Joel Dickinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Joel Dickinson

American musician

Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1979

Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Profession: composer, audio engineer, disc jockey, record producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Joel Dickinson

  • Joel Dickinson (born July 7, 1979) is an American remixer, electronic music producer, recording engineer and DJ based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • His officially released remix work includes many songs that have achieved Billboard Club charting status, including Barbra Streisand - Don't Lie To Me (from Walls) (#8), Whitney Houston - "Million Dollar Bill" (#1), Tony Moran ft.
  • Deborah Cooper - "Heartbeat" (#4), Eddie X ft.
  • Niki Haris - "This Time Baby" (#5), Jessica Sutta ft.
  • Kemal - "Again" (#11), and C+C Music Factory ft.
  • Scarlett Santana - "Rain" (#8). Joel has worked with Junior Vasquez on a number of projects, including Junior's remix of the lead single from Whitney Houston's final album, "I Didn't Know My Own Strength (Whitney Houston song)," Whitney's "Million Dollar Bill," "X (Factory Reset Mix)," the 2018 revival of "If Madonna Calls (Brutally Proud Mix)," and many others. Joel began creating "bedroom bootleg" mixes in 1997 after discovering an interest in DJ'ing.
  • In 1998, he began his first DJ residency at Trikkx in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he played many of his earliest remixes and edits.
  • He followed this residency with stints at The Saloon in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2002 and various other clubs and special events in the Twin Cities metro area, throughout the Midwest, and beyond. In 2001, he began producing under the alias, Thee Werq'n B!tches.
  • Under this name, Joel perhaps became best known for his remixes of gay camp classics.
  • Some of these included: Liza Minnelli - "Cabaret (song)", Dolly Parton - "9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)", Bette Davis - "I've Written A Letter To Daddy" (from What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962 film)), and Olivia Newton-John - "Xanadu (song)".
  • Many of these have become sensations in their own right.
  • This was never more evident than when Joel received the highly coveted award of "Gayest Thing on the Internet" for his remix and subsequent video for Thee Werq'n B!tches ft.
  • Faye Dunaway - "No Wire Hangers!" by VH1's Best Week Ever in 2008.In 2009, he began a very fruitful collaboration with John Michael DiSpirito and Billy Waters, two DJs and producers from NYC.
  • This collaboration led to the founding of the remix team Audio Assembly (with Billy Waters and John Michael DiSpirito) who have produced for artists such as Taylor Dayne and Eddie X ft.
  • Niki Harris.
  • Joel also worked with John Michael DiSpirito under the name Hell & Keller, who have produced widely circulated bootlegs of songs by The Human League, Willow Smith, and others.
  • Beginning in 2012, Joel joined forces with international DJ/producer/record executive Jerome Farley.
  • This partnership has produced productions for Tony Moran, Sister Sledge, Jessica Sutta, and many others. Joel is an alumnus of Dowling Catholic High School and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

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