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Jim Burgess (producer)

January 01, 1970

For other people with the same name, see Jim Burgess.

James Michael Burgess (July 21, 1953 – January 18, 1993) was a disco record producer and New York DJ of the 1970s.[1] He was openly gay.[2]

The former home of the Paradise Garage on King Street.

He remixed and produced numerous disco versions of popular songs, with a number of them being million sellers. His most successful and best known production was Alicia Bridges' I Love the Nightlife, which has become a "Disco standard". First released in 1978, it went to number five on the Billboard charts, and was given a new lease of life with its use in the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Other successful productions included:

He was also a popular DJ at several New York clubs (including The Saint) and was "one of the most influential remixers for the disco era".[3]

Early years edit

Burgess was born on July 21, 1953, in Okeechobee, Florida. He trained as a classical tenor and opera singer, and was described as having "an amazing ear". He began his career as a DJ in Florida in the early-mid 1970s and then moved onto Limelight, a gay club in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was "discovered"[1] by Tony Martino and Alan Harris, the owners of the New York club 12 West.

New York edit

Burgess subsequently returned to New York where he played at "all the hottest clubs like 12 West, Infinity, the Saint, Underground, Studio 54, Paradise Garage, as well as playing the Ice Palace in Fire Island".[4] He had been one of the initial three resident DJs at the Saint along with Alan Dodd and Roy Thode, from its opening on 20 September 1980.

Burgess's popularity was attributed not only to his style and technique, but a love for theatrical effects and elements, which developed from his love of opera. He would frequently create his own "sound scenes" by using the dialogue from well-known films over the break of a record - as well as accentuating the effect through long mixes and sophisticated blending.

Burgess chose to end his career at age 28 with a farewell party at The Saint on 31 January 1981. During the party, he walked out at the peak of the night and let the record run out. Nevertheless, he still did continue to perform in a few infrequent gigs in New York, and started playing regularly at The Saint again in 1986. His last gig according to his partner was at The Ice Palace in 1989.

Philadelphia edit

After commuting back and forth from New York to Philadelphia, in 1987 he made a permanent move to pursue his first ambition, opera singing. In studied voice in Philadelphia at the Curtis Institute of Music, and sang with the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the Rittenhouse Opera Society - appearing as Florestan in Beethoven's "Fidelio" at the Lake George Opera Festival in New York and as Siegfried and Parsifal with the Liederkranz Society of New York, which awarded him first prize in its Wagner Competition in 1987.[5][2]

Death edit

Although he was never formally diagnosed with AIDS, Burgess took ill soon after Labor Day in 1992. It was then that he was informed of his HIV status. His illness progressed very quickly and he died of Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, an AIDS-related opportunistic infection four months after taking ill, on 18 January 1993 at his home in Philadelphia. He was survived by his partner, Martin Dillon, his sister, Dawn Burgess-Krop of Gainesville, Fl, and his brother, Jonathan, of Asheville, N.C.[2]

Discography edit

Remixes edit

Some of the more notable singles that Burgess was involved in the remixing and/or production of are:[1][6][7]

Song title Artist Label Released
"I love the nightlife" BridgesAlicia Bridges Polydor 1978
"Just As Long As We're Together" Prince Warner Brothers 1978
"Symphony of love" BrownMiquel Brown Polydor 1978
"Da ya think I'm sexy" StewartRod Stewart 1978
"I Was Made for Lovin' You" KissKISS Casablanca 1979
"Here comes that sound again" Love De-LuxeLove De-Luxe 1979
"the Beat goes on and on" RippleRipple Canadian Unidisc
"What a fool believes" (12" Disco mix) Doobie BrothersThe Doobie Brothers Warner Bros 1979
"Rough Diamond" KaneMadleen Kane Warner Bros 1978
"Forbidden Love" KaneMadleen Kane Warner Bros 1979
"Night rider" DodsonVenus Dodson
"I've got the next dance" WilliamsDeniece Williams Columbia 1979
"If there's love" AmantAmant
"Crazy love" McClainAlton McClain & Destiny Polydor 1979
"Lotta love" LarsonNicolette Larson Warner Bros 1979
"Don't stop the train" NelsonPhyliss Nelson
"Runaway Love" CliffordLinda Clifford Curtom 1978
"A lover's holiday" ChangeChange Warner Bros RFC 1980
"Victim" StatonCandi Staton 1978
"No goodbyes" MayfieldCurtis Mayfield Curtom 1978
"Party party" MayfieldCurtis Mayfield Curtom 1978
"Try love" WilsonTony Wilson US Bearsville 1979
"Lovemaker" WhamWham GRT records 1978
"Bring on the boys" YoungKaren Young 1978

External links edit

Further reading edit

  • Love saves the day: A History of American Dance Music Culture 1970-79, Tim Lawrence, 2003, Duke University
  • Last Night a Dj Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey, Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton, Grove Press, 2000

References and notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Jim Burgess Bio, www.disco-disco.com, accessed 2008-07-20.
  2. ^ a b c Death notice, NYTIMES, 25 January 1993, accessed 2008-07-20.
  3. ^ "Moulton, Gibbons and their contemporaries (Jim Burgess, Tee Scott, and later Larry Levan and Shep Pettibone) at Salsoul Records proved to be the most influential group of remixers for the disco era. The Salsoul catalog is seen (especially in Great Britain and Europe) as being the "canon" for the disco mixer's art form." For more information see Remix#Roots of the remixing of sounds and Disco#Production.
  4. ^ NY Disco Clubs, www.disco-disco.com, accessed 2008-07-20.
  5. ^ (PDF). liederkranzny.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  6. ^ Discography, www.discogs.com, accessed 2008-07-23
  7. ^ Jim Burgess bio, www.discomuseum.com, accessed 2008-07-23 May 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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For other people with the same name see Jim Burgess James Michael Burgess July 21 1953 January 18 1993 was a disco record producer and New York DJ of the 1970s 1 He was openly gay 2 The former home of the Paradise Garage on King Street He remixed and produced numerous disco versions of popular songs with a number of them being million sellers His most successful and best known production was Alicia Bridges I Love the Nightlife which has become a Disco standard First released in 1978 it went to number five on the Billboard charts and was given a new lease of life with its use in the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert Other successful productions included Rod Stewart s Da Ya Think I m Sexy The Doobie Brothers What a Fool Believes 12 disco remix version and Madleen Kane s Fire In My Heart and Secret Love Affair He was also a popular DJ at several New York clubs including The Saint and was one of the most influential remixers for the disco era 3 Contents 1 Early years 2 New York 3 Philadelphia 4 Death 5 Discography 5 1 Remixes 6 External links 7 Further reading 8 References and notesEarly years editBurgess was born on July 21 1953 in Okeechobee Florida He trained as a classical tenor and opera singer and was described as having an amazing ear He began his career as a DJ in Florida in the early mid 1970s and then moved onto Limelight a gay club in Atlanta Georgia where he was discovered 1 by Tony Martino and Alan Harris the owners of the New York club 12 West New York editBurgess subsequently returned to New York where he played at all the hottest clubs like 12 West Infinity the Saint Underground Studio 54 Paradise Garage as well as playing the Ice Palace in Fire Island 4 He had been one of the initial three resident DJs at the Saint along with Alan Dodd and Roy Thode from its opening on 20 September 1980 Burgess s popularity was attributed not only to his style and technique but a love for theatrical effects and elements which developed from his love of opera He would frequently create his own sound scenes by using the dialogue from well known films over the break of a record as well as accentuating the effect through long mixes and sophisticated blending Burgess chose to end his career at age 28 with a farewell party at The Saint on 31 January 1981 During the party he walked out at the peak of the night and let the record run out Nevertheless he still did continue to perform in a few infrequent gigs in New York and started playing regularly at The Saint again in 1986 His last gig according to his partner was at The Ice Palace in 1989 Philadelphia editAfter commuting back and forth from New York to Philadelphia in 1987 he made a permanent move to pursue his first ambition opera singing In studied voice in Philadelphia at the Curtis Institute of Music and sang with the Opera Company of Philadelphia and the Rittenhouse Opera Society appearing as Florestan in Beethoven s Fidelio at the Lake George Opera Festival in New York and as Siegfried and Parsifal with the Liederkranz Society of New York which awarded him first prize in its Wagner Competition in 1987 5 2 Death editAlthough he was never formally diagnosed with AIDS Burgess took ill soon after Labor Day in 1992 It was then that he was informed of his HIV status His illness progressed very quickly and he died of Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy an AIDS related opportunistic infection four months after taking ill on 18 January 1993 at his home in Philadelphia He was survived by his partner Martin Dillon his sister Dawn Burgess Krop of Gainesville Fl and his brother Jonathan of Asheville N C 2 Discography editRemixes edit Some of the more notable singles that Burgess was involved in the remixing and or production of are 1 6 7 Song title Artist Label Released I love the nightlife Bridges Alicia Bridges Polydor 1978 Just As Long As We re Together Prince Warner Brothers 1978 Symphony of love Brown Miquel Brown Polydor 1978 Da ya think I m sexy Stewart Rod Stewart 1978 I Was Made for Lovin You Kiss KISS Casablanca 1979 Here comes that sound again Love De Luxe Love De Luxe 1979 the Beat goes on and on Ripple Ripple Canadian Unidisc What a fool believes 12 Disco mix Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers Warner Bros 1979 Rough Diamond Kane Madleen Kane Warner Bros 1978 Forbidden Love Kane Madleen Kane Warner Bros 1979 Night rider Dodson Venus Dodson I ve got the next dance Williams Deniece Williams Columbia 1979 If there s love Amant Amant Crazy love McClain Alton McClain amp Destiny Polydor 1979 Lotta love Larson Nicolette Larson Warner Bros 1979 Don t stop the train Nelson Phyliss Nelson Runaway Love Clifford Linda Clifford Curtom 1978 A lover s holiday Change Change Warner Bros RFC 1980 Victim Staton Candi Staton 1978 No goodbyes Mayfield Curtis Mayfield Curtom 1978 Party party Mayfield Curtis Mayfield Curtom 1978 Try love Wilson Tony Wilson US Bearsville 1979 Lovemaker Wham Wham GRT records 1978 Bring on the boys Young Karen Young 1978External links edithttps web archive org web 20110522110211 http www djhistory com forum showthread php p 273735 http gayhistory wikispaces com Burgess Jim https query nytimes com gst fullpage html res 9F0CE3DB103DF936A15752C0A965958260 https archive today 20130122155122 http www discomusic com people more 1556 0 11 0 C http www discomusicpeople more 45 0 11 0 C permanent dead link John Celiga interviewFurther reading editLove saves the day A History of American Dance Music Culture 1970 79 Tim Lawrence 2003 Duke University Last Night a Dj Saved My Life The History of the Disc Jockey Bill Brewster amp Frank Broughton Grove Press 2000References and notes edit a b c Jim Burgess Bio www disco disco com accessed 2008 07 20 a b c Death notice NYTIMES 25 January 1993 accessed 2008 07 20 Moulton Gibbons and their contemporaries Jim Burgess Tee Scott and later Larry Levan and Shep Pettibone at Salsoul Records proved to be the most influential group of remixers for the disco era The Salsoul catalog is seen especially in Great Britain and Europe as being the canon for the disco mixer s art form For more information see Remix Roots of the remixing of sounds and Disco Production NY Disco Clubs www disco disco com accessed 2008 07 20 Scholarship Award Winner List 1987 2013 PDF liederkranzny org Archived from the original PDF on 29 January 2020 Retrieved 29 January 2020 Discography www discogs com accessed 2008 07 23 Jim Burgess bio www discomuseum com accessed 2008 07 23 Archived May 13 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Burgess producer amp oldid 1218509693, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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