Over the past few years, to the traditional sounds of an English summer, the droning of the lawnmowers, the smack of leather on willow has been added a new noise? Pete Vintage, a man who does need an introduction.

Pete started off in the early eighties as a resident in the biggest disco of a rather small town called Aalst. The club called De Hopsael was a vivid scene of the dance culture of the eighties. He soon amazed the public with his personal view on how dance music could interface with more popular tunes. In the year and a half as a resident, he shared the decks with several radio-hosts and DJ?s whilst perfecting his skills and broadening his horizons.

He then took off to Ghent sensing that it was time to move on and finally ended up in the legendary club Fifty-Five. His awkward music choice and fitting mixes attracted a regular crowd. Soon he was also influenced by some of the leading DJ?s. The Fifty-Five was also the club where the roots lay of Mo and Benoeli (a.k.a The Glimmers). Pete witnessed their first promising steps into the scene. The duo became one of the worlds leading names and is now travelling around the globe. Another main attraction of the Fifty-Five was Eric Powa B who practically put La Rocca on the map. During the late eighties Pete made a move to an even bigger joint; the posh disco ?The Barneyz? where he became a resident on Saturdays. A that time he combined a full-time job with his DJ-career. It proved to be a bit over the edge. So after a couple of months he narrowed it down to Fifty-Five exclusively and kept doing that until the end of 1989.

What really made him interrupt his DJ-business was a rather odd request. A couple of youngsters wanted him to put on ?New Kids on the Block?. That was it, he?d had enough. The scene was definitely changing? So he ended up doing gigs at friend?s, school festivities, company reunions, fashion and garden parties on a not so regular basis.

But a man?s got to do what a man?s got to do. Since his music is now called Old Skool there?s nothing that?ll keep him from giving it a go? ?Quality reigns. And since there appears to be a market for Old Skool, who knows where it?ll lead Pete Vintage?