DJ Micro (born Michael Marsicano) is an American

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DJ and producer.

History

DJ Micro began on the East Coast, where in 1991 he helped form the Caffeine Records collective in Deer Park, NY. Caffeine began as a weekly club night, and Micro spun at many of Caffeine's parties, specializing in acid breaks. In 1994 he joined with Vicious Vic under the name Progression. They released a debut single ''Reach Further'', and were later commissioned to remix the artists Paradise 3001, Joe T. Vanelli,

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in the late 1990s, ''Coast to Coast'' (1997) and ''Caffeine: The Natural Stimulant'' (1998). Micro's first release for Moonshine Music, ''Micro-Tech Mix'' (1998), was followed by a succession of mix albums, usually one released annually, including ''Tech-Mix-Live'' in 2001.. ''Chart Attack'', August 28, 2001. Darrin Keene DJ Micro toured the U.S. recording mix albums for Moonshine Music, slightly changing his style with each album, and moved toward trance while maintaining his

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emphasis.

Albums

*Coast To Coast (1997) *Caffeine: The DJ Micro Blend (1998) *Micro-Tech-Mix (1998) *Micro-Tech-Mix Version 2.0 (1999) *Tech-Mix 2000 (2000) *djmixed.com/micro (2000) *Micro Tech-Mix Live (2001) *Music Through Me (2002) *My Frequency 001 (2003) *Out Through the Input (2005) *Tech-Mix 5 (2005) *Direct Konnect (2006) *Past Present Future, Vol. 2 (2007)

References

External links

Official site

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Living people American house musicians American trance musicians People from Deer Park, New York American electronic dance music DJs Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-DJ-stub