Louie DeVito
Encyclopedia
Louie DeVito is an Italian American
dance DJ
and producer
based in New York City
. He is best known for his mix series, NYC Underground Party (Volumes 1-8). He is "America's #1 Top Selling Dance DJ." DeVito can be heard "In the Mix" weekly on Sirius XM Satellite Radio Channel 38, "Adrenaline", every Saturday at 9PM EST.
DeVito first gained popularity DJing in New York City
, Long Island
and Jersey Shore
area clubs, where he is a favorite of many young Italian-Americans. DeVito is known for bringing commercial house and dance hits to the masses, including those who do not generally follow this type of music, with his compilations.
DeVito has been a resident of Manalapan Township, New Jersey
.
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
dance DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and 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...
based in New York City
New York City
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. He is best known for his mix series, NYC Underground Party (Volumes 1-8). He is "America's #1 Top Selling Dance DJ." DeVito can be heard "In the Mix" weekly on Sirius XM Satellite Radio Channel 38, "Adrenaline", every Saturday at 9PM EST.
DeVito first gained popularity DJing 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...
, Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
and Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore
The Jersey Shore is a term used to refer to both the Atlantic coast of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the adjacent resort and residential communities. . The New Jersey State Department of Tourism considers the Shore Region, Greater Atlantic City, and the Southern Shore to be distinct, each having...
area clubs, where he is a favorite of many young Italian-Americans. DeVito is known for bringing commercial house and dance hits to the masses, including those who do not generally follow this type of music, with his compilations.
DeVito has been a resident of Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Manalapan Township, New Jersey
Manalapan Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 38,872. The name "Manalapan" comes from the Lenape word for "land of good bread or good land to settle upon."...
.
Discography
- NYC Underground Party (11 January 2000)
- NYC Underground Party, Vol. 2 (11 July 2000)
- NYC Underground Party, Vol. 3 (28 November 2000)
- NYC Underground Party, Vol. 4 (16 October 2001)
- Dance Factory (23 April 2002)
- Trance Sessions (30 July 2002)
- NYC Underground Party, Vol. 5 (5 November 2002)
- Dance Divas (15 April 2003)
- Dance Factory: Level 2 (17 June 2003)
- Ultra.Dance 04Ultra.Dance 04Ultra. Dance 04 is a dance compilation album from Ultra Records, released as part of the label's Ultra.Dance series. It was released on August 26, 2003 and mixed by Louie DeVito - Track listing :Disc One:#"So I Begin" - Galleon...
(26 August 2003) - NYC Underground Party, Vol. 6 (18 November 2003)
- Dance Divas, Vol. 2 (2 March 2004)
- Dance Factory: Level 3 (31 August 2004)
- Trance Sessions II (5 April 2005)
- Deeper & Harder, Vol. 2 (12 July 2005)
- NYC Underground Party, Vol. 7 (1 November 2005)
- Dance Factory: Level 4 (11 July 2006)
- Deeper & Harder, Vol. 3 (21 November 2006)
- Pacha New York (20 November 2007)
- NYC Underground Party, Vol. 8 (6 May 2008)
- The New Dance Mix USA (12 October 2010)
- The New Dance Mix USA, Vol. 2 (1 November 2011)
External links
- Official Website
- Louie DeVito's Myspace
- Louie DeVito at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- DeVito in The Village Voice
- Interview with Louie DeVito
- Artist Main on Yahoo! Music