BIO
DJ Biff Piner is a seasoned dj who has worked in the music industry for over 35 years. He started out as the singer of industrial rock band Rhododendron and gradually transitioned to become a dj. His earlier dj sets were more in the industrial acid house style. With the influx of techno Biff started to dj raves around the country. His earlier dj gigs found Biff transitioning between music styles and dj names. He has gone by Dj Biff Pinter, Captain Zephyr, Dj Biff Piner, and Dj Biff.
Over the years Dj Biff has resided in many different cities including Des Moines IA, Minneapolis MN, Atlanta GA, Baltimore MD, Philadelphia PA, & Rehoboth Beach DE. Each city bringing out another side of Biff’s music tastes.
Along with being a dj, Biff also wrote an independent music column called “Beat On This” featured in David magazine and later Window Media a gay publications distributed in cities around the country. Today it is an online blog Biff posts too frequently.
Dj Biff was a club reporter for Billboard Magazine for over 15 years starting in the late 90’s. As a Billboard reporter Dj Biff had residencies in Minneapolis, Atlanta, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, and Rehoboth Beach.
After many years of late nights and traveling, Biff decided to take some time off to open two salon and spas outside of Philadelphia with his husband and partner of 24 years. But you couldn’t take the music out of him. He continued to write music, write reviews and collect music to play for private parties. He has remained close to many of his friends in the music industry giving feedback and support for many promoters and artists to this day.
Over the years DJ Biff has spun at some of the best gay clubs and parties including
A Change of Seasons – Atlanta
Aqua Bar & Grill – Rehoboth Beach
The Armory - Atlanta
Backstreet – Atlanta
The Bike Stop – Philadelphia
The Brass Garden - Des Moines
The Chamber – Atlanta
Club Chaos - Minneapolis
Club Hippo – Baltimore
Club Pure – Philadelphia
Club 1722 - Baltimore
Crobar – Chicago
Diego’s – Rehoboth Beach
First Avenue - Minneapolis
Gay Disney’s Typhon Lagoon - Orlando
Groove Jet – Miami
Hotlanta – Atlanta
Market Days – Chicago
Metro - Atlanta
Motor Ball – Detroit
Rogue - Minneapolis
Rites of Spring - Birmingham
The Saloon – Minneapolis
The Station - Birmingham
Stir – Philadelphia
Southern Decadence – New Orleans
Tavern On Camac – Philadelphia
The Top of the Pines – Rehoboth Beach
TRAXX – Atlanta
The Warehouse 960 – Atlanta
Winter Music Conference - Miami
Woof - Philadelphia
In 2018, Biff returned to the dj booth doing Weekly Sunday Tea Dances called SUNDAY CELEBRATION and Saturday evenings called RELEASE at Diego's Bar and Nightclub in Rehoboth Beach Delaware. This East coast beach town is a popular weekend getaway for residents from Washington D.C. to New York City.
During COVID-19 lockdowns Biff began his YouTube Channel, and Twitch where Biff would dj live on Fridays and Sundays each week from his home studio. As COVID began to loosen up, He continued to broadcast live from Diego’s.
In the Summer of 2021, Biff was hired as resident dj at Aqua Bar & Grill in Rehoboth Beach De, where he played some of the most energetic nights that bar had ever seen. Aqua has been a staple in the LGBT community for many decades as one of the best places to gather for happy hours and more, with it’s large outdoor space and indoor dance floor.
He looks forward to returning for another epic Summer at the beach as resident at Aqua Bar & Grill for 2024.
DJ Biff, he invites you in to go on a musical journey with him both in person or online. You may even catch a few all vinyl sets live from his home studio.
Summer 2024 Dj Biff returns to AQUA for his weekly Sunday Tea Dances and many evenings throught the season.