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Solitaire aka Lewis Dene
A respected DJ for many years, Lewis has played across three continents a mixture of chunky disco-injected house and funky tribal soundscapes - spinning at Erick Morillo's Subliminal night at Centro-Fly in New York, MTV's Dance Zone party in Sweden, Nervous Record's 10 th anniversary party at the Ministry of Sound, Australia's acclaimed OneLove night at the Prince in Melbourne and the 3000 capacity club, Il Muretto in Italy.
With a background in radio - Lewis produced Danny Rampling's Love Groove Dance Party on Radio 1 for five years - additionally working on the station's dance output with the likes of Pete Tong (news reporter), Judge Jules (producer) and the Essential Mix Live (producer). He initially started as a presenter on the now infamous pirate station LWR in the '80s; most recently presenting internet dance shows on Ministry of Sound and Trust the DJ. Lewis is currently a monthly guest on The Touch , Deli G's Vibe 101 radio show.
Lewis' background also includes music journalism - currently he writes for DJ mag, Update, Record Collector and Blues & Soul magazine, and the BBC's website. He has also compiled and written liner-notes on over a 170 albums encompassing everything from electro, hip-hop and rap through to disco, Philly, Salsoul and house. As former Head of A&R for Slip 'N' Slide/Kickin Records, Lewis worked with some of clubland's leading producers, remixers and DJs (musically responsible for a diverse array of artists including Blaze, Sybil, Amira Antoine Clamaran and Jonah); he was later a partner in Bold Management representing Robbie Rivera, E-Smoove, Stella Browne, K&M and the Sharp Boys.
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