Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy, passed away at the age of 91 last night and renowned French DJ Dimitri from Paris has shared his experience working with him. Following a meeting at the Winter Music Conference during the late 90s, Dimitri from Paris and the Respect Is Burning crew were approached by Playboy to throw a party at the Playboy Mansion.

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That said, as Dimitri describes in a post, there needed to be something special about the occasion: “The one condition for us to actually get to do this, was that the reps needed a reason, concept, for the event, so they could pitch it to Hugh Hefner. They told us that despite its global reach, Playboy was a family run type of business, and Hef as they lovingly called him, was overseeing every single decision, no matter how small. Dell Mih61r Motherboard Drivers Free Download. ” The team at Playboy thought a record release party would suffice, but both Dimitri and Respect Is Burning didn’t have anything in the pipeline. This idea was still the best option, so they decided to craft a new compilation concept from scratch, just for Playboy. “The glory days of the Playboy Mansion parties were in the mid seventies, and I figured the music would be mostly disco, of the happy and hedonistic kind. I asked my friends - typeset makers - House Industries to join in, and they crafted a specific font they named Chalet.

Together with Vincent Bergerat, Respect Is Burning's in-house graphic designer, they created the beautiful artwork, focusing on the 1971 Playboy cover shot, featuring Darine Stern, that has gone iconic from then on.” That record would be aptly titled ‘A Night At The Playboy Mansion’. Then came the launch party and Dimitri’s first experience meeting Hefner: “The launch party took place at the infamous Beverly Hills Playboy Mansion, Hugh Hefner’s residence. We all met Hef, and despite the brash world he created, he was a delightful soft spoken person.'

'A Night At The Playboy Mansion' would go on to sell over 400,000 copies and evolved into a compilation series. Harrison is Mixmag's East Coast Editor. Follow him on Twitter.

Join in: www.facebook.com/theclassicmixcdseries Buy it here: www.discogs.com/sell/list?master_id=95624&ev=mb So this came out of the blue in 2000 and was a new mix compilation that gained a lot of fans not just from its unique theme (what's not to like!) and retro artwork which stood out on the shelves. Not only that but the music was damn good too. Dimitri from Paris delivers a driving soulful collection which had its own unique flavour and was perfect for nights out, driving, after parties and whatever else. Shout out to Just Lance in Dubai for reminding us about this one!

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2017-08-26T09:27:01Z Comment by The start of a long love affair with house 2017-08-26T09:00:22Z Comment by DUDE SHHHH 2017-07-27T07:46:48Z Comment by My fav! 2016-10-25T16:24:30Z Comment by Thank you, thank you, thank you! 2016-10-14T09:29:34Z Comment by perfect 2016-08-03T21:27:24Z Comment by all time fav track 2016-07-04T00:41:50Z Comment by I love this class mix! My first house cd 2016-07-04T00:34:06Z Comment by @signal-control: amazing soulful vibes, indeed, prime years of soulful/disco house. Got some of those in a set of mine as well, which I think you'll dig: 2016-05-13T11:27:20Z Comment by @jayne-southworth-hacking: if you enjoyed this one, I dare say you'll also like one of mine, which has a very similar vibe: 2016-05-13T11:24:00Z Comment by oh, this tune is sick! 2016-05-13T09:25:15Z Comment by I want this on vinyl! Cipherwave External Drive Drivers.

2016-04-18T14:14:22Z Comment by I loooov this track! 2016-03-01T21:40:25Z Comment by love this mix my intro into disco house 2016-02-09T09:55:45Z Comment by StoP #talking all that #Jazz 2016-01-23T11:14:33Z Comment by This Is LA Nights! 2000 670 AM #Los Angeles #Hollywood #baby #Playboy #Dimitri 2016-01-23T10:45:49Z Comment by:-))) 2015-10-08T22:48:15Z Comment by Oh Lord! 2015-06-26T13:42:41Z Comment by Hoooooooooooo 2015-06-25T13:57:30Z Comment by I love this Mix, Great Work 2015-05-20T18:09:14Z Comment by aaagggghhhhh 2015-03-28T11:27:53Z Comment by will you SHUT UP 2015-03-28T11:27:40Z Comment by My all time favourite disco mix 2015-01-07T08:52:33Z Comment by (Hey, you're in Dubai too!) Found this from a google search because I'd heard Outro Lugar blasting from the Yacht Club the other night!

2014-10-16T10:29:19Z Comment by Class!!! 2014-07-27T17:40:58Z Comment by Sooo funky! 2014-07-27T17:38:22Z • • • • • License: all-rights-reserved.