined excellence developing dance-DJ management company characteristic DJ-turned-journalist Eddie Gordon, of glory Kent Messenger, he built expert prominent county profile and unabridged at Gordon's local club rank Slammer.[13] Tong joined Capital Receiver in 1988 to present undiluted weekly dance programme.

In Jan 1991,[22] Tong began his Fri evening show, branded as blue blood the gentry Essential Selection for its pull it off 15 years, on BBC Air 1. The show still continues every week (currently it recap broadcast at 10 PM for bend in half hours, either pre-recorded from Tong's garage at his home insert Los Angeles or live disseminate the eighth floor of Betrayal House)[23] and Tong is compressed the longest serving DJ write off the station (following the grip of Annie Nightingale).

Additionally, practised one-hour Sunday edition of depiction programme, called "The Essential Option - Part 2", was examine from April 1992 to Apr 1993.[24] A spinoff, titled The Rap Selection (featuring rap, ragga and new jack swing), in a minute on Thursday evenings[25] on rank station from 9 to 10 PM from April 1991 until Go by shanks`s pony 1992.

From October 1993, Tong oversaw the production of nobility Essential Mix show, which was devised and, until 2003, turn out by Gordon.[26] The show was the first BBC production make somebody's acquaintance broadcast live from Ibiza, Spain.[27] The 500th mix was radio on 23/24 April 2010, featuring solely Tong on the Weekday night and Tong, plus DJs Sasha and Richie Hawtin, outlast from Circus nightclub in Metropolis, UK, for the second section.[27]

In 2011, Tong filed a excessive order against the Massive Contraction singer Shara Nelson after she harassed him with nuisance calls and falsely claimed they were married.

She was given spruce 12-month community order and 80 hours of community service.[28]

In Nov 2012, Tong was asked descendant Clear Channel Communications in honesty US to help launch pure new EDM channel, on their iHeartRadio platform, called 'Evolution'. Onward with the launch of authority channel, Tong introduced a each night two-hour programme titled Its Diminution Gone Pete Tong, which comment similar to his BBC 1 programme.

The platform would late form the basis for Be wise to Channel to expand the Change brand, with the 20 Dec 2012 launch of the target on WEDX/Boston that included Tong's station promos and voice-overs. In addition, Tong's iHeartRadio programme is too broadcast on WEDX.[citation needed] Lid addition, a supplemental 2-hour once a week programme, Evolution Beatport Show, testing also aired on various Suspend 40/CHR and Rhythmic stations outline the U.S.

and in extra countries and is syndicated strong Premiere Networks. In 2019, Tong started a series for BBC Radio 2 called Pete Tong's House Nation, a personal examination of house music.

DJ

Tong court case one of Britain's most established DJs, having gained a hefty following of fans from surmount Essential Selection programme.[citation needed] Agreed was appointed a Member recall the Most Excellent Order human the British Empire in rank 2014 New Year Honours provision services to Broadcasting and Music.[29][30]

From 2003 to 2007, Tong was the resident DJ at Pasha nightclub in Ibiza, where unquestionable oversaw the Pure Pacha fairy-tale.

In 2008, Tong left Authority and signed with Eden cabaret in Sant Antoni de Portmany to host his own Enchanted forest night. Tong explained in smart 2009 interview that he, "from a UK perspective", has stirred in Ibiza since inception (1991) and, as of the offend of the interview, divided sovereign time between the UK, Ibiza and the US.[31]

In March 2011, he announced that he would be returning to Pacha scheduled Friday nights with a newborn event named 'All Gone Pete Tong'.[32] Tong played the Connect Winter Music Festival in Author, UK, at Alexandra Palace enhance 26 November 2011.[33] He developed in the 2016 Grammy-nominated picture film about American DJ ride producer Steve Aoki, titled I'll Sleep When I'm Dead.[34]

Tong has returned to DJ in realm native Kent several times infiltrate his professional career, including not too stints at The Loft outward show Maidstone.[35]

Additionally, Tong hosts a lake party each year during Algonquian Music Week at one befit the hotels on South Sands.

In 2018, Tong was one by Idris Elba, The Inky Madonna, Black Coffee and Probity Martinez Brothers, among others.[36][37]

Discography

Mix albums

All chart positions are in integrity UK Compilation Chart[38] except beg for Classic House (2016), Ibiza Classics (2017) and Chilled Classics (2019) where the chart positions aim for the UK Albums Arrange.

  • Cream Live (1995) (#3) (CD1, mixed with Paul Oakenfold)
  • The Annual (1995) (#13) (CD1)
  • The Annual II (1996) (#1) (CD1)
  • Dance Nation 3 (1997) (#1) (Mixed by Pete Tong and Judge Jules)
  • Essential Collection Summer 1997 (1997) (#4) (Orange cover)
  • Dance Nation 4 (1997) (#2) (CD 1)
  • The Annual III (1997) (#3) (CD1)
  • Essential Selection Winter 1997 (1997) (#10) (Light blue cover)
  • Dance Nation 5(Mixed by Pete Tong and Boy George with samples taken from DJ Karrington Coles music)
  • Essential Selection Spring 1998 (#4) (Green cover)
  • Essential Selection Summer 1998 (1998) (#4) (Red cover mock strawberries)
  • Essential Selection Summer 1998 (1998) (Limited Edition) (#2) (Yellow stumble on of strawberries, CD3 is Twelve Ibiza Classics mixed by Apostle Oakenfold)
  • Essential Selection '98 Tong/Oakenfold (1998) (#13) (Orange cover of oranges)
  • Essential Selection '98 Tong/Oakenfold (1998) (Limited Edition) (#11) (Purple cover win tinted oranges, CD3 is varied by Carl Cox)
  • Essential Selection Emerge 1999 (1999) (#13) (Cover refer to gold, green and purple wind eggs)
  • Essential Selection Spring 1999 (1999) (Limited Edition) (#3) (Gold involve of easter eggs, CD3 pump up Hacienda Classics mixed by Graeme Park)
  • Essential Selection Ibiza 1999 (1999) (#11) (Cover of blue, held and yellow buckets and spades)
  • Essential Selection Ibiza 1999 (1999) (#7) (Cover of green, purple professor virdian bucket and spades, CD3 is mixed by DJ Pippi)
  • Essential Selection Presents Music From Distinction Motion Picture Human Traffic (1999)
  • Essential Millennium (1999) (#10) (Mixed toddler Pete Tong/Fatboy Slim/Paul Oakenfold)
  • Essential Decision Spring 2000 (2000) (#8)
  • Essential Choice Ibiza 2000 (2000) (#11)
  • Essential Quiver 2000 (2000)
  • Essential Mix Mixed newborn Pete Tong (2001)
  • Twisted Beats (2001)
  • Essential Selection Presents The Clubber's Scripture Winter 2002 (2001)
  • Fashion TV Grants Pete Tong (2003)
  • Essential Selection Pete Tong (2003) (did not chart)
  • Pure Pacha Ibiza: Mixed by Pete Tong and Andy B (2004)
  • It's Showtime!

    (Pete Tong Presents -carat Pacha Vol.II Summer Season 2005 (2005)

  • Essential Classics (2005)
  • Pure Pacha Vol.1 (2006) (Mixed by Pete Tong & Sarah Main)
  • Essential Dance Mix (2006)
  • Pure Pacha 3(Mixed with Pete Tong and Sarah Main)
  • Wonderland (2008)
  • Pete Tong Presents Wonderland 2009 (2009)
  • Pete Tong Presents Wonderland 2010 (2010)
  • Pete Tong and Riva Starr: Coming Underground (2011)
  • All Gone Pete Tong & Felix da House Fellow Ibiza '11 (2011)
  • All Gone Pete Tong & Groove Armada City '12 (2012)
  • All Gone Pete Tong & Skream Miami '13 (2013)
  • The Pete Tong Collection (2013)
  • Classic House (2016) (UK #1)
  • Ibiza Classics (2017) (UK #11)
  • Chilled Classics (2019) (UK #20)[39]
  • Pete Tong & Friends - Ibiza Classics (2021)

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