LehtMoJoe is an American record producer and electronic hip hop rapper.
Career
LehtMoJoe's stage name combines the names of his favorite
Dallas Stars
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ice hockey players during the late nineteen-nineties,
Jere Lehtinen
Jere Kalervo Lehtinen (born June 24, 1973) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward. A right winger, he was drafted in the third round, 88th overall, in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars. Lehtinen played his entire ...
,
Mike Modano
Michael Thomas Modano Jr. (; born June 7, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player, who played primarily for the Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars franchise. He spent the final season of his NHL career with his hometown Detro ...
and
Joe Nieuwendyk
Joseph Nieuwendyk ( ; born September 10, 1966) is a Canadian former National Hockey League (NHL) player. He was a second round selection of the Calgary Flames, 27th overall, at the 1985 NHL Entry Draft and played 20 seasons for the Flames, Da ...
.
[Freedman, Pete]
"LehtMoJoe Lehts it Ride"
''The Dallas Observer'', July 29, 2009.
In 2009, Leht released a solo album, ''Spaghetti Western'', while hosting a live hip hop show at the
Granada Theater in Dallas. Spaghetti Western tracks, together with a string of smart
remixes
A remix (or reorchestration) is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the item. A song, piece of artwork, book, video, poem, or photograph can all be remixes. The o ...
, received significant attention on the local Dallas music scene and international airplay through
The Hype Machine
Hype Machine is a music blog aggregator created by Anthony Volodkin.
History
Hype Machine was originally a music database created in 2005 by Anthony Volodkin, then a sophomore computer science major at Hunter College.Heilemann, JohCapturing the ...
Radio,
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, ...
and
Mark Ronson
Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Duran Duran, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, ...
’s Authentic Shit.
[Lester, Lance]
"LehtMoJoe Interview."
''Bona Fide Darling''. July 2, 2009. Official remixes released by
Röyksopp
Röyksopp (), a Norwegian electronic music duo from Tromsø formed in 1998. The duo consists of Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland.
Berge and Brundtland were introduced to each other through a mutual friend in Tromsø, Norway. They enjoye ...
,
Dragonette
Dragonette is the stage name of Canadian singer-songwriter Martina Sorbara. Originally an electronic music band from Toronto, Ontario, formed in 2005, the band consisted of Sorbara with her husband Dan Kurtz as bassist and producer (also in Th ...
,
Au Revoir Simone, Trafik and
Major Lazer
Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. It originates from Kingston, Jamaica, and was founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after t ...
established Leht on the
electronic music
Electronic music is a Music genre, genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or electronics, circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromech ...
scene.
Discography
Albums
*''#nofilter'' (2014), LehtMoJoe
*''Ride On'' (2012), LehtMoJoe
*''Aisle7'' (2011), LehtMoJoe
*''The Intervention'' (2010),
AnonymousCulture
*''Spaghetti Western'' (2009), LehtMoJoe
*''RemixONE'' (2009), LehtMoJoe
*''Attention, Center of'' (2007), Free Agent
Remixes
References
External links
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American rappers
Record producers from Texas
Living people
21st-century American rappers
Year of birth missing (living people)