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. Martineé reached number one on the ''

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and has had multiple records reach the 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 album, '' Exposure'' (1987) and most of the songs on '' What You Don't Know'' (1989). He also contributed to the group's third effort, ''

'', in 1992. The producer explained how Exposé began in a 2016 interview on music website, ''No Echo'': Martineé has also worked with many other artists of note, producing, writing and or remixing tracks for artists including

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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. Currently DJ Lewis Martinee is working on a new album in the Nu Disco genre to be released early 2024.

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