Sounds of Phobik

Viral-Mental Records UK Street Team / New Type + Prod'sChicago, United States of America

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Born in Chicago, December 1969, grew up in Thessalonikki, Macedonia,
Greece for 7 years til 1976, returned to the states & been here
ever since then.

I started djing in 1979 @ the age of 9 yrs old with my cousin John
(R.I.P.), in Manhattan, New York City. He was a bartender / busboy,
working for Studio 54 discotheque / nightclub. One night @ 54, no one
was able to spin & my cousin asked if I could play tunes for a while.
They said yes. I was extremely nervous, but once I got started playing
tunes, everything went well. Helped out there with the resident DJ's:
Richie Kaczor & Nicky Siano til 1982, when my cousin passed away.
From there on, I decided to continue as a DJ & make my cousin proud.

I spun at the following venues / discotheques / nightclubs / bars:
Studio 54 (Manhattan - The Original), Rock-A-Bee's, Gazander's,
Centrum Hall, A. C. Club, La Village Cafe, T.K.O.'s, Cairo's /
My Sister's House / Club 720, Cafe Kallisto, Merecedez, Crobar,
Marianna's & Excaliber. Also spun at various venues for rave /
underground parties between 1991 through 2002. Stopped spinning at
those parties in early 2002, after the drugs were becoming the focus,
instead of the music & I let them go entirely. It's 2019 now.
Update 05-04-2022: I am part of Viral-Mental Records’ street team for promotion of the label, which is based in Bristol, UK. Also, I've decided to restart a DNB crew called New Type+ Prod's.

Member since: 11 years