Magazine: URB
Title: SHORTEE (featured in URB's NEXT 100)
Writer: Pete Babb/
Photo: DJ Faust
Issue Date: 4.01
SHORTEE
Within the ever-crowding DJ/producer genre, Shortee's versatility and muscal prowess stands out. She paints inspired sound collages with broad strokes rather than via pointillism, and her peers are are starting to recognize her distinctive artistry. "It's important to establish my myself as a composer, muscian and producer, " she explains, "and as a DJ who implements scratching as an instrument instead of using it as the main focus."
Shortee now aims to advance the orchestrated sound sparked by her acclaimed debut, The Dreamer. Her upcoming LP, Time Machine, spins the tale of a musician's travels through time and confirms her ability to tell a story while captivating ears. "I had fun being abstract, " she notes, "but now I'm applying lessons I learned from The Dreamer to create more DJ-friendly music with a concept that's simple yet intriguing."
Shortee's
now poised to touch a wider audience, creating hip-hop, jazz, funk, jungle, house
& even blues. Along with her counterpart, Faust, she reaches audiences worldwide
with four-turntable shows ranging from layered hip-hop sessions and turntablist
trickery to hardhouse & techno roof-raisers. If that's not enough, she manages
to create DJ instructional videos, design album covers and develop her online
home, www.faustandshortee.com . With her compelling musicianship, Shortee is clearly
on the verge of funky elevation. www.urb.com
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