DJ Bill Kelly on Clubhouse

Bio

Driven by an intense passion for music and a pioneering spirit that has kept pace with the cutting-edge for over five decades, few individuals have had as meaningful and lasting an impact upon the dance music industry (EDM) as DJ Bill Kelly. His humble beginnings in 1972 as a DJ in Miami, FL, placed him squarely at the forefront of a movement as it poised to sweep across the nation. With the birth of disco, Bill introduced many artists to their first audiences, helping launch the careers of performers who have gone on to become household names.

As his career flourished, his many awards and accolades set the groundwork for the business ventures that would transform the industry. Named 1980 Miami DJ of the Year by Billboard Magazine coincided with the launch of the Flamingo Record Pool and receiving multiple Gold and Platinum Recording Industry Association of America Sales Awards for their efforts with artists including Donna Summer, KC & The Sunshine Band, Depeche Mode, Madonna, Eminem, Pink, Missy Elliot, Trick Daddy, Outkast and C&C Music Factory. Yet none of these achievements could prepare him for what would come next.

Beginning in 1986, and currently running for 34 consecutive years, Bill is the Co-Founder and previously the Director of Winter Music Conference (WMC), the largest dance music convention in the world. What began as an industry event for DJs, Music Producers, Record Company scouts and venue promoters, MMW/WMC now brings over 1.2 million people to Miami for the largest gathering of Dance and Electronic Music performers, industry professionals and an overwhelming international audience. Now considered the close of the main tourist season in Miami Beach MMW/WMC generates over $250 million in taxable revenues for Miami Dade County, and on March 16, 2005 Bill earned the Key to the City of Miami Beach, induction into the Dance Music Authority Magazine’s “Hall of Fame” and a Life-Time achievement awards from the DJ Awards given in Ibiza.

Bill continues to receive global recognition for the industry shaping impact his career has had upon electronic dance music. Accepting invitations to perform at influential dance music destinations, his performances include WMC Pool Parties on Miami Beach, UMF’s VIP arena, headlining performance in Ibiza, Spain, Sardinia, Curacao, Italy, Roma, Berlin and many more…