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DANCE MUSIC DIRECTORY
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| Frankie Knuckles - American DJ, record producer and remix artist. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and re mixer. In 2005, Knuckles was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame for his achievements as a DJ. |
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| New York born, pioneering American house producer & DJ, Todd Terry is one of the producers who helped to define New York's house music during the 1980s. Terry's productions can be described as a varied collection of samples blending the sounds of classic disco, the more introspective Chicago sound pioneered earlier in the decade. Much of Todd Terry's early work in the late 1980s is considered a milestone in the development of both progressive and modern deep house. |
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| Craig released his first track in 1989 on a Virgin UK compilation album, with two singles following on labels run by his first collaborator Derrick May. After a series of ambitious releases for his co-owned Retroactive imprint, in 1991 Craig launched his second record label Planet E with the groundbreaking EP “4 Jazz Funk Classics.” Still running strong, Planet E will turn 20 in October 2011. |
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| Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s, and became a central figure in the development and popularisation of electronic dance music. Sasha has been voted among the top ten DJs in the world by readers of DJMag every year since 1997, placing first in 2000. At the annual Winter Music Conference, Sasha has won the "Best Techno/Trance 12" award (1999) for the Xpander EP, and "Best CD Compilation" awards for Global Underground: Ibiza (1999, 2000) andInvolver (2004). |
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| Paul van Dyk was one of the first artists to receive a Grammy nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2004 release Reflections. He was named World No.1 DJ in both 2005 and 2006. Paul van Dyk is the only DJ who has remained in the World's Top 10 DJs since 1998. As of 2007, he has sold over 4.5 million albums worldwide. |
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| Official site of Deep Dish - duo of DJ and house music producers consisting of Iranian-American members Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and "Sharam" Tayebi. Site features news, audio and video clips, pictures, message board and discography. |
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| Armin van Buuren - Dutch trance producer and DJ. In 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 Armin was voted number one in DJ Magazine's annual top 100 list of the most popular DJs. This makes him the first DJ ever to receive 4 consecutive #1 titles. |
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| Official site of soulful disco house DJ, Producer & re mixer Dave Lee aka Joey Negro.
One of the most commercially successful house producers in the UK, famed for his huge knowledge and expertise in Disco, Soul, Funk and early House. Joey Negro firsts release came in 1991, "Do It Believe It," released on Nu Groove, followed by "Do What You Feel," released on another of his labels, Z Records. |
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| Derrick Carter house producer and DJ from Chicago. Regarded as one of the best underground house music key players. As a remixer, he has worked for a diverse range of artists including The Human League, Boris Dlugosch, Modjo, DJ Sneak and Röyksopp. After a brief break, he has recently returned to production, remixing artists like Rosie Brown and Truman Industries. |
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