DJ DNA

Arjen de Vreede (born 26 April 1962), known by his stage name DJ DNA is a Dutch dj and producer. At age seventeen, he started as a dj, and became a pioneer in the Dutch music scene playing hiphop, house, acid house and techno in renowned Dutch clubs such as the Roxy and the Vrije Vloer. He also co-founded the Urban Dance Squad. The band won an Edison Award, and the single "Deeper Shade of Soul" was a hit in Europe and the United States, where it charted at number 21 on Billboard Hot 100. After leaving Urban Dance Squad, he played in various bands like TC Matic and Stuurbaard Bakkebaard. The release of his first solo album is scheduled for september 2012 featuring Kurtis Blow. The first single The Sum of the Sound was released June 2012.

Discography

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Urban Dance Squad

Stuurbaard Bakkebaard

  • L'amour (2009)

Solo project

References

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  • Ira A. Robbins, The Trouser Press guide to '90s rock: the all-new fifth edition of The Trouser Press record guide (Simon & Schuster, 1997)
  • Frans Steensma (ed), "OOR's Eerste Nederlandse Pop-encyclopedie" (12th edition, Amsterdam, 2000)
  • Vladimir Bogdanov, "All Music Guide to Hip-Hop: The Definitive Guide to Rap & Hip-Hop" (Backbeat Books, 2003)
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