Lewis A. Martineé is a producer, songwriter and disc jockey based in

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. Martineé reached number one on the '' Billboard'' Pop Charts as writer and producer of the song " Seasons Change" by

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group Exposé and has had multiple records reach top ten. Martineé received ''Billboard'' Songwriter of the Year as well as BMI Songwriter of the Year. In addition to founding Exposé in 1984, he also wrote and produced all of the songs on its first two albums, '' Exposure'' (1987) and '' What You Don't Know'' (1989). He also contributed to the group's third effort, '' Exposé'', in 1992. The producer explained how Exposé began in a 2016 interview on music website, ''

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'': Martineé has also worked with many other artists of note, producing, writing and or remixing tracks for artists including

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, Dead or Alive, Enrique Iglesias,

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, Company B, Arika Kane,

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, Sequal,

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, Pet Shop Boys,

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, and

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, among others. Lewis A. Martineé, CreditsAllMusic.com. Retrieved 17 May 2009. His contributions to the nascent

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movement in the mid-1980s contributed to its popularity, which continues to this day. DJ Martineé has been doing a dance music radio show programmed all over the world with top ratings.

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