Rusty Egan (born on 19
September 1957)
was the drummer
for the British New
Wave band,
The
Rich Kids, (founded by former Sex
Pistol Glen Matlock bass guitarist &
singer, with Steve
New guitarist & singer and fronted by Midge Ure
guitarist, singer & keyboard player.) from their inception in
March 1977 to their disbanding in December 1978. He continued working
with Ure, and later collaborated with The
Misfits, The
Skids, and Visage. He did not return to Visage
for its reunion at the end of the 1990s.
He was the DJ
at Blitz,
the influential New Romantic nightclub in
London
from 1979 until 1981. While there, he introduced German (Kraftwerk),
Japanese (Yellow Magic Orchestra)and
British (Eno, Ultravox, Landscape)
electronica/synthpop to
the British club
scene almost single-handedly putting together the soundtrack for the
new romantic movement. He also owned The Cage, a new romantic record
store on London's
King's
Road. As the club grew in popularity, Egan began to be recognised as a
central figure in London’s nightlife. In 1982, he opened up the
now-famous Camden Palace nightclub in London,
where he continued to spread and influence the development of
electronica in the UK. For a time, he switched to
producing records for many of the bands he used to DJ, including Spear
of Destiny, Visage, and The Senate.
He was later brought back into his career as a disc jockey by
the allure of the internet as a medium for sharing music.
Presently, he works as a DJ at the Boujis nightclub in London, playing
and promoting 80s-style synthpop and electronica music.
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