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Denny hits a grand slam
DJ Tsettos
proves the
show must
go on
Death
by jimmy smith
Native Texan Jimmy
Smith writes about
club music news and
trends. He may be
reached by e-mail at
Qbeatstx@aol.comhere are DJs who play
records. And then there are
- DJs who morph records into
an entire musical experience.
Ask anyone who has found
themselves on the dance floor
where Denny Tsettos is spinning
- you'll find that he does more
than just play records. It's this tal-
ent that has gained him notoriety
as the first DJ to break out of New
Jersey into the esteemed
Manhattan club arena.
With more than 15 years
experience, Denny has resided atCarbon, Exit and World, packing
each room with thousands of club
denizens every week. At Exit,
Denny would draw more than
5,000 people with his marathon
12-hour sets.
During the summer, on
Saturday and Sunday nights, he
wowed theJersey shore at the leg-
endary Temptations in Seaside
Heights. He has also spun the
main floor during big events at
the Twilo, Sound Factory, Roxy
and Limelight. In addition,
Denny does frequent guest
appearances at nightclubs in
other cities in the U.S. and
abroad, such as Tokyo, Osaka,
Cancun, Las Vegas, Chicago,
Boston and Miami.
Aside from his club success,Denny has the most popular and
longest-running radio mix-show
on WKTU New York. His mix
show airs on late Saturday nights
and early Sunday mornings -
listeners from the entire Tri-state
area tune in religiously to see
what new music Denny will play
next.
He has been responsible for
introducing many hot dance
records over the years with this
show. In particular, he has used it
as a platform for his own remixes.
Denny has also done remixesfor a number of internationally
renowned artists, including La
Bouche, Le Click, Rozalla, N Sync
and Lil Suzy. Denny has been fea-
tured in a number of the indus-
try's most influential publica-
tions, including DMA and Mixer
Magazine.
Taking his skills to the next
level, Denny was a record label
executive and was in charge of
A&R as well as Promotional
Director for Metropolitan
Records (1998-2000). Through
Metropolitan, Denny launched
his own label, Metro
Underground, where he exposed
great local talent such as Plasmic
Honey.
Following that, Denny was in
charge of National RadioPromotions for the top dance
label in the country, Strictly
Rhythm/Groovilicious.
Unfortunately, the label met with
an untimely demise recently due
to corporate stupidity within the
Time Warner system. Not to fret,
this only gives Denny more time
to get back into the studio and
take his DJ talent on the road
again.
Mark your calendar now,
because in early 2003 we will be
treated to a new compilation
Denny mix. It's called New YorkAfter Dark - oh, boy, are these
tracks sensational. There's also a
new Crystal Waters song that's
not available anywhere else, plus
tracks from the Subliminal label,
Illustrious and tons more. This
CD will truly capture what
Denny's sets are all about.
With a new year on the hori-
zon, be on the lookout for what's
coming up next from one of the
East Coast's true pioneers of
dance music, DJ Denny Tsettos.
This is one of my favorite DJs -
if not my favorite. That's says a
lot.
And that's the beats.Q
Qtexas 14) 20 Dec 02
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