"I spent a million pounds on drugs" | Fat Tony is Dance Music's Wildest DJ | Mixmag Originals

Fat Tony has been operating since the 80s, having been active during the Wag club era of Soho and then becoming a central player on the acid house scene when Shoom started to pop off. Watch him DJ in The Lab: https://youtu.be/bayM6o2-FVI Like this? Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/3c9FNSw Fat Tony threw parties, DJ'd on the same line-ups as Danny Rampling, Andrew Weatherall and Sasha and fell in with club kids and would-be celebs like Kate Moss. He was the prince of London and made an impact on New York, playing at the Palladium and hanging out in the booth of Paradise Garage with Diana Ross. He worked the underground club circuit and was the toast of the fashion crowd, becoming the tour DJ for the likes of Madonna, Michael Jackson and Prince. Or follow us on: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3a2Hakb Facebook: https://bit.ly/38XsHWx Twitter: https://bit.ly/2VwPgOf Credits ------------ Director: Louis Anderson-Rich Producer: Seb Wheeler Camera: Sherelle Thomas, Lawrence Abbott, Esme Surfleet, Fraser Boyes Titles: Lawrence Abbott Fat Tony Photography: Dave Swindells The Wag Photography: Graham Smith Music in order of appearance ------------ Pigbag 'Hit The 'O' Deck' [Y Records] (1983) Manuel Darquart 'Birds Of Paradiso' [Childsplay] (2018)