Dino Lenny
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Dino Lenny is a DJ, singer, music producer and label owner (Frenetica), known on the global dance scene for 20 years.
Growing up playing in the biggest European clubs - Axis, Space, Amnesia, Goa, The Egg, Ministry of Sound
– he gains success thanks to remixes and collaborations with Inxs, Planet Funk, Underworld, The Housemartins
, Scissors Sisters and many others.
After being for many times among the “Essential New Tunes" of Pete Tong
on BBC Radio One , Dino Lenny starts singing in 2005 with the pseudo Dino. The British press defines his style a mixture between the Talking Heads
and Ian Dury
.
Later on Dino was invited by Hardage to take part to his project which includes Jocelyn Brown
and Maxi Priest
, Level 42
and Peter Gabriel
, among others.
In 2007 Dino released the single “Feels Like Home” together with Meck, taking care of the production (with Simon Duffy & Meck) and the vocals. The track entered the UK chart top 40 and was A-listed on BBC Radio One.
The song was on the soundtrack for the Wembley Stadium
opening event, on the occasion of the FA cup final game: Manchester United – Chelsea.
A few months later Madonna used "Feels like home" in a mash up with the old classic “Like a prayer” and performed the new version in 80 countries across the world within the Sticky & Sweet tour ’08/09 creating 'Feels like a prayer'.
Dino Lenny has recently remixed Missy Elliot and Timbaland
's " Get involved" for Ministry Of Sound and Static Revenger for Toolroom and will soon release his new album 'Music Is Killing Piracy" (September 2011), which contains collaborations with Tiesto, Mark Knight, Benny Benassi, Tv Rock, Francesco Farfa, Piatto, Meck, Jose Amnesia and his musical partner Simon Duffy.
PARTIAL DISCOGRAPHY to be found on
Growing up playing in the biggest European clubs - Axis, Space, Amnesia, Goa, The Egg, Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
– he gains success thanks to remixes and collaborations with Inxs, Planet Funk, Underworld, The Housemartins
The Housemartins
The Housemartins were an English indie pop band that was active in the 1980s. Many of the Housemartins' lyrics were a mixture of Marxist politics and Christianity, reflecting singer Paul Heaton's beliefs at the time .-Formation:The band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton and...
, Scissors Sisters and many others.
After being for many times among the “Essential New Tunes" of Pete Tong
Pete Tong
Peter "Pete" Tong is an English DJ who works for BBC Radio 1. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programmes such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for...
on BBC Radio One , Dino Lenny starts singing in 2005 with the pseudo Dino. The British press defines his style a mixture between the Talking Heads
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American New Wave and avant-garde band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison...
and Ian Dury
Ian Dury
Ian Robins Dury was an English rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and New Wave era of rock music...
.
Later on Dino was invited by Hardage to take part to his project which includes Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Brown
Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...
and Maxi Priest
Maxi Priest
Max Alfred "Maxi" Priest is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with a R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion, and became one of the first international successes who regularly dabbled in the genre as well as being one of the most...
, Level 42
Level 42
Level 42 are an English pop rock and jazz-funk band who had a number of worldwide and UK hits during the 1980s and 1990s.The band gained fame for their high-calibre musicianship—in particular that of Mark King, whose percussive slap-bass guitar technique provided the driving groove of many of the...
and Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
, among others.
In 2007 Dino released the single “Feels Like Home” together with Meck, taking care of the production (with Simon Duffy & Meck) and the vocals. The track entered the UK chart top 40 and was A-listed on BBC Radio One.
The song was on the soundtrack for the Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
opening event, on the occasion of the FA cup final game: Manchester United – Chelsea.
A few months later Madonna used "Feels like home" in a mash up with the old classic “Like a prayer” and performed the new version in 80 countries across the world within the Sticky & Sweet tour ’08/09 creating 'Feels like a prayer'.
Dino Lenny has recently remixed Missy Elliot and Timbaland
Timbaland
Timothy Zachery Mosley , better known by his stage name Timbaland, is an American record producer, songwriter and rapper....
's " Get involved" for Ministry Of Sound and Static Revenger for Toolroom and will soon release his new album 'Music Is Killing Piracy" (September 2011), which contains collaborations with Tiesto, Mark Knight, Benny Benassi, Tv Rock, Francesco Farfa, Piatto, Meck, Jose Amnesia and his musical partner Simon Duffy.
PARTIAL DISCOGRAPHY to be found on