Peewee Ferris
Peewee Ferris | |
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| Born | Peter Ferris |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Years active | 1980s–present |
Peter "Peewee" Ferris is a DJ from Sydney. Ferris began mixing at an early age, being inspired by his older brothers Stephen and John who are also DJs.[1] Peewee's pseudonyms include Evac, Slot Jockies and Pipi Le Oui.[2]
He has performed multiple times at Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks spectacular.[2] He composed music for the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[3] and in 2002 for the Gay Games.[2] He has ranked highly in various dance magazine polls, gaining worldwide exposure and thus gaining work through Asia, Europe and Africa.[1]
Career
[edit]1980s-present
[edit]Ferris first came to prominence in the late 1980s after producing label-requested remixes for Australian singles including Jenny Morris' "Lighthearted", "Love Dimension" by Kate Ceberano and "Show No Mercy" by Mark Williams.
In 1989, Ferris co-wrote the majority of tracks and produced Collette's Raze the Roof album.
In 1992, Ferris worked with Mark James and David Berman on the dance group Bass Culture, who recorded an album with Geena, Kate Ceberano and Lisa Edwards, titled BC Nation.
In 1994, Ferris worked on the Culture Shock self-titled album.
In 1995, Ferris released music under his own name. Single "I Feel It" peaked at number 20 on the ARIA chart and at the 1996 ARIA Music Awards, was nominated for Best Dance Release. Ferris' debut album Social Narcotic was released in 1997.
In the late 1990s, Ferris remixed several Australian singles including Savage Garden's "I Want You", Human Nature's "Don't Say Goodbye" and "Whisper Your Name" and Tina Arena's "Now I Can Dance".
In 2000, he composed music for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the Doha 2006 Asian Games and Shanghai World Expo 2010.[4]
In 2022, he released a single "1972" with Toni Pearen under the name Pipi Le Oui.[5] This was followed in 2023 with "Whatever Will Be".[6] In October 2024, a remix album titled Two Tribes 2021-2025 was released with Mark James.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
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| Social Narcotic |
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Charting singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS [7][8] | ||
| "I Feel It" (as DJ Darren Briais vs. DJ Peewee Ferris) |
1995 | 20 |
| "Time to Make the Floor Burn" (as DJ Peewee Ferris vs. John Ferris) |
1996 | 67 |
Awards and nominations
[edit]ARIA Awards
[edit]The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music..[9]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1996 | "I Feel It" | Best Dance Release | Nominated |
| 1998 | Social Narcotic | Best Dance Release | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Peewee Ferris interview". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
- ^ a b c "Artist PeeWee Ferris". Apples and Pears. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Let the games begin: How the new millennium transformed partying in Sydney". Red Bull. September 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Peewee Ferris". Ferris Mob. Retrieved 14 December 2007.
- ^ "Pipi Le Oui & Toni Pearen 1972". Inflyte App. October 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ "Toni Pearen & Peewee Ferris Whatever Will Be Will Be". Inflyte App. February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 84.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 15 Sep 1996". ARIA. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest position reached.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 1 March 2014.
External links
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