Figure · cross-linked record

David DePino

DJ2 rooms · 17 connected figures

Biography

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Rooms they shaped

Paradise Garage

1977–1987 · Hudson Square / west SoHo, Manhattan

ClosedClub

DJ, Longtime Levan associate; exact tenure needs review.

Imperial Lodge of Elks

1924–1997 (as a lodge/ball venue; ballroom use peaking c. 1972–late 1980s) · Central Harlem, Manhattan

TransformedBallroom

DJ, DJ for the House of Xtravaganza's first ball at the Elks Lodge; co-produced 'Elements of Vogue' (1989); later brokered the scene's move to Tracks downtown. Associated with the Paradise Garage world.

Connected figures

People who appear in the same rooms, follow the thread.

Avis Pendavis1 shared

Host

Crystal LaBeija1 shared

Promoter

Dorian Corey1 shared

Host

François Kevorkian1 shared

Hector 'Xtravaganza' Valle1 shared

Dancer

Jennie Livingston1 shared

Performer

Judy Weinstein1 shared

Promoter

Larry Levan1 shared

Resident DJ of the Paradise Garage

Lottie LaBeija1 shared

Promoter

Mel Cheren1 shared

Owner

Michael Brody1 shared

Owner

Nicky Siano1 shared

DJ behind The Gallery; early Studio 54 selector

Pepper LaBeija1 shared

Host

Richard Long1 shared

Designer

Sharon White1 shared

First woman to headline both The Saint and the Paradise Garage

Vertner Woodson Tandy1 shared

Designer

Willi Ninja1 shared

Voguer and dancer, a central figure of ballroom culture