Randy is honored to be chosen as the special guest host for the opening selection of the 2007 Fire Island Film Festival Sept. 12, "The Godfather of Disco". Randy will introduce and host a Q&A after the screening of the film in which he appears.

"The Godfather of Disco", directed by Gene Graham, is a documentary based on Mel Cheren's autobiography, "My Life and the Paradise Garage: Keep on Dancin'". Through a series of interviews with a who's who of the dance music community, Mel's extraordinary story is recounted from his beginnings in Boston to his first job at a record label in New York City. From the origins of Disco to its peak in the late 70s to its inevitable crash Mel has seen it all, done it all, lived to tell the tale and continues to do it all. Mel Cheren is The Godfather of Disco.

"(In the film's closing scene) Cowboy, Randy Jones of the Village People concluded so eloquently when he said, 'Mel has figured out that you get more back by sharing.' "
--FilmFestivalToday.com

"The Godfather of Disco (G.O.D.) offers a "mesmerizing overview of the rise and fall of '70s- era dance music,.."
--Max Sparber, Pulse of the Twin Cities

Internet Movie Database Listing:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1067108/