Danny Alias

Danny Alias (Duane Scott Cerny) is an American house music artist and playwright born in Norridge, Illinois. In 1984, he co-founded Persona Records with David Bell and released the single "Civil Defense," an early example of Chicago house music which was played by DJ Ron Hardy.^[1] The label went on to release the first two singles by Jamie Principle and Frankie Knuckles: "Waiting on My Angel" and "Your Love". In 2012, "Civil Defense" was re-issued on Kill the DJ, a French label founded by DJ Ivan Smagghe.^[2]

In 1990, Alias created Chicago's Broadway Antique Market, a 20,000 square-foot multi-dealer shop specializing in mid-century modern collectibles.^[3] In 2018, Thunderground Press published his book Selling Dead People's Things: Inexplicably True Tales, Vintage Fails & Objects of Objectionable Estates^[4] with anecdotes from his career as a vintage dealer.

Alias has also written two LGBT comedic spoofs, "Mrs. Hyde and the Case of the Gaslight Buggerings," which debuted at the Athenaeum Theatre in 2009,^[5] and "The Bloody Fabulous Curse of Dragula," which debuted at Mary's Attic Theatre in 2010.^[6]^[7]^[8]

External links

[9] discography at Discogs
[10] Broadway Antique Market
[11] home tour at Apartment Therapy
[12] "Traces of a Man Who Disappeared" personal essay in The New York Times
[13] Selling Dead People's Things

References

^ [1], Wax Poetics Issue 53. Retrieved on 06 May 2014.
^ [2], Kill the DJ press release. Retrieved on 06 May 2014.
^ [3] Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine, Maine Antique Digest, May 2011. Retrieved on 06 May 2014.
^ [4], Selling Dead People’s Things - Goodreads book page.
^ [5], Mrs. Hyde and the Case of the Gaslight Buggerings - Chicago Reader review.
^ [6],"The Bloody Fabulous Curse of Dragula" - Chicago Reader review.
^ [7],"The Bloody Fabulous Curse of Dragula" - Chicago Theater Beat review.
^ [8],"The Bloody Fabulous Curse of Dragula" - Centerstage review.

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[1] [1], Wax Poetics Issue 53. Retrieved on 06 May 2014.

[2] [2], Kill the DJ press release. Retrieved on 06 May 2014.

[3] [3] Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine, Maine Antique Digest, May 2011. Retrieved on 06 May 2014.

[4] [4], Selling Dead People’s Things - Goodreads book page.

[5] [5], Mrs. Hyde and the Case of the Gaslight Buggerings - Chicago Reader review.

[6] [6],"The Bloody Fabulous Curse of Dragula" - Chicago Reader review.

[7] [7],"The Bloody Fabulous Curse of Dragula" - Chicago Theater Beat review.

[8] [8],"The Bloody Fabulous Curse of Dragula" - Centerstage review.

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