Billy Daniel Bunter
British dance music disc jockey
Daniel Light (born 1975), known professionally as Billy 'Daniel' Bunter, is a British disc jockey and record producer. A veteran of the hard dance rave scene, Bunter combines the "old skool" and the "new skool".
Biography
Bunter started his DJ career at age 15, playing Belgian hardcore and UK breakbeat hardcore at clubs such as Club Labrynth in Dalston. Called a "pioneer of the rave scene" by DJ Mag, he has been active within the genre since its beginning, and has performed at many UK events such as Helter Skelter, Dreamscape, Slammin Vinyl, and Hardcore Heaven. Bunter also produces and remixes tracks, having sold iro. 1 million records, and has an "ability to blend old and new skool" which has "kept the magic alive and his light burning bright throughout the years".
Bunter released his first mix album, The Future of Hard Dance, Vol. 1, in 1997. The 2000 hard house compilation album, Raising Hell: Hard House Mix, was mixed by both Bunter and Lisa Pin-Up. Featuring artists such as Darude and Tall Paul, a review in the Birmingham Post stated it "strikes at the heart of today's hard house music" and has "uncompromising, hardcore dance".
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