"Making Music For You"
The Biography of My Early Dj YearsAnd History of Brooklyn's Legendary Dj Specialty Shop Owned By My Father Steven Dallal
MUSIC FACTORY
1312 Kings Highway, Brooklyn only months before it closed it's doors after 33 years of legendary history including pioneering what would become the Dj Specialty shop concept that helped shape New York City Dance Music Culture for decades.
CHAPTER ONE: STEVEN'S STEREO
In 1974, Steven's Stereo was the name of my father's first business of his own. Located on the corner of E14th St. and 4th Avenue in Manhattan, He sold mainly cameras, phonograph turntables (lol), vinyl and would eventually specialize in 12" Disco Singles. He had those head shop black light posters. My favorite was the Jefferson Starship dragon poster with Grace Slick riding it. The shop was literally across the street from the Palladium in a building long since torn down (now a Food Emporium/Condo) and was about as big as bathtub it was so tiny!
ABOVE: Steven's Stereo was originally located opposite the legendary nightclub the Palladium, which would later become the stage for two majorly influential chapters of my career...
ABOVE: This is my grandfather Salim Dallal in my Dad's shop on 14st in NYC
