#124 Danny Whittle: Running Ibiza clubs large and small, "My strategy changed the island"

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It's been a while since we had a promoter on the show, and this week's guest is one of the most influential in Europe since the turn of the century.

Having spent his 20s servicing in the military and fire brigade, Danny Whittle joined the Renaissance team direct from the job centre and since then has been running parties mostly in Ibiza but in other places too, including a memorable detour to Bondi Beach on Millennium Eve.

We get deep into his legendary 14 year stint running Pacha were he essentially invented the enduring trend of season-long DJ residencies on the island, and all of the benefits and problems which have come with that approach to music polices on the island. And we talk about his current job, programming the 'small' 1500 cap venue Chinois.

As well as interrogating the pros and cons of the current dance scene, we discuss the parallels with the late 90s, and of course cover what was one of the few major successes of what was supposed to be the biggest party night ever, that Bondi Beach rave with Carl Cox.

Danny is a real legend of the European club scene and we get a lot of info here that you can't get anywhere else!

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