Pete Tong
Background information
Birth name	Peter Tong
Born	July 30, 1960 (1960-07-30) (age 47) Dartford, England
Genre(s)	Electronica Balearic House
Occupation(s)	Disc jockey Music producer
Website	http://www.petetong.com/

Peter "Pete" Tong (born July 30, 1960) is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programs such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for his own performances at nightclubs across the globe. Tong has also worked as a record producer. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 573 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (732 × 766 pixel, file size: 56 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Electronica refers to a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; but unlike electronic dance music, is not specifically focused on the dance floor. ... Balearic is the Catalan variant spoken in the Balearic Islands (Spanish las Islas Baleares), Spain. ... House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... For other uses, see Electronic music (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Essential Selection is a three hour radio show on Friday nights, hosted by Pete Tong. ... Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... FFRR Records is a subsidiary of London Records. ... Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England A nightclub (or night club or club) is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ...

The phrase "It's all gone a bit Pete Tong", where the name is used as cockney rhyming slang for "wrong", was reputedly first coined by Mark Radcliffe. However, on his show of 28 November 2005, Mark Radcliffe credited his erstwhile sidekick Marc "Lard" Riley with inventing the term. Cockney rhyming slang is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. ... Mark Radcliffe (born 29 June 1958) is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marc Lard Riley is a musician, alternative rock critic and DJ on BBC 6 Music where he presents Rocket Science on Saturday afternoons and Mint on Sunday evenings. ...

He is highly recognizable for his thick English accent. Regional accents of English speakers describes the many identifiable variations in pronunciation of Standard English between various populations, usually deriving from the phoneme inventory of the local dialect. ...

It's All Gone Pete Tong is also the title of a 2004 film which portrays a DJ's experiences as he realises he is becoming deaf. Tong appears briefly in the film as himself. Its All Gone Pete Tong is a 2004 fictional independent biopic about Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye), a DJ who goes completely deaf. ...

Early years

Pete Tong was born in Hartley, Kent during July 1960 and was educated at King's School, Rochester, Kent. Hartley may refer to: Places in Cumbria Hartley Village Hartley Castle in Kent Hartley, Kent Hartley, Cranbrook Worldwide Hartley, South Australia Australia. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Kings School, Rochester is a public school in Rochester, Kent. ... For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ...

Tong's original musical interest was in drumming, but he soon moved on to DJing. He played his first public gig at a friend's wedding aged 15. While at school he and a couple of mates earned some extra money by promoting a couple of local bands, booking halls for gigs etc. He also worked as part of the Kent "Soul Mafia" bringing soul weekenders to seaside towns like Caister-on-Sea and Prestatyn. Map sources for Caister-on-Sea at grid reference TG5212 Caister-on-Sea (from Latin castra - castle) is a town (population 8756) in Norfolk, England, three miles north of Great Yarmouth. ... , Prestatyn is a seaside resort in Denbighshire, North Wales, lying on the north coast. ...

Initially after leaving school he set up a mobile disco based in a transit van, but he soon started his own club in Baker Street called Family Function. He also booked bands for an alternative night, the first of which was the then unknown Culture Club. Culture Club is a popular English new romantic rock group, that achieved considerable global success in the 1980s. ...

In 1979 he became a staff writer for Blues & Soul Magazine ^[1]. After a year he was promoted to features editor, a position he would hold until 1983. He left Blues & Soul to join London Records as an A&R manager. London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ... In the music industry, Artists and Repertoire (A&R) is the division of a record label company that is responsible for scouting and artist development. ...

Through his connections in London Records Tong was exposed to the newly emerging house music sound from Chicago. In 1986 Tong organised a compilation album, The House Sound of Chicago, Vol. 1, the first British release to gather and expose this genre. House music is a style of electronic dance music that was developed by dance club DJs in Chicago in the early to mid-1980s. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ...

Radio career

Tong's first appearance on Radio was in the late '70s on Radio Invicta 92.4fm, Europe's first soul station. He joined a rotation of nightclub djs including Steve Walsh, Chris Hill, Chris Brown and others to present monthly guest shows. Later he appeared on local radio station BBC Radio Medway in the 'Soul Mafia' and doing occasional mixes for Radio London. In 1981 he made his first appearance on Radio 1 hosting a 15 minute feature on Peter Powell's show, playing the new tracks and covering the latest gossip and news from the dance world. BBC Radio Kent is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Kent. ... BBC London 94. ... Peter Powell may refer to: Peter Powell (disc jockey) (born 1951), a British DJ Peter Powell (kite), the inventor of a dual-line, steerable model of flying kite Peter Powell(Clocks), a very nasty, sad, creepy little guy from Marlborough. ...

When Invicta Radio started up in Kent in 1984, Tong joined them to host a regular soul show, where assisted by local Kent journalist Eddie Gordon of The Kent Messenger he built up a big county profile. Tong stayed at Invicta until 1987. He was then hired by Capital Radio in 1988 at the suggestion of DJ Jeff Young to present a weekly dance program. DJ Jeff Young having initially been offered the slot by Capital went to BBC Radio 1 to broadcast a weekly Friday night show called The Big Beat. // Invicta FM is a local commercial station which broadcasts to the county of Kent in South East England. ... This article is about the British radio station. ... Jeff Young is an American guitarist. ... Jeff Young is an American guitarist. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... The Big Beat is a song from the popular musical, Over Here! which opened on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre (Broadway) on March 6, 1974. ...

In 1991 Tong returned to national radio after his manager Eddie Gordon talked the then departing DJ Jeff Young into suggesting him to BBC Radio 1 as the ideal replacement for the "hot' Friday night slot. Tong began his long stint as the host of the Essential Selection. Jeff Young is an American guitarist. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... The Essential Selection is a three hour radio show on Friday nights, hosted by Pete Tong. ...

The Essential Selection was a BBC Radio 1 show on Friday nights from 6:00pm-9:00pm in the UK, although this has now been changed. The show is now simply known as Pete Tong and its new time slot is 7:00pm-9:00pm on Fridays. It showcases the latest dance music, with the focus being on house, and informs listeners what club nights are on around the United Kingdom that weekend. It is endorsed by Radio 1 as the official start to the weekend. It attracts one of the highest audiences for a dance radio show in the UK. Pete Tong also hosts a one hour show on Radio 1 on Thursday nights 9:00pm-10:00pm called Pete Tong's In New Music We Trust. Since 1993 Pete has been associated with Radio 1's Essential Mix which airs 2:00am-4:00am on Saturday night/Sunday morning. He is now the station's second longest serving DJ (after Annie Nightingale). BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Annie (formerly known as Anne) Nightingale MBE (born in London on April 1, 1942) is a radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. ...

Tong is one of the world's most recognised DJs. He draws people from all over the world to his famous Pure Pacha nights held at the Pacha nightclub in Ibiza, which in 2006 went on for a 17 week stint, and featured a line up including Andy Carvell and Carl Cox. Pacha is one the worlds most celebrated clubbing franchises and has its home in Ibiza. ... “Ebusus” redirects here. ... Carl Cox (born July 29, 1962 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) is a popular international techno and house DJ. // Carl Cox began as a hardcore and acid house DJ in the mid 1980s, making a name for himself as the Three Deck Wizard in 1988, when, during the Second Summer of...

He hit the headlines again in March 2008 when he gave a "shout-out" for an 18th birthday party in Bovey Tracey, Devon. The party was gatecrashed by over 1000 people causing considerable damage, and leading to headline news that "My party's gone Pete Tong!". For other uses, see March (disambiguation). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Pete Tong's Official Website
• Pete Tong: Myspace
• BBC Radio 1: Pete Tong
• Pete Tong's Radio 1 'In New Music We Trust' site

• Pete Tong bio by Pacha Ibiza
• Pete Tong Profile on Fantazia
• Pete Tong Interview (2006)
• Pete Tong at Discogs
• Interview with DJ Times, 2000