In 1971, aged 16, Siano got his first DJing gig at The Roundtable.
12 Facts About Nicky Siano
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When Steve Rubell opened Studio 54, he asked Nicky Siano to be one of its resident DJs, to which he agreed, while remaining at The Gallery at weekends.
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Nicky Siano DJed at Bianca Jagger's infamous Studio 54 birthday party, and was playing as Bianca Jagger entered on a white horse.
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Nicky Siano was known for playing underground alternative music as opposed to the disco hits that were dominating the nightclub scene.
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Nicky Siano was fired from Studio 54 after four months, due to excessive drug use.
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In 1977, Nicky Siano went into production with the single "Kiss Me Again" on Sire Records, co-written and produced with Arthur Russell, which sold more than 300,000 records.
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Nicky Siano dropped out of the scene around the start of the 1980s.
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Nicky Siano recounted to the Sydney Morning Herald that in 1982, he became sober, his best friend died of AIDS, and he "wound up in a 15-year career helping people with AIDS".
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Nicky Siano released a film documenting the Gallery nightclub, with footage shot in the club during the 1970s.
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On October 18,2011, Nicky Siano reappeared at Studio 54 for the club's one-night reopening, organized by Sirius XM Radio.
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Nicky Siano played all 1970s disco from the club's original days.
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Nicky Siano is featured in the 2024 PBS series Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution.