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SHORTEE BIO:
www.djshortee.com
"The ultra-versatile DJ Shortee has become queen of the scratch world. She has become an unquestioned paragon in her field.”
DJ TIMES
"DJ Shortee is the world’s premier female DJ !!”
GRAMMY FOUNDATION
“DJ Shortee is the #1 female scratch DJ in the world!”
LIQUID LIFESTYLE
SHORTEE IS ONE OF URB’S NEXT 100 (2001): “Within the ever crowding DJ/Producer genre, Shortee's versatility & musical prowess stands out. With her compelling musicianship…she has created a turntable style all her own…& has grown from obscurity to acclaim”
URB MAGAZINE
Shortee’s career is highlighted by an unparalleled series of firsts. Playboy's official 50th Anniversary tour DJ, 1st & only female ‘World Class Power Mixer’ on Power 106fm (LA), the 1st female to produce an instructional DJ DVD series, 1st & only female to produce a turntablist album, 1st female to produce a battle record, 1st female DJ endorsed by Shure, 1st female endorsee of Rane/Serato, 1st & only female DJ endorsed by Cakewalk, Urb's Next 100, Shortee is recognized as one of the most diverse & technically skilled female DJs in the world. She has been ranked the #1 Female Turntablist & Hip Hop DJ worldwide & listed in SheJay Magazine’s top 100 female DJs.
1st female Fever/Buzz Battle of the DJs Champion (1997), Shortee spins Drum & Bass, Breaks, Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, Rock & House worldwide & her unique contribution to the art of scratching & beat juggling for the last 12 years earned her a spot as the only female DJ featured in Doug Pray's critically acclaimed movie "SCRATCH" (Palm Pictures). In addition to being featured in many other documentaries, Shortee has also made numerous TV appearances & her most recent is the role of DJ for the Tyra Banks Show on Tyra's club themed episodes & a celebrity cameo in a Sony PSP commercial.
In 1998, Shortee made her production debut on Faust's "Man or Myth" (1st turntablist album ever released also featuring Craze - 6x DMC champion & Shotgun), followed by "The Fathomless EP" ,w/ Faust & DJ Craze containing the 1st Drum & Bass tracks comprised solely of scratching. In 1999, Shortee's full- length solo debut "The Dreamer" became the 1st & only turntablist album produced by a female, and she has since released multiple joint albums with DJ Faust as well as singles, remixes, countless mix cds & appeared solo & jointly on numerous compilations. Her music has attracted licensing features & aired on networks worldwide. Recently, Faust & Shortee's song "Drumcircle" (Digital Soul) is the theme song for "MTV SPORTS UNLIMITED AXXESS"& their remix of India Irie's "Shine" is the theme song for "THE TYRA BANKS SHOW". Together Faust & Shortee have launched their own Drum & Bass label entitled “Heavy Artillery Recordings” (www.heavyartilleryrecordings.com ) and have additional DnB releases on Load Recordings UK.
A head professor at The Scratch DJ Academy co-founded by RUN DMC's Jam Master Jay, Shortee teaches 3 courses (Mixing151, Scratching202 & Beatjuggling303) at the Los Angeles branch. (www.scratch.com). In addition, Shortee teaches DJ/Remix courses for the esteemed Grammy Foundation, DJ workshops for LA’s SAE Institute & has done various instructional tours for Sprite & Channel One News. She has also produced an instructional DVD series "Shortee's DJ 101", "Shortee's DJ 202" & "Turntable Tune-Up" in which she teaches how to mix, scratch, beat juggle & features interviews with other top DJs & MCs in the industry. (www.how2dj.com)
Shortee is seamless whether she appears solo or part of a group & is well-known for her 4-turntable shows w/ DJ Faust as THE SOULMATES (Hip Hop/Funk/ Soul) & URBAN ASSAULT (Drum & Bass - www.urbanassaultdnb.com). The duo also joined forces on 6 turntables Danny the Wildchild as THE BOMB TOUR (Hip Hop, Breaks, DnB) & Shortee rocks 4 turntable shows with fellow female turntablist, DJ Annalyze as TWICE AS NICE (Drum n Bass & Breaks- www.twiceasnicedjs.com). She has also released countless mixtapes & CDs since 1995. Most recently they include “BACK2BACK SESSIONS VOL4” (Drum n Bass), “THUMP” (Breaks), “MASHED” (Hip Hop/Rock/80’s Mashup) & “AIRPLAY” (Hip Hop). She’s also well known for her "PLAYBOY 50th ANN. TOUR" series & team mixes w/ Faust including the "URBAN ASSAULT" series (DnB), "HIP HOP MEGA MIX" series (Hip Hop/Breaks/Funk/Soul) & a team mix w/ Annalyze “TWICE AS NICE” (Breaks/ DnB).
Her skills & productions have earned her acclaim in countless publications & sponsorships. Performing at high profile events for Playboy, New Line Cinemas, Tiffany & Co., Sprite, Frito Lay, Activision, Channel One, Private Celebrity events & Television wrap parties etc as well as Winter NAMM shows, Grammy Foundation, WMC & Remix Hotels. Playing alongside such world-class artists as Craze, Q-bert, Faust, KRS One, Supernatural, Method Man, Mixmaster Mike, Z-Trip, Roni Size, High Contrast, Carl Cox, Dieselboy etc, a seasoned globetrotter, Shortee performs all over the U.S., Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France, London, Amsterdam, Italy, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, El Salvador & more!
SHORTEE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
LABELS: HEAVY ARTILLERY RECORDINGS/ 5 STAR RECORDS / LOAD MEDIA / BOMB / FUTURE PRIMITIVE / STRAY / OM / K-TEL / UNIVERSAL MOTOWN / MISHPUCKA / TINO CORP / UBI SOFT / PALM PICTURES / SCION / CMJ / EYEKISS FILMS / MANHATTON FILMS
MOVIES, TV & VIDEO: DOUG PRAY’S SCRATCH / SONY PSP / TYRA BANKS SHOW / MTV’S DATE MY MOM / MIXTRESS X / VINYL IS A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND / GIRL / CNN’s HEADLINE NEWS & SHOWBIZ THIS MONTH / SPINSTERS / SHORTEE’S DJ DVD SERIES / PETE TONG’S FASTTRAXX / MTV BANGKOK’S CHANNEL V / NBC’s HIP HOP NATION / CBS NEWS
RADIO: POWER 106fm (LA) / KIIS fm (FL) / XM SATTELLITE RADIO / SIRIUS / MIX REVOLUTION
BATTLES: 1997 FEVER/BUZZ BATTLE OF THE DJS CHAMPION
SPONSORSHIPS: SHURE / RANE / SERATO / CAKEWALK / TRIBAL GEAR / SCRATCH DJ ACADEMY / GLOWTRONICS
TOURS: PLAYBOY’S 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR / URBAN ASSAULT DNB / THE BOMB TOUR / TWICE AS NICE / 3 THE HARD WAY / FATHOMLESS TOUR / HONEYMOONERS TOUR / SPRITE D-TOUR / CHANNEL ONE TOUR / DIVINE MIX TOUR / PRINCE PAUL’S INDY 5000 TOUR / QUEENS OF THE JUNGLE / GRAMMY PRO SESSIONS
MAGAZINES: URB / MIXMAG / DJ TIMES / ROLLING STONE / RINSE / CMJ / THOUSAND WORDS / FRANK / PLAYBOY / MOBILE BEAT / CREATIVE LOAFING / REMIX / DJ MAG / WASHINGTON POST / NY TIMES / ALTERNATIVE PRESS / XLR8R / INDEPENDENT WEEKLY / VENUS / MUZIK / XXL / SPIN / ELEMENTAL / TRACE / VICE / INSOMNIAC / RAYGUN / HITS /
LOTUS / SCRATCH (and many MANY more….)
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AFFILIATIONS/CREWS/SPONSORS:
Faust & Shortee
Heavy Artillery Recordings
5 Star Records
Citizenz
Space Kadets
The Essentials
Soulmates
Urban Assault
Playboy
Tribal Gear
Shure
Cakewalk
Rane
Serato
CNET
Females Wit Funk
At Large
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PRESS QUOTES:
"The ultra-versatile DJ Shortee has become queen of the scratch world.
She has become an unquestioned paragon in her field.”
DJ TIMES
“DJ Shortee is the world’s premier female DJ!“
GRAMMY FOUNDATION
“DJ Shortee is the #1 female scratch DJ in the world!”
LIQUID LIFESTYLE
“Shortee is the highest profile woman in the world of hip-hop turntablism"
TAKE BACK THE DECKS
SHORTEE is one of SHEJAY’s TOP 100 Female DJs!!
Ranked #1 TURTNABLIST & #1 HIP HOP DJ in the world!
#1 TURNTABLIST & HIP HOP DJ in the world as well as #11 overall genres combined.
SHEJAY
"She has created a turntable style all her own. After blowing
minds and destroying the competition at the 1997 Fever/Buzz Battle of
the DJs, Shortee has grown from obscurity to acclaim"
URB MAGAZINE
"As one of the few talent-driven female DJs whom I think
are worth mentioning at the moment, Shortee can no doubt blow up the
spot!”
THOUSAND WORDS
SHORTEE is one of URB'S NEXT 100!!
"Within the ever crowding DJ/Producer genre, Shortee's versitility
& musical prowess stands out. Shortee's now poised to touch a wider
audience... With her compelling musicianship, Shortee is on the verge
of funky elevation”
URB MAGAZINE -
NEXT 100 ISSUE (2001)
“Shortee has skills, regardless of her gender. Her solo debut should
show all the females out there who have been discouraged by the overwhelmingly
male turntablist DJ scene that there’s hope for them yet. Oh, by the
way –this record SMOKES!”
ALTERNATIVE PRESS
"It’s on THE DREAMER—a scratch’n’sample concept album [Bomb Recs]
–that Shortee establishes herself as a formidable composer and
not just Faust’s female sidekick."
SPIN MAGAZINE
“Shortee’s THE DREAMER delivers melody & compositional mastery."
XLR8R MAGAZINE
“Shortee comes correct with a 16 track CD entitled THE DREAMER that
makes the typical major label hip hop release appear lacking in any
creativity or originality.”
INSOMNIAC MAGAZINE
"Eschewing the standard scratch orgy that many DJs indulge in, Shortee's
concept album, THE DREAMER (which traces an unusual character's experience
as an experimental subject in a dream research center) paint's a lavish
soundscape, haunted by echoes of dub, showers of jazz riffs and an ethereal
swirl of ambient tones and tabla rhythms."
CMJ NEW MUSIC MONTHLY
“Shortee is the highest profile woman in the world of hip-hop turntablism"
TAKE BACK THE DECKS
"DJ
Shortee is the #1 female DJ in the world!"
SPRITE / COCA-COLA / SIMON MALLS
