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Washington DC saw a new age of large nightclubs from the late eighties through the nineties, through this period DJ Mahoney was major brand in club DJ's and was regularly performing at the city's hottest clubs. From 1988 through the early nineties, as promoter and resident DJ at the legendary Fifth Colvmn, Mahoney was a big player in DC's nightclub evolution. He is credited with introducing DC to acid house. acid jazz and jungle music. He gained wild popularity at that time and was known as the "acid guru", and his parties were followed by many, including Streetsounds - an international dance music magazine. In June 1990, in the height of the acid reign, he was a DJ and one of the promoters of the Rayman Acid Party - an all-night underground warehouse party that was predecessor to the impending rave craze.
In the mid-nineties Mahoney was also notorious for his dancehall reggae sets, which by the end of the decade had become a common side room attraction in many mega-clubs. DJ-ing under variations of his name - such as Emcee Mahoney - Mahoney was well-known for his spontaneous live mash-up remixes, creating reggae remixes that took elements from a wide variety of music genres. At the same time Mahoney was one of the most sought after retro DJ's in the city, commanding retro residencies at the wildly popular Decades and The Spot. In 1998, when New York's popular retro nightclub Polly Ester's opened it's Washington DC location, they sought out Mahoney for their resident DJ line-up. Throughout the nineties Mahoney was a very influential DJ, and he had residencies at many of the cities hottest clubs such as Fifth Colvmn, Decades, Spy Club, The Bank, The Ritz, Platinum Nightclub, and many others.
In 2000, a five-year old Ozio relocated to it's new home on M Street, and it wasn't long before DJ Mahoney had relocated to his new residency at the ultra popular spot. And when MCCXXIII, the swank bottle-service pioneer, opened for it's first night, DJ Mahoney was there starting off yet another long and solid residency. At this fabled nightclub frequented by celebrities, where you could reserve a bed in the VIP room, Mahoney popularized his own musical style which he called lounge-core. For several years Mahoney was known for his lounge-core sets at places such as the celebrated Steve's Bar Room. In 2003 the massive Fur Nightclub opened its doors, and it wasn't long before Mahoney became a part of the well-known Glow parties. In the several years he was at Fur Nightclub, he was also called in for many varied promotions and events. His uncommon versatility had him playing hip-hop sets one night and house on another, or reggae or eighties, and so on. At times he was even know for reggaeton and bhangra sets, in the heat of their popularity. This broad musical range eventually led to a long residency at Fur's new sister venue - Lotus Nightclub. And again in 2007, Mahoney again moved to the next new sister venue - Tattoo Bar, the city's premiere music video club. One of the first of the new-age video DJ's in the Washington DC area, Mahoney was resident DJ at Tattoo for over 5 years.
In addition there were countless events inside and outside of the club, including concerts, ceremonies and holiday events. In the eighties and nineties Mahoney was called in often for events hosting celebrities and guests such as President Clinton, many of DC's mayors and area sports celebrities. At the same time he was featured in many of the notorious outlaw parties of the nineties, which were sometimes held at former churches and warehouses. In more recent years Mahoney has been involved with various big events such as the outrageous Red Bull parties held annually at the Austrian Embassy, exclusive private penthouse events as well as many annual corporate and restaurant events. Mahoney's interest in music came early on. "Musical moments were always significant" he says. " I always remembered things like the first record I played on my first record player - Afrika Bambaataa's Renegades of Funk, which changed my life." In the early eighties Mahoney was a fanatic of live music of all types, and he spent alot of time helping organize events and live shows. Eventually he ended up promoting and organizing shows for the original Madam's Organ "Art Collective". the underground home of Bad Brains and other early hardcore bands. By the mid-eighties Mahoney began to frequent more venues with Dj's, and he began to DJ for fun at various bars that he worked at or frequented. After he landed a Christmas Eve guest DJ gig at the wildly popular 80's venue Poseurs in 1986 he started appear more regularly at local venues. After coming aboard the newly opened Fifth Colvmn as the prompter and graphic designer Mahoney soon launched the club's infamous Acid House Night - his first regular nightclub DJ gig.
DJ Mahoney has been a resident DJ, or a regularly featured DJ at the following Washington DC venues:
(this is not a complete list)
Fifth Colvmn
Perry's
Spy Club
Aki
Club Heaven & Hell
Decades
Cities
Flicks
Bar Nun
Polly Esters
State Of The Union
Republic Gardens
Lion's Den
Lulu's
The Ritz
Club Casbah
Platinum Nightclub
Home Nightclub
Zebra Bar
Diva
DC Live
Fur Nightclub
Ozio
MCCXXIII
Steve's Bar Room
Glow
Lotus Nightclub
Midtown
Tattoo Bar
In the mid-nineties Mahoney was also notorious for his dancehall reggae sets, which by the end of the decade had become a common side room attraction in many mega-clubs. DJ-ing under variations of his name - such as Emcee Mahoney - Mahoney was well-known for his spontaneous live mash-up remixes, creating reggae remixes that took elements from a wide variety of music genres. At the same time Mahoney was one of the most sought after retro DJ's in the city, commanding retro residencies at the wildly popular Decades and The Spot. In 1998, when New York's popular retro nightclub Polly Ester's opened it's Washington DC location, they sought out Mahoney for their resident DJ line-up. Throughout the nineties Mahoney was a very influential DJ, and he had residencies at many of the cities hottest clubs such as Fifth Colvmn, Decades, Spy Club, The Bank, The Ritz, Platinum Nightclub, and many others.
In 2000, a five-year old Ozio relocated to it's new home on M Street, and it wasn't long before DJ Mahoney had relocated to his new residency at the ultra popular spot. And when MCCXXIII, the swank bottle-service pioneer, opened for it's first night, DJ Mahoney was there starting off yet another long and solid residency. At this fabled nightclub frequented by celebrities, where you could reserve a bed in the VIP room, Mahoney popularized his own musical style which he called lounge-core. For several years Mahoney was known for his lounge-core sets at places such as the celebrated Steve's Bar Room. In 2003 the massive Fur Nightclub opened its doors, and it wasn't long before Mahoney became a part of the well-known Glow parties. In the several years he was at Fur Nightclub, he was also called in for many varied promotions and events. His uncommon versatility had him playing hip-hop sets one night and house on another, or reggae or eighties, and so on. At times he was even know for reggaeton and bhangra sets, in the heat of their popularity. This broad musical range eventually led to a long residency at Fur's new sister venue - Lotus Nightclub. And again in 2007, Mahoney again moved to the next new sister venue - Tattoo Bar, the city's premiere music video club. One of the first of the new-age video DJ's in the Washington DC area, Mahoney was resident DJ at Tattoo for over 5 years.
In addition there were countless events inside and outside of the club, including concerts, ceremonies and holiday events. In the eighties and nineties Mahoney was called in often for events hosting celebrities and guests such as President Clinton, many of DC's mayors and area sports celebrities. At the same time he was featured in many of the notorious outlaw parties of the nineties, which were sometimes held at former churches and warehouses. In more recent years Mahoney has been involved with various big events such as the outrageous Red Bull parties held annually at the Austrian Embassy, exclusive private penthouse events as well as many annual corporate and restaurant events. Mahoney's interest in music came early on. "Musical moments were always significant" he says. " I always remembered things like the first record I played on my first record player - Afrika Bambaataa's Renegades of Funk, which changed my life." In the early eighties Mahoney was a fanatic of live music of all types, and he spent alot of time helping organize events and live shows. Eventually he ended up promoting and organizing shows for the original Madam's Organ "Art Collective". the underground home of Bad Brains and other early hardcore bands. By the mid-eighties Mahoney began to frequent more venues with Dj's, and he began to DJ for fun at various bars that he worked at or frequented. After he landed a Christmas Eve guest DJ gig at the wildly popular 80's venue Poseurs in 1986 he started appear more regularly at local venues. After coming aboard the newly opened Fifth Colvmn as the prompter and graphic designer Mahoney soon launched the club's infamous Acid House Night - his first regular nightclub DJ gig.
DJ Mahoney has been a resident DJ, or a regularly featured DJ at the following Washington DC venues:
(this is not a complete list)
Fifth Colvmn
Perry's
Spy Club
Aki
Club Heaven & Hell
Decades
Cities
Flicks
Bar Nun
Polly Esters
State Of The Union
Republic Gardens
Lion's Den
Lulu's
The Ritz
Club Casbah
Platinum Nightclub
Home Nightclub
Zebra Bar
Diva
DC Live
Fur Nightclub
Ozio
MCCXXIII
Steve's Bar Room
Glow
Lotus Nightclub
Midtown
Tattoo Bar