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'''Daniel "Danny" Rampling''' (born in 15 July 1961), is an English [[house music]] [[Disc jockey|DJ]] and is widely credited as one of the original founders of the UK's [[rave]]/club scene.<ref>{{cite news|author=Emma Warren |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/aug/12/electronicmusic |title=The birth of rave &#124; Music &#124; Observer Music Monthly |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date= 11 August 2007|access-date=9 December 2011 |location=London}}</ref>

During a holiday in [[Ibiza]] in 1987, Rampling, along with fellow DJs [[Paul Oakenfold]], [[Nicky Holloway]] and Johnny Walker, attended [[Amnesia (nightclub)|Amnesia]], a then open air nightclub in [[San Rafael, Ibiza|San Rafael]]. At the club the group were introduced to the unique eclectic style of DJ [[Alfredo Fiorito|Alfredo]], playing, among other genres, the new [[house music]] that had been exported from the USA. The group also discovered the music's powerful combination with the drug Ecstasy ([[MDMA]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.djhistory.com/interviews/danny-rampling |title=Danny Rampling |website=DJhistory.com |date=4 December 2011 |access-date=9 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209162123/http://djhistory.com/interviews/danny-rampling |archive-date=9 December 2011 }}</ref> that reduced inhibitions and created a sense of oneness[[Oneness]] on the dance floor.

Upon his return to England, Rampling, along with his then wife, Jenni,<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.dontpaniconline.com/magazine/music/southwark|title=Southwark|website=Dontpaniconline.com|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thump.vice.com/en_uk/article/meet-the-doorpickers-londons-original-club-custodians|title=Meet the Doorpickers: London's Original Club Custodians - Thump|website=Vice.com|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databass.co.uk/Artists/danny_rampling.php|title=DataBass - Artist profiles - Danny Rampling|website=Databass.co.uk|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref> attempted to recreate the Ibiza experience by promoting what is regarded as the UK's first [[Balearic beat|Balearic]] [[rave]] club, [[Shoom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/10747407/Fitness-Centre-SHOOM|title=Fitness Centre, SHOOM - Wikimapia|website=Wikimapia.org|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="Reynolds 1998">{{cite book|title=Generation Ecstasy: Into the world of techno and rave culture|url=https://archive.org/details/generationecstas00reyn|url-access=registration|publisher=Little, Brown and Co.|year=1998|isbn=0-415-92373-5|first=Simon|last=Reynolds|author-link=Simon Reynolds}}</ref> Shoom<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/feb/23/acid-house-dawn-rave-new-world|title=Acid house and the dawn of a rave new world|first=Luke|last=Bainbridge|date=22 February 2014|access-date=5 October 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/aug/12/electronicmusic|title=The birth of rave|first=Emma|last=Warren|date=12 August 2007|access-date=5 October 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hardcorewillneverdie.com/historyHWND.html|title=Rave Timeline|website=Hardcorewillneverdie.com}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs-nightlife/rave-remembered|title=Rave remembered|website=Timeout.com|access-date=5 October 2016|archive-date=25 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525223459/http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs-nightlife/rave-remembered|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dummymag.com/Features/the-dummy-guide-to-acid-house|title=The Dummy Guide to acid house|first=Ruth|last=Saxelby|website=Dummymag.com|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/apr/20/electronicmusic.culture|title=A second summer of love|first=Luke|last=Bainbridge|date=19 April 2008|access-date=5 October 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> ran for three years, starting out at a gym in Southwark, [[London]]. It was a launching point for [[acid house]] culture,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://davidlubich.net/2013/11/03/house-88-paradise-glimpsed/|title=Paradise Glimpsed|date=3 November 2013|website=Davidlubich.net|access-date=5 October 2016}}</ref> while contributing to worldwide dance culture.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fc8x9qeCekQC&q=Danny+Rampling+Jenni&pg=PA66|title=Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House|first=Matthew|last=Collin|date=9 December 2010|publisher=Profile Books|isbn=978-1847656414|access-date=5 October 2016|via=Google Books}}</ref>

Danny 'Happy' Rampling played for the original pirate [[Kiss (UK radio station)]] with the main Saturday night slot from 7 tilluntil 9 pm in the early nineties, setting many people up for a great night out with the "Love Groove Dance Party". He, along with others such as [[Judge Jules]], were poached by BBC Radio 1.

In the following years, Rampling continued his career in music as a DJ and producer,{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} while forming a band, The [[Millionaire]] Hippies[[Hippie]]s. In November 1994 he joined the [[BBC]], presenting the "Love Groove Dance Party" on [[BBC Radio 1]] until March 2002, making it the second longest running dance music show in radio after [[Pete Tong]]'s "Essential Selection".{{cncitation needed|date=January 2020}}

The mid -1990s also saw Rampling's DJing style diversify. While still playing house and garage sets, Rampling also began to headline at harder, trancier parties, e.g. 'South', at [[The Zap]] Club, in Brighton. Rampling himself referred to his newer style as 'Euro', and at this time showcased new Euro tracks, during the final thirty-minute weekly mix of his Radio 1 Show. Additionally, Rampling's Double CD Love Groove Dance Mix featured house and garage on the first CD, and 'Euro' on the second.

In 2005, Rampling announced his retirement from DJing with the initial intention of running a restaurant, although he changed tack to focus on his property business and the 'low carbon economy'. In 2007 he returned to music and began making some on-off appearances at selected clubs. In 2008 he published a self-help ebook entitled "Everything you need to know about DJing and success". He has since returned to regular DJing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dannyrampling.com|title=Danny Rampling's website|website=Dannyrampling.com|access-date=16 October 2008}}</ref> Rampling is a keen [[eco-entrepreneur]] and built ten eco-friendly carbon reductive houses in [[St Leonards-on-Sea]], [[Hastings]], East Sussex, England.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/jul/25/careers-after-fame|title=Life after the limelight|first=Claire|last=Hughes|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|date=25 July 2009|access-date=1 May 2010}}</ref> Along with business partner [[Simon Hinton]] they launched 'Green Town Revolution', a reward and offset system to encourage individuals and small businesses to offset their [[Greenhouse gas emissions|{{CO2}} emissions]]. 'Carbon Neutral DJ' with [[Norman Jay]] MBE is GTR's first project,.

The [[DJ Awards]] organizes the annual [[electronic music]] DJ awards event it is the only international ceremony for DJs and also the oldest. the awards are held once a year at [[Pacha Group|Pacha]] club in [[Ibiza]] [[Spain]] it is one of the most important accolades an artist can win or be honoured by.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Matthews Paul|first1=James Paul|title=The Annual DJ Awards To Kick Off At Pacha Ibiza This Monday|url=httphttps://www.hitthefloor.com/music/electronic/annual-dj-awards-kick-pacha-ibiza-monday/|website=Hit The Floor|publisher=Hit the Floor On-Line Magazine|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref>

Rampling has won the ''"Best Radio DJ Award"'' once from three nomiationsnominations, he also received two special awards one for ''"Outstanding Achievement"'' as well as the events highest honour the ''"Lifetime Achievement Award"''.