Steve D'Aquisto
Encyclopedia
Steve D'Acquisto was an American disco
dj and record producer
.
He started the concept of the record pool with David Mancuso
and Vince Aletti
in 1975 in New York City
.
He was also a collaborator of Arthur Russell
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
dj and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
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He started the concept of the record pool with David Mancuso
David Mancuso
David Mancuso created the popular "by invitation only" parties in New York City later known as "The Loft". The first party "Love Saves The Day" was in 1970...
and Vince Aletti
Vince Aletti
Vince Aletti is an American music journalist and photography critic.Vince Aletti was the first person to write about disco , writing a weekly column about disco for the music trade magazine Record World and reporting about early clubs like David Mancuso's Loft for The Village Voice in the late...
in 1975 in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
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He was also a collaborator of Arthur Russell
Arthur Russell (cellist)
Charles Arthur Russell, Jr. was an American cellist, composer, singer, and musician whose work spanned the genres of classical, disco, experimental, folk and rock....