Top 5Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I'm using Live to build different sweeps and mixes and features on the show.”
Said in Ableton artist page: Pete Tong, October 2006
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Pete Tong has said he builds sweeps, mixes and features for his Radio 1 show in Ableton Live. He has said the first album he bought was T. Rex's The Slider on vinyl, and has named Lil Louis's French Kiss and Hans Zimmer's Inception and Interstellar scores.
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Where to start with Pete Tong's gear.
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T. Rex
The Slider (vinyl)
Top 5Has said they love
T. Rex
The Slider (vinyl)“The Slider by T. Rex was the first album I ever bought, on vinyl obviously because it was a long time ago.”
Said in 20 Questions With Pete Tong (Billboard), December 2019
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Sasha & John Digweed
Renaissance: The Mix Collection
Top 5Has said they love
Sasha & John Digweed
Renaissance: The Mix CollectionSaid in 20 Questions With Pete Tong (Billboard), December 2019
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Lil Louis
French Kiss
Top 5Has said they love
Lil Louis
French Kiss“On a dancefloor level, just coming up with something as simple and effective as Lil Louis “French Kiss” would be pretty mind blowing.”
Said in 20 Questions With Pete Tong (Billboard), December 2019
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Hans Zimmer
Inception (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Top 5Has said they love
“I wish I could have made music like Hans Zimmer's compositions, like Inception or Interstellar.”
Said in 20 Questions With Pete Tong (Billboard), December 2019
No store page for this one.
What DJ gear Pete Tong uses: a sourced gear guide
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Radio studio
Has said they use
Ableton
Live“I'm using Live to build different sweeps and mixes and features on the show.”
Said in Ableton artist page: Pete Tong, October 2006
Records that shaped me
T. Rex
The Slider (vinyl)
Has said they love
T. Rex
The Slider (vinyl)“The Slider by T. Rex was the first album I ever bought, on vinyl obviously because it was a long time ago.”
Said in 20 Questions With Pete Tong (Billboard), December 2019
No store page for this one.
Sasha & John Digweed
Renaissance: The Mix Collection
Has said they love
Sasha & John Digweed
Renaissance: The Mix CollectionSaid in 20 Questions With Pete Tong (Billboard), December 2019
No store page for this one.
Lil Louis
French Kiss
Has said they love
Lil Louis
French Kiss“On a dancefloor level, just coming up with something as simple and effective as Lil Louis “French Kiss” would be pretty mind blowing.”
Said in 20 Questions With Pete Tong (Billboard), December 2019
No store page for this one.
Hans Zimmer
Inception (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Has said they love
“I wish I could have made music like Hans Zimmer's compositions, like Inception or Interstellar.”
Said in 20 Questions With Pete Tong (Billboard), December 2019
No store page for this one.
Hans Zimmer
Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Has said they love
“I think that's so powerful, in the way that that music moves me.”
Said in 20 Questions With Pete Tong (Billboard), December 2019
No store page for this one.
Questions
About Pete Tong's gear.
What DAW does Pete Tong use?
Ableton's artist page quotes Pete Tong saying he builds sweeps, mixes and features for his radio show in Ableton Live, and that warp marking was the breakthrough that got him hooked.
What was the first album Pete Tong bought?
Pete Tong told Billboard in 2019 that the first album he bought was The Slider by T. Rex, on vinyl.
What song does Pete Tong wish he had made?
He told Billboard that making something as simple and effective as Lil Louis's French Kiss would be mind blowing. He signed that record but did not make it.
What album does Pete Tong suggest for getting into dance music?
Pete Tong told Billboard he would hand a newcomer a mix album, such as one of Sasha's Global Underground albums or the Renaissance album by Sasha and John Digweed.
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Pete Tong
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