DJ Steve Dee is a

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and the creator of "The Funk" known to the world as

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. Steve Dee was the founding member of the original DJ group "The X-Men" (today known as the

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) and helped to establish

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. DJ Steve Dee has worked with artists such as: *

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& the Get Fresh Crew *Luther ‘Luke Skywalker aka Uncle Luke Campbell *

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*Japanese R & B singer

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* Teddy Riley’s “Guy & BlackStreet” *

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on the album ''

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'' In 2000 Dee was inducted into the DMC DJ Hall of Fame for his contributions to the world of

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. He also won the 1990 New Music Seminar DJ Battle for World Supremacy and placed second in the 1991 DMC US Finals. He co-starred in the DJ documentary '' Scratch''.

External links

*http://www.djstevedee.com *https://web.archive.org/web/20070928115037/http://www.punch-records.co.uk/micro/djsforlife/stevedee_bio.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20060710005750/http://www.digitalaboratories.com/beat.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20060517001125/http://www.coupdegrace.tv/robswift/
DJ Steve Dee Interview - NAMM Oral History Library (2012)
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