Judy Weinstein is a businesswoman who has been active in dance music since the 1970s. From 1971 onwards, she attended

David Mancuso David Paul Mancuso (October 20, 1944 – November 14, 2016) was an American disc jockey who created the popular "by invitation only" parties in New York City, which later became known as "The Loft". The first party, called "Love Saves The Day", was ...

's parties at The Loft in

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, and assisted Mancuso with the running of his

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. In January 1978 David closed the record pool for several weeks without notice or explanation, apparently suffering from stress. On February 1, 1978, she started a new record pool, For the Record, with Mark Riley and Hank Williams, and recruited a large number of New York's top DJs. Weinstein also co-founded the Def Mix production company in 1987, which became the home for DJs including

Frankie Knuckles Francis Warren Nicholls, Jr. (January 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014), better known as Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer and remixer. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music in Chicago during the 1 ...

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and Satoshi Tomiie. Weinstein brought Def Mix to

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with a long-standing residency at Pacha. Weinstein also served as a bridge between traditional record companies and the dance music scene by working as a consultant on remixing for PolyGram Records, A&M Records and

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. She also produced a remix of her own, of "Borderlines" by Jeffrey Osborne.

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