Stan started doing weddings back in 1973 as a Mobile DJ.
The equipment was very primitive at the time. Back then
there was no Disco….Not Yet! Stan played Rock & Roll until
Larry Hartman approached Harry Weiss who owned the
Show Bar on 5th & Willow with a new concept of DJs
spinning records. Harry went with the idea and three guys
with records and sound equipment went to work with Larry
Hartman leading the team as the DJ and Larry Perini, and
Stan Horst on the sound equipment. Larry Hartman and
Larry Perini moved on to pursue other adventures and Stan
remained behind to spin records at the Show Bar Disco.
A movie called Saturday Night Fever staring John Travolta
came out in 1977 which lead Stan to expand the Mobile DJ
business by adding more DJs and Sound equipment till he was
able to have 8 Disco units going at a time.
In 1977 Stan was then called to the Treadway Inn to provide
Disco music in the Lobby/Lounge which was eventually moved
to the Ballroom.
Stan’s Disco averaged between 400 and 450 in attendance with
535 being the most in attendance at the Treadway Inn now known as the Quality Inn.
Stan also started to cater to the younger crowd by playing at the Annville Fire Hall till that
became too small to host the growing crowd of dancers.
Stan’s moved the weekly dances to Lebanon Catholic HS where it started to grow in
attendance up to 1,350 kids dancing on a Saturday night which also is where we aired The
Stan’s Disco Dance Shows on local TV. This started to create a parking problem at the
neighboring Pushnik’s Nightclub. In 1978 Stan’s Disco relocated to the Robert Hall Building in
Annville, which became the home base for Stan’s Disco.
In 1978 Stan’s Disco got recognized in the National Billboard Magazine and also was the
Cover Story in local magazines in 1979.
To this day Stan is operating two DJ Companies, Hard Drive DJs and
Stan’s DJ Entertainment, which employs his two sons Cory and Craig
Horst.
Up to this point in time Stan’s DJs have appeared at over 6,148 functions
and events. Hopefully Cory and Craig will carry on the DJ business when
Stan decides to call it quits.
Here are some of the Stan's Disco T-Shirts that were produced during the
Disco Phenomenon. There are 2 or 3 styles missing but in the most part
these were the most popular ones. The pictures have a brief description
and date of when they were produced. The T-Shirts were offered in 10
different colors.
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The equipment was very primitive at the time. Back then
there was no Disco….Not Yet! Stan played Rock & Roll until
Larry Hartman approached Harry Weiss who owned the
Show Bar on 5th & Willow with a new concept of DJs
spinning records. Harry went with the idea and three guys
with records and sound equipment went to work with Larry
Hartman leading the team as the DJ and Larry Perini, and
Stan Horst on the sound equipment. Larry Hartman and
Larry Perini moved on to pursue other adventures and Stan
remained behind to spin records at the Show Bar Disco.
A movie called Saturday Night Fever staring John Travolta
came out in 1977 which lead Stan to expand the Mobile DJ
business by adding more DJs and Sound equipment till he was
able to have 8 Disco units going at a time.
In 1977 Stan was then called to the Treadway Inn to provide
Disco music in the Lobby/Lounge which was eventually moved
to the Ballroom.
Stan’s Disco averaged between 400 and 450 in attendance with
535 being the most in attendance at the Treadway Inn now known as the Quality Inn.
Stan also started to cater to the younger crowd by playing at the Annville Fire Hall till that
became too small to host the growing crowd of dancers.
Stan’s moved the weekly dances to Lebanon Catholic HS where it started to grow in
attendance up to 1,350 kids dancing on a Saturday night which also is where we aired The
Stan’s Disco Dance Shows on local TV. This started to create a parking problem at the
neighboring Pushnik’s Nightclub. In 1978 Stan’s Disco relocated to the Robert Hall Building in
Annville, which became the home base for Stan’s Disco.
In 1978 Stan’s Disco got recognized in the National Billboard Magazine and also was the
Cover Story in local magazines in 1979.
To this day Stan is operating two DJ Companies, Hard Drive DJs and
Stan’s DJ Entertainment, which employs his two sons Cory and Craig
Horst.
Up to this point in time Stan’s DJs have appeared at over 6,148 functions
and events. Hopefully Cory and Craig will carry on the DJ business when
Stan decides to call it quits.
Here are some of the Stan's Disco T-Shirts that were produced during the
Disco Phenomenon. There are 2 or 3 styles missing but in the most part
these were the most popular ones. The pictures have a brief description
and date of when they were produced. The T-Shirts were offered in 10
different colors.
Click Here To See Comments From Previous Disco Parties
