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Dennis Jr

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About Me

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Dennis jr is a drummer, DJ and music producer from Norway. His musical influences are diverse and originate mainly from his participation in numerous bands, playing an assortment of genres from hard rock and funk to electronica and jazz.
Highlights from his past include performances at Quartfestivalen and Oyafestivalen, both in 2002, with Lindstrøm. Dennis jr has been producing since 1994 and has released music on Jazid Collective and several compilations too.
As a DJ, he has played in infamous Norwegian clubs such as Jazid, Headon and Skansen. His performance and production styles are mostly influenced by jazz and funk.
An obsession with the rhythm section is blatant in his music, with both sequenced and live drum parts playing a crucial role in many of his compositions.
Dennis Jr has established his own label AKUSTIKK RECORDINGS . Please visit the homepage for listening to a internet radioshow by streaming or downloading. In every show different dj's takes you on a journey through all kinds of alternative grooves. They do house, funk, electro, jazz, disco, soul, rap and more. You can also listen and shop for Akustikk releases.
Check out the latest Akustikk Radioshow by clicking the Akustikk logo.
So Move Back the furniture, expose the shag-pile, relax and party on as we drop another palatable slab of rare groove delights! Peace to all!!

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Music:

Member Since: 3/19/2006
Band Website: akustikk.org
Influences: Kirk Degiorgio, Tom Ze, Drum Island, Joe Pass, Sternklang, Larz holT, Blue Note, Erot (RIP), Skatebård, Theshakes, Black Sheep, Rune Lindbæk, Todd Terje, Robert Owens, AME, Kim Clarke, Sonar Kollektiv, Bill Evans, Max Pinto, Bazis, mua & shaun, Coldfeet, Prince, Carl Craig, Osunlade, Max Berlin, Serge Gainsbourg, peven everett, omar, bilal, recloose, jamie lidell, mr.v, osunlade, marvin gaye, dorando, maspyke, mf doom, kahil el zabar, dabrye, freddie crueger, hearin aid, innocent sorcerers, zumen, umod, domu, Addvibe, greyboy, kid sublime, nature self, quantic, john tejada, red astaire, fertile ground, dudley perkins, j dilla, platinum pied pipers, slum village, dwele, herbaliser, fela kuti, segun bucknor, antibalas, al green, arthur russel, cymande, donald byrd, gil scott heron, jan eggum, dr. lonnie smith, one world, oscar sulley, abicah soul, alif tree, alice russell, beatconductor, beatfanatic, ben westbeech, bugz in the attic, cobblestone jazz, colonel red, daz-i-kue, dennis ferrer, diesler, elmore judd, jeremy ellis, franck roger, gerardo frisina, henrik schwarz, inverse cinematics, isolee , jazzanova, jesse rose, joe dukie & fitchie , john beltran, jovonn, karizma, kerri chandler, makossa & megablast, manmade science, manoo, mark de clive-lowe, matthew herbert, mocky, moodyman, nickodemus, sade, kraftwerk, afrika bambaata & the soul sonic force, dtrain, maw, louie vega, kenny dope, murk, tony humphries, arthur baker, soulstice, inner city, danny tenaglia, todd terry, larry heard, larry levan, blaze, derrick carter, dj sneak, mark farina, fred everything, osunlade, mateo & matos, idjut boys, mood II swing, dave angel, david morales, angel moraes, soul II soul, miguel graca, classic music company, isolee, bassment jaxx, ame, freaks, stevie wonder, naked music, miguel migs, andy caldwell, gina rene, defected, francois kevorkian, glenn underground, roger sanchez, lost heroes, tony desypris, osunlade, pepe bradock, rhythm and sound, roisin murphy, roy ayers, seiji, soulphiction, theo parrish, amp fiddler, benny sings, benjamin devigne, d'angelo, dwight trible and the life force trio , j'davey, rahel, jneiro jarel, kaah , sonny boy, soulive, ty, afrodizz, kokolo afrobeat orchestra, silvertones, allenko brotherhood ensemble, archimedes badkar, bembeya jazz national, ebenezer obey, el michels affair, franco & ok jazz , geraldo pino & the heartbeats, hugh masakela , ikenga super stars of africa, king sunny ade, manu dibango, monomono, mulatu astatke, orchestre du bawobab, prince nico mbarga , ray stephen oche and his matumbo, t.p. orchestre poly-rythmo, smahila and the sb's, thomas mapfumo, tony allen, ricardo villalobos, cal tjader, bobby matos, marcos valle, ray barretto, tito puente, funkees , j. rawls, steve spacek, gagle & jazzy sport top team, daisuke tanabe, georgia anne muldrow, the souljazz orchestra, The Jazzinvaders, Ken Ishii, maeto matos, Crico Castelli, Bjørn Torske, Olav Brekke, Jimmy Smith, Slam Stewart, Sun Ra, Biosphere, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Thelonious Monk, Madlib, Gilles Peterson, Lindstrøm, Feedelity, James Brown (RIP), Masters at Work, George Clinton, Chet Baker, Charlie Parker, Annie, Juana Molina, Miss Patty, Ninja Tune, Basic Soul, Amp Fiddler, Quasimoto, MF Doom, Atjazz, Kenny Dope, Lars Holte, Dj Friendly, Lionel Hampton, ALEX NIEDT, Eddie Hazel, Bernie Worrell, Dixon, Intact Beats, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, Prins Thomas, Wibutee, Louis Jordan, Blå, Teena Marie, Bootsy Collins, Anneli Drecker, Marshall Jefferson, c2, planet-e, Bugge Wesseltoft, Oscar Peterson, José James, Jimpster, Nils Petter Molvær, Eivind Aarset, Beady Bell, Duran Y Garcia, Koop, dZihan & Kamien, Erik Truffaz, The Cinematic Orchestra, Tosca, Nicola Conte, Nuspirit Helsinki, Hird, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, De-Phazz, Minus 8, Ketil Bjørnstad, Jaga Jazzist, Trüby Trio, Humble Souls, Barrio Jazz Gang, Funk for Sale, Mo' Horizons, A New Funky Generation, Nitin Sawhney, Beanfield, Boozoo Bajou, Micatone, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Gotan Project, Afterlife, The Duncan, Les Gammas, Nightmares on Wax, Skalpel, José Padilla, Fauna Flash, Povo, Kruder & Dorfmeister, ashley slater's, Fila Brazillia, Megashira, Rae & Christian, Llorca, The Underwolves, Matthew Herbert, The Dining Rooms, Bonobo, Herbie Hancock, Moonrock, DJ Cam, Quantic, Paco Fernandez, Plej, Jet Set Productions, Kevin Yost, Thievery Corporation, Yonderboi, Herbert, Vert, The Matthew Herbert Big Band, The Herbaliser, Talvin Singh, Slow Train, 4Hero, Briskey, DJ Food, Jan Garbarek, The Amalgamation of Soundz, Metropolitan Jazz Affair, Lamb, Ian Simmonds, Fertile Ground, moodorama, Amon Tobin, Stateless, Sven Van Hees, Funki Porcini, Zuco 103, Ursula Rucker, Gorodisch, Mr. Scruff, Soulstance, Bobby Hughes Combination, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Crusho, Bent, Levitation, Doctor Rockit, Lemongrass, Silent Poets, Nathan Haines, United Future Organization, Model 500, underground resistance, Jeff Mills, Kenny Larkin, Ricardo Villalobos, Drexciya, Robert Hood
Record Label: akustikk.org/
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New single out on Akustikk by Dennis Jr

New release by Dennis Jr at Akustikk Recordings!Please check out the new single @www.akustikk.orgThe single includes two tracks:The original that is a deep downtempo house tune with a very uplifting t...
Posted by Dennis Jr on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:50:00 PST

New dj mix out on Akustikk by Bazis

Akustikk presents:Bazis - Deepths Trough Bazis Edition vol.4The dj mix does have some nice jelly beats for your body and soul.Going down to the hip hop and jazzy break vibes, it is shurely going to gi...
Posted by Dennis Jr on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:05:00 PST

New funky house track in the player!

!You can now have a prelisten to the funky house track 'I need a Break' by Dennis Jr. Myspace is the place!Best grooves,Dennis Jr...
Posted by Dennis Jr on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:38:00 PST

Video release: Dennis Jr in collaboration with Paul Ross

Collaboration between music producerDennis Jr and video artist Paul Ross(mail: [email protected])Please check out the oldschool, funky, techno tune 'The Oddity' @YoutubeandmyspaceBest gr...
Posted by Dennis Jr on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:32:00 PST

New release by Dennis Jr feat. Christabelle

New release by Dennis Jr feat. Christabelle at Akustikk Recordings!Please check out the downtempo,jazzy house groove @www.akustikk.orgBest grooves,Dennis Jr...
Posted by Dennis Jr on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:03:00 PST

New video from Dennis Jr @ myspace feat. a unreleased track

You can now watch a video of Dennis Jr playing around with Ohmforce's Ohmicide effect on his unreleased track 'Call Code' feat. Christabelle on vocals.Enjoy yourself with this groovy track from the Ak...
Posted by Dennis Jr on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:13:00 PST

To all producers and dj's. Check out this fx offer from Ohmforce.com

Hey everybody! We've just sent out our newsletter, wich makes a nice announce for all distortion fans around the world: from now on, the Ohmicide:Melohman is our biggest blockbuster ever! A bad bad se...
Posted by Dennis Jr on Tue, 20 May 2008 03:50:00 PST

Dennis Jr - One Second Time Machine mix out on Akustikk

Akustikk presents:Dennis Jr's One Second Time Machine mix.The mix includes 2 re-edits,and 2 unreleased tracks by Dennis Jr.The track 'Looking for love' will be the next akustikk release.Please visit:a...
Posted by Dennis Jr on Wed, 14 May 2008 03:33:00 PST

Looking for Love played at latest Basic Soul Show

'Looking for Love' got airplay @Please have a go for the mix at Basic Soul by clicking the logo!Bookmark the Akustikk Records rss feed now, and be the first to hear about new releases and radioshows ...
Posted by Dennis Jr on Tue, 06 May 2008 01:01:00 PST

Akustikk presents a mix by MindInfluence Music

Akustikk Recordings proudly presents:KJG - Saturday Night Live Aint No Jive - Feat. ALL Unreleased TraxKenny Gino of MindInfluence Music does a funky and jazzy deep house mix including unreleased trac...
Posted by Dennis Jr on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:19:00 PST