THE MAN BEHIND THE MUSIC
"DJ goes beyond playing a set. It's creating an atmosphere that unites people."
- Pete the Wizard
ABOUT ME
MY PASSION FOR MUSIC BEGAN IN THE 90s. WHILE LIVING IN QUEBEC, ONE OF OUR FAMILY CARS WAS A 1979 TWO-TONE, BLUE GMC SUBURBAN. IT DIDN'T HAVE A CASSETTE PLAYER, THEREFORE, WE CARRIED A BOOMBOX WITH THOSE GIANT 'D' BATTERIES AND A STORAGE BOX FULL OF TAPES. THAT SUBURBAN TOOK US ON THE MOST MEMORABLE TRIPS TO ONTARIO, THE MARITIMES, AND ATLANTIC STATES. THAT BOOMBOX IS HOW I DISCOVERED THE FOUNDATIONS: THE JACKSON 5, STEVIE WONDER, LIONEL RICHIE, TINA TURNER, MARVIN GAYE, AND MANY OTHER GREATS. YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I HEARD "WE ARE THE WORLD" DURING THOSE TRIPS?!
AS I GREW, SO DID MY MUSICAL VARIETY. MY OLDEST SISTER AND MY BROTHER, WHILE AT UNIVERSITY, INTRODUCED ME TO THE SOUNDS THEY DISCOVERED—90s HIP-HOP, NEO-SOUL, ZOUK, AND SOUKOUS. THOSE GENRES HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART TO THIS DAY. FROM THAT WIDE RANGE OF INFLUENCES, I UNDERSTOOD MUSIC'S TRUE MAGIC: IT CAPTURES THE TRUE SPECTRUM OF OUR EMOTIONS AND TRANSPORTS US TO OUR MOST VIBRANT MEMORIES. IT'S THE SONG PLAYING WHEN YOU'RE LOST IN A SLOW DANCE, CHEEK TO CHEEK. IT'S THE ANTHEM THAT UNITES A CROWD. AND IT'S THAT UNDENIABLE JAM THAT MAKES YOU HIT THE DANCE FLOOR.
MY MISSION IS TO BRING THAT EXACT MAGIC TO YOUR EVENT.
AS PETE THE WIZARD, THE MAGIC COMES FROM AN AUTHENTIC PASSION FOR HYPNOTIC, SOULFUL GROOVES. MUSIC COMES A UNITING FORCE, WHERE MY SPECIALTY INCLUDES:
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AFRO-HOUSE & AMAPIANO: FOR HYPNOTIC, RHYTHMIC BEATS .
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DEEP-HOUSE: FOR THAT ENERGETIC PULSE BRINGING THE DANCE FLOOR TO LIFE.
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FUNK & SOUL: FOR THE PURE, UNDENIABLE NOSTALGIA AND GROOVE THAT IS THE 'SOUL' OF EVERY GREAT PARTY.