In this episode, we talk to people influenced by DJ Daniel J. Legendary local house DJ Daniel J recently passed away.
In the 1980s, Daniel J introduced Honolulu to the then-new electronic dance music genre of house music. Not only was he the 1st DJ to spin house music in Hawaii, but he was also the 1st person in Hawaii to throw a commercial rave in 1992 at Pinks Garage. He was the 1st promoter in Hawaii to fly out DJs from the Mainland, the 1st DJ to convince a local radio station (KIKI Hot i-94) that a nightclub-style mix show would be commercially viable (presenting an appearance on the station in 1988). He was resident DJ at the seminal Wave Waikiki & Hula’s Bar & Lei stand nightclubs. He teamed up with G-Spot, later on, to help out with Love Festival.
Hawaii nightlife owes a considerable debt to Daniel J. All of today’s guests have a long history in nightlife with daniel. DJ James Coles was part of the House music scene Daniel helped create. Daniel was the first big-name DJ Flash booked at his nightclub. Maleko's first experience in a radio studio was when he visited Daniel at Radio Free Hawaii. G-Spot traveled down the highway Daniel created, throwing raves from the mid to late 1990s. Miko (DJ SoundSex) got his first taste of the DJ life tagging along with his older brother Keoki (Superstar DJ) at a gig Daniel booked him to play in the late '90s and early 2000s.
Collectively this show spans 28 years of Daniel J's life, love, and influence in Hawaii. Enjoy.