DJ Shortee

Shortee is recognized as one of the most diverse & technically skilled female DJs in the world & her career is highlighted by an unparalleled series of firsts. She is Playboy's official 50th Anniversary Tour DJ, 1st & only female World Class Power Mixer (Power 106fm LA), 1st female to produce a DJ instructional DVD series, 1st & only female to produce a turntablist album, 1st female to produce a battle record, 1st & only female endorsee of Rane, 1st & only female DJ endorsed by Cakewalk & 1st female DJ endorsed by Shure. She has been ranked the #1 Female Turntablist & Hip Hop DJ worldwide & listed in SheJay Magazine's top 100 female DJs.

1st female Fever/Buzz Battle of the DJs Champion (1997), Shortee spins Drum & Bass, Breaks, Funk, Soul, Hip Hop, Rock & House worldwide & her unique contribution to the art of scratching & beat juggling for the last 12+ years earned her a spot as the only female DJ featured in Doug Pray's critically acclaimed movie "SCRATCH" (Palm Pictures). In addition to being featured in many other documentaries, Shortee has also made numerous TV appearances & her most recent is the role of DJ for the Tyra Banks Show on Tyra's club themed episodes & a celebrity cameo in a Sony PSP commercial.

In 1998, Shortee made her production debut on Faust's "Man or Myth" (1st turntablist album ever released also featuring Craze - 6x DMC champion & Shotgun), followed by "The Fathomless EP",w/ Faust & DJ Craze containing the 1st Drum & Bass tracks comprised solely of scratching. In 1999, Shortee's full- length solo debut "The Dreamer" became the 1st & only turntablist album produced by a female, and she has since released multiple joint albums with DJ Faust as well as singles, remixes, battle records, countless mix cds & appeared solo & jointly on numerous compilations. Her music has attracted licensing features & aired on networks worldwide. Faust & Shortee's "Drumcircle" (Digital Soul) is the theme song for "MTV SPORTS UNLIMITED AXXESS"& their remix of India Irie's "Shine" is the theme song for "THE TYRA BANKS SHOW". Together Faust & Shortee have launched 2 labels: 5 Star Records (Battle/Dj Tools) & Heavy Artillery Recordings (Drum & Bass - www.heavyartilleryrecords.com ) and have released DnB on Load Recordings UK.

A head professor at The Scratch DJ Academy co-founded by RUN DMC's Jam Master Jay, Shortee teaches 3 courses (Mixing151, Scratching202 & Beatjuggling303) at the Los Angeles branch. (www.scratch.com). In addition, Shortee teaches DJ/Remix courses for the esteemed Grammy Foundation, DJ workshops for LA's SAE Institute & has done various instructional tours for Sprite & Channel One News. She has also produced an instructional DVD series "Shortee's DJ 101", "Shortee's DJ 202" & "Turntable Tune-Up" in which she teaches how to mix, scratch, beat juggle & features interviews with other top DJs & MCs in the industry. (www.how2dj.com)

Shortee is seamless whether she appears solo or part of a group & is well-known for her 4-turntable shows w/ DJ Faust as THE SOULMATES (Hip Hop/Funk/ Soul) & URBAN ASSAULT (Drum & Bass - www.urbanassaultdnb.com). Shortee also rocks 4 turntable shows with fellow female turntablist, DJ Annalyze as TWICE AS NICE (Drum n Bass & Breaks- www.twiceasnicedjs.com). In the summer of 2007, Shortee has joined forces with Reid Speed (USA's first lady of DnB) & MC Tali (UK's first lady MC of DnB) to form QUEENS OF THE JUNGLE, a 4 turntable female drum & bass crew (www.queensofthejungle.com). Shortee's released countless mix CDs since 1995. Most recently they include 'RISE' & 'BACK2BACK SESSIONs 4' (Drum n Bass), 'THUMP' (Breaks), 'MASHED' (Hip Hop/Rock/80's Mashup) & 'AIRPLAY' (Hip Hop). She is also well known for her 'PLAYBOY 50th ANN. TOUR' series, 'URBAN ASSAULT' series (DnB), 'HIP HOP MEGA MIX' series (Hip Hop/Breaks/Funk) & 'TWICE AS NICE' (Breaks/ DnB).

Her skills & productions have earned her acclaim in countless publications & sponsorships. Performing at high profile events for Playboy, New Line Cinemas, Tiffany & Co., Sprite, Frito Lay, Activision, Channel One, Private Celebrity events & Television wrap parties etc as well as Winter NAMM shows, Grammy Foundation, WMC & Remix Hotels. Playing alongside such world-class artists as Craze, Q-bert, Faust, KRS One, Supernatural, Method Man, Mixmaster Mike, Z-Trip, Roni Size, High Contrast, Carl Cox, Dieselboy etc, a seasoned globetrotter, Shortee performs all over the U.S., Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, France, London, Scotland, Amsterdam, Italy, Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, El Salvador & more!

SHORTEE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

LABELS: HEAVY ARTILLERY RECORDINGS/ 5 STAR RECORDS / LOAD MEDIA / BOMB / FUTURE PRIMITIVE / STRAY / OM / K-TEL / UNIVERSAL MOTOWN / MISHPUCKA / TINO CORP / UBI SOFT / PALM PICTURES / SCION / CMJ / EYEKISS FILMS / MANHATTON FILMS

MOVIES, TV & VIDEO: DOUG PRAY'S SCRATCH / SONY PSP / TYRA BANKS SHOW / MTV'S DATE MY MOM / MIXTRESS X / VINYL IS A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND / GIRL / CNN'S HEADLINE NEWS & SHOWBIZ THIS MONTH / SPINSTERS / SHORTEE'S DJ DVD SERIES / PETE TONG'S FASTTRAXX / MTV BANGKOK'S CHANNEL V / NBC'S HIP HOP NATION / CBS NEWS

RADIO: POWER 106fm (LA) / KIIS fm (FL) / XM SATTELLITE RADIO / SIRIUS / MIX REVOLUTION

BATTLES: 1997 FEVER/BUZZ BATTLE OF THE DJS CHAMPION

SPONSORSHIPS: SHURE / RANE / SERATO / CAKEWALK / TRIBAL GEAR / SCRATCH DJ ACADEMY / GLOWTRONICS

TOURS: PLAYBOY'S 50th ANNIVERSARY TOUR / URBAN ASSAULT DNB / THE BOMB TOUR / TWICE AS NICE / 3 THE HARD WAY / FATHOMLESS TOUR / HONEYMOONERS TOUR / SPRITE D-TOUR / CHANNEL ONE TOUR / DIVINE MIX TOUR / PRINCE PAUL'S INDY 5000 TOUR / QUEENS OF THE JUNGLE / GRAMMY PRO SESSIONS

MAGAZINES: URB / MIXMAG / DJ TIMES / ROLLING STONE / ATM / RINSE / CMJ / THOUSAND WORDS / FRANK / PLAYBOY / MOBILE BEAT / CREATIVE LOAFING / REMIX / DJ MAG / WASHINGTON POST / NY TIMES / ALTERNATIVE PRESS / XLR8R / INDEPENDENT WEEKLY / VENUS / MUZIK / XXL / SPIN / ELEMENTAL / TRACE / VICE / INSOMNIAC / RAYGUN / HITS / LOTUS / SCRATCH (and many MANY more.)

CREWS/AFFILIATIONS: URBAN ASSAULT / CITIZENZ / TWICE AS NICE / QUEENS OF THE JUNGLE / FUTURE PRIMITIVE SOUND / SPACE KADETS COLLECTIVE / SCRATCH DJ ACADEMY / FEMALES WIT FUNK / UNSTOPABLES UK /AT LARGE ENTERTAINMENT / EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT