mike simonetti

-1987: sneaks out of his house to go to his first hardcore show at CBGB at age 15. -1988: got a job as a lowly receptionist at club Mars in NYC through a friend in Feb when he was 16. -1988 worked his way up to “promoter” by mid 1988 going to clubs and handing out flyers -1989: promoted his first party at Mars called ‘FRIDAY NIGHT FEEVER’ in March. a disco themed party. the only one in NYC at the time. DJ Duke Of Denmark was the resident. -1992: started Troubleman Records with money saved from working as a stockboy at a supermarket -1993: started djing house parties and lofts for fun -1996: signed Glass Candy in 1996 -1997: got first “real gigs” in NYC -1998: starts the CONTORT YRSELF party in the basement of the Knitting Factory playing post punk, disco, funk and hip hop lasts until 9/11 shuts the club down for almost a year. -1999: is a ‘resident’ at the infamous HAPPY BIRTHDAY HIDEOUT parties in Brooklyn. his bookings increase throughout the hip parties in NYC. -2000: is a ‘resident’ at Rubulad which he still holds to this day. known as the best loft party in Brooklyn. his 8 hour sets are legend. -2000: is a resident at Lit in NYC, a legendary party thrown by Justine D. was one of the first djs to try out disco and house downstairs in the club, which was usually rock based. -2000: is a semi regular resident dj at MOTHERFUCKER in NYC. the essential downtown club kid party and recognized as one of the best NYC parties of the era. -2002: starts the AEROSOL BURNS party in Brooklyn. all night parties become legendary. The Fall plays unannounced show. capacity of bar is 70 people. -2003: cops raid AEROSOL BURNS at 11am, everyone gets arrested. party ends. -2004: Troubleman signs CHROMATICS, releases HEALER 12”. it sells out in a week. -2004: begins djing seriously, traveling all over the world to play records to people in any club they will have him -2005: Glass Candy plays their last show with a drummer, opting for a more electronic , dancey sound. -2008: Mike and Johnny start an offshoot of Troubleman for dance music in Mike’s kitchen while drinking red wine. They call it Italians Do It Better as a joke thinking it wouldnt be a big deal -2008: After Dark compilation is released, and a mini revolution is born and the bar is raised… -2010: releases his first songs and does his first remixes, almost 20 years after going to Mars for the first time -2010: starts new sub label of Italians called Perseo focusing on edits. -2011: releases debut lp CAPRICORN RISING