# Larry Levan

> Lawrence Philpot (July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992), known as Larry Levan ( lə-VAN), was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as 

- **Canonical URL:** https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/larry-levan
- **JSON:** https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/api/artists/larry-levan.json
- **Origin:** Brooklyn, US
- **Primary scene:** unknown
- **Genres:** Garage House
- **Confidence score:** 55/100
- **Last verified:** June 10, 2026

## Biography

Lawrence Philpot (July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992), known as Larry Levan ( lə-VAN), was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as "Saturday Mass". Influential post-disco DJ François Kevorkian credits Levan with introducing the dub aesthetic into dance music. Along with Kevorkian, Levan experimented with drum machines and synthesizers in his productions and live sets, ushering in an electronic, post-disco sound that presaged the ascendence of house music. He DJ'd at Club Zanzibar in the 1980s as well, home to the Jersey Sound brand of deep house or garage house.

## Official & social links

- **Discogs:** https://www.discogs.com/artist/3483
- **MusicBrainz:** https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3522a104-c3ce-4ee8-865a-fcf3fc08095d
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Levan
- **Wikidata:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341804

## Booking & management

_None on record._

## Metrics

_None on record._

## Scores

| Score | Value |
| --- | --- |
| influence score | 0/100 |
| reach score | 0/100 |
| house crew relevance score | 40/100 |
| booking potential score | 0/100 |
| emerging artist score | 40/100 |
| contact confidence score | 0/100 |
| citation confidence score | 95/100 |
| agent readability score | 90/100 |
| brand fit score | 24/100 |
| interview potential score | 22/100 |
| sponsorship potential score | 8/100 |
| education value score | 10/100 |
| house crew priority score | 24/100 |

## Sources

1. https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3522a104-c3ce-4ee8-865a-fcf3fc08095d
2. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341804
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Levan

### Field-level provenance

| Field | Value | Source | Verified | Confidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| genres | disco, garage, garage house | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3522a104-c3ce-4ee8-865a-fcf3fc08095d) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| origin_country | US | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3522a104-c3ce-4ee8-865a-fcf3fc08095d) | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| origin_city | New York | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3522a104-c3ce-4ee8-865a-fcf3fc08095d) | June 10, 2026 | 75 |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3522a104-c3ce-4ee8-865a-fcf3fc08095d | [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3522a104-c3ce-4ee8-865a-fcf3fc08095d) | June 10, 2026 | 99 |
| discogs | https://www.discogs.com/artist/3483 | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341804) | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341804 | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341804) | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Levan | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Levan) | June 10, 2026 | 85 |
| bio_short | Lawrence Philpot (July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992), known as Larry Levan ( lə-VAN), was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as  | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Levan) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| bio_long | Lawrence Philpot (July 20, 1954 – November 8, 1992), known as Larry Levan ( lə-VAN), was an American DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as "Saturday Mass". Influential post-disco DJ François Kevorkian credits Levan with introducing the dub aesthetic into dance music. Along with Kevorkian, Levan experimented with drum machines and synthesizers in his productions and live sets, ushering in an electronic, post-disco sound that presaged the ascendence of house music. He DJ'd at Club Zanzibar in the 1980s as well, home to the Jersey Sound brand of deep house or garage house. | [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Levan) | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| gender | male | [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1341804) | June 10, 2026 | 94 |


## Knowledge graph

- **Larry Levan** resident at **paradise-garage** _(source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Levan)_
- **Larry Levan** popularized **Deep House**
- **Larry Levan** pioneered **Garage House**
- **Larry Levan** popularized **Garage House**

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## How to cite this page

```
House Music Intelligence Database. "Larry Levan — House Music Artist Profile." Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 10, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/larry-levan
```

_Machine-readable: [JSON](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/api/artists/larry-levan.json) · part of the [House Music Intelligence Database](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/). See [/llms.txt](https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/llms.txt)._