David Mancuso, DJ and pioneer of New York dance culture, has died aged 72. “For me, the core [idea behind The Loft] is social progress,” he said in 2013. “How much social progress can there be when you’re in a situation that is repressive? You won’t get much social progress in a nightclub. And that’s where I like to be.”Mancuso was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame in 2005 for his contribution to club culture, and as one of the formative figures in DJing and dance music.

Source: The Guardian November 15, 2016 09:11 UTC