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BIOS
DISCOGRAPHY
MUSIC LICENSING
MEDIA APPEARANCES
PRESS QUOTES
"Faust & Shortee's seamless 4 turntable mix is earning them a growing international impression."
SPIN MAGAZINE


"They are what they appear to be: Two of the hardest working multi-faceted DJ/Producers in the country."
SOUTHEAST PERFORMER


"These two magnificent turntablist albums from DJ Faust & DJ Shortee blur the line between the real & the sublime, the concrete & the abstract, hip hop & EVERYTHING! Succeeding where others failed, these albums give their respected DJs the breadth and depth to take you deep inside the turns & twists of their own minds”
URB MAGAZINE


"Pigeonholing turntablist husband & wife team Faust & Shortee into a single genre of Djing is shortsighted at best, narrow-minded at worst. Running the full gamut of music ranging from their base in underground hip-hop (which has led to world-wide praise and a spot in Doug Pray's acclaimed 2002 DJ documentary "Scratch"), to delvings into hard Chicago House, dabblings in rare groove, and finally into full on Drum & Bass pressure, the versatility shines one mixed CDs like Shortee's "Casa de Playboy" Latin House mix, and the drum & bass-laden "Urban Assault"."
RINSE MAGAZINE

"The concept of tandem DJs is nothing new (Bobcat and Cut Creator, Cut Chemist and Numark), but while plenty of DJs share records, techniques, and ideas (in other words DJing space) how many DJs also share a house, musical history, and life (physical and emotional space)? Faust & Shortee have done so for years, and when life and DJing coalesce, amazing things happen."
FRANK MAGAZINE


"Masterful"
VICE MAGAZINE


"Besides the skills & drum fills, the records & record breakin', Faust & Shortee provide the chemistry, the energy in the room."
XLR8R MAGAZINE


“With four hands on decks, their fast cuts & masterful mixes change up the beat so fast it keeps your feet moving out from under you, while Faust & Shortee pack in multiple layers of sound & rhythm.”
ELEMENTAL MAGAZINE


“Expect to be surprised by what may be the most innovative crew on earth for the time being!”
FLAGPOLE MAGAZINE


“If you’ve never seen Faust & Shortee live, it’s like watching the cooking channel in fast forward. The two stand side by side, hovering over the decks and mixing up all imaginable sounds & aural textures to the crowds delight.”
THE SCENE

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BIOS
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TEAM BIO
SHORTEE SOLO BIO
FAUST SOLO BIO
AFFILIATIONS

TEAM BIO:

Faust and Shortee’s career has been a series of firsts. Each of their debut albums set
musical benchmarks —Faust’s "Man or Myth" was the first solo turntablist album, and Shortee’s "The Dreamer" was the first solo album by a female DJ/producer. Joining forces with the world-famous DJ Craze, they concocted the "Fathomless EP", releasing the first ever all-turntable/scratching drum & bass tracks. Even before they broke new ground with their releases, both were blazing trails in clubs spinning hardhouse, techno & hip-hop shows bringing their uncanny chemistry and raw musical talent to dance floors all over the world. In 1997 Shortee became the first & only female “Fever/ Buzz Battle Of The DJs” champion, winning the US's largest Techno, House, Drum & Bass DJ/mixing competition once held at Nation (Buzz) in Washington, DC. In 2005, Shortee earned the position as the 1st & only female mixer on Power 106fm (LA's #1 Radio Station).

In 2001, they became the first married turntablist tandem, making their two-into-one approach not just a musical philosophy, but also a true way of life. When they combine their efforts, they bring out the best in each other. Witness their latest albums, Digital Soul and Satisfaction Guaranteed, both produced by the pair working together. Hard, funky drums, soulful basslines, and meticulously composed instrumentation abound, helping these albums bridge the gap between mood music and pure dancefloor pyrotechnics. Together they have release singles, remixes, countless mix cds & appeared solo & jointly on numerous compilations ("Urban Revolutions", "Return of the DJ 3", "DJ Girl", "Revenge of the B-Boy", "XIII Soundtrack", "Scratch Movie Soundtrack", "Tino Breaks Vol 1 & 2", "Bomb Anniversary Collection 1991-2001", "CMJ Compilation", "Deep Concentration 3", "Contents Under Pressure", etc…)

Their tracks have been used in breakdance videos such as Redbull's "Lords of the Floor 2001", Tribal Gear's "Break Boys II" & have aired worldwide on networks such as MTV, NBC, CNN & ESPN with features like the X-Games, Tony Hawk’s Skate Park Tour, Hip-Hop Nation, Headline News & the esteemed World Cup 2002.
Faust & Shortee's remix of India Irie's "Shine" is also the official theme song for "THE TYRA BANKS SHOW". Their original song "Drumcircle" (Digital Soul) is the official theme song for "MTV SPORTS UNLIMITED AXXESS" & the duo's solo & joint albums have earned them critical acclaim in major publications like Muzik, Spin, URB, Remix, Rolling Stone, XLR8R, DJ Times & more.

Both were featured in the critically acclaimed documentary “Scratch” as notable innovators alongside Jazzy Jay, Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, Z-Trip, Grand Wizard Theodore, Q-Bert, Mixmaster Mike etc. Scratch airs regularly on HBO, VH1, Cinimax, Encore, NBC, Sundance, Showtime etc. Both Faust & Shortee have made media appearances on TV shows such as NBC's National TV Show "Hip Hop Nation", CNN's "Headline News" & CNN Inflight's "Showbiz This Month". Shortee has appeared in female DJ documentaries "Spinsters" (Jane Walker & Jackie Pelle), "Mixtress X" (Sowa Productions) , "Girl" (3 Day Dog Films) & "Vinyl is a Girl's Best Friend" (Irish Rose Films). Shortee has also made television appearances on on all the major networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, UPN, FOX, MTV). She's even taught DJ lessons on MTV's show "Date My Mom". Her most recent appearance is the role of DJ for The Tyra Banks Show on Tyra's Fabulous Fridays Club Themed episodes.

Shortee has been recognized as one of Urb's Next 100 Artists (2001) & is poised as the official tour DJ for the Playboy 50th Anniversary Tour, scratch diva for the high profile annual Playboy Superbowl parties (2003 & 2004), & The Playboy Mansion. She's also toured for other coorperate giants such as Coca-Cola/Sprite, Frito Lay/Doritos, & Simon Malls. Not to be outdone, Faust has been ranked as one of the top 5 turntablists in the world by Spin Magazine & opened stadiums for huge rock bands like The Red Hot Chili Peppers!

Faust & Shortee have still managed to drop numerous mix CDs & mixtapes including the "Urban Assult" series (Drum & Bass)
"Hip Hip Mega Mix" series (Hip Hop/Breaks/Funk/Soul) , "Methods of Motion" & "Dream Theory" series (Hard House & Techno) & their Final Scratch mix "The XIII Soundtrack" for for Ubi Soft's video game "XIII" which features original tracks by their very own Future Primitive Sound Collective. Their newest mix CDs include Shortee's "Playboy 50th Anniversary Tour Mix" series (Vol. 01 - Hip Hop, Funk, Soul, breaks & House / Vol. 02 - Progressive House / Vol. 03 - Mainstream Hip Hop) which follow her earlier release "Casa de Playboy" (Latin House) from the Playboy Superbowl party 2003. Faust has collaborated with fellow Citizenz crewmember, DJ Enki, and togther they recently released "Cause & Effect" (Hip Hop, Funk, Soul & Rare Breaks).


Back in the studio, Faust and Shortee created neck-snapping remixes for the critically acclaimed breakbeat gurus Tino Corp. (Jack Dangers & Ben Stokes of Meat Beat Manifesto) and have been doing work with poet Christopher Longoria & MC Supastition. Both are hard at work on solo & joint albums to be released in the near future.

Shortee recently released a much-needed DJ instructional video/DVD series which include, "Shortee's DJ 101" (2002) and "Shortee's DJ 202" (2004) in which she walks begginner & intermediate level DJs through all the basics, from setting up the equipment to mixing, scratching & beatjuggling skills, lessons in new technology & turntable repair to what to expect as a travelling DJ. She features turntable & MC visionaries like Faust, Craze, Q-Bert, Babu, Disk, Flare, Danny The Wildchild, Phantom 45, MC Armanni and more!

in addition to the DVD series, Faust & Shortee are professors at the Scratch DJ Academy founded by Run DMC's own Jam Master Jay. They teach semester classes in mixing, scratching & beat juggling as well as private lessons at the LA branch.

In between the studio & headlining their own shows, the duo has been billed with such luminaries as KRS-One, Method Man, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Scott Henry, Dj Irene, X-ecutioners, Dieselboy, Crystal Method, Frankie Bones, Dilated Peoples, Prince Paul, Tino Corp., Cut Chemist, Q-bert, Babu, Disk, Sasha, BT, Paul Oakenfold, and countless others. Expanding their musical horizons, the duo joined forces with jungle phenomena Danny the Wildchild to create a whole new monster of rhythm:The Bomb Tour - three world-class DJs; six turntables; the best in hip-hop, breaks, and drum n’ bass; plenty of scratching; and a show that has left dance-happy b-kids nationwide begging for more.

Faust & Shortee are featured artists on CNET (Faust / Shortee) , regulars at the annual NAMM Show in Annaheim, CA & sponsored by respected entities such as Rane, Stanton, Shure, Tribal Gear, Cakewalk , Playboy, Femme Arsenel (Ecko) and more.

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DISCOGRAPHY
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ALBUMS
SINGLES / BATTLE RECORDS / EPS
VIDEOS / DVDS
COMPILATIONS / REMIXES
MIX CDS / MIX TAPES / SHOW DATS


FULL LENGTH ALBUMS


2001 JOINT LP- - Faust & Shortee "Satisfaction Guaranteed"
2001 JOINT LP- - Faust & Shortee "Digital Soul"
1999 SOLO LP- - Shortee's "The Dreamer"
1999 SOLO LP- - DJ Faust's "Inward Journeys"
1998 SOLO LP- - DJ Faust's "Man or Myth" -featuring Shortee, Craze, & Shotgun (full-length solo album) -created & completed in 1996-1997 but wasn't released on Bomb Records until spring 1998

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SINGLES / BATTLE RECORDS / EPS

2001 JOINT SINGLE - - Faust & Shortee "Satisfaction 02"
2001 JOINT SINGLE - - Faust & Shortee "Satisfaction 01"
2001 JOINT SINGLE - - Faust & Shortee "Digital Soul 02"
2001 JOINT SINGLE - - Faust & Shortee "Digital Soul 01"
2000 BATTLE RECORD - - The Citizenz "Toolz of War Vol. 1", (Battle Record) Replicant Records
1998 EP- - Faust, Shortee & Craze "Fathomless EP"

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VIDEOS / DVDS


2005 DVD- - Shortee "Shortee's Turntable Tuneup" ( Eyekiss Films) Also starring DJ Mafioso

2004 VIDEO/DVD- - Shortee "Shortee's DJ 202" ( Eyekiss Films) also featuring Faust, Q-bert, Babu (Dialated Peoples), Disk (Primus), MC Armanni, Mafioso, Scratchy Seal, Annalyze, Shingo & cameos of Roc Raida & Eclipse (X-ecutioners), Flare, & Atlanta B-boys & B-girls

2002 VIDEO/DVD- - "Shortee's DJ 101" (Shortee, Eyekiss Films) also featuring Faust, Craze, Phantom 45 & Danny The Wildchild.

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COMPILATIONS / REMIXES

2002 REMIX - "Tyra Banks Show Theme Song" > Faust & Shortee's remix of India Irie's "Shine" (Tyra Tv)

2003 COMPILATION - "XIII: The Soundtrack" Faust & Shortee's fully mixed & scratched the soundtrack for UBI SOFT's video game "XIII" featuring all original tracks from the Future Primitive Sound collective including remixes of 2 of their own original tracks "The Drumbattle" (Digital Soul) & "The Mission" (Satisfaction Guaranteed). Game Platforms include: Sony Playstation, Nintendo's Game Cube, X-Box, PC.

2002 COMPILATION - - "Tino Breaks Vol 1 & 2" (Jack Dangers, Ben Stokes: Tino Corp Records) featuring Shortee's track "Faust & Shortee Tino Remix"

2002 COMPILATION - - "Bomb Anniversary Collection 1991-2001" (Bomb Records) featuring Faust's Tracks: "Better Than Before", "Hypnotizin'", "Tracking & Balance", "You Wanna Battle Me" AND Shortee's tracks "Caverns of Dub", "Sound Wars", "R.E.M State"

2002 COMPILATION - - "Scratch Movie Soundtrack" featuring scratches by Faust & Shortee that are remixed by Bill Laswell

2001 COMPILATION - - "Urban Revolutions" (Future Primitive Sound Records) featuring Faust & Shortee's track "Scientific Breakthrough"

2000 COMPILATION - - "DJ Girl" (Digital Empire-KTel Records) featuring Shortee's track "R.E.M. State"

2000 ALBUM/COMPILATION- - Meta Bass & Breath "The Life & Times of a Beatboxer" (Bomb Records) featuring Shortee's Track "Goddess" & Faust's track "Lock Up"

2000 COMPILATION - - "All My Sister's & Me EP" (Mishpucha Records) featuring Shortee's track "Shortee's Return"

2000 COMPILATION - - "CMJ Compilation" (CMJ New Music Monthly Magazine) featuring Shortee's track "Sound Wars"

1999 COMPILATION - - "Return of the DJ Vol. III" (Bomb Records) featuring Shortee's track "Shortee's Return" & Faust's Track "Return of the DJ"

1999 COMPILATION - - "Contents Under Pressure" (Bomb Records) featuring Faust & T-Rock's track "Abduction & Analysis"

1999 COMPILATION - - "Revenge of the B-Boy" (Bomb Records) featuring Faust & Shortee's track "The All Out Kid"

1999 COMPILATION - - "Deep Concentration 3" (OM Records) featuring Faust & T-Rock's track "Where Will You Run (in the year 2000)"

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MIX CDS / MIX TAPES /SHOW DATS


2005 MIX CD - Shortee & Annalyze's "Twice As Nice" (Breaks & Drum & Bass) >4 turntables

2005 MIX CD - Shortee's "Teknical Knockout" (Drum & Bass) >2 turntables


2004 MIX CD - Shortee's "Playboy 50th Anniversary Club Tour Mix: VOL 3" (Mainstream Hip-Hop) >2 turntables

2004 MIX CD- Faust & Enki's "Cause N Effect" (Classic Breaks & Hip-Hop) > 2 turntables


2004 MIX CD - Shortee's "Playboy 50th Anniversary Club Tour Mix: VOL 2" (Progressive House) >2 turntables


2004 MIX CD -Shortee's "Playboy 50th Anniversary Club Tour Mix: VOL 1" (Downtempo, Hip-Hop, Funk Soul, Electro, Classic Breaks, House Nu School Breaks) >2 turntables

2003 MIX CD - "XIII: The Soundtrack" Faust & Shortee's fully mixed & scratched the soundtrack for UBI SOFT's video game "XIII" featuring all original tracks from the Future Primitive Sound collective including remixes of 2 of their own original tracks "The Drumbattle" (Digital Soul) & "The Mission" (Satisfaction Guaranteed). Game Platforms include: Sony Playstation, Nintendo's Game Cube, X-Box, PC.

2003 MIX CD -Faust & Shortee's "Urban Assault 2" (Drum & Bass) > 4 turntables


2002 MIX CD -Shortee's "Casa De Playboy" (Latin House) >2 turntables


2003 MIX CD -Faust & Shortee's "Urban Assault 1" (Drum & Bass) > 4 turntables

2002 MIX CD - - Faust & Shortee's "Methods of Motion" (Hard House & Techno) -4 turntables

2000 MIX CD - - Faust & Shortee's "Dream Theory Vol. 2: Tension Breakers" (Hard House & Techno)-4 turntables

2000 MIX CD - - Faust & Shortee's "Another Dope Hip-Hop Mega Mix Vol. 2". (Classic Hip Hop, Beats, Breaks & Funk) -4 turntables

1999 MIX CD - - Faust & Shortee's "Dream Theory Vol. 1: Energy Paths" (Hard House & Techno)- 4 turntables

1999 MIX CD - - Faust & Shortee's "A Certified Dope Hip-Hop Mega Mix" (Classic Hip Hop, Beats, Breaks & Funk)- 4 turntables

1998 MIXTAPE- - DJ Shortee "For Those Who Know" (Hard House, Progressive House, Breaks & Techno) -2 turntables

1997 MIXTAPE- - DJ Faust's "Man or Myth" -featuring Shortee, Craze, & Shotgun (intricate turntablist hip-hop mega mix) – recorded on 8-track

1997 MIXTAPE- - Faust, Shortee, Craze, Shotgun, T-Rock, King James "3rd World Citizens Live on 88. 5fm WRAS - True School Thursdays" (Old School Hip Hop, Turntablist) – 6 turntables

1997 MIXTAPE- - DJ Faust "Reconstructive Surgery 1995-1997" (Old School Hip Hop, Turntablist) – recorded on 8-track & live sessions

1997 MIXTAPE- - Faust, Craze, & Shotgun's "Disfunkshunal Meltdown" – (Old School Hip Hop, Turntablist) recorded on 8-track & live sessions

1997 MIXTAPE- - DJ Faust "Jambalayadumstafunk" (featuring Klever) --(Old School Hip Hop, Turntablist) 1997 PERFORMANCE DAT- - DJ Shortee & Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (TLC) (Show DAT") –recorded on 8-track

1997 MIXTAPE- - DJ Shortee "No Shortcuts" (Hard House, Progressive House, Breaks & Techno) -2 turntables

1996 MIXTAPE- - DJ Faust "Majik Trix III- Elements Of Rhythm" (Hard House, Progressive House, Techno & Breaks) – 2 turntables

1996 MIXTAPE- - DJ Faust "Majik Trix II- The Amazing Many Styles Of…" (Hard House, Progressive House, Techno & Breaks) – 2 turntables

1996 MIXTAPE- - DJ Shortee "It's In My Nature" (Hard House, Progressive House, Techno & Breaks) – 2 turntables

1996 MIXTAPE- - DJ Faust "Majik Trix '96" (Hard House, Progressive House, Techno & Breaks) – 2 turntables

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MUSIC LICENSING

2002 TV -Tyra Banks Show "Tyra Banks Show Theme Song" > Faust & Shortee's remix of India Irie's "Shine" (Tyra Tv)

2003 GAME- Ubi Soft "XIII" Sony Playstation, X-box, PC, MAC


2003
GAME- Sony Playstaytion 2 "Amplitude" Rockit Remix by Herbie Hancock & Bill Laswell featuring Faust & Shortee

2003 VHS – “BREAK BOYS II” Tribal Gear video featuring Faust & Shortee’s track “The Drumbattle” from their full-length album “Digital Soul”

2003 FILM – “CLIVE COOPECHESKI IS DEAD” Eyekiss Films (www.eyekissfilms.com) film short featuring Faust & Shortee’s track “Gypsy Trip” from their full-length album "Satisfaction Guaranteed"

2003 DVD – Tribal Gear DVD soon to be released featuring Faust & Shortee’s track “The Drumbattle”

2002 TV -- MTV & Transitions productions present "MTV Sports Unlimited: AXXESS" featuring Shortee & Faust's "Drumcircle" from their full length album "Digital Soul"--airing worldwide in December.

2002 TV - - 900 Films broadcast on ESPN & ESPN Classix of "Tony Hawk's Boom Boom Huck Jam Skate Park Tour" featuring Shortee & Faust's "Satisfaction Guaranteed" from their full length album "Satisfaction Guaranteed"--airing nationwide

2002 TV - - ESPN's "X-GAMES 2002" broadcast: featuring Faust & Shortee's tracks "Drumcircle", & "Satisfaction Guaranteed"—aired worldwide

2002 TV - - ESPN's "WORLD CUP 2002" broadcast: featuring Faust & Shortee's tracks "Pass it On", "The Drumbattle", "Drumcircle", & "Satisfaction Guaranteed" during World Cup Soccer Athlete Biographies-- aired worldwide

2002 FILM/VIDEO/DVD - - Doug Pray’s documentary "Scratch" features Faust’s track “Return of the DJ 3” from the Bomb Recs compilation "Return of the DJ 3"

2002 TV - - CNN Inflight's "Showbiz This Month" featuring Faust & Shortee interviews & performances as well as featured Faust's track "Invisible" --aired the entire month of April

2002 TV - - CNN's "Headline News" featuring Faust & Shortee Interviews & Performances as well as featured Faust's track "Invisible"form his LP "Inward Journeys" --aired nationwide

2001 VIDEO -- Red Bull's breakdance video "Lords of the Floor" Mind Spiders Media featuring Faust & Shortee’s track “Scientific Breakthrough” from the Future Primitive compilation "Urban Revolutions"

2001 TV - - NBC's National TV Show "Hip Hop Nation" featuring Faust & Shortee Interviews & Performances as well as featured Faust & Shortee's Tracks "Hyperspace" & "Monsta Jam", Shortee's Track "Shortee's Return & Faust's Track "Boy Meets Girl (A Good Combination)" --aired nationwide

2001 TV - - ESPN's "X-GAMES 2001" broadcast: featuring Faust & Shortee's track "Drumcircle" during Tony Hawk's Best Trix segment , --aired worldwide

2000 MOVIE - - "Radio Free Steve" (Steve Glenn) features Faust's track "Elevation" released in festivals winter 2000

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MEDIA APPEARANCES

2005 TV - - "The Tyra Banks Show" featuring Shortee in the role of DJ for Tyra's Fabulous Friday Club Themed episodes.

2005 TV - - "Date My Mom" featuring Shortee as a professor at the Scratch DJ Academy teaching the couple on the date how to scratch.

2005 VIDEO/DVD- - "Mixtress X" (Sowa Entertainment/The Manhattan Project) featuring Shortee, Wanda D, Jazzy Joyce Mami Chula, Pam the Funkstress & more (to be released in 2005)

2005 DVD - - Shortee "Shortee's Turntable Tuneup" ( Eyekiss Films) Also starring DJ Mafioso


2004 VIDEO/DVD- - "Shortee's DJ 202" (Shortee, Eyekiss Films) also featuring Faust, Q-bert, Babu (Dialated Peoples), Disk (Primus), MC Armanni, Mafioso, Scratchy Seal, Annalyze, Shingo & cameos of Roc Raida & Eclipse (X-ecutioners), Flare, & Atlanta B-boys & B-girls (summer 2004)

2004 FILM/VIDEO/DVD- - "Vinyl is a Girl's Best Friend" (Irish Rose Films) featuring Shortee, Diosa, Debbie D, Annalyze, SheJay crew & more (to be released in 2004)

2004 FILM/VIDEO/DVD- - "Girl" (3 Day Films) featuring Shortee, Sandra Collins, Annalyze & more


2002 VIDEO/DVD- - Shortee's Brand New Professional Revised Version of "Shortee's DJ 101" (Shortee, Eyekiss Films) also featuring Faust, Craze, Phantom 45 & Danny The Wildchild, was just completed June 8, 2002 ( Release Date: October 2002)

2002 FILM/VIDEO/DVD - - Doug Pray’s documentary "Scratch" features interviews & performances with Faust & Shortee filmed in fall 1999, released in theatres June 7,

2002 2002 TV - - CNN Inflight's "Showbiz This Month" featuring Faust & Shortee interviews & performances as well as featured Faust's track "Invisible" aired the entire month of April

2002 TV - - CNN's "Headline News" featuring Faust & Shortee Interviews & Performances as well as featured Faust's track "Invisible" aired nationwide

2001 TV - - NBC's National TV Show "Hip Hop Nation" featuring Faust & Shortee Interviews & Performances as well as featured Faust & Shortee's Tracks "Hyperspace" & "Monsta Jam", Shortee's Track "Shortee's Return & Faust's Track "Boy Meets Girl (A Good Combination)" aired nationwide

2001 MOVIE -- -"Spinsters" (Jane Walker & Jackie Pelle) Documentary featuring interviews & performances with Shortee, filmed in summer 2000, completed in 2001

2000 VIDEO- - The original grass-roots "Shortee's DJ 101" was created in the summer of 2000

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