ABOUT ROLLING THUNDER PRODUCTIONS

After moving from his New York birthplace and spending time in the Detroit and Los Angeles areas as a child, company founder/owner Chris Pangalos returns to New York at the height of the 1970's dance music explosion and grows up in the musically diverse metro New York area. This exposure to all types of music greatly influences him.

1981-1986 Chris graduates from high school and is immediately drawn into the nightclub scene. Dancing nightly at legendary clubs throughout New York he watches some of the world's top disc jockeys ply their trade and is immediately hooked.

While attending New England soccer powerhouse Keene State College on a soccer scholarship, Chris begins DJing various college events around campus and eventually becomes the "Voice of the Owls" as the public address announcer for varsity sports. He plays music (including the National Anthem), makes announcements, introduces the teams, entertains the crowds, etc.

1986 After graduating from college, Chris begins working for a DJ Entertainment Company in the Bronx where he learns valuable lessons from an original Studio 54 DJ. Becomes one of the house DJ's at a club in downtown Manhattan, near the World Trade Center.

1987 Chris relocates Rolling Thunder Productions down to Charlotte, NC in November, performs his first event that December.

1988 Lands job as one of the house DJ's at "Beau's" nightclub in the Park Hotel in March, the club's popularity and attendance begin to increase, Rolling Thunder becomes much more visible and workload increases tremendously throughout the year.

1989 Voted "Best Club DJ" in Charlotte by Creative Loafing magazine for the first time. Business is booming for Rolling Thunder and Chris hires his first fulltime DJ.

1990 Spinning tunes now six nights a week, Chris helps turn Beau's from an average hotel lounge into one of the hottest dance clubs in the city. As a member of the nation's largest and most influential music distribution pool, Chris is nominated for "DJ of the Year" for the state of North Carolina and Beau's is also nominated for "Club of the Year." Rolling Thunder is the most popular DJ entertainment company in Charlotte for weddings, pool parties and Bar Mitzvahs.

1991 Chris enters and is one of the winners in a DJ spin-off competition sponsored by WPEG Power 98 Radio and Reliable Music, the area's leading music equipment store. He is featured in the premier edition of a brand new DJ magazine out of New York called, Mobile Beat International. Rolling Thunder's popularity spreads beyond Charlotte. Chris performs at numerous other clubs throughout the Southeast. Middle schools, high schools and colleges begin to "Experience the Thunder!" as well.

1992 Chris is once again voted the "Best Club DJ" in Charlotte by Creative Loafing magazine. Business has blossomed so well for Rolling Thunder that he decides to take a break from the nightclub scene and leaves Beau's, the club closes within a year after his departure. He devotes his full attention to the running of his company and Rolling Thunder becomes the top DJ company in the Carolinas! Chris hires his second fulltime DJ. Chris is recruited to start and run a DJ Division for Eastcoast Entertainment which he does quite successfully building it to a position of prominence unequalled in the Southeast. Rolling Thunder's enormous following continues to grow.

1993 Chris is the featured personality in DJ Times magazine, the world's top DJ magazine.

1994 Chris returns to the nightclub scene once more as the house DJ at Club 2000 and again is immediately voted "Best Club DJ" for a third time by Creative Loafing magazine, the only DJ ever to win that prestigious award three times! Rolling Thunder is also voted "Best Mobile DJ Service" by Charlotte's Best magazine.
1995 Rolling Thunder Productions is voted "Best Mobile DJ Company" by Creative Loafing magazine in the first year that category is awarded and is also once again voted, "Best Mobile DJ Service" by Charlotte's Best magazine for the second year in a row.

1995-1999 Chris fulfills a lifelong dream and joins the United States Marine Corps serving as a machine gunner in the Infantry for four years. He is meritoriously promoted and officially recognized for superior performance of his duties on numerous occasions. One award was for his role as a Squad Leader with Heavy Machine Gun Platoon, Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines during an amphibious landing in South Korea after North Korean Commandos came ashore to infiltrate and sabotage. The attempt was thwarted. Another award was for his role as the Machine Gun Section Leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines during the defense of the American Embassy in Tirana, Albania from a known terrorist threat (including Osama bin Laden), civil unrest and local crime. The Embassy and it's staff were never harmed. Bringing some of his DJ equipment along Chris travels the world from Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Japan, Korea and Okinawa to France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Tunisia and Albania keeping up the troop's morale while deployed away from home and entertaining people around the globe during his off time. Performing overseas in foreign ports Chris represents the United States so well that he is awarded a Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal! After finishing his tour of duty as the Machine Gun Section Leader of the Battalion's Helicopter Assault Company as well as a Close Combat Instructor (hand-to-hand/knife/bayonet fighting) Sergeant Pangalos is Honorably Discharged and returns to Charlotte where he picks up right where he left off in 1995.

1999-2000 Upon his return to civilian life, Chris immediately begins working diligently to reinstate Rolling Thunder back to it's role as the Carolina's trend setting leader in DJ entertainment. Rolling Thunder is again named, "Best Mobile DJ Service" by Charlotte's Best magazine. Much to the delight of his former clients Chris also returns to Eastcoast Entertainment once more as the DJ Division Manager. After revamping business there for a year Chris leaves Eastcoast Entertainment to concentrate fully on Rolling Thunder.

2001-Present Rolling Thunder is once again named the city's "Best Mobile DJ Service" by Charlotte's Best magazine. With the public now informed of his return, by renewing old contacts throughout the region and establishing brand new satisfied customers, Chris and his world famous Rolling Thunder DJ's have come full circle and are back at the forefront of the DJ entertainment industry. The cutting edge, veteran DJ's from Rolling Thunder Productions continue entertaining people week in and week out throughout the Southeast as the most popular, most trusted and most requested DJ entertainment company in the Carolinas. Performing for anything from weddings, Bar Mitzvah's, high school proms, military galas and college events to pool parties, corporate functions, reunions, holiday gatherings and everything in between, there is nothing Chris and his crew of talented, innovative and personable DJ's can't do! Experience the Thunder and Party up a Storm!