Danny Rampling

Danny Rampling has been one of the most famous DJs on the British house scene since its beginnings. After being exposed to the original Balearic vibes on Ibiza, Rampling returned to London, founded several seminal club nights and DJed on pirate radio until the music he helped push went mainstream and landed him a spot on Radio 1. Born in Streatham, London, he began DJing while still a teenager, and became enmeshed in the capital's fertile soul/rare-groove scene during the '80s. On a 1987 visit to the Spanish vacation island of Ibiza, however, Rampling was first introduced to the crucial blend of soul, Italian disco, American house/garage and alternative dance termed Balearic. Rampling, with friends Paul Oakenfold, Nicky Holloway and Johnny Walker, eventually returned to Britain and spread... Biografie | mehr lesen