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Jon Dennis began his djing career in 1988 during London's fabled summer of love after growing up listening to acid house sounds in clubs like The Hippodrome, Spectrum and Pyramid.
His wide range of musical influences include Yello, Club 69, Joey Negro, Chic, , Danny Tenaglia and Giorgio Moroder to name a few. He currently specialises in seriously funky uplifting peak time sets and also delves into techno, trance and hardhouse.
He has held residencies at Heaven in London since 1990, playing all styles of music from house to techno and disco to handbag, but more recently has settled very nicely into a renowned thumping funky influenced sound incorporating disco, vocals, latino and tribal house rhythms and attention grabbing theatrical breaks.
In 1998 he started work for DJ Blu Peter at the now legendary Melt night at Turnmills in London. He now guests regularly for Coco Latté in the UK and abroad, and in August 2001 he headlined for the second time at the huge Manchester Gayfest event playing to over 5000 people.
He also tours abroad extensively at many clubs including Le Queen Paris, Folies Pigalle Paris, Therapy Jo'Burg, Zoom Tel Aviv, Paradise Factory Manchester, Muccassasina Rome, Pervert Milan, Amnesia Ibiza and Das Boot in Cologne.
Jon has also worked with a glittering array of DJs, artists and producers including Luigi Rosi, Rachel Auburn, Sam Hunwicke, Kris Di Angelis, Wayne G, John Truelove, D.A.V.E. the Drummer, Seb (Sugar Shack) and Porl Young from the Sleaze Sisters.
In 1999 he started producing in the studio, working his own unique brand of magic on such artists as Twisted, Jamiroquai, Livin Joy and Incognito. In August 2001 his remix of Angie Brown's Knock On Wood was played by Club 69 producer Peter Rauhofer at The Roxy in New York and was also picked as the opening track for the special Manchester Gayfest double album released in November 1999.
Key moments in his lengthy (!) DJ career include:
Being resident at the first proper gay after hours club called Attitude in Shepherds Bush, which became the forerunner to the now famous Trade club.
DJing on the opening night of Trade (this is official)
Working for REACT records at their famous Garage night at Heaven with Daz Saund & Trevor Rockliffe.
Holding a four year residency on Heaven's Saturday night main floor from 1994-1998, following in the footsteps of Ian Levine, Ian D & Marc Andrews.
In 1998 he co-mixed the highly successful hardtrance double album The Sound of the Hoover, Vol 2 with John Truelove.
Holding a roadblock residency at the famous Green Room at DJ Blu Peter's Sunday night club Melt at Turnmills in London.
Returning to Heaven to take up his current exclusive London residency in the newly refurbished Star Bar working alongside DJs like Manny Lehman, Mark Bambach, Gordon John, The Sharp Boys, Fat Tony and Hugh Stevenson.
Playing at the exclusive Heaven Millennium New Years Eve Party on December 31st 1999, i.e. only 100 people were allowed in by the police before riot status was declared outside on the streets!
Playing in 2000 at La Troya Asassina at Amnesia in Ibiza for Heaven's exclusive summer season with Chris Lowe from the Pet Shop Boys giving it large in the DJ box.
Headlining at the famous superclub ARQ in Sydney during Mardi Gras 2002.
Joining Luke Hope and Alan X to DJ at the first 11,000 capacity outdoor event called Navigaytion on the hottest day of 2003, 9th August.
Returning to Antwerp four years in a row to headline the second Navigaytion event with Luke Hope and Alan X, this time playing to 15,000 people on the dockside.
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