Bad Boy Bill

Bad Boy Bill
Birth name William Renkosik
Also known as Bill Restemayer, Bad Boy Bill, 3B
Genres Acid House, Electro, Electronic, Freestyle, Hard House, Hip Hop, Hip House, House, Techno, Turntablism
Occupation(s) DJ
Years active 1985–present
Labels D.J. International Records, International House Records, Mix Connection Multimedia, Menage Music, Thrive, Nettwerk
Associated acts Alex Peace, Alyssa Palmer, Hatiras, Kevin Irving, Nadine Renee, Richard Vission, Paul Johnson, Patrick Alavi
Website badboybill.com

Bad Boy Bill (born William Renkosik) is a disc jockey (DJ) from Chicago, Illinois, U.S. who plays an assortment of house music.

Bad Boy Bill began his DJ career in 1985 during the Chicago house music movement of the mid to late 1980s.[1]

He worked with Mike "Hitman" Wilson and Julian "Jumpin" Perez of the WBMX DJ mixing team, known then as the Hot Mix 5. Bill's popularity grew out of DJing parties throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as opening for the Hot Mix 5.

Currently, Bad Boy Bill plays music ranging from House to Electro, and is known for playing six separate turntables at once. In 1988 and 1989, he was placed within the top three at the Disco Mix Club championships.

History

Street DJ Promotions era (1987–1995)

Between 1987 and 1995, Bill produced a series of promotional mixtapes under the name "Street DJ Promotions." These tapes were distributed out of Bill's car to local Chicago area record shops, flea markets, and DJ gigs. These mixes included: Hot Mix #1–17, Non-Stop Hip-Hop, Flashbacks Vol. 1 & 2, Classics Vol. 1–3, Street Style 1 & 2, and Gettin' Wicked.

Bill has been credited with the idea of mass-producing mix tapes unlike before, and was apparently inspired by Andre Lopez, owner of the Hot Jams record store. This caught the attention of the Recording Industry Association of America and music publishing houses who were not paid any royalties from the use of copyrighted music on the vast number of mixtapes being produced and sold throughout Chicago by these many DJs. Bill then became a part of the licensed-mix movement and started Mix Connection Multimedia (MCM). He has been generally credited with being the first Chicago DJ to produce legally licensed mixes.

Mix Connection Multimedia era (1995–2001)

Bill created MCM in 1995 to produce legally licensed mixes, and as an umbrella company for several side projects and record labels such as International House Records (IHR), Moody Recordings, Contaminated Muzik, Canvas Recordings, and Motus Music. MCM has most notably produced Bangin' The Box Vol. 1–5, The House Connection (w/ Richard "Humpty" Vission) Vol. 1 and 2, and The B-96 Mixmaster Throwdown Vol. 1–5.

House Connection (1997–1998)

Bad Boy Bill teamed up with Richard Vission to form a house DJ supergroup called The House Connection.[2] They have released two mix albums, the last in 1998. In May 2006, Bill reunited with Vission in Dallas and Detroit for a two-day reunion show.

Behind The Decks (2003–2006)

In 2003, Bill released a CD/DVD mixtape titled Behind the Decks.

In May 2006, to support the Behind the Decks mixtape, Bill embarked on a three-day tour called "BTD Live". Bill performed in clubs like The Church in Denver and The Avalon in Los Angeles. Audio and video were recorded at all three shows and released as the BTD Live concert film in October 2006.

On August 5, 2013, The Official Bad Boy Bill YouTube page released House Connection 3, a free mixtape available to download on Richard Vission's SoundCloud page.

Awards

Discography

Albums

Continuous DJ Mixes

Singles

Remixes

Mix Details

Behind The Decks Live

Behind The Decks

References

  1. ↑ "Bad Boy Bill Biography". London: IMO Records. 25 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Bad Boy Bill x Richard Vission - HTG Events Orlando". HTG Events Orlando. Retrieved 2016-10-25.

External links

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