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Anita Sarko
DJ · Resident DJ
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Rooms they shaped
Danceteria
1980–1986 (21st St. iteration; earlier 37th St. run 1980, brief Hamptons extension to 1995) · Flatiron, Manhattan
DJ, Resident at the 21st St. location; played the live-band floor and Congo Bill VIP room. Former Mudd Club DJ.
Mudd Club
1978–1983 · Tribeca, Manhattan
Resident DJ, Core DJ; taught Johnny Dynell to mix; credited with shaping the club's eclectic musical identity.
Hurrah
1976–1981 · Lincoln Square, Manhattan
Resident DJ, DJ at Hurrah; one of the few prominent female DJs in the NYC club circuit of the late 1970s–early 1980s.
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Danceteria resident and producer of the downtown crossover era
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