Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus is a club disc jockey who specializes in music of the sixties: Soul Musc (he is resident DJ for Subway Soul Club), Go-Go, garage and mod (he has guested at Smashed! Blocked! and The New Untouchables), lounge, exotica (he has guested at Tiki Oasis and The Hukilau), surf, twist, R&B, organ grooves, ska, Doo Wop, jerk, rockabilly and other assorted madness--anything can happen at The Wang Dang Doodle which he hosts.
Photo by Nancy Breslow
Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus began his DJ career at keg parties in Carson, California during the early seventies, and soon graduated to the nightclubs of Hollywood, beginning with a couple of guest spots at the legendary Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco. By 1978, he had a residency Monday nights at The Starwood, and he was the main DJ at Madame Wong's West in Santa Monica. A year later he was working The Cathay de Grande in Hollywood, and in the fall of 1981 he began a night at the prestigious Club Lingerie of Hollywood, a gig he kept for five years.
Other venues he worked during this time include The Whisky A'Go-Go, The Roxy (including a special Clash show), The Seven Seas, Blackie's and The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (Buzzcocks/Gang of Four show). He also made guest appearances on radio stations KCRW, KPFK and KXLU.
During the early 1990s, Phast put his DJ activities on hold while living in Albany, New York. In 1992, he moved to Brooklyn and, by 1998, he was back in action with a guest spot at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey.
In 2002, Phast hosted the Soul Stomp Spectacular at The Warsaw club in Brooklyn. After a very successful guest slot for New York's Subway Soul Club, he was asked to be the resident DJ for the club, a position he has maintained for seven years. His Wang Dang Doodle, a wailin' event featuring sounds from the fifties and early sixties was a pioneering effort in that realm and now takes place whenever and wherever it can.
In 2003, he was asked to DJ at New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts during the Midsummer Night Swing Festival and has returned every year since. In the last few years, Phast Phreddie The Boogaloo Omnibus also guested at such events and clubs as Wowsville A'Go-Go, Smashed! Blocked!, La Jumelle, APT, Motor City Bar, The Delancy and Manitoba’s, Boogaloo Shampoo, all in Manhattan; Southpaw, Union Pool, Tainted Lady, The Chareston, Magnetic Field, Hullabaloo, Southpaw, The Bell House in Brooklyn; The Echo and The Short Stop in Los Angeles, California; Tiki Oasis 6 in San Diego, California; Hukilau '06 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Confecciones Dracula and Club Gabba Gabba (New Year's Eve 2004) in Valencia, Spain; the Badlands and Barbara Ann clubs in Barcelona, Spain; Hot, Funky & Sweaty Club and The New Untouchables in London, and the Original Mod Weekender in Brighton, England and clubs in Hiroshima and Tokyo, Japan. He is truly international!
Phast specializes in music from the sixties, especially soul music, discotheque A' Go-Go, psycho instrumentals and garage rock. Other styles he spins are jump blues and big band swing from the forties; doo-wop, R&B, rockabilly and rock’n’roll from the fifties; seventies funk and reggae; calypso, mambo, exotica/lounge, cumbias, jazz, blues and assorted weird stuff. He prefers to play 45s, but can work with LPs, CDs and 78s.
He always shows up to the gig appropriately attired and equipped.
Dig this: Subway Soul Club The Website
SUBWAY SOUL CLUB ON MYSPACE!! myspace.com/SubwaySoulClub
Phast Phreddie's writing can be found here:
Phast Phreddie Patterson
Phast Phreddie can now be heard on the radio during Michael Shelley's program on WFMU (91.1 FM in NYC area, 90.1 FM upstate NY--show starts at 11:00 AM Eastern Time). Around 12:30 most Saturday afternoons, Michael calls Phast Phreddie and they take about five minutes to pay tribute to musicians who have recently passed away. The show can be heard over the internet here [WFMU] and it is archived here [Michael Shelley Show].
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Phast Phreddie's influence on the Southern California Mod & Ska scene of the early eighties has been noted: HERE.
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Future Boogaloo Omnibus DJ gigs
Thursday September 24--Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus will be guest DJ with his pal Carlos Tropicaza at Cake Shop (152 Ludlow Street, Lower East Side, NYC). Phast will spin some weird stuff that he never gets to spin, at about 11:00 or so for about half an hour or 45 minutes.
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Sunday September 27--Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus will spin records for an hour at the Brooklyn Record Riot, a groovy record and CD swap meet that is held at The Warsaw (261 Driggs Avenue, Greenpoint, Brooklyn). Along with all the excitement that goes along with a record show, there will be eight DJs. The doors open at noon...Phast swings at 1:00 PM for an hour. Every record he plays will be available for sale!
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Friday October 16--The Subway Soul Club returns to action at a new location, The Loft at The Public Assembly (70 North Sixth Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn--use the secret entrance and go up stairs). Resident DJ Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus and hostess Lady Dawn will be joined by guest DJs Mr. Fine Wine and we hope Lynne K. To help defray expenses at our new venue, there will now be a $6 cover charge at Subway Soul Club.
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Friday October 30--Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus brings The Wang Dang Doodle to the Trophy Bar (351 Broadway (@ Keap Street) in Lower Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This will be THE MONSTERS BALL!! with guest DJs Rex Doane (Fools Paradise) and Dave the Spazz (Music to Spazz By). This will reunite the original three DJs from the very first Wang Dang Doodle, held back in 2002. The classic line-up returns!!! Expect to hear the wildest in Bop, Slop and Schlock; spooky, monster records and just a bunch of crazy crap. PLUS, pin-up girl Brooklyn Babydoll will make a return appearance as a Go-Go dancer. The action starts at 10:00 PM and we swing until 4:00 AM. Don't you dare miss it!!!
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Saturday November 14--Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus will be DJ at the The Tri-State Conspiracy show at the Bower Poetry Club (308 Bowery, East Village, NYC). Action starts at 8:00 PM. Phast spins before, between and after the bands. $10 if you wear cool clothes. $12 if you wear shorts and a yankees shirt.
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