Peter Slaghuis

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Peter Slaghuis (born August 21, 1961 in Rijswijk , Netherlands ; † September 5, 1991 ) was a Dutch DJ and musician . He made a name for himself as a remixer in earlier years and later added his own productions. His best known project was Hithouse . He died in a car accident in the summer of 1991.

Musical projects

Video kids

In 1984 he formed the synth-pop duo Video Kids with Bianca Bonelli . The debut single "Woodpeckers from Space" , which was released at the end of 1984, immediately reached number 4 in the German single charts in March 1985 . In 1988 the last publication "The Witch Doctor" appeared . In 1986 he released his only maxi-single Samplification under the pseudonym The Wiseguys . There were also two single releases under his real name, but they remained rather unknown.

Hithouse

His best known project, however, was Hithouse , the literal translation of his Dutch surname. The project's biggest club hits include Jack to the Sound of the Underground and Move Your Feet to The Rhythm of the Beat . Due to the success with Hithouse , he founded his own record company called Hithouse Records in 1990, whose style, contrary to his Euro-House sound, tended towards techno and tech-house. One of the best-known formations that were released under Hithouse Records is the techno quartet Holy Noise , founded by him and Paul Elstak . Her first 12 ″ publication, Father Forgive Them , probably appeared in the fall of 1990, is her last with Peter Slaghuis. All other publications of this formation in the years 1991 to 1993 appeared after the death of Peter Slaghuis.

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personal data
SURNAME Slaghuis, Peter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hithouse (pseudonym); The Wiseguys (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch DJ and musician
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Rijswijk , South Holland , Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH 5th September 1991