Late Nite Tuff Guy (aka Carmelo Bianchetti, DJ HMC) is a South Australian
DJ and electronic music producer, best known for his disco re-edits, including some official work for the
Salsoul
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label.
Biography
He launched his own label, Tuff Cuts, in 2013. He has officially produced remixes for artists including
New Order,
Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American trumpeter who led the band Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass in the 1960s. During the same decade, he co-founded A&M Records with Jerry Moss. Alpert has recorded 28 albums that have landed on the ...
and
Timmy Thomas
Timothy Earle Thomas (November 13, 1944 – March 11, 2022) was an American R&B singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer, best known for the hit song, " Why Can't We Live Together".
Life and career
Thomas was born in Evansville, I ...
. His work during the 1990s under the pseudonym DJ HMC earned him the title of "Godfather of Australian Techno". He performs in nightclubs and at major music festivals regularly. In 2013, he won a remix competition for
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai () are an English funk and acid jazz band from London. Formed in 1992, they are fronted by vocalist Jay Kay, and were prominent in the London-based funk and acid jazz movement of the 1990s. They built on their acid jazz sound in th ...
's "
Too Young To Die".
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References
Musicians from South Australia
Australian DJs
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)