Johnny Dynell

JOHNNY DYNELL is the New York City DJ, producer, songwriter, remixer and impresario who has been practicing his art and craft for three decades. When Nina Hagen sang "AM/PM, Pyramid, Roxy, Mudd Club, Danceteria" in her 1983 classic "New York New York" she could have been describing Johnny's work week, as he played at them all. Beginning at the seminal Mudd Club in 1980, he also went on to residencies at Area, Boy Bar, Susanne Bartsch's Copacabana parties, The Limelight and weekend nights at the original Tunnel.In 1983 while working at Danceteria, producer Kenton Nix and fellow DJ Mark Kamins (who had just produced Madonna's debut single) collaborated on Johnny's first record JAM HOT. T his quirky, infectious ditty about Graffiti kids and break dancers was a radio breakout, cult