But even though things have gone better than expected for Peters, it had to be a daunting task for him to take the job there when most of the rest of the club world attached Junior's name to the space. Well, frankly put, it wasn't. When his residency began on Valentine's Day 1997, Jonathan knew he was up to the task of filling in the big shoes DJing for a marathon 12 hours as the Friday night resident DJ. "I knew I was ready. I was playing in an afterhours situation at Save The Robots for two years [where] I went till 11:00 in the morning; this was just a better space to do it in." But beyond that, it didn't phase him one bit that he was now part of an elite group of DJ's world reknown for spinning at the Sound Factory. " It's still the same club, the only difference is there's a different DJ and it's in a different space."
And to think that taking over the coveted spot wasn't a daunting task, Peters recently made another move, one that was initially tough for him and had its share of critics. When the club re-opened on New Years' Eve 1997, Eddie Baez was there on Saturdays. Jonathan's more well-rounded mix on Fridays proved to be the big gig for the Factory, and while Baez was certainly a great DJ in his own right, he wasn't cutting it. When the Sound Factory people asked Peters if he wanted to do both nights, he jumped at the chance. "It was a business decision for me." As Baez was (and according to Jonathan still is) Peters' friend, Deeper Rekords employee and sometimes production partner, many looked at this as a bit shady. "If Saturday nights didn't pick up, the Factory was in danger of closing;" so Peters had to step in. "I love Eddie, but I didn't want to see Richard lose the club. They asked me and I took it. It's a business thing, simple as that." As for Baez, he has found a gig at the Tunnel and Saturdays have grown to be one of the best nights out in the city at the Factory with Peters at the helm. It appears that everybody ended up winning. With almost 24 of Friday and Saturday night's 48 hours spent inside the Sound Factory DJ booth, one would think it could take days for Peters to return to a regular schedule. Especially since Jonathan much of the time has to meet major label release schedules with his remixes and productions, but even so, he has adapted well to doing what it takes to get the job done. "I've been doing [the long hours] my whole DJing career. I was spinning at Robots until 11:00 in the morning and then I would play at Mirage the next night until 6 or 7 in the morning. The only difference is that it's four more hours now. When you love to do something, you just do it." So then how does he get back into the swing of things?