David Mancuso (born October 20, 1944) is the creator of the famous "by invitation only" parties in New York City which have come to be known as The Loft. The first such party was held in 1970 and was called Love Saves The Day. Prior to that, he was playing records for his friends on a semi-regular basis as early as 1966, and these parties became so popular that by 1971 he and Steve Abramowitz, who worked the door, decided to do this on a weekly basis. His parties have the free-wheeling feel and intimacy found in the classic rent party or house party.


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