CLUBS: Danny DJs

Melting Pot are very excited to finally have Danny Krivit guesting with them again, seven years after inviting him to make his Glasgow debut.

Danny has notched up almost 39 years as a DJ, resident and guest at some of the biggest New York clubs: The Paradise Garage, The Loft, Roxy, Body and Soul, and latterly his own monthly 718 Sessions.

Danny started DJ-ing in 1971 at his father’s club, The Ninth Circle, in Greenwich Village, where he’d play the latest white labels given to him by James Brown himself.

He built up his career in the 1970s, immersing himself in the scene and establishing friendships with the likes of Larry Levan and Francois Kevorkian, and becoming resident at the seminal Roxy club. It was the Roxy that broke the hip-hop scene in New York, with Grandmaster Flash, Africa Bambaata, and D.S.T. playing alongside the renamed Danny Rock.

During the 1980s Danny began to make a name for himself as a re-editor, with several of his edits became the “standard” versions: MFSB’s Love Is The Message being the most obvious. Others included James Brown’s Funky Drummer, and Brenda And The Tabulations’ Let’s Go All The Way. His production/mixing/editing credits now tally over 200.

He held down residencies all over New York in the 80s and 90s, but a defining moment of his career came in 1996, when he joined forces with Francois K and Joe Claussell to form the Sunday party, Body and Soul. Over the seven or so years the party ran weekly it became an international institution, with clubbers jetting into New York especially.

Body and Soul was regarded as the closest New York had to the Paradise Garage (which closed in 1987), with its policy of pushing new sounds but respecting the rich heritage of disco, funk and soul that built the New York club scene. International dates took off, and Danny continues to play around the world.

Since 2002 his monthly 718 Sessions night has gone from strength to strength in New York, and now it’s about time he rocked these shores again.

Melting Pot’s Easter Sunday @ The Admiral, Waterloo Street, April 4, 11pm-3am, £12 in advance.

Man of the moment

One for your diary for next week at The Sub Club when Cotton Cake present a special guest.

Dance music has few multi-taskers as adept as Ewan Pearson. He’s recently finished production work on new albums from Tracey Thorn and Delphic, as well as a suite of high-class remixes and compilations.

He’s one of the busiest DJs/producer around, so check him out alongside unsigned live act Nevada Base.

Cotton Cake @ The Sub Club, Friday, March 19, 11pm-3am, £10/£8.

Braced for the Elements

Pretty Ugly is back on Saturday at The Hold, with added funk from special guest DJ Stevie Elements.

The Glaswegian knows how to please the masses and is best known for the old Streetlife parties that, with his DJ partner Craig Loosejoints, delivered a unique house-party sound to dance floors in the city. Expect a mix of indie, pop and funk to keep Pretty Ugly clubbers going til 3am.