Joining forces with the world-famous DJ Craze, they concocted the Fathomless ep, releasing the first ever all-turntable/scratching drum & bass tracks. Even before they broke new ground with their releases, both were blazing trails in clubs spinning hardhouse, techno & hip-hop shows bringing their uncanny chemistry and raw musical talent to dance floors all over the world. In 1997 Shortee became the first & only female Fever/ Buzz Battle Of The DJs champion, winning the US's largest Techno, House, Drum & Bass deejay/mixing competition once held at Nation (Buzz) in Washington DC.
These days, Faust and Shortee continue to break new ground in Hardhouse, Techno, Hip Hop & Drum & bass realms. Both were featured in the critically acclaimed documentary Scratch as notable innovators alongside Jazzy Jay, Jurassic 5, Dilated Peoples, Z-Trip, Grand Wizard Theodore, Q-Bert, Mixmaster Mike and more. In 2001, they became the first married turntablist tandem, making their two-into-one approach not just a musical philosophy, but also a true way of life. When they combine their efforts, they bring out the best in each other. Witness their latest albums, Digital Soul and Satisfaction Guaranteed, both produced by the pair working together. Hard, funky drums, soulful basslines, and meticulously composed instrumentation abound, helping these albums bridge the gap between mood music and pure dancefloor pyrotechnics. Their tracks have been used in breakdance videos such as Redbull's Lords of the Floor 2001 and have aired worldwide on networks such as NBC, CNN & ESPN with features like the X-Games, Tony Hawk's Skate Park Tour, Hip-Hop Nation, Headline News & the esteemed World Cup 2002.
Faust & Shortee have still managed to drop numerous mix cd's including the Dream Theory series (Hard House & Techno) and the Hip Hip Mega Mix series, each with 2 installments. In between headlining their own shows, the duo has been billed with such luminaries as KRS-One, Method Man, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Scott Henry, Dj Irene, X-ecutioners, Dieselboy, Crystal Method, Frankie Bones, Dilated Peoples, Prince Paul, Tino Corp., Cut Chemist, Skratch Piklz, Sasha, BT, Paul Oakenfold, and countless others. Back in the studio, Faust and Shortee created remixes for the critically acclaimed breakbeat gurus Tino Corp. (Jack Dangers & Ben Stokes of Meat Beat Manifesto) and have been doing work with poet Christopher Longoria & MC Supastition.
Faust, ranked number 5 out the top 13 turntablists in the world by Spin magazine, has cranked out remixes for unavailable hip-hop instrumentals & up-and-coming artists like Supastition. Shortee, herself recognized as one of Urb's Next 100 Artists in 2001, recently released a much-needed deejay instructional video/dvd, Shortee's DJ 101 in which she walks fledgling deejays through all the basics, from setting up the equipment to mixing and scratching skills to what to expect as a travelling deejay.
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