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{{Infobox musical artist
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|alias = Danny "Happy" Rampling
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'''Danny Rampling''' 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= 2007-08-11 August 2007|accessdate=9 December 2011-12-09 |location=London}}</ref>
 
His long career began in the early 1980s playing [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]], soul and funk around numerous bars and clubs in London. Rampling was the first winner of the No 1 DJ in the World Award by ''[[DJ Magazine]]'' in 1991 and is a three-time [[DJ Awards]] recipient. He has reportedly sold over 1 million compilation albums.
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==Early career==
===Ibiza===
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 2011-12-04 |accessdate=9 December 2011-12-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209162123/http://djhistory.com/interviews/danny-rampling |archivedate=9 December 2011-12-09 }}</ref> that reduced inhibitions and created a sense of oneness on the dance floor.
 
===England===
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==Retirement==
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dannyrampling.com|title=Danny Rampling's website|website=Dannyrampling.com|accessdate=2008-10-16 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|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,
 
==Awards and nominations==
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