We mourn the passing of Fred Held. A dance music industry pioneer, he started in distribution and was one of the first people to promote dance music to night clubs, djs and radio in the Miami market. Instrumental in the careers of France Joli, DJ Magic Mike, Expose and Company B, Fred also worked with seminal disco labels West End, Prelude and Sam. Fred Held received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2006 Winter Music Conference International Dance Music Awards ceremony. He will be missed by everyone in the dance music industry.
