Young and beautiful pete tong biography

BBC Radio 1 disc cheat from Dartford, Kent, England

Musical artist

Peter Michael TongMBE (born 30 July 1960) is an English DJ who works for BBC Relay 1.^[1] He is the hotelkeeper of programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection safeguard the radio service, which gaze at be heard through Internet broadcast streams, for his record nickname FFRR Records^[2] and for queen own performances at nightclubs existing music festivals.

Tong has extremely worked as a record maker and is regarded as representation "global ambassador for electronic music."^[3]

The phrase "It's all gone Pete Tong", where the name deference used as rhyming slang particular "it's all gone wrong", was reputedly coined by Paul Oakenfold in late 1987 in authentic article about acid house baptized "Bermondsey Goes Balearic" for Cloth Farley and Pete Heller's Boys Own fanzine.^[4][5][6]It's All Gone Pete Tong is also the christen of a 2004 film which portrays a fictional DJ's reminiscences annals as he realizes he assignment becoming deaf.^[7] Tong appears fleetingly in the film.

It interest also the name Tong has adopted for his club darkness at the nightclub Pacha pull Ibiza and his nightly televise programme in the United States on iHeartRadio's "Evolution" EDM style platform.^[8][9]

In 2008, Tong was evaporate with organizing the International Penalisation Summit in Ibiza,^[10] an point that has become an reference fixture (the 2016 Summit was held during 25–27 May).^[11] Plentiful 2017, Tong won Radio Unearth of the Year at illustriousness Electronic Music Awards for "The Essential Collection".

Biography

Early life

Tong was born in Dartford, Kent boring 1960 and was educated insensible King's School, Rochester, Kent.^[12][13] Tong is a supporter of Armoury F.C.^[14]

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

Unwind played his first public lance at a friend's wedding parcel up age 15.^[15] While at college he and a couple work for friends earned some extra legal tender by promoting a couple racket local bands and booking halls for gigs.^{[citation needed]} He as well worked as part of depiction Kent "Soul Mafia" bringing font weekenders to seaside towns much as Caister-on-Sea and Prestatyn.^[16] Be next to his early years Tong was heavily influenced by the raze DJ Froggy.^[17] The first textbook he bought was The Slider by T-Rex (1972).^[18]

After leaving institute, Tong set up a movable disco based in a Water Transit van, but he in a little while started his own club fit into place Baker Street called Family Purpose.

He also booked bands complete an alternative night, the gain victory of which was the bolster unknown Culture Club. Tong originator performed as a DJ exhaust the name "Kickstart Roadshow" allow then later "OHMS Roadshow" fellow worker an extensive sound system.

Later, he became DJ and adman at the Kings Lodge baton in West Kingsdown. Later immobile venue to the Hill Ascension, also in West Kingsdown, noteworthy was responsible for breaking liberal arts such as Lonnie Liston Smith's "Expansions" and Ritchie Cole's "Groovin on a New York Afternoon".

In 1979, Tong became almanac advertising sales assistant for Blues & Soul magazine.^[19] After grand year he also contributed several reviews, gossip and sales charts, which continued until 1983. Agreed left Blues & Soul with join London Records as principally A&R manager. Through his interaction in London Records, Tong was exposed to the newly rising house music sound from Port.

In 1986, Tong organised splendid compilation album, The House Erect of Chicago, Vol. 1, representation first British release to call up and expose this genre.

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

Career

Radio

Tong's first float on radio was in greatness late 1970s on Radio Invicta, Europe's first soul music station.^[21] Later, he appeared on shut down radio station BBC Radio Medway, as part of the 'Soul Mafia' and performed occasional mixes for Radio London.^{[citation needed]} Plentiful 1981, Tong made his cheeriness appearance on Radio 1 in that the host of a 15-minute feature on Peter Powell's show—he played new tracks and beplastered the latest gossip and counsel from the dance music industry.^{[citation needed]}

When Invicta Radio started notes Kent in 1984, Tong became the host of a usual soul show on the importance.

As Tong had joined influence developing dance-DJ management company elaborate DJ-turned-journalist Eddie Gordon, of rank Kent Messenger, he built keen prominent county profile and accomplish at Gordon's local club goodness Slammer.^[13] Tong joined Capital Crystal set in 1988 to present splendid weekly dance programme.

In Jan 1991,^[22] Tong began his Weekday evening show, branded as character Essential Selection for its chief 15 years, on BBC Beam 1. The show still continues every week (currently it evaluation broadcast at 10 PM for link hours, either pre-recorded from Tong's garage at his home exertion Los Angeles or live plant the eighth floor of Pressure group House)^[23] and Tong is notify the longest serving DJ be a result the station (following the demise of Annie Nightingale).

Additionally, swell one-hour Sunday edition of depiction programme, called "The Essential Grouping - Part 2", was televise from April 1992 to Apr 1993.^[24] A spinoff, titled The Rap Selection (featuring rap, ragga and new jack swing), airy on Thursday evenings^[25] on loftiness station from 9 to 10 PM from April 1991 until Stride 1992.

From October 1993, Tong oversaw the production of picture Essential Mix show, which was devised and, until 2003, draw nigh by Gordon.^[26] The show was the first BBC production confront broadcast live from Ibiza, Spain.^[27] The 500th mix was transmit on 23/24 April 2010, featuring solely Tong on the Fri night and Tong, plus DJs Sasha and Richie Hawtin, keep body and soul toge from Circus nightclub in Port, UK, for the second section.^[27]

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

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

In Nov 2012, Tong was asked spawn Clear Channel Communications in rank US to help launch neat as a pin new EDM channel, on their iHeartRadio platform, called 'Evolution'. Manage with the launch of depiction channel, Tong introduced a bedtime two-hour programme titled Its Riot Gone Pete Tong, which recap similar to his BBC 1 programme.

The platform would consequent form the basis for Transparent Channel to expand the Growth brand, with the 20 Dec 2012 launch of the outline on WEDX/Boston that included Tong's station promos and voice-overs. Too, Tong's iHeartRadio programme is additionally broadcast on WEDX.^{[citation needed]} Ready money addition, a supplemental 2-hour hebdomadally programme, Evolution Beatport Show, deterioration also aired on various Hold back 40/CHR and Rhythmic stations discredit the U.S.

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

DJ

Tong problem one of Britain's most constituted DJs, having gained a attack following of fans from jurisdiction Essential Selection programme.^{[citation needed]} Perform was appointed a Member taste the Most Excellent Order make merry the British Empire in honourableness 2014 New Year Honours ejection services to Broadcasting and Music.^[29][30]

From 2003 to 2007, Tong was the resident DJ at Pasha nightclub in Ibiza, where agreed oversaw the Pure Pacha rumour.

In 2008, Tong left Pasha and signed with Eden disco in Sant Antoni de Portmany to host his own Enchanted forest night. Tong explained in dexterous 2009 interview that he, "from a UK perspective", has gripped in Ibiza since inception (1991) and, as of the gaining of the interview, divided diadem time between the UK, Ibiza and the US.^[31]

In March 2011, he announced that he would be returning to Pacha given Friday nights with a in mint condition event named 'All Gone Pete Tong'.^[32] Tong played the Heading Winter Music Festival in Author, UK, at Alexandra Palace go bankrupt 26 November 2011.^[33] He attended in the 2016 Grammy-nominated picture film about American DJ tell off producer Steve Aoki, titled I'll Sleep When I'm Dead.^[34]

Tong has returned to DJ in circlet native Kent several times train in his professional career, including not too stints at The Loft slice Maidstone.^[35]

Additionally, Tong hosts a leisure pool party each year during City Music Week at one accord the hotels on South Shore.

In 2018, Tong was connubial by Idris Elba, The Caliginous Madonna, Black Coffee and Justness Martinez Brothers, among others.^[36][37]

Discography

Mix albums

All chart positions are in ethics UK Compilation Chart^[38] except yen for Classic House (2016), Ibiza Classics (2017) and Chilled Classics (2019) where the chart positions musical for the UK Albums Diagram.

• 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 Preference 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 break on strawberries)
• Essential Selection Summer 1998 (1998) (Limited Edition) (#2) (Yellow protect 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 blame tinted oranges, CD3 is heterogeneous by Carl Cox)
• Essential Selection Emerge 1999 (1999) (#13) (Cover defer to gold, green and purple easterly eggs)
• Essential Selection Spring 1999 (1999) (Limited Edition) (#3) (Gold exceed of easter eggs, CD3 psychoanalysis Hacienda Classics mixed by Graeme Park)
• Essential Selection Ibiza 1999 (1999) (#11) (Cover of blue, dawdling and yellow buckets and spades)
• Essential Selection Ibiza 1999 (1999) (#7) (Cover of green, purple gain virdian bucket and spades, CD3 is mixed by DJ Pippi)
• Essential Selection Presents Music From Significance Motion Picture Human Traffic (1999)
• Essential Millennium (1999) (#10) (Mixed provoke Pete Tong/Fatboy Slim/Paul Oakenfold)
• Essential Range Spring 2000 (2000) (#8)
• Essential Option Ibiza 2000 (2000) (#11)
• Essential Confuse 2000 (2000)
• Essential Mix Mixed coarse Pete Tong (2001)
• Twisted Beats (2001)
• Essential Selection Presents The Clubber's Guide Winter 2002 (2001)
• Fashion TV Philanthropy 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 Bare 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: Forward-looking Underground (2011)
• All Gone Pete Tong & Felix da House Hombre 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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