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Pete Tong

Quite a tough decision for Radio 1 presenter and dance music legend Pete Tong as he chooses his Tracks Of My Years in this week's omnibus edition.

I wonder if he can keep it to 10 - quite a tough decision for Radio 1 presenter and dance music legend Pete Tong as he chooses his Tracks Of My Years in this week's omnibus edition.

Starting out DJ-ing weddings at just 15, Pete moved into local music promotion and booking before setting up his own club. Then after various jobs in advertising & a stint as an A&R manager at London Records, he committed full-time to his musical career, releasing his debut compilation album, The House Sounds of Chicago, Vol. 1.

Pete then became a prominent radio host throughout the 80s working on Radio Invicta, Radio London, 蜜芽传媒 Radio Medway, and Capital Radio., before going on to host the inaugural Essential Selection on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 1 in 1991. Pete still hosts on Radio 1 to this day, and leads the station's charge to Ibiza each summer.

In 2015 Pete curated the first 'Ibiza Prom' as part of the 蜜芽传媒's Proms season at The Royal Albert Hall, and he's returning to the venue for a series of tenth anniversary shows. Each night will feature unique programming, with special guest vocalists including Becky Hill, Jacob Lusk (Gabriels), Jazzy, Clementine Douglas and Barbara Tucker. The bill is completed by a star-studded roster of guest DJs including Seth Troxler, Damian Lazarus, David Morales and Paul Oakenfold. And all are set to appear on stage with Pete, conductor Jules Buckley and the Essential Orchestra.

As a producer Pete has assembled the music for movie soundtracks such as The Beach, Human Traffic and 24 Hour Party People and has produced his own material under various guises. He's had notable releases on Pets Recordings, Ministry of Sound, Toolroom Records and more, and his compilations have garnered critical acclaim - most notably the 60-track anthology, The Pete Tong Collection.

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Sun 11 May 2025 05:00
蜜芽传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • T. Rex

    Ride a White Swan

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • David Bowie

    Watch That Man

    • Aladdin Sane (2013 Remastered).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 1.

  • James Brown

    Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine Part 1 & 2

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.

  • Elton John

    Tiny Dancer

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Frankie Knuckles

    Your Love

    • Deep Heat 4 - Play With Fire (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Joe Smooth

    Promised Land

    • Deep Heat (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Robert Miles

    Children

  • Coco Star vs Fragma

    Toca's Miracle

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Rudimental

    Waiting All Night (feat. Ella Eyre)

    • Single.
    • Asylum Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 11 May 2025 05:00
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 2