So sad to hear the shocking news of the passing of DJ extraordinaire Peter Rauhofer! Every remix this amazing Austrian Dj and producer put his hands on became big room anthems and took the dancer into an intense journey on the dance floor. His residency at the Roxy was legendary as he re-defined late '90s dance music and pretty much ended it when the famous space closed it's doors during the mid '00s. His moniker Club 69 and Size Queen became essential during any big space club event as well. He won a Grammy for remixing Cher's "Believe" and the list of artists he worked with was top notch including, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Pet Shop Boys, Adele, Rihanna, Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Yoko Ono, Pink, Tori Amos, Mariah Carey and many more. Although I was not a big fun of the lengths of some of his re-mixes and a few of the hard house stuff he did, I understood it and appreciated it whenever I would go to the Roxy. He was brilliant and I will never forget how his passion spread like wild fire of on that dance floor. Here are two songs that show the spectrum of his brilliance. His recent remix of Adele's "Skyfall" epitomizes his unique trademark and my favorite by him, the Pet Shop Boys amazing collaboration for bringing the house classic "Break 4 Love" into new form. You will be missed and your legacy will never be forgotten. You are probably turning it out up there in the cosmos! RIP.
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