Chris Sullivan, is, and has been at various times, a DJ,
author, nightclub host, pop star, painter, style commentator, entrepreneur and
fashion designer.
Coming to London from Merthyr Tydfil in the mid-70s, he went
onto to study art at St Martins than fronted the high-concept Virgin-signed
Latin funk band, Blue Rondo A La Turk. He began DJ'ing aged 14 at local youth
clubs and after spinning at his self-promoted clubs such as Le Kilt and
St.Moritz, he was the founder, host, director and DJ at of the world famous
Wag Club in London where the likes of Sade, Prince and Lee Perry played live.
During the early to mid-eighties he DJ'd every club and party worth talking
about in London with gigs in Tokyo, New York, La, Paris ,Barcelona, Milan
including the Mint bar ,Danceteria, Plastic and Ibiza’s Ku Klub. In 1987 he
opened Afters in Clink St (4am-12 mid-day) where, using one deck and a cassette
player, he was one of the first UK DJ's to play pure Chicago House.
In the nineties he DJ'd at parties for amongst many others,
Elton John, Jean Paul Gaultier, Comme Des Garcons, Madonna, GQ and Italian
Vogue and continued at clubs such as Browns, Pacha, The Limelight and the Cafe
de Paris.
He often plays film premier parties and art openings in the city
and each year takes a DJ slot at the Vintage festival while his film script,
Anarchy In The UK, is being developed by a Hollywood's Hacienda Films. Most
recently he conceived and co-wrote a 9 part TV documentary series Gangs of
Britain presented by his old chums Martin and Gary Kemp for the Crime and
Investigation Channel.
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