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Mix Master Mike

Mix Master Mike (born April 4, 1970 [1]) is an American turntablist of Jewish and Filipino extraction. His real name is Michael Schwartz. He was born in Daly City, California. He first gained notoriety after performing at several live DJ competitions. Mix Master Mike later joined the ground-breaking turntablist group, Invisibl Skratch Piklz. After gaining fame, he hooked up with the Beastie Boys, working on the album Hello Nasty. He is now considered their resident DJ, replacing DJ Hurricane (who was preceded by Doctor Dre - not to be confused with Dr. Dre !).

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Erika

There are at least four artists named Erika. 1) Erika De Bonis is an Italian dance singer better known for her popular song I Don't Know. Erika's first releases were under the label of Rossano Prini A&R SPY records. The young Italian artist became famous when she released the song Relations. This track jumped to No. 1 on all Italian charts in the first half of 2001. Erika released some other tracks that became very popular in dance clubs: Right or Wrong and Ditto. She is the sister of Magic Box. Erika's Official Myspace is myspace.com/erikapop

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Elan Tamara

Elan Tamara is a singer/songwriter/instrumentalist and has been writing music since she was 14 years old. Elan Tamara first discovered a love for the piano when she was 8 and rekindled that love in her teenage years (also picking up the saxophone at 11 years old). She began writing instrumental pieces for the piano at around 14 years old, moving on to piano/vocal songs when she was 15/16 years old.

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Lord Finesse

Lord Finesse is a Hip Hop artist and producer, hailing from The Bronx, New York. In 1989, Finesse, and his former partner DJ Mike Smooth, signed to Wild Pitch Records, home to other popular Hip Hop artists like Gang Starr, Main Source, Chill Rob G, Percee P, and O.C.. In 1990, the duo released their debut album Funky Technician. He was hailed for his strong lyrical ability and clever punchline delivery. The album featured production from future star beat-makers DJ Premier, Diamond D and Showbiz. Finesse became the leader of the popular New York underground crew D.

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Chris Allen

1. Chris Allen is the frontman and lead songwriter for popular, Cleveland-based rock band Rosavelt. Since the disbanding of Rosavelt in the summer of 2005, Chris has continued making music with various other bands, and released his solo debut "Goodbye Girl and the Big Apple Circus" in June of 2006. 2. Do you know Canadian DJ Chris Allen? It’s a question that nearly everyone in melodic dance music circles seems to be asking.

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Eric Cloutier

In a genre and movement all too predictable with the same fifty records playing forever on a continuous loop, Eric Cloutier is quietly making himself stand out amongst Detroit’s next generation of producers and DJ’s. A DJ since 1996, he began on the same circuit of Detroit parties and clubs most have traveled, eventually establishing residencies at Ann Arbor’s Necto and Detroit’s prominent after-hour party spot, The Works.

Read more about Eric Cloutier on Last.fm.

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DVNT

DVNT started DJing in 2003, and is currently based in London, UK. He has held residencies at T-Dance, Greenpeace Lincoln, and Eclectic Beats, as well as weekly residencies at The Attic and Bar Ingo in Lincoln. He has guested on the Butane Pick & Mix show on the award-winning nuskoolbreaks web radio station, and in the Summer of 2007 played at his first festival, Hamswell Festival, just outside of Bath. In 2009 he's had mixes aired on Resonance FM and Pointblank FM.

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