Walter Gibbons
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Walter Gibbons (April 2, 1954 – September 23, 1994) was an American record producer, early disco DJ, and remixer.
He pioneered the remix and 12" single in America and was one of the 1970s' most influential New York DJs.
Career
Gibbons began DJing in New York in the early 1970s and was one of the first Americans to incorporate techniques from dub reggae production into dance music. He started DJing at the Galaxy 21 in 1975; in 1975, he would become a regular at the club. In late 1976, he discovered that his sets were illegally logged and sold on the black market. He stayed in Seattle for a brief period before returning to New York and DJing haphazardly.
At the end of the 1970s, he had a long association with Salsoul Records. Salsoul's DJ skills, punctuality, and seriousness persuaded him to do the remix of "Ten Percent," by Double Exposure, despite the fact that he had never created. It was the first commercially available 12-inch single in the world, as well as his most well-known remix. Loleatta Holloway's remix of "Hit and Run" was a surprise hit. He produced Salsoul mixes such as Disco Boogie: Non-Stop Dancing (1976) and Disco Madness (1979), the latter being the first full-length release by a solo remixer. He has worked on products including West End and Gold Mind.
Gibbons was largely inactive in the early 1980s but hit again in 1984, a combination of Strafe's "Set It Off" which became a anthem of the early New York garage scene. Arthur Russell's "Schoolbell/Tree House" was a remix on Sleeping Bag Records in 1986. Gibbons was a reborn Christian in the 1980s, but he managed to produce cutting edge mixes during this period (he simply concentrated on songs and lyrics that did not offend his faith). Despite being alienated from the New York dance scene and some of his acquaintances, he was warmly welcomed when embarking on a small tour of Japan in 1993.
He spent his remaining weeks in a YMCA alone and died of AIDS-related illnesses in 1994.