Biography
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Rooms they shaped
Paradise Garage
1977–1987 · Hudson Square / west SoHo, Manhattan
Designer, Designed and continually re-tuned the sound system (the 'Levan Horns').
Studio 54
1977–1980 (Rubell & Schrager); reopened 1981–1986 (Fleischman) · Midtown, Manhattan
Designer, Sound system; also designed Paradise Garage's.
Area
1983–1987 · Tribeca, Manhattan
Designer, Designed the sound system; same engineer behind the Paradise Garage system.
Connected figures
People who appear in the same rooms, follow the thread.
Host · Performer
DJ behind The Gallery; early Studio 54 selector
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Promoter
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Host
Co-owner of Studio 54 and the Palladium; later hotelier
Performer
Resident DJ
Promoter
Resident DJ
Artist embedded in downtown nightlife; Palladium commission
Resident DJ of the Paradise Garage
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Owner
Resident DJ
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Designer
First woman to headline both The Saint and the Paradise Garage
Owner
DJ
Co-owner of Studio 54 and the Palladium
Resident DJ of the long-running Shelter party