Daniel Wang
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"House music is summed up in 200 pieces of vinyl. The rest is derivative, just a variation."--Daniel Wang |
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Daniel Wang is an American musician from Chinese origins who has been active in dance music since the 1990s on his own Balihu Records label and Morgan Geist's Environ Records.
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Biography
Born in Northern California, Daniel Wang spent 8 years of his childhood in Taiwan, returned to California for high school, and attended university in New York and Chicago. Wang started Balihu Records in 1993. Balihu put out a range of unusual tracks from 1994 to 2000 in the spirit of Philly and Italo Disco, and began producing for Environ Records in 1997.
Tee Scott interview
Daniel Wang interviews Tee Scott on July 14, 1994
- "It was a warm Sunday night in April: I was at the Marc Ballroom in Union Square, where the House of Ultra Omni was holding a ball. A few hundred people would gradually fill the room; the invite had detailed some 50 or 60 categories of competition, and Paris Dupree, Avis Pendavis, and a host of ballroom legends were preparing their outfits in the hallway. And although the event would go well into the wee hours, the deejay's choice of music throughout the evening was impeccable: these were the basslines, riffs and loops of Giorgio Moroder's "Evolution," Danny Tenaglia's "Harmonica Track," Junior Vasquez's "Dub Break," Philly, Salsoul, and other gems both old and new. But then, this was Tee Scott playing, a New York legend himself on the turntables... and for once, there was the rare chance to make some small-talk and get a phone number. He was vivacious and extremely articulate, and I looked forward to speaking again with him soon ..."
Top Ten
- Giorgio Moroder "Evolution"
- Seven Deadly Sins "Lust"
- Odyssey "Native New Yorker"
- Maze "Twilight"
- MFSB "Mysteries of the World"
- Barry White bootleg re-edit "Sweet Summer Suite (beat)"
- Donny Hathaway "Valdez in the Country"
- Millie Jackson "I Had to Say It"
- MFSB "Love is the Message (Danny Krivit edit)"
Balihu Records
Balihu 12" discography
BAL 001 Daniel Wang - Look Ma No Drum Machine (12")
BAL 003 Daniel Wang - Aphroasiatechnubian (12")
BAL 004 Daniel Wang - The Morning Kids (12")
BAL 005 Daniel Wang - Chroma Obscura (12")
BAL 006 Daniel Wang - The Probe, The Strobe (12")
BAL 007 Daniel Wang - Mood Mylar (12")
BAL 008 Daniel Wang - Crystal Plastique (12")
BAL 009 Daniel Wang - Subtle Shuttle (12")
