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BLP sources|date=August 2011Infobox musical artist | | name = Peter Rauhofer| image = DJ Peter Rauhofer in Sauípe Hell & Heaven.JPG| caption = Peter Rauhofer performing live at the Hell & Heaven in Brazil (2010).| image_size = 180px| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name =| alias = Club 69, Size Queen| birth_date =| birth_place = Vienna, Austria|Vienna , Austria | death_date =| origin = Austria New York City, New York|New York City , New York | instrument = Turntablism|Turntable , Sampler (musical instrument)|Sampler | genre = Club music|Club , House music|House | occupation = DJ, remixer and producer| years_active =| label =| associated_acts =| website = http://www.peterrauhofer.com/ www.peterrauhofer.com Peter Rauhofer is a Disc jockey|DJ , remixer and record producer|producer who formerly went under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen . A native of Vienna , Austria , he is famous for his remixes of a number of Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna 's song s including " Nothing Really Matters ", " American Life ", " Nothing Fails , "Nobody Knows Me", " Get Together (Madonna song)|Get Together , " Impressive Instant , and " 4 Minutes (Madonna song)|4 Minutes ", as well as her collaboration with Britney Spears , " Me Against The Music ". He has also provided remixes for Whitney Houston , Jessica Simpson , Britney Spears , Christina Aguilera , Yoko Ono , Pink (singer)|Pink and Mariah Carey . He is also behind the tribal house record label Star 69 and is frequently a producer of the label's releases.
Career
Rauhofer is also a popular Disc jockey|DJ who presently spins throughout the United States . He was the former resident DJ at the weekly gay dance night held at the Roxy NYC|Roxy in New York City|New York , which closed its doors in 2007. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/12/nyregion/12roxy.html Rauhofer is currently the resident DJ of the gay dance party called "Work." Peter's party was held weekly at the Stereo nightclub in New York until March 3, 2008 when the City invoked eminent domain and acquired the building. "Work" is currently a monthly event, despite lacking a permanent venue.
Rauhofer is mostly known for spinning tribal house and used to play many gay circuit party events, until a falling out with the organizers of the http://whiteparty.org/ White Party in Miami, a fundraiser for the AIDS charity http://www.careresource.org/ Care Resource. http://www.tpromix.com/files/peter_white_mansion_08.html Peter Tells It& #33; | Tissues / Blog, EVENTS. Tpromix. Retrieved on 2012-05-07. In 2009, Rauhofer angered national and Miami gay activists when he produced an event the same night as the http://www.winterparty.com/ Winter Party, a charity event produced by the http://www.thetaskforce.org/ National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/01/gay-activists-angry-with-popular-dj-rauhofer.html Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida. Miamiherald.typepad.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-07. http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2009/02/winter-party-2009-spend-your-money.html Joe. My. God.: Winter Party 2009: Spend Your Money Where It Does Our Community Good. Joemygod.blogspot.com (2009-02-06). Retrieved on 2012-05-07. In 2010, local activists protested outside Rauhofer's event, sporting t-shirts emblazoned with the logo "StopPeter.com", http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2010/03/gallery-protesters-work-the-crowd-outside-peter-rauhofers-winter-party-weekend-show-at-mansion.html Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida. Miamiherald.typepad.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-07. and claiming that Rauhofer was "profiteering on the backs of the LGBT community. http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2010/02/care-resource-to-dj-peter-rauhofer-and-the-opium-group-stop-profiteering-on-the-backs-of-the-lgbt-community.html Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida. Miamiherald.typepad.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-07. In addition, twenty-five Miami community leaders signed an open letter to Rauhofer and http://www.theopiumgroup.com/ The Opium Group, owners of the club hosting Rauhofer's event, asking them to "not sponsor a competing party next year." Rauhofer ignored these requests, and produced a competing party in 2011. One is also scheduled in 2012. http://www.facebook.com/worknyc WORK. Facebook. Retrieved on 2012-05-07.
Peter Rauhofer (Club 69) won the Grammy Award in 2000 for Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical|Best Remixer of the Year for his remix of Cher 's, " Believe (Cher song)|Believe ".cite journal|last=Coble|first=Margaret|date=13 Mar 2001|title=Off the Shelf|journal=The Advocate|publisher=Here Publishing|issn=0001-8996|url= http://books.google.ca/books? id=8WIEAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA63|accessdate=26 August 2011
The Collaboration
The Collaboration was a dance music project created by Rauhofer. Rauhofer's first release as The Collaboration was "Do It Properly," a 1999 track produced with Victor Calderone , featuring Deborah Cooper on vocals. The Collaboration moniker was then used by Rauhofer on "Break 4 Love," a number one Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit featuring Pet Shop Boys .citation needed|date=January 2011
List of number-one dance hits (United States)
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
Selected remixes
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" 4 Minutes (Madonna song)|4 Minutes " ( Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna and Justin Timberlake )
" American Life (song)|American Life " ( Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna )
" Apologize (song)|Apologize " ( One Republic )
" Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song)|Beautiful " ( Christina Aguilera )
List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.peterrauhofer.com Official website
http://www.star69records.com Star 69 Records website
IMDb name|id=3395663|name=Peter Rauhofer
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Peter+Rauhofer Peter Rauhofer at Discogs
Persondata | NAME = Rauhofer, Peter | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Rauhofer, Peter Category:Remixers Category:American house musicians Category:Austrian electronic musicians Category:Club DJs Category:New York City nightlife Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Austrian emigrants to the United States Category:People from Vienna Category:Living people
