Funky Junction celebrates 30 years

Funky Junction celebrates 30 years

18 September, 2007 | 7.56AM

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Funky Junction aka Constantino ‘Mixmaster’ Padovano celebrates over 30 years in the business.

Costantino Padovano - better known as DJ Funky Junction - started his career in Brooklyn, New York, with a diversity of psychedelic styles, helping to lay the foundation for the New York underground.

Having been involved with music since 1979, Constantino combined his knowledge of cutting edge dance club music with his own fresh style to became well known in New York clubs such as Plato’s, Infinity, Studio 54, The Palladium, Save the Robot (after-hours), The World, The Ritz, Limelight, Danceteria, Area and the Tunnel.

During this time, Rudolf Piper was a direct influence on Costantino’s vision towards music and clubs.

Since then, he’s been one of the originators of the house music movement.

Throughout the years, his musical style has often changed, and he has gone from being one of the first Hard house DJs of New York to one of the few people who has influenced the world club scene.

Matured though his many experiences inside and outside of New York, Costantino’s style and selection of music is the key of his success - always a blend of colors and sounds in his performance, and a full 360-degrees of knowledge and experience.

Since 1980, Costantino has gained international recognition and his guest appearances that have taken him to the best parties around the world.

This is a producer that has been always had a low profile but has discography of over 2000 records consisting of original productions and remixes.

Dance Awards:
2004 - Gold record for Danzel ‘Pump It Up’
2003 - Gold compilation for D-NOY, Canada
2000 - Funky Junction vs KC Flightt ‘Voices’
1999 - Platinum record for Gloria Gaynor and the Tramps ‘Mighty High’

Remixes:
Enrique Iglesias ‘Tired of Being Sorry’ (Interscope Records)
Kelly Rowland’s ‘Ghetto’ featuring Snoop Dogg (Warner Brothers)
Chaka Khan featuting Mary J. Bigle ‘Disrespectful’ (Warner Brothers)
Diana Ross ‘What A Difference A Day Makes’ (Motown Records)
Frank Sinatra ‘My Town’ (Warner Brothers)
Blue Man Group ‘Canta Conmigo’
Ledisi ‘Alright’ (Verve Music)
Jody Watley ‘Borderline’ (Avitone / Peace Bisquit)
Regina Spektor ‘Fidelity’ (Warner Brothers)
Marvin Gaye ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ (Motown Records)
Tiffany ‘Affair - Over it’ (Reprise Music/Warner Brothers)
Indina Menzel ‘Defying Gravity’ (Warner Brothers)
Ashley Tisdale ‘He Said, She Said’ (Warner Brothers)
Loleatta Holloway ‘M.O.A.B.’ (Salsoul Records/Vicious Records)
Ultra Nate ‘Automatic’ (Tommy Boy / Silver Label)
Ultra Nate ‘Love’s The Only Drug’ (Tommy Boy / Silver Label)
Ultra Nate ‘Star (Showtime)’ (Tommy Boy / Silver Label)
Schiller ‘Tarya’ (Radikal Records)
Schiller ‘I Feel You’ (Radikal Records)
Chris Willis ‘My Freedom’ (Peace Bisquit / Big / Curvve)
Chris Willis ‘Step Into The Light’ (Peace Bisquit)
Moony ‘For Your Love’ (Airplane Records)
Rupaul ‘Supermodel’ (RUCO)
Brinsley Evans feat Sy Smith ‘That Sound’ (U-Phonic Records)
Cazwell ‘All Over Your Face’ (Peace Bisquit / West End Records)
Michael M ‘The Beat’ (Amplitude Records)

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