Peter Harris (born 1961), popularly known as Blu Peter, is a British
electronic dance music
Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as dance music or club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and List of electronic dance music festivals, festivals. It is generally ...
producer and
disc jockey
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from
South Wales
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, who pioneered the nu-NRG
music genre
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in the late 1990s.
In the early 1990s, he served as resident DJ at major London
nightclub
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s
Heaven
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and
Turnmills. He has performed at
raves and nightclubs around the world.
After establishing his DJ career, Harris began producing original music as Blu Peter. He released dozens of
12-inch single
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s,
CD single
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s, and
remix
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es, many through
React Music Limited
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of London.
In 1999, he released his first full-length studio album, ''Widescreen & Digital''.
Harris also partnered with Kevin White to form a production duo called Elevator; together they co-produced numerous singles and
EPs from 1994 through the early 2000s. Harris has also produced or co-produced a small number of singles and remixes under the aliases Blu Peter & Sal, The Groove Council, Quench, and Mass. As Blu Peter, Harris compiled volumes 8, 9, 10, and 12 of the
Reactivate techno and trance compilation album series.
See also
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Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG (pronounced "high energy") is a genre of uptempo disco or electronic dance music (EDM) that originated during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
As a music genre, typified by its fast tempo, staccato hi-hat rhythms (and the four-on-the-flo ...
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Progressive house
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1961 births
Living people
British club DJs
British remixers
British electronic dance music DJs