Lenny Fontana New York [Usa] | Karmic Power Records | True House Stories
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LENNY FONTANA NEW YORK [USA] | KARMIC POWER RECORDS | TRUE HOUSE STORIES ➔ FIRST US DJ PLAYED PACHA IBIZA IN [1991] ➔ FIRST US DJ PLAYED PACHA DUBAI IN [1991] ➔ DJ GIGS AT FAMOUS NEW YORK CLUB “STUDIO 54” [1988] ➔ #30 US BILLBOARD HOT DANCE CLUB CHARTS WITH “A MYSTICAL JOURNEY” [1996] ➔ UK TOP 20 SALE CHARTS WITH “WHAT YOU NEED” POWERHOUSE FEAT. DUANE HARDEN [1999] - PERFORMED ON THE FAMOUS UK TV SHOW “TOP OF THE POPS” & “PEPSI CHART SHOW” - HEAVY VIDEO ROTATION ON MTV ➔ UK TOP 40 SALE CHARTS WITH “CHOCOLATE SENSATION” LENNY FONTANA FEAT. DJ SHORTY [2000] - HEAVY VIDEO ROTATION ON MTV ➔ “WAIT 4 YOU” UDSED ON “GERMANY´S NEXT TOP MODEL” TV SHOW [2008] ➔ OVER 1 500 000 STREAMS ON YOUTUBE & 1 000 000 ON SPOTIFY WITH “NITE TIME” [2010] ➔ BBC 6 DOCUMENTARY “LEGENDS OF THE DANCEFLOOR – THE LARRY LEVAN STORY” [2011] - 6 EPISODES PLAYED FROM MONDAY – SATURDAY ON BBC 6 [REPETITION IN 2020 ON BBC 6] ➔ #3 MUSIC WEEKS CLUB CHART WITH LENNY FONTANA & D-TRAIN “RAISE YOUR HANDS” [2015] - #14 MUSIC WEEKS CLUB CHARTS [END OF THE YEAR CHARTS 2015] ➔ #4 MUSIC WEEK CLUB CHART WITH LENNY FONTANA & D-TRAIN “WHEN YOU FEEL WHAT LOVE HAS” [2016] ➔ #31 NIELSEN BILLBOARD INDICATOR RADIO CHARTS WITH “WHEN YOU FEEL WHAT LOVE HAS” [2017] - WITH OVER 650 MONTHLY PLAYS ON US RADIO ➔ COLABORATION WITH VOCALIST CHRIS WILLIS (VOICE OF DAVID GUETTA) “TOP OF THE WORLD” [2019] ➔ TRUE HOUSE STORIES INTERVIEW SERIES WITH GUESTS LIKE CARL COX, PAUL OAKENFOLD, CERRONE, DJ SNEAK, DAVID MORALES, LOUIE VEGA, MARSHALL JEFFERSON AND MORE.. [SINCE 2020] - PODCATED ON FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE | SPOTIFY | ITUNES | DEEZER | AMZON | GOOGLE PODCAST | IHEART RADIO…. SHORT BIOGRAPHY Lenny Fontana been in the music business as label owner, producer, remixer and DJ for over 30 years. In the early 90's he was the first DJ from USA to be invited and play at Pacha Ibiza and Pacha Dubai in 1991. His first success as a record producer was in 1991 with Butch Quick “Higher” on the famous Strictly Rhythm Records. In 1999 he has his first UK Top 10 hit under his pseudonym Powerhouse ft. Duane Harden “What You Need”. The song was performed live on the famous TV shows BBC "Top of the Pops" and the Pepsi Chart Show. Soon after he had another hit with chart success on the song “Chocolate Sensation” on FFRR / WEA with heavy rotation on MTV. YouTube “What You Need”: https://youtu.be/Y15aYaQC1UQ YouTube “Chocolate Sensation”: https://youtu.be/t0EuJEjTw8k In 2009 he teamed up with Jean Claude Ades and the song “Nite Time” with over a few million streams on Spotify and YouTube. www.lennyfontana.con |www.karmic-power-records.com | www.truehousestories.com [email protected] In 2011 Lenny produced alongside Eddie Gordon the ex-manager of Pete Tong & Judge Jules the BBC Radio 6 documentation BBC Legends Of The Dancefloor - A Tribute To Larry Levan Paradise Garage Listen: https://soundcloud.com/lennyfontana/sets/bbc-legends-of-the-dancefloor In 2013 he comes with his own label Karmic Power Records and released songs like “When You Feel What Love Has” in 2016 that hits #31 position on the Nielsen Billboard Indicator Radio Chart (USA) and the huge urban station WBLS 107.5 FM, Sirius XM Venus, Music Choice and many other FM stations added it to their daytime rotation. Also he released tracks with famous artists like Alison Limerick 2018, Shirley Lites (West End Records) 2018 and Chris Willis 2019 (the voice of David Guetta´s hit singles “Love Is Gone”, “Would I Lie To You”, “Love Don't Let Me Go” and more). Keep an eye on him there is no stopping him now. In 2020 he starts his famous interview Series “True House Stories” with guests such as Carl Cox, Paul Oakenfold, David Morales, Louie Vega, DJ Sneak and many more. FULL BIOGRAPHY Lenny Fontana a true New Yorker learned his craft from Radio personality DJ Frankie Crocker, the program director of WBLS 107.5 In NYC. Inspired by DJ Larry Levan, Fontana went on to play at Studio 54 in the late 80’s and other NYC Clubs. Through the 1990's he travelled the world and played at many famous nightclubs globally. In 1991 he was the first US DJ to play at Pacha Ibiza and in Dubai. In 1992 Lenny had his first successful production with Butch Quick’s "Higher" (Strictly Rhythm). In 1999 he had his first crossover hit record, "What You Need" (Defected Records/Ministry Of Sound) with under the name Powerhouse Feat. Duane Harden. This was a Top 10 hit in the UK and was performed on the famous TV show Top of the Pops and the Pepsi Chart Show. In 2000 Lenny recorded his hit, "Chocolate Sensation" (FFRR/Warner). Both singles crossed over from the House charts to the Pop charts with the videos on heavy rotation on MTV worldwide. In 2005 Lenny Fontana pres. Octah'via (of C+C Music Factory) "The Way"(Defected Rec), which became a dance club hit. In 2008 Germany's Next Top Model TV Show used "Wait 4 U" In 2010 1 500 000 views on YouTube & 1 000 000 streams on Spotify with "Nite Time” In 2011 BBC Radio 6 Documentary - Legends of the Dancefloor - The Larry Levan Story - The World Premier of the unearthed five-hour tape recorded live from the second anniversary of the Paradise Garage by Lenny Fontana. The radio documentary series produced by Eddie Gordon & Lenny Fontana was over a total of six nights with legends such as DJ Nicky Siano, Frankie Knuckles, Judy Weinstein, Manny Lehman, and many others speaking about their memories of Larry Levan, Frankie Crocker WBLS & The Paradise Garage. World Tour - BBC The Larry Levan Story - UK, Germany, & Japan with a series of parties celebrating the release of the documentary. Dj Victor Rosado & Lenny Fontana on tour dates. In 2013 after some soul searching, Fontana founded Karmic Power Records. In 2015 Lenny Fontana & D-Train "Raise Your Hands" (Karmic Power Records) was a huge success as WMC Miami. Including remixes by David Morales and others, it received support from Louie Vega, Tony Humphries and many other DJ's worldwide. www.lennyfontana.con |www.karmic-power-records.com | www.truehousestories.com [email protected] At the end of 2015 the record hit the #3 position in The Music Week Club Chart UK, and #14 in the End of the Year Chart. Lenny also produced a successful single for Meli'sa Morgan, "So Good"(Fresh Entertainment/RFC Rec). In 2016 and 2017, D-Train’s follow-up single "When You Feel What Love Has" (Karmic Power Records) received worldwide attention and hit the #4 position on Music Week Club Chart UK. With over 650 spins a week on daytime radio rotation in the USA, the song hit the #31 position on the Nielsen Billboard Indicator Radio Chart (USA) and the huge urban station WBLS 107.5 FM, Sirius XM Venus, Music Choice, and many other FM stations added it to their daytime rotation. Currently, Lenny has had a release with the famous UK Artist Alison Limerick called Bye Bye (Karmic Power Records) with Phats & Smalls Remixes. In 2018 recently he has touched his productions skills into creating a full pure disco record called “FIRE" with the lead vocalist Shirley Lites from Westend Records / Atlantic Records. This has been well received and played all over Ibiza and all Glitterbox parties making it tune of the month in Mixmag Disco column. It will now be released on Midnight Riot Records with a new package with remixes from Dr Packer, Yam & Who, Robbie Blanco and Ron Carroll. In 2019 Lenny has worked with Hitmaker Vocalist Chris Willis on a collaboration called “Top Of the World” which is scheduled to hit by Sept of 2019 and is signed to Double Up Records. Lenny has a weekly syndicated radio show called "The Karmic Power Records Radio Show” which is broadcasted around the world on stations such as Kiss Fm (Au), Radio Italia Network, Funky SX, Select Radio, Ibiza Live Radio, and more. In 2020 he starts his famous interview Series “True House Stories” with guests such as Carl Cox, Paul Oakenfold, David Morales, Louie Vega, DJ Sneak and many more. SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE LENNY FONTANA: https://www.lennyfontana.com WEBSEITE TRUE HOUSE STORIES: https://www.truehousestories.com FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/lennyfontana INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lennyfontana TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/LennyFontana YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/lennyfontanaofficial SOUNDCLOUD: https://www.soundcloud.com/lennyfontana WIKIPEDIA: https://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Fontana SPOTIFY: https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/521nTtJSsyAThC14TGE1DF ITUNES: https://www.itunes.apple.com/artist/lenny-fontana/18270998 DEEZER: https://www.deezer.com/artist/175674 www.lennyfontana.con |www.karmic-power-records.com | www.truehousestories.com [email protected] .