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Lee grew up in Essex, England, but can almost call himself a Berliner now, having moved there from London 8 years ago. During the late 90's, producing and performing as Hefner, he became involved with the post-drum and bass, downbeat, lounge sound of the time, remixing the likes of 4Hero, Cinematic Orchestra and Lamb, and releasing the album Residue in 2000. As a resident at the new Plastic People club, he first tried to find a way to express his musical taste in a club environment. It was only when he moved to Berlin in 2002 to be with his girlfriend,inspired by the new soundtrack he discovered during long Kreuzberg nights, that he finally traded his jazz chords for dancing shoes, and with MyMy began to explore the world of house and techno. Together with Panorama Bar resident Nick Höppner, they toured in a total of 27 countries and appeared on labels such as Ostgut Ton, Circus Company and Playhouse, where they released the album Songs for the Gentle in 2006. In 2010, after 5 years together, MyMy decided to go their own ways and to stop their monthly parties at Watergate where Lee had developed his skills as a DJ. He would now focus on establishing himself as a solo DJ and Producer, and one of Watergate's main residents. Having played keyboards, guitar and bass since he was young, Lee is always searching for musicality in his sound. His approach in the studio comes from his love of song writing and composition, influenced by classical music, jazz and film soundtracks. For some time his solo releases and remixes have been popping up on labels such as Aus Music, Liebe*Detail and Cityfox, and in 2008 he released his debut LP “Electronic Frank” on Aus Music. He has just released his first mix CD, Watergate 07Lee Jones has released two critically acclaimed singles for Aus Music in 2008. The first, ‘Aria’ was released in February and remixed by Tiger Stripes. Hailed as The first great 12\" of 2008 by Philip Sherburne (The Wire/Earplug) and ‘truly beautiful’ by Resident Advisor (5/5 Jacob Wright). Lee followed this up with his ‘As You Like It’ EP, which was released on the 5th May complete with a remix by Recloose. It received 4.5/5 in a review on Resident Advisor with the following comment by the reviewer - ‘As You Like It’ will only consolidate the proposition that Jones is producing some of the grooviest and most subtle tech house out there at the moment a doubly appropriate alignment, as Aus is effectively becoming the go-to label for similar works.’Essex bred Lee Jones lived in London until 2002, where he was producing and remixing as the downtempo/ nu-jazz artist Hefner. After following his heart to Berlin, he was inspired by the music and clubs to move into a new production style and for the past 4 years he’s been the creative production force behind My My whose debut album ‘Songs For The Gentle’ made waves across the globe. Lee has also recently released a 12” on Upon You and the single ‘Southbound’ as My My on Ostgut Ton. Lee’s debut artist album under his own name will be released on Aus Music in September with 2 EP’s from the album out in September and October. The first of these will be remixed by Stimming (Dynamic Records).Record Label:Just, Liebe*Detail, Aus, Upon You, Inertiacurrent releases >>>Minz - Ganzfeld - Ransom Note 9Lee Jones remix31.03.2010Kris Wadsowrth - Motown Revival - Glasstable GT02 / KompaktLee Jones remixupcomingSoul Clap - Action Satisfaction - Crosstown RebelsLee Jones remixupcomingNick Höppner - Brush Me Down EP - Ostgut Ton 34incl Lee Jones remix22.3.2010
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