Bad Boy Bill
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| Genre(s) | House | |
| Years active | 1985 - present | |
| Label(s) | Menage,Thrive | |
Bad Boy Bill is a DJ from Chicago, Illinois, USA. He plays an assortment of house music.
Bad Boy Bill began his DJ career in 1985 during the Chicago House music movement of the mid and late 80's working with Mike "Hitman" Wilson and Julian "Jumpin" Perez of the then WBMX dj mixing team known as the Hot Mix 5. Bill's popularity began to grow by dj'ing parties throughout Chicago and the Suburbs opening for the Hot Mix 5 dj's.
Bill's Bangin' The Box series is one of the best selling series in dance music history with 5 volumes. In 2003 he released a CD/DVD mix album entitled Behind the Decks. Behind the Decks was originally supposed to be a new series along the same lines as Transport/Tranceport for house music.
In May 2006 Bill did a special 2 night reunion show with fellow House Connection mate Richard Vission in Dallas and Detroit. This was the first time the two have spun together in 6 years. Rumors have started about a House Connection 3 being in the works.
Bill embarked on a 3 show tour in May 2006 under the headline "BTD Live". Bill performed at "The Church" in Denver, Avalon in Los Angeles, and Crobar in Chicago. Both audio and video were recorded at these gigs after which a BTD Live CD/DVD was released in the stores in October 2006. BTD Live is his latest venture that has shocked and awed his fans across the world with his innovative track selections and mixing.
Currently Bad Boy Bill plays everything from House to Electro. He is known to play on six different turntables at once. He has come close to winning the DMC championships a few times. He is considered to be a "Superstar" DJ.
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[edit] Awards
- 2006 Ranked 1st as America's Favorite House DJ according to BPM Magazine
- 2005 URB Magazine MSSV Contributors' Poll Winner, "Best Dance DJ"
- 2003 Ranked 1st as America's Favorite House DJ according to BPM Magazine
- 2002 Ranked 4th as America's Favorite House DJ according to BPM Magazine
- 2001 Ranked 40th best DJ in the world according to DJ Magazine
- 2000 Ranked 84th best DJ in the world according to DJ Magazine
- 1999 URB Magazine Readers Poll 2nd Place DJ of the Year
- 1998 Winter Music Conference Mixshow DJ of the Year
- 1989 DMC US Finals (3rd Place)
- 1988 DMC US Finals (2nd Place)
- 1988 DMC Midwest Finals (1st Place)
- 1987 Hot 105 (Miami) Battle of the DJ's (1st Place)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Continuous DJ Mixes
- October 17, 2006 - Behind The Decks Live CD/DVD
- September 2003 - Behind the Decks CD/DVD
- September 2001 - Bangin' The Box Vol. 5
- April 2000 - Bangin' In London
- August 1999 - Bangin' The Box Vol. 4
- October 1998 - House Connection Vol. 2 (with Richard Vission)
- September 1998 - Mixmaster Throwdown Vol. 3 (with B96 DJs)
- April 1998 - Bangin' The Box Vol. 3
- October 1997 - Global House Culture Vol. 4
- July 1997 - Mixmaster Throwdown Vol. 2 (with B96 DJs)
- May 1997 - The House Connection (with Richard Vission)
- October 1996 - Bangin' The Box Vol. 2
- June 1996 - Mixmaster Throwdown Vol. 1 (with B96 DJs)
- October 1995 - Bangin' The Box Vol. 1
- Dates Unknown 1988-1994 Hot Mix Series 1-17
[edit] Singles
- 2003 Illicit Activities EP (with Hatiras)
- 2003 Happy (with Kevin Irving)
- 2002 Costa Del Sol (with Nadine Renee)
- 2001 Everybody (with Alex Peace)
- 1987 Jack It All Night Long
[edit] Remixes
- 2006 Steve Smooth & JJ Flores - Time For Love - Bad Boy Bill Remix
- 2005 Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds - Smooth & J & Bad Boy Bill Remix
- 2003 Harrison Crump - The Talk 2 - Bad Boy Bill Remix
[edit] Mix Details
[edit] Behind The Decks Live
- 20 Tracks Selectable
- 29 Tracks Mixed
- 1 hour 12 minutes
[edit] Behind The Decks
- 36 Tracks Selectable
