Name: DJ Sparky <dj.sparky@orange.net> Date: Friday, 9th March 2001 2:21pm GMT From: Middlesbrough Host: inktomi1-mid.server.ntl.com ( 62.254.64.4 ) Browser: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.01; Windows 98; PKBL008; UUN Via: MSN search engine
I remember being at a party in 1995 when I discovered the unique musical stylings of a Mr Tony De Vit on a tape from Progress & was immediately drawn in by the relentless energy that this reletively unknown DJ was banging out. I had discovered this completely new sound, which became instantly recognisable in his live sets & remixes by the sheer pounding energy. He had a amazing knack of stamping his signature onto everything he mixed but somehow tweeking it just enough to make you question your knowledge of his work.
As with the entire club culture, his death came as a big shock to me, not that I knew him personally but because he seemed to be on the brink of success - BIG TIME sucess - & it felt like both he & we had been robbed of his excellence which far outweighed the likes of Oakenfold, Tong & Sasha. We can only assume thats why the big man upstairs chose to take him.
As clubland continues to rebuild itself after his death - helped by the likes of Fergie, Lisa Lashes, Tidy Trax & Nukleuz - its important to remember Tony as THE pioneer of hard house, the single most influencial member of a now very popular form of dance music - Irreplaceable. I'm sure I speak for a lot of people when I say he is sadly missed. Rest in peace Tony De Vit
GOD IS A DJ ~ DJ IS A GOD ...you decide
Sparky resident DJ, Passion, Hartlepool.
DJ Sparky ( dj.sparky@orange.net )
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