One of the most influential DJs of his generation, Pete Tong is best known for
his BBC Radio 1 programs and the house compilations released by his FFRR Records
label. Born in Dartford, Kent, on July 30, 1960, he began performing in public
behind the turntables at the age of fifteen, taking his mobile disco from one
London party or disco to another in the late 1970s. Over the following decade,
he became a presenter on Radio Invicta, Capital Radio and BBC Radio 1, and for
fifteen years from 1991 presented the Friday show Essential Selection, which
became a firm favourite with house...