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.
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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
Wednesday July 8--Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus will return to Lincoln Center to spin his favorite Rock'n'Roll records as part of The Midsummer Night Swing series. Featured artist will be the great Chubby Checker!! This is going to be very exciting. Don't miss out! DIG ALL THE DIRT HERE!!!
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Friday July 24—Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus will be guest DJ at CHICKABOOM!—a swingin’ affair held at Legion (790 Metropolitain Avenue at Humboldt) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Other DJs will be Josh Styles, Dirty Dan, Señor Boogaloo and the lovely hostesses Jenni and Melissa-Anne. There is a nautical theme, so dress like a sailor! Phast will play his Popeye records!!!
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Friday July 31--Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus will host another The Wang Dang Doodle at The Trophy Bar in Lower Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This will be the annual SURF & TWIST PARTY, with much surf and twist records being played, along with songs dealing with summer time activities. Guest DJ will be Charles Gaskins. Special Guest DJ will be Gaylord Fields who will spin for about an hour starting at midnight. Also around that time, the great Go-Go dancer Brooklyn Babydoll will be on hand to show everyone how to twist!!! This will be the Wildest Wang ever!!! Don't miss it.
DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TWIST? FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS
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Wednesday August 12—Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus will bring the Surf & Twist Party to Los Angeles when he is guest DJ at the Bigfoot Lodge with host DJ Lee Joseph with special guest DJ Agent 00Soul (Don Waller). More about the Bigfoot HERE.
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Thursday August 13--Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibuswill DJ at Tiki Oasis 9. This will be a most fabulous event, a gathering of Tiki-heads from around the world that will last all weekend. The Thursday night event will be held at the Bali Hai Restaurant on Shelter Island and will feature guitar legend Davie Allen and the Arrows--unlike the rest of the Tiki Oasis happenings, this is a free event and open to the public. Phast Phreddie the Boogaloo Omnibus will turn the place into a Surf and Twist Party!! Click HERE and get all the details.
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