Danny Rampling: Difference between revisions

▲|birth_name = Daniel Rampling

▲|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|07|15}}

▲|birth_place ={{nowrap|[[Streatham]], [[London]], [[England]]}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Bush |first=John |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/danny-rampling-p183209 |title=Danny Rampling |publisher=AllMusic |date=1961-07-15 |accessdate=2011-12-09}}</ref>

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▲|genre = [[Balearic beat]], [[House music|house]]

▲|occupation = [[Disc jockey]], [[Nightclub|club owner]] and [[record producer]]

▲|years_active = 1980–present

▲|label = Maverick

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▲|website = {{URL|http://www.dannyrampling.com}}

▲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 |publisher=DJhistory.com |date=2011-12-04 |accessdate=2011-12-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209162123/http://djhistory.com/interviews/danny-rampling |archivedate=2011-12-09 |df= }}</ref> that reduced inhibitions and created a sense of oneness on the dance floor.

▲Upon his return to England, Rampling, along with his then wife, Jenni,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dontpaniconline.com/magazine/music/southwark|title=Southwark|author=|date=|work=dontpaniconline.com|accessdate=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|author=|date=|work=vice.com|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databass.co.uk/Artists/danny_rampling.php|title=DataBass - Artist profiles - Danny Rampling|author=|date=|work=databass.co.uk|accessdate=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|author=|date=|work=wikimapia.org|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="Reynolds 1998">{{cite book|title=Generation Ecstasy: Into the world of techno and rave culture|publisher=Little, Brown and Co.|year=1998|isbn=0-415-92373-5|first=Simon|last=Reynolds|authorlink=Simon Reynolds}}</ref> Shoom<ref>{{cite web|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|publisher=|accessdate=5 October 2016|via=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/aug/12/electronicmusic|title=The birth of rave|first=Emma|last=Warren|date=12 August 2007|publisher=|accessdate=5 October 2016|via=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcorewillneverdie.com/historyHWND.html|title=www.hardcorewillneverdie.com|first=|last=Fav|date=|work=hardcorewillneverdie.com|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dontpaniconline.com/magazine/music/southwark|title=Southwark|author=|date=|work=dontpaniconline.com|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/london/clubs-nightlife/rave-remembered|title=Rave remembered|author=|date=|work=timeout.com|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</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|date=|work=dummymag.com|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|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|publisher=|accessdate=5 October 2016|via=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|author=|date=3 November 2013|work=davidlubich.net|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> while contributing to worldwide dance culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fc8x9qeCekQC&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=Danny%20Rampling%20Jenni&source=bl&ots=1gZbEHFTsa&sig=yJ_iyE6t8-LHX0-v9j5hcvNvjpo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiHxcXJrt7NAhVn9IMKHcBdBUEQ6AEIlgIwLA#v=onepage&q=Danny%20Rampling%20Jenni&f=false|title=Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House|first=Matthew|last=Collin|date=9 December 2010|publisher=Profile Books|accessdate=5 October 2016|via=Google Books}}</ref> Rampling had planned a party to celebrate the 25th anniversary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dannyrampling.com/dummy/shoom-25-party-of-the-year-saturday-december-8th-london/|title=Shoom 25 Party of the Year Saturday December 8th London « Danny Rampling|author=|date=|work=dannyrampling.com|accessdate=5 October 2016}}</ref> of Shoom, which would be held at [[Cable Nightclub]] on 8 December 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/clubz/4628037/Time-For-Love.html|title=Time For Love|work=[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]|first=Danny|last=Rampling|date=|accessdate=16 November 2012}}</ref>

▲===Radio===

▲Danny 'Happy' Rampling played for the original pirate [[Kiss (UK radio station)]] with the main Saturday night slot from 7 till 9 pm in the early nineties, setting many a person up for a great night out with the "Love Groove Dance Party". He, along with others such as [[Judge Jules]], was 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}}, remixing many UK and international acts {{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} while forming a band, The Millionaire Hippies. 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".

▲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 DJ'ing and success". He has since returned to regular DJing where his popularity remains strong.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dannyrampling.com|title=Danny Rampling's website|accessdate=2008-10-16}}</ref> Rampling is a keen eco-entrepreneur and built ten eco-friendly Carbon reductive houses in St Leonards-on-Sea, [[Hastings]], East Sussex, [[England]], [[United Kingdom|UK]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2009/jul/25/careers-after-fame|title=Life after the limelight|first=Claire|last=Hughes|work=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|date=25 July 2009|accessdate=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 CO2 emissions. 'Carbon Neutral DJ' with [[Norman Jay]] MBE is GTR's first project,