Mainstream DJ Louie DeVito never dreamed he'd have a million-selling series of mix albums while working as a construction worker in the early '90s. An avid listener of New York City's Hot 103 and Hot 97, it took him nearly a year to get his first club gig, but it wasn't long before he was dubbed "the Man With the Golden Ear". A Friday night mix show on WKTU earned him more exposure, and in 1999 DeVito decided to release his first N.Y.C. Underground Party mix CD on his own. DeVito continued the Underground series and started the Dance Factory series to feature more popular and mainstream music. ~ David Jeffries