Peter Brown

Peter Brown Promoter & DJ

Peter has been a DJ and promoter since 1975 and has been providing quality Night Clubs and Events in Brisbane for long ***ing time

In 1979 Peter came to Brisbane from Christchurch and started DJing at the famous Cloudland Ballroom in Bowen Hills where he also helped stage events

He then worked at Top of the State, The National Hotel (Apples) then the New York Hotel

Peter then opened his first club in 1981, Marilyn's Cocktail Bar at the old Treasury Hotel opposite the Casino. Providing a mixture of New Romantic, New Wave, and alternative music along with fashion parades and interesting stage shows. He was joined by Ken Maxwell and in 1982 they transformed it into Mannequins Party House

Peter has launched or worked for many other top clubs in Brisbane, including

Tommy's Pinball, Whispers, Marilyn's Cocktail Bar, Mannequins, Warhol's, Transformers, The Castenet Club, The Underground, Café Neon, The Groove, The Belfast, The Land Office, Metropolis, The GoGo Club, Soho--Grand Orbit, The Empire Hotel-All Souled Out, The Tube, The Globe, The Site, Viva, Bed at the R-Bar Plus many more

Dance parties/raves staged by Peter include Performance and Infiniti, and with Michael Watt: NASA and Strawberry Fields Music Festival.

International DJ's promoted include Carl Cox, Sasha, Paul Oakenfold, and Boy George. +more

Acts promoted include: The Shamen, C & C Music Factory, De La Soul, Beats International, KLM. plus many more

Peter’s favourite Club was his first and with that in mind Marilyn’s continues to live now some 45 years later