Heather Heart
Heather Lotruglio (born 1971), better known as Heather Heart, is an American (New York) based Techno DJ.[1]
Heather Heart | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Heather Lotruglio |
| Also known as | Heather Heather |
| Born | 1971 (age 48–49) Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | Techno |
| Occupation(s) | Disc jockey |
| Instruments | Turntable, Sampler, TB 303, TR 909 |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Sonic Groove, Magnetic North, Communique |
| Associated acts | Frankie Bones, X-Heart |
In 1991, her zine called Under One Sky laid the foundation for a network of techno music fans across the US. In 1992, she began DJing, especially at the Storm raves. In 1995, she co-founded Groove records, the first techno record store in the United States.
Life and musical career
Heather Heart was born in Brooklyn and grew up in the New York City area and started clubbing at the beginning of the underground dance music explosion influenced by the UK's "summer of love."[2]
In 1990 Heart, along with Frankie Bones and his brother, fellow DJ Adam X, co-founded the first all-techno record store, Groove Record Shop, in Brooklyn.[3] Shortly afterwards, Heart began an underground techno music zine Under One Sky (Archived PDF from 1992 available here http://ravearchive.com/zines/underonesky/underonesky6.pdf), founded in 1991, which created a forum wherein the US and global dance music undergrounds could share ideas and, increasingly cultural and spiritual messages.[4] This work drew together fans, DJs, and producers within and across the US [5] and helped create a flourishing music scene.[6] In 1992 Heart began Djing, first under the name "Heather Heather," later changing it to Heather Heart. She became famous especially for djing the Storm Raves founded by fellow DJ Frankie Bones. The three have been called "The forefathers (and foremother) of New York techno." [7] In 1995 they moved the store to Manhattan, and renamed it Sonic Groove. This became the center of the underground techno scene and a fixture in dance music, where Heart was a crucial, friendly and knowledgeable presence.[8] About that time X and Heart began to throw their own parties under the name Mental.[9]
These venues and parties were the backbone of the New York underground music scene, as well as becoming "the model for every city with an underground dance scene."[10] In 1999, Heart was featured in the movie "Better Living Through Circuitry" about the US rave scene.[11] In 2015, she was listed in Mixmag's "20 Women who shaped the History of Dance Music."[12]
Discography
- 1994 (as X-Heart, with Adam X) "Analogistic Warrior" Magnetic North
- 1997 "Blizzard" (on V/A Define The Sonic Groove) Sonic Groove
- 1995 (as X-Heart) "Solo siren" Communique Records
- 1998 (DJ Mix) "Eastbound Underground 01 (The Future Sound Of Sonic Groove 98)" Sonic Groove
References
- Believe 3 (lineup), Newark, New Jersey
- Potts, Diana (1 March 2017). "Heather Heart & Sonic Groove". Massive Magazine USA. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- "SONIC GROOVE RECORDS Biography". Sonic Groove Records. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- Graham St. John. Technomad: global raving countercultures. Equinox 2009, p. 73
- Mireille Silcott. Rave America: New School Dancescapes ECW Press, 1999; p. 14.
- Simon Reynolds. Generation Ecstasy. Routledge, 1999, p. 149.
- O'Neal, Sean (18 October 2001). "Sonic Groove". Philadelphia City Paper. Archived from the original on 27 June 2003.
- William Goldman. "Technocracy in America" New York Magazine. Jul 19, 1993, p. 16
- Matos, Michaelangelo (13 September 2012). "The Perfect Storm: New York Techno In The Early 90s". Red Bull Music Academy. Red Bull. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015.
- M. Tve. Comer. "Mixed Signals" CMJ New Music Monthly. June 1999
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207998/
- Blanning, Lisa; The Black Madonna; Keyes, Patch (1 September 2013). "20 Women Who Shaped the History of Dance Music". Mixmag.net.
External links
- Heather Heart discography at Discogs
