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ť For the XM music channel, see The Loft (XM) or for the UK indie band see The Loft (band).

The Loft is the location for the first underground dance party (Love Saves the Day) that was created by David Mancuso on February 14 1970 in New York. Since then, the term The Loft has come to represent Mancuso's own version of a non-commercial party where no alcohol, food, or beverages are sold. Mancuso's vision of a private party is similar to, and inspired by the rent party and house party. Unlike conventional nightclubs or discotheques, attendance is by invitation only. In the early 1980s, Mancuso abandoned the generally accepted and expected practice of beatmatching, preferring to play songs in their entirety on his renowned audiophile-quality sound system, considered to be the best in New York Nicky Siano and Frankie Knuckles, The Gallery, Chicago's Warehouse, in addition to the exclusively gay The Saint) were influenced by the Loft. Nonetheless, Mancuso maintained his niche, breaking such unconventional records as Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa" and the Steve Miller Band's "Macho City" at his weekly events.
In the early 80's Mancuso purchased a building on 3rd Street between Avenue B and Avenue C in Alphabet City. Not yet benefiting from gentrification, the new crime-and-drug ridden setting resulted in him losing "65 percent of my attendance." In 1994 he relocated to a smaller space on nearby Avenue A, and subsequently downsized further to an even smaller location on Avenue B. Since then, Mancuso has continued to throw 3 to 5 Loft parties per year at an undisclosed location in the East Village while organizing general admission Loft-style events in locales as disparate as Los Angeles and Shibuya. 1999 and 2000 saw the release of the defunct Nuphonic Records' David Mancuso presents The Loft anthologies on CD and Vinyl, all of which are now highly collectible and hard to find.

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