Danny Tenaglia

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Danny Tenaglia
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Background information
Birth nameDaniel Tenaglia
Also known asSoulboy, Code 718, King Street Crew, Hambone, NYLX, NYDC, The Look, DATAR,
Born (1961-03-07) March 7, 1961 (age 63)
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres Tribal house, US garage, techno
Occupation(s) Record producer, DJ, remixer
Instrument(s) Keyboards, drum programming
Website Dannytenaglia.com

Daniel "Danny" Tenaglia (born March 7, 1961) is an Italian American DJ and record producer. [1] He is a Grammy nominee for the best remixed recording (44th Annual Grammy Award). He is also a three time International Dance Music Award winner, [2] 3 time DJ Awards winner and 2 time Muzik Awards recipient.

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Biography

Early life

Tenaglia left New York in 1985 and started DJing in Miami as a resident at Cheers nightclub, playing classic New York and Chicago house.[ citation needed ] He returned to New York five years later. At this time, he started to create some remixes, including Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy" (1991), [3] Jamiroquai's "Emergency on Planet Earth" (1993), and Madonna's "Human Nature" (1994).

DJ career

Tenaglia's first mainstream success was with a remix of The Daou's "Surrender Yourself" (1993).[ citation needed ]

Subsequent to this Tenaglia released three label compilations - Mix This Pussy (1994) and Can Your Pussy Do The Dog? (1995) for TRIBAL, and Gag Me with a Tune (1996) for Maxi.[ citation needed ]

As a producer

In 1996, after working for a short time at the New York nightclub Roxy, Tenaglia started a Saturday night residency at Twilo. In 1998, he moved his residency over to NY club Tunnel.[ citation needed ]

In 1998, Tenaglia released another album titled Tourism. The album featured the track "Elements", which was #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart for two weeks in 1998.[ citation needed ] "Music Is The Answer" featuring Celeda (also on the LP Tourism) was on the top 40 charts in the UK.[ citation needed ]

In 1999 Tenaglia released his first installment in the UK-based Global Underground series of DJ mixes titled Athens .

In the two years that followed, Tenaglia released another Global Underground installment titled London, remixed Billy Nichols' "Give Your Body Up To The Music", was nominated for a Grammy (for his remix of Depeche Mode's "I Feel Loved," also nominated for Best Dance Song), and won a Dancestar Lifetime Achievement award.[ citation needed ]

In 2003 Tenaglia released Choice: A Collection Of Classics, a two-CD mixed compilation. It featured artists such as Blaze, Adeva and Imagination, along with his own liner notes explaining the significance of each track. He also won another Dancestar award, this time 'Best Party' for "Be Yourself."[ citation needed ]

Later years

Tenaglia continues to play clubs and has played in NYC locations including Avalon, Crobar, Pacha NYC, Roxy and Webster Hall.[ citation needed ] In 2007, Tenaglia participated in the Dance parade. In 2008 he released a single on Tommy Boy Records, "The Space Dance". The track reached number 1 on the Billboard Club Charts during November 2008.[ citation needed ]

Immediately following, Tenaglia released his first compilation album in five years, entitled Futurism, also on Tommy Boy Records. The compilation featured tracks from artists including Davide Squillace, The Wighnomy Brothers and Afefe Iku.

Tenaglia still continues to tour across the world.

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

Year [4] Nominated workCategoryResult
2002 Depeche Mode's "I Feel Loved" [5] Best Remixed Recording, Non-ClassicalNominated

DJ Awards

Selected awards
YearAwardNominated workCategoryResult
2000 DJ Awards Danny TenagliaDJ's DJ [6] Won
2000DJ AwardsDanny TenagliaBest House DJ [7] Nominated
2001DJ AwardsDanny TenagliaBest Set of the SeasonWon
2002DJ AwardsDanny TenagliaBest Set of the SeasonWon
2007DJ AwardsDanny TenagliaBest Progressive House DJNominated

International Dance Music Awards

Selected awards
YearAwardNominated workCategoryResult
2001 IDMA Danny TenagliaBest International DJ [8] Won
2002IDMADanny TenagliaBest American DJWon
2002IDMADanny TenagliaBest Global DJNominated
2003IDMADanny TenagliaBest American DJWon
2003IDMADanny TenagliaBest Global DJNominated
2004IDMADanny TenagliaBest American DJNominated
2005IDMADanny TenagliaBest American DJNominated
2006IDMADanny TenagliaBest American DJNominated
2007IDMADanny TenagliaBest American DJNominated
2008IDMADanny TenagliaBest American DJNominated
2008IDMADanny Tenaglia "Futurism"Best Full Length DJ Mix CDNominated
2009IDMADanny TenagliaBest American DJNominated
2010IDMADanny TenagliaBest American DJNominated
2012IDMADanny TenagliaBest North American DJNominated
2014IDMADanny Tenaglia "Balance 025"Best Full Length DJ Mix CDNominated

Muzik Awards

Selected awards
YearAwardNominated workCategoryResult
2002 Muzik Danny TenagliaBest Re-Mix for Green Velvets "Flash" [9] Won
2002MuzikDanny Tenaglia"Best International DJ"Won

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