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Peter Michael Tong MBE (born 30 July 1960) is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. [1] He is the host of programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records [2] and for his own performances at nightclubs and music festivals.
The show has been presented since its inception by Pete Tong and features an uninterrupted two-hour mix from a different artist each week, overlaid with occasional continuity announcements delivered by Tong. [1] With a broadcast run of over 30 years, the Essential Mix is one of the longest-running programmes in the current BBC Radio 1 schedule ...
"The Essential Mix programme was originally produced by Radio 1 producer Eddie Gordon, who held the post from 1993 to 2001.After receiving weekly mix shows from DJs Tony Humphries [2] [3] [4] and Frankie Knuckles on two-hour cassettes from New York's Hot 97 and KISS [5] [6] 100 respectively [7] in the early Nineties Eddie felt that a Radio 1 weekly show with DJs of different styles of music ...
Pete Tong's Global Dance HQ is a long-running programme on the main Radio 1 network, first broadcast in 1991. Currently two-hours in length, the show features new and cutting-edge electronic music from around the world. A regular feature of the show is Tong's designation of one track as the Essential New Tune of the week. This is a significant ...
At the Nov. 1 ceremony in London, Tong will join a list of previous winners that includes Sir Lucian Grainge, Rob Stringer and Elton John and Bernie Taupin, while New Order, Becky Hill and Norman ...
Classic House is a compilation album by English DJ Pete Tong with Jules Buckley and the Heritage Orchestra, [1] released on 25 November 2016. It reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart , marking Tong's first ever number 1 album.
Essential Mix is a mix album by Pete Tong, Carl Cox, Sasha and Paul Oakenfold (all credited mononymously), released on 23 November 1995 through Tong's FFRR. [1] The album charted on the UK Compilation Chart at position 22, [ 2 ] and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry in 2013.
Ibiza Classics is a compilation album by Pete Tong with Jules Buckley and the Heritage Orchestra. The follow-up to Classic House (2016), it was released through Universal Music on 1 December 2017. It has sold 97,663 copies as of March 2018.