Lenny Dee

Producer/DJ/Label Owner Lenny Dee is one of NYC’s earliest techno and house pioneers. Early on, Lenny worked at Skyline Studios (at the time home of Nile Rodgers), and at Arthur Baker’s Shakedown Studio’s on productions for New order, Brooklyn Funk Essentials, Al Jarreau KLF among others.

He then attacked Europe with the then new sound of Techno and in 1991 launched Industrial Strength Records – the original ‘Hardcore’ label that’s included music from Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Laurent Garnier, Manu Le Malin, Angerfist, Corrosion of Conformity, Daft Punk, Neophyte, Unexist, DOA, The Sickest Squad, Nasenbluten and many more.

Lenny has also produced hundreds of tracks on labels such as 4th floor, Warner Bros, Strictly Rhythm, R&S, Atlantic Records, Arista, XL Recordings, Gigilo, Rotterdam Records, ID & T, Hydraulix & Stay Up Forever. He has worked with the likes of Casper Pound, Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier, Mike Humphries, Wu-Tang Clan, Brand Nubian John Selway, The Horrorist, DJ Moella, Chris Liberator, Joey Beltram, KLF, Sven Vath, Shiny Toy Guns, Robert Owens, Marshall Jefferson w/ Gareth Whitehead among others.

Lenny’s first residency was at the roller disco Roll-A-Palace in Brooklyn NY at the age of 17 and he has DJed all over the world at most of the biggest parties including EDC (Vegas), Tomorrowland, MayDay, Love Parade, Woodstock, Thunderdome, Paris Techno Parade, the Jane’s Addiction Reunion tour & the list goes on.