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It's All Gone Pete Tong
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http://www.apple.com/trailers/indepe...epetetong.html Official movie website - http://www.itsallgonepetetong.com/ Kewlio! 
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The site has a kewl read on DJ History:
In the mid-80s, drum machines and sampling led to house music, as pioneered by founding fathers Farley “Jackmaster” Funk and Steve “Silk” Hurley. In the late-80s, rapper Biz Markie’s crossover hit “Just a Friend” pulled rap fully into the mainstream. Club hot spots now stretched as far as Ibiza and all the way back to Manchester’s infamous Hacienda venue. Raves ruled the UK in the early 90s, while on the West Coast of America, turntablism was the focus. Key turntablists, who took the manipulation of vinyl to ridiculous new heights, included DJ Q-Bert and Invisible Scratch Pickles. The mid-90s saw proud parents the Chemical Brothers birth “big beat” to the world. Soon, UK talent Fatboy Slim appears on the scene. The big beat sound is typified by a raucous, rock and roll influence. By the mid-90s, dance music wasn’t just for “those blokes from across the pond.” The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, and Prodigy become established stars in the U.S. The French house duo “Daft Punk” appear in 1996 with the essential “Homework” album. At the same time, Jungle (aka drum ‘n’ bass) music appeared out of the dark alleys of London. A super sped-up drumbeat beneath horror movie sound effects and menacing Reggae-influenced MCing typified this genre. The primary practitioners were Londoners like Goldie and Grooverider, and the club to be at was Metalheadz in Hoxton Square. The late-90s/early-00s saw dance music become the mainstream, due in no small part to Fatboy Slim, whose “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby” album went platinum, earned three MTV Music Video Music Awards, and two Grammy nominations. A very recent development in the world of DJing has been the advent of the “mash-up.” Pioneered by clandestine producers like the Crooklyn Clan and the Killah Cuts crew, these were initially one-off records that would illegally combine elements of two or more existing tracks. These records became invaluable DJ tools. The Belgian DJ duo 2 Many DJs perfected the art of the live mash-up, as exemplified by their seamless overlaying of Salt n Pepa’s “Push It” with the Stooges’ “No Fun.” As for the rest of the 00s, they’re still happening. Until then, a nice stable of DJs continue to hold the torch and keep our feet on the dance floor and our hearts thumping with the almighty beat.
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