Sat 28 May: Sullivan Room Gets Twisted!

[housemusic4evr]

With a VERY rare appearance in the city, the TWISTED foreman himself, Rob Di Stefano mans the decks at Sully.

www.sullivanroom.com

www.twistedamerica.com

www.adamfreemer.com

For guestlist: guestlist@djadamf.com

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ROB Di STEFANO

…is TWISTED

As the founder of two of dance music's best-known record labels, Rob Di Stefano is the man responsible for some of 90's House Music's most important artists and songs. In 1991, he created the independent labels TRIBAL America / TRIBAL United Kingdom Records. Within five years, TRIBAL grew to be the genre's most respected underground imprint. As label president / head of A&R (and as U.S. managing director of William Orbit's Guerilla Records, distributed by Tribal in the U.S.), Di Stefano found and developed many of the biggest names in contemporary dance music. Danny Tenaglia, Deep Dish, Junior Vasquez, Murk, Underground Sound of Lisbon and others began their careers with Di Stefano or watched them grow under his guidance and direction.

TRIBAL closed in early 1996 when Di Stefano left parent company IRS Records (who, without TRIBAL’s income, went out of business months after Di Stefano’s departure). In August that same year, Rob formed TWISTED Records, a new label built from the remains of his former imprint and launched it with the hit “Fired Up!â€. The entire TRIBAL artist roster and label staff moved to TWISTED, a joint-venture with Universal/MCA, where Di Stefano continued to build a trademark brand name and very successful artists (Funky Green Dogs, Club 69, Celeda).

A three-year association with Universal/MCA ended in June 1999 and many feared yet another loss of Di Stefano’s landmark label, credited as the pioneer of today’s popular “dark house†sound. TWISTED was silent until June 2001 when it was re-launched with the single "The Revolution" by London-based Superchumbo (Tom Stephan). In true TWISTED form, the record is one of the company’s most popular titles, topping many of the world’s dance music charts, and Superchumbo is one of the genre’s hottest new properties.

While TWISTED continues to grow, so does Di Stefano’s DJ career, which unofficially began at university in the late 1980's and takes another big step with his mix-CD Yorn Sound System for EMI-Portugal, in association with Vodafone Portugal and national TV channel SIC Radical. As a DJ, he combines a dark house sound with a skilled A&R ear to successfully promote his record labels and artists. "TWISTED’s imaging is most important to me. As a DJ, I consider a successful night one in which the crowd leaves with TWISTED on their minds -- the logo, the music, the image.â€

Rob has traveled throughout Europe and North America, and has played alongside some of the world's best-known jocks: Danny Tenaglia, Carl Cox, Cevin Fisher, Danny Howells, Juri Holkinnen, Tom Stephan, Phil Perry, DJ Vibe, DJ Pierre, Angel Moraes, Jaydee, Peter Rauhofer, Jim Masters, Tony Humphries, Salt City Orchestra, The Murk Boys, Deep Dish, Ashley Beedle and many others in some of the world's most prestigious clubs (Twilo NYC, Ministry of Sound London, Lux Lisbon…).

Di Stefano’s discoveries continue to enjoy lasting success and exposure. Now-familiar names like Tenaglia, Murk, and Deep Dish are joined by recent hitmakers Rui da Silva, Celeda, Suzanne Palmer, Superchumbo, DJ Vibe and Peter Rauhofer.

With his TWISTED label back in full operation, and a hectic tour schedule, Di Stefano is very busy in 2002 with new music from: Danny, Tom, 4Toasters (Portugal), Sapphirecut (Philadelphia), Trendroid, Greg O, and Kats & Styles (all from NYC), Murk, and many others.

A selection of…

CLUBS and COUNTRIES PLAYED:

USA, Canada, England, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Switzerland,

Greece, Scotland, Finland, Estonia, Russia, Sweden

• Twilo (New York, USA)

• Ministry of Sound (London)

• Ultimate Bass (London)

• Crash (London, England)

• Stereo (Montreal, Canada)

• D-Club (Lauzane, Switzerland)

• Taste (Edinburgh, Scotland)

• Fruitfly (Glasgow, Scotland)

• Keyma (Helsinki, Finland)

• Lux (Lisbon, Portugal)

• Kadoc (Algarve, Portugal)

• Pacha (Ofir, Portugal)

• Decadance (Thessaloniki, Greece)

• Cavo Paradiso (Mykonos, Greece)

MIXED CDS:

TWIST THIS PUSSY 3 (CD 1 of 2xCD) (TWISTED Portugal, 2002)

YORN Sound System (CD 1 of 2xCD) (EMI Portugal, 2001)

We Are TWISTED (2xCD) (Twisted US & UK, 1999)

TWISTED Secrets Vol. 3 (Twisted US, 1998)

Portugal Totally Mixed (Twisted US, 1998)

TWISTED Secrets Vol. 2 (Twisted US, 1998)

A Touché of Class (Touché/Twisted, 1997)

TWISTED Secrets Vol. 1 (Twisted US, 1997)

Made In Italy (Tribal US, 1994)

PRODUCTION WORK:

Kult of Krameria -"Egocentric" (Twilo/Virgin 2000) …vocals

Danny Tenaglia - "Music is the Answer" (Twisted, 1999) …co-remix with Stephan Kaneda (Madam)

Lowpass - "El Ritmo" (Twisted 1999) …co-written/produced with Marshal Hansen

Celeda - "Happy" (Twisted 1999) …co-arranged with Cevin Fisher

Celeda - "Comin' Back" (Twisted 1999) …co-produced with Cevin Fisher

Del 5 - "Biggest Thing in Detroit" (KK mix) (Twisted 1998) …co-edited with Peter Rauhofer

DollsHead - "New Creation" (Twisted/Universal 1998) …co-remixed with Tom Stephan

Danny Tenaglia - "ohno" (Twisted, 1996) …co-edited with Louie Balo

Liberty City - "If You Really Love Someone" (Tribal 1995) …co-remixed with Fred Jorio

EDITING/ADD'L PRODUCTION:

Greetings from Plastic City (with The Timewriter) (Plastic City/Twisted, 1998)

It's a TWISTED World : 1998 (Twisted US & UK/Universal Worldwide, 1998)

It's a TWISTED World (Twisted US & UK/Universal Worldwide, 1997)

Big Wheels of Azuli (Azuli/Twisted 1996)

This is the Sound of Tribal UK Vol. 2 (with Tony Humphries) (Tribal US & UK, 1996)

Can Your Pussy Do The Dog? (with Danny Tenaglia) (Tribal US & UK, 1995)

Mix This Pussy (with Danny Tenaglia) (Tribal US & UK, 1995)

This is the Sound of Tribal UK (with Junior Vasquez) (Tribal US & UK, 1994)

"EXECUTIVE PRODUCER" CREDITS:

Superchumbo – The Revolution (TWISTED 2001)

Celeda - This is It (Twisted/Universal, 1999)

Funky Green Dogs - Star (Twisted/Universal, 1999)

Danny Tenaglia - Tourism (Tribal US & UK, 1998)

Eric Kupper/K-SCOPE - Instant Music (Twisted, 1998)

Club 69 - Style (Twisted, 1998)

Funky Green Dogs - Get Fired Up (Twisted/Universal, 1996)

Danny Tenaglia - Hard & Soul (Tribal US & UK, 1995)

Eric Kupper/K-SCOPE - From the Deep (Tribal, 1995)

Deep Dish - Penetrate Deeper (Deep Dish/Tribal, 1995)