When it comes to achievements within the worldwide dance music scene, Peter Rauhofer has few equals. A lauded producer, remixer, DJ and label owner, he has spent the last twenty years establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with in an industry where many merely come and go. Thanks to his Midas touch in all departments he currently represents a solid part of the city’s electronic establishment and has been recognized by the global electronic cognoscenti as a true heavyweight in his various fields. After all, who else can say they’ve remixed everyone from Madonna to Yoko Ono, enjoyed a multitude of massive club and chart hits, run a world famous record label, hosted one of New York City’s most thrilling club nights AND won a prestigious Grammy award for their studio talents?Such success is perhaps even more impressive given that Peter was born and raised in Vienna, Austria at a time when the music industry there was severely restricted and musical innovation and entrepreneurship rare. But although the main musical legacy of his country had been classical (Strauss) and mainstream pop (Falco), an underground dance scene did emerge in the early eighties. When it arrived, Peter was ready and waiting for it. “I used to listen to records on radio Luxembourg, record the music onto cassettes and drive my friends crazy with them” he recalls with a laugh. “I became a kind of informant for friends and record shops who wanted to know more about the 70’s pop, rock and disco music that I was listening to. At the time it was very hard to get access to any alternative music so I had to be really enthusiastic to keep it going.”
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