Lenny Dee (born 1968) is the performing name of Leonard Didesiderio, a DJ based in New York City. Starting as a house DJ in the 1980s, Dee quickly moved towards harder sounds such as techno and gabber. He set up the well respected record label Industrial Strength in 1991.
Leonard Didesiderio was born in 1968. He grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn and became a DJ in his teens, when he started working at the local roller disco. Taking the DJ name Lenny Dee, he made his first record in 1985. He started playing house music and developed a rivalry with Frankie Bones, another young DJ. Tommy Musto told the two to work together and they started music under the name Looney Tunes. Their first record sold 15,000 copies and they were invited to England to play at raves. When he travelled through Europe, playing at dance parties in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, Dee's style became harder and faster. He started making techno and gabber.
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The first known of Lenny Dee's play on Peel's show was in 1988 when he collaborated with Tommy Musto under the name of Bamboo. Peel would continue playing tracks from Lenny Dee's solo material as well as his collaboration with other artists.
Shows Played[]
- 04 January 1988: Bamboo ("I Can't Quit") (12") Fourth Floor
- Lenny Dee
- 12 July 1989 (& Frankie "Bones"): Another Place Another Time (Club Mix) (LP - Volume One) Nu Groove
- 18 July 1989 (Radio Bremen) (& Frankie "Bones"): Halfway To Seven (Led Plant Mix) (12" - The Looney Tunes EP Vol. One) XL
- 03 August 1989 (& Frankie "Bones"): Another Place Another Time (Club Mix) (LP - Volume One) Nu Groove
- 09 November 1989 (& Frankie Bones): Just As Long As I Got You (Original Mix) (12") XL Recordings
- Subliminal Aurra (Leonardo Didesiderio, Victor Simonelli)
- 29 March 1990: I Can't Understand (12" - A Decongestant For The Mind) Fourth Floor
- 11 April 1990: I Can't Understand (Metro Mix) (12" - A Decongestant For The Mind) Fourth Floor
- 19 April 1990: I Can't Understand (Metro Mix) (12" - A Decongestant For The Mind) Fourth Floor
- Critical Rhythm (Leonardo Didesiderio, Peter Daou, Vanessa Daou, Victor Simonelli)
- 10 May 1990: Eastern Breeze (Authentic Mix) (12" - It Could Not Happen) Nu Groove
- 07 July 1991: An Illusion (CD – Nu Groove - 25 West 38th - A Compilation) Network
- 19 June 1990: Flashbacks (Version) (12" - The Effects Can Last Forever) Nu Groove
- 10 July 1990: Overdose (The Final Trip) (12" - The Effects Can Last Forever) Nu Groove
- 14 July 1990 (BFBS): 'Flashbacks (Version) (12"-The Effects Can Last Forever)' (Nu Groove) (JP: 'Huge on the dancefloor, but then again so am I.')
- 09 February 1991: 'Manslaughter (First Degree Mix) (12"-City Under Siege)' (Nu Groove)
- 16 February 1991: Manslaughter (First Degree Mix) (EP - City Under Seige) Nu Groove
- 02 March 1991: Manslaughter (First Degree Mix) (12" - City Under Siege) Nu Groove
- 20 April 1991: Arson (4 Count Version) (12" - City Under Siege) Nu Groove
- 03 May 1991 (BFBS): 'Arson (4 Count Version) (12"-City Under Siege)' (Nu Groove)
- Penetration (Leonardo Didesiderio, Eddy De Clercq, Nicolai Vorkapich)
- 03 March 1991: Forced Entry (12") Go Bang!
- 11 July 1992: What’s The Situation Now (12 inch - Knight Phantom EP) Rising High Records
- 18 July 1992: Kick Up The Volume "Play It Loud" (12" - Knight Phantom EP) Rising High
- 24 July 1992: Kick Up The Volume "Play It Loud" (12") (Rising High)
- 06 August 1992 (Radio Mafia): Kick Up The Volume (12") (Rising High)
- Bunko Squad (Dave Micalizzi, Dave Rodgers, Emmanuel Dauchez, Laurent Garnier, Leonardo Didesiderio)
- 24 February 1996: Watch'em All Drop (v/a album - F**King Hardcore #4) Mokum