DJ
Larry Levan
Resident DJ at the Paradise Garage in New York for a decade, and the origin of garage music.
Lawrence Philpot, known as Larry Levan, was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as "Saturday Mass". Influential post-disco DJ François Kevorkian credits Levan with introducing the dub aesthetic into dance music. Along with Kevorkian, Levan experimented with drum machines and synthesizers in his productions and live sets, ushering in an electronic, post-disco sound that presaged the ascendence of house music. He DJ'd at Club Zanzibar in the 1980s as well, home to the Jersey Sound brand of deep house or garage house.
- Born
- 1954-07-20, New York City, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1992-11-08, Beth Israel Medical Center, USAA Sunday, aged 38
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1954-07-20, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 27°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 26°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 9°48′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 8°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 26°09′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 12°52′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 2°48′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 23°36′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 23°20′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 23°47′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1992-11-08, Beth Israel Medical Center, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 16°32′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 26°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 7°52′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 24°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 25°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 5°51′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 12°17′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 14°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 16°39′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 22°36′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Larry Levan was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.