Bad Boy Bill

Active since the mid-1980s, Bad Boy Bill, born William Renkosik in Chicago, is part of the history of the local house scene at the crossroads of radio mix, club and mixtape culture. Trained in the context of the rise of Chicago house, he passes through the city’s stages and radio stations, notably WBMX, WGCI and then B96, in connection with the Hot Mix 5 entourage. His approach blends house, acid house, hip house, electro, freestyle and techno, with a marked fondness for turntablism and energetic sets built on continuous mixing. In the late 1980s, Bad Boy Bill also made a name in DMC competitions, then in the 1990s developed significant activity around compilations and commercial mixes, first with Street DJ Promotions cassettes, then via his Mix Connection Multimedia outfit. His discography includes several DJ mixes that became touchstones of the American house scene, including Bangin’ The Box Vol. 1 in 1995, The House Connection with Richard Vission in 1997, Bangin’ in London in 2000, Behind the Decks in 2003 and Behind The Decks Live in 2006. Bad Boy Bill also released the album The Album in 2009 and signed various remixes and productions that extend his grounding in a direct, rhythmic, dancefloor-oriented house.