AS A DANCER GROWING UP IN THE AVANT-GARDE 70S, A MAGICAL ERA OF DANCE MUSIC DEVELOPMENT. I FOUND REFUGE IN MANHATTAN'S NIGHTLIFE. I EAGERLY GOT LOST IN THE MUSIC OF THE VARIOUS GENRES OF MUSIC THAT THE MAINSTREAM AND THE NYC CLUB SCENE WAS A BANQUET OF DIVERSITY, FREEDOM & HEDONISM. IT WAS INVOGUE TO RE-INVENT YOURSELF, TEST THE LIMITS AND BOUNDARIES OF SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR AND
THE CLUB WORLD OFFERED A MELTING POT OF MUSICAL SOUNDS AND STYLES WHICH WAS FAR MORE ADDICTING THAN ANY DRUG. EVERY NIGHT THERE WAS A DIFFERNT CLUB WHERE I COULD ESCAPE FROM THE STRESS AND STRIFE OF URBAN LIFE 24/7 THE CITY NEVER SLEPT BECAUSE SHE WAS OUT DANCING!
CHILLING AND DANCING IN MANHATTAN'S ILLUSTRIOUS NIGHTCLUBS AND INFAMOUS UNDERGROUND VENUES, I STARTED CROSSING PATHS WITH EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK AND BEGAN WEAVING A TAPESTRY OF ARTISTIC INTERCONNECTIONS THAT HAVE ENDURED 25 YEARS.
LADYROCK, MY ALTER EGO EMERGED FROM OUT OF THE SHADOWS OF MY IMAGINATION AND MYSTERIOUSLY THE CITY ROLLED OUT THE RED CARPET FOR HER BEHIND THE VELET ROPES AT CLUBS ALL OVER THE CITY INCLUDING STUDIO 54, PEPPERMINT LOUNGE, MAX'S KANSAS CITY, THE COPA, MUDD CLUB,PALLADIUM, SOUND FACTORY, FUNHOUSE, LATIN QUARTER, BROADWAY 96, ROSELAND, BONDS, LOFT, ROXY, THE WORLD, SAVE DA ROBOT, 1018, RED ZONE, MELONS, PIZZA-A GOGO, PANAROMA, TRAXX, DANCERTERIA, ANNEX, SOUND FACTORY BAR, OZONE LAYER, BETTER DAYS, CBGB,AM PM, REGGAGE LOUNG, CALIFORNIA CLUB S.O.B'S DANCETERIA, ZANABARS, IMPANEMA, XENNON, and $2 TUESDAYS AT THE RITZ.
1981 BECAME A MEMBER OF THE LEGENDARY PARADISE GARAGE (84 KING STREET)AND EVERY WEEKEND FOR FIVE YEARS GROOVED TO THE MIND BLOWING SETS, OF DJ LARRY LEVAN, ONE OF THE FOREFATHERS OF DANCE MUSIC PRODUCTION.GARAGE HAD FABOULOUS HOLIDAY PERFORMANCES INCLUDING PATTI LABELLE, GRACE JONES, CHAKA KHAN, SLYVESTER AND TWO TONS OF FUN (MARTHA WASH), JOCELYN BROWN, BILLY OCEAN, FIRST CHOICE, THE UNLIMITED TOUCH, PEECH BOYS,TAANA GARDNER, GWEN MCRAE AND ART INSTALLATIONS BY KEITH HARING.WORKED FOR MIKE STONE, THE INFAMOUS PROMOTER CELEBRATED FOR HIS SATURDAY NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZAS AT THE FAMED CLOTHING STORE BOND'S INTERNATIONAL CASINO LOCATED IN HEART OF TIMES SQUARE. RESIDENT GIG FOR DJ KENNY CARPENTER, THE OVER NIGHT SENSATION FROM STUDIO 54. THE PROWESS OF DJ KENNY CARPENTER A PACKED IN THIS 5000 OCCUPANCY VENUE WITH THE CLUB HEADS WAITING IN LINE FOR HOURS IN THE SNOW AND RAIN WRAPPED AROUND THE CORNER ON BROADWAY.AS THE BACKSTAGE HOSTESS & VIP DOOR DJ BOOTH I WAS INVOLVED WITH VARIOUS PERFORMERS INCLUDING SLAVE, SYSTEM, STRAFE, MODERN ROMANCE, D-TRAIN, EDDIE KENDRICKS,INNER LIFE,TS MONK, KLEER, ALICA MYERS TO MENTION A FEW.
CARPENTER HELP ME GET MY LOFT MEMBERSHIP TO 99 PRINCE STREET LOVE SAVES THE DAY RENT PARTIES. DAVID MANCUSO IS PERHAPS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL INDIVIDUALS WHO SHAPED THE DANCE MOVEMENT BY FORMING THE FIRST RECORD POOL; MANCUSO CHANGED THE WAY NEW RECORDS WERE DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN THE LABLES AND THE DJS IN THE CLUBS.
BECAUSE OF MY 25 YEAR FRIENDSHIP WITH CARPENTER. DOORS WITHIN THE MUSIC BIZ OPENED FOR ME BEYOUND MY WILDEST IMAGINATION AND I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AN ARRAY OF ARTISTS INCLUDING BERT REID, KENTON NIX, LA INDIA, CARLOS SANCHEZ, JACKIE CHRISTIE, VICTOR SIMONELLI, VEGA & GONZALEZ (MASTERS AT WORK), THE GRAMMY WINNING PIONEERS IN THE EVOLUTION OF DANCE MUSIC.
AT 23 WEST ENTERTAINEMENT (BASS HIT RECORDING STUDIO) UNDER THE TUTELDGE OF STEVE ROSEN AND BRIAN MCDERMOTT, THE MASTERS OF ARTIST MANAGEMENT FROM WHOM I LEARNED TRICKS OF THE TRADE. I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO HAVE LIVED A CHARMED LIFE FILLED WITH CLUB ADVENTURES AND DREAM JOBS.
