the skills he needed as he worked. During this era DB was also hired by The Rolling Stones office to play several private events, including Jade Jagger's 16th birthday party, several of Tina Turner's birthday parties, and the Rolling Stones’ own Grammy "Lifetime Achievement Award" event at the Roof Garden Club on Kensington High St. 1985 DB was hired as one of the main resident DJ's for the new London location of Peter Gatien’s Limelight club. Soon, DB began booking acts and promoting his own Tuesday at Limelight, The Bike Shed. He and DJ Tommy D played "five generations of Rock N’ Roll under one roof." The main musical focus was the emerging alternative and indie rock of the day. 1988 DB and Tommy D were booked to DJ in New York City. DB fell in love with the city and decided to leave London to give New York an extended try. 1989 Early in his New York City career, DB established weekly or monthly DJ residencies at the hot clubs of the day, including MARS, MK, Palladium, Nell’s, and Red Zone. The average DJ fee was only $125 per gig. DB and close London friend Dorian Chinner decided to work independently to create better events and make more money. They started throwing their own version of a party that DB had done the branding and artwork for in London, called DEEP. The first party was held in a photographer’s rental studio above a McDonald’s on 6th Avenue and 16th Street, followed by a couple more events in other locations. DEEP had been drawing in the cool ex-pats, but few outside that circle. They approached DJ Frankie Inglese and Jack Luber, partners in a hip club called Soul Kitchen to see if they would be interested in becoming partners in DEEP. They agreed, and the combination of U.K. and U.S. personality and aesthetic was an instant success. After only a month of word-of-mouth, and distribution of just 200 flyers, DEEP was drawing in 1000 people per event. This number grew to 2000 by end of DEEP’s year run. The party itself was illicit and had no permits, so it was constantly on the move. It cycled through five consistent locations, always one step ahead of the authorities. It was the first party to open up Irving Plaza as a public event space. The 1990s 1990 Cory Robbins & Gary Pini