DJ Vito Fun
How do you make a Tea Dance your own? By creating it… So DJ Vito Fun did.
Early Career
Vito got his start in music as an intern for a producer, eventually making his way up to mixing engineer. “I was born a DJ,” he laughs. “I DJ’d my first party in the fourth grade. I was introduced to the dance floor in 1995 at Roxy, then graduated to a residency at The Tunnel. “I’m too wild for a real job at this point. Music is all I know.” He is creative in every sense incorporating photography into the mix.
2007
Sean Patrick Ryan (L) with Eric Von Kuersteiner (R).
Vito comes to Fire Island Pines
Brought out to Fire Island Pines in 2005 in the middle of the summer by friend Sean Patrick Ryan who worked for then owner Eric Von Kuersteiner, Vito worked a party at the Pavilion that never ended. He was offered a residency that first year. It became the Party at the Pavilion playing from 7-10pm.
Middle Tea
The Party at the Pavilion became Middle Tea, as what was High Tea became obsolete…
Middle Tea became another Fire Island Pines tradition, and DJ Vito Fun became synonymous with it.
In 2011 the Pavilion as well as Sip n Twirl both had a catastrophic fire. As the Pavilion building did not get rebuilt right away Middle Tea moved to the Botel pool area.
From 2012 to 2014 the party moved around and almost was finished until 2015 when new owner PJ McAteer brought it back home to the Pavilion.
Fun Tea
Now known as “Fun Tea”, it was as if he never left. In 2018 it was now moved back to the Pool deck.
Now rebranded in 2022 there was a parting of the ways with Vito and management. He has moved into production and continues to DJ. He leaves behind a history that hopefully one day he can return to…
In 2011 we interviewed Vito. It now has some historical value as he talks about a time that has past.
DJ Vito Fun interview 2011 Pt 1
DJ Vito Fun Interview 2011
