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Andrew W.K.

Andrew W.K. was born Andrew Wilkes-Krier in Stanford, California in 1979, before moving to Michigan at age 4. He began piano lessons promptly at age 5, studying at The University Of Michigan School Of Music Pedagogy program. By his early teens Andrew had already exhibited great enthusiasm and talent for both music and the visual arts. He spent his high school years playing drums and keyboard in an almost endless variety of short-lived, but passionate groups, all centered in southeast Michigan's explosive cultural scene.

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Stretch & Vern

Stretch & Vern are London based producers Stuart Silvester & Julian Peake. Now into their 16th year as a production team, the duo continue to release dance music that penetrates both the commercial charts and underground clubs.
Currently signed to Ministry of Sound, their breakthrough 1996 worldwide hit 'I'm Alive' has just been released with new mixes from the likes of Tom Starr, Louis La Roche & Jordy Licious. Radio support from Pete Tong, Annie Mac & Annie Nightingale has ensured exposure to a new generation of clubber for this dance classic.

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Shorts

The Shorts was a pop group from the Netherlands consisting of Hans Van Vondelen (vocals), Erik De Wildt (keyboard), Hans Stokkermans (bass guitar) and Peter Wezenbeek (drums).
The group was formed in 1976, and scored a 1983 international hit with "Comment ça va" - a song about a boy who meets a french girl but they cant understand each other.
--- Another group called, "Shorts" out of Hamtramck, MI made short, campy, weirdo keyboard preset songs.

Read more about Shorts on Last.fm.

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Stealth

There are two bands with the name Stealth and one selfpromoted dj. The first is one of the aliases of happy hardcore producer Nick Arnold, whose recordings as Bang! are more familiar to listeners. Stealth have appeared on Sy's Bonkers 6 Mix as well as Happy2BHardcore 4. The second is a 5 piece metalcore band from Whittier, California. Stealth started off as a 3 piece band with no vocals that consisted of Nik Ontiveros, Jimmy Saavedra, and Josh Parker. After a search for a vocalist initially failed, they decided to bring in Josh's brother, Jon Parker.

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Static Revenger

Best known for his worldwide club hit 'Happy People', Static Revenger (aka Dennis White) enjoys international acclaim as a producer/songwriter. As a DJ he has shared the decks with the likes of Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx, The Chemical Brothers, Moby, and The Crystal Method.

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Obie Trice

Obie Trice is a rapper born in Detroit, Michigan, United States on November 14, 1977 to a single mother; Eleanor Trice. On October 5, 1998 he became the father of his only daughter, Kobie. He began rapping at the age of 11 and had a number of underground hits such as "Respect", "My Club", "Dope Jobs Homeless", and "The Well Known Asshole" before he signed to Shady Records in 2000. Before first major release, early years on Shady Records

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Justin Timberlake

Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a Grammy Award winning singer, actor, producer and dancer. He rose to fame as one of the front men of the hugely successful pop group *NSYNC. He released his debut solo album, Justified, in 2002 and it went on to sell over nine million copies worldwide, solidifying Timberlake's position as a pop superstar. Timberlake's second album, FutureSex/LoveSounds, was released in 2006 and featured numerous hit singles including My Love featuring T.I. and SexyBack featuring Timbaland.

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Harold Heath

Harold’s debut album on Urbantorque, “Hole Funk” has cemented his position as one of the finest producers on the UK house scene today. (…"...this is one immaculate debut." 5/5 iDJ Magazine).
The album was another in a long line of consistently high quality releases that have appeared on some of the most well respected underground house labels over the last few years; Labels including Bushwacka's Oblong, UK outfits Urbantorque, Sensei, Reverberations, Lost My Dog, Freaked, Boxa, Uhuru Beats, as well as overseas labels Detour...

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Andre Galluzzi

André Galluzzi was born in Frankfurt and raised in Wiesbaden, and today he lives in Berlin. He started DJing in 1990 in clubs such as Parkcafe (Wiesbaden) and Dorian Gray (Frankfurt). In 1992 he began to perform in Bunker (Berlin) and later on in Tresor (Berlin). Together with Paul Brtschitsch he founded the label Taksi in 1995. Galluzzi is a resident DJ at the Berghain in Berlin.

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2 Unlimited

2 Unlimited was a group from Amsterdam, Netherlands formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of the Belgian production duo Jean-Paul De Coster and Phil Wilde, who wrote and recorded the backing tracks. Their songs' vocals were performed by Dutch rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth, who also wrote the lyrics. The two original members now record as Ray & Anita. Their first hit, Get Ready For This, was released in 1991 and took the European charts by storm, first as an instrumental version, then as a rap version.

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