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Pete Tong (born July 1960) is a British DJ who works for BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. He is known worldwide by fans of Electronic Music for hosting programs such as '' Essential Mix '' and '' Essential Selection '' on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet Radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records , and for his own performances at Nightclub s across the globe. Tong has also worked as a Record Producer . The phrase ''"It's all gone a bit Pete Tong"'', where the name is used as Cockney Rhyming Slang for ''"wrong"'', was reputedly first coined by Mark Radcliffe . However, on his show of 28 November 2005 , Mark Radcliffe credited his erstwhile sidekick Marc "Lard" Riley with inventing the term. '' It's All Gone Pete Tong '' is also the title of a 2004 film which portrays a DJ's experiences as he realises he is becoming deaf. Tong appears briefly in the film as himself. EARLY YEARS Pete Tong was born in Hartley , Kent during July 1960 and was educated at King's School, Rochester , Kent . Pete's original musical interest was in drumming, but he soon moved on to DJing. He played his first public gig at a friend's wedding aged 15. While at school he and a couple of mates earned some extra money by promoting a couple of local bands, booking halls for gigs etc. He also worked as part of the Kent "Soul Mafia" bringing soul weekenders to seaside towns like Caister-on-Sea and Prestatyn . Initially after leaving school he set up a mobile disco based in a transit van, but he soon started his own club in Baker Street called ''Family Function''. He also booked bands for an alternative night, the first of which was the then unknown Culture Club . In 1979 he became a staff writer for ''Blues & Soul Magazine'' 1. After a year he was promoted to features editor, a position he would hold until 1983. He left Blues & Soul to join London Records as an A&R manager. Through his connections in London Records Pete was exposed to newly emerging House Music sound from Chicago . In 1986 Tong organised a compilation album, ''The House Sound of Chicago, Vol. 1'', the first British release to gather and expose this genre. RADIO CAREER Pete's first appearance on Radio was in the late 70's on Radio Invicta 92.4fm, Europe's first soul station, Pete joined a rotation of nightclub djs including, Steve Walsh, Chris Hill, Chris Brown and others to present monthly guest shows. Later he appeared on local radio station BBC Radio Medway in the 'Soul Mafia' and doing occasional mixes for Radio London . Then in 1981 he made his first appearance on Radio 1 hosting a 15 minute feature on Peter Powell 's show, playing the new tracks and covering the latest gossip and news from the dance world. When Invicta Radio started up in Kent in 1984, Pete joined them to host a regular soul show, where ably assisted by local Kent journalist Eddie Gordon of The Kent Messenger he built up a big county profile Pete stayed at Invicta until 1987. He was then hired by Capital Radio in 1988 at the suggestion of DJ Jeff Young to present a weekly dance program. DJ Jeff Young having initially been offered the slot by Capital went to BBC Radio 1 to broadcast a weekly Friday night show called The Big Beat . In 1991 Pete returned to national radio after Pete's Manager Eddie Gordon talked the then departing DJ Jeff Young into suggesting Pete to BBC Radio 1 as the ideal replacement for the "hot' Friday night slot. Thus Pete began his long stint as the host of the '' Essential Selection ''. The Essential Selection was a ). Pete is one of the world's most recognised DJs. He draws people from all over the world to his famous ''Pure Pacha'' nights held at the Pacha nightclub in Ibiza , which in 2006 went on for a 17 week stint, and featured a massive line up including Andy Carvell and Carl Cox. NOTES }}} EXTERNAL LINKS
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