The Wilton Manors Business Association, along with Pride Fort Lauderdale and Hunters Nightclub, are excited to welcome legendary Thunderpuss to “Pride on the Drive” on Friday, February 10, 2023, from 6-11 PM.
DJ Thunderpuss consists of internationally renowned DJ Barry Harris from Toronto and DJ Chris Cox from Las Vegas. The duo, who haven’t played together in over 20 years, recently released a remix of “Don’t Cry For Me,” which was featured in the film “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody.”
Coincidentally, DJ Thunderpuss’s breakout success was a re-working of “It’s Not Right but It’s Okay” by Whitney Houston released in 1999. This was quickly followed by a remix of “Sexual (La Di Di)” by Amber. Other artists who received the Thunderpuss remix treatment include Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, NSYNC, and Celine Dion.
According to Barry Harris, “The last party Chris & I played together as Thunderpuss was the 2004 White Party at Vizcaya in Miami and the stars have aligned for us to reunite in Florida almost 20 years later for Pride Fort Lauderdale! I am excited to DJ along with Chris and we can’t wait to party with everyone again!”
This FREE event (with advance registration required) will be held in Hunters Nightclub parking lot at 2232 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL. To register for FREE tickets, visit wmba.biz/pride.
“Music brings people together so it’s only fitting that Chris and Barry will be reuniting in Wilson Manors during Pride. There is no other city in the U.S. where diverse communities happily live together,” said Gary Van Horn, Jr., President of the Wilton Manors Business Association.
“We are excited to partner with WMBA, Hunters Nightclub, DJ Thunderpuss and others as part of our Pride of the Americas/Pride Fort Lauderdale event. This is going to be a night to remember!” said Miik Martorell, President of Pride Fort Lauderdale.
About WMBA
The Wilton Manors Business Association (WMBA) is a vibrant 250+ member business organization that advocates for local businesses, builds partnerships, promotes its members, and provides information and opportunities beneficial to the Wilton Manors business community. Membership benefits include advertising that works, strategic business connections, prospect contacts, insights on current business news and local community improvement programs, and access to city government. For more information, please visit wmba.biz.
About Pride Fort Lauderdale/Pride of the Americas
Pride Fort Lauderdale is the oldest Pride celebration in the state of Florida, born in 1977 from protests following a successful public referendum to overturn a landmark Miami-Dade County gay rights ordinance. Over the years, Pride South Florida, now known as Pride Fort Lauderdale, has taken many different forms from protests and parades to celebrations and beach festivals. In 2017, Pride Fort Lauderdale moved to Fort Lauderdale Beach for its 40th anniversary, attracting 40,000 people.
About Thunderpuss
Thunderpuss is the production team/music producers Barry Harris of Toronto Canada and Chris Cox of Las Vegas. Over the course of six years (1998–2003), Thunderpuss were in demand as remixers, their first work together being a remix of Billie Myers’ “Kiss the Rain” in 1998. Their breakout success was a hit re-working of “It’s Not Right but It’s Okay” by Whitney Houston. This was quickly followed by a remix of “Sexual (La Di Di)” by Amber, a hit in 1999. Other artists who received the remix treatment included Madonna, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, NSYNC, and Celine Dion. Chris and Barry haven’t worked together until they came together to remix “Don’t Cry For Me” that was recently features in “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.”
