Lee Marrow
Lee Marrow is an Italian DJ and producer. Key releases appeared on Discomagic Records, Lombardoni Publishings, Quality Music. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 11 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Aliases: Checco, Sext, L.M., Digital Bits, Francesco Bontempi, Fish And C.o.
- Key labels: Discomagic Records, Lombardoni Publishings, World Of Music, Quality Music (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
Italian DJ and producer. Francesco Bontempi began his musical career in 1970 as a drummer in various local groups.
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by Lee Marrow in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- Sayonara (Don't Stop) (1985) 15 plays Discomagic Records
- Don't Stop The Music (1987) 15 plays Discomagic Records
- Cannibals (Baa-Boù Baa Boù) (1985) 18 plays Discomagic Records
- Pain (1989) 35 plays Discomagic Records
- Lot To Learn (1990) 34 plays Discomagic Records
- Movin' (1990) 10 plays World Of Music
- The Lee Marrow Megamix (1991) 62 plays Quality Music
- To Go Crazy (In The 20Th Century) (1991) 28 plays World Of Music Records
Tracks & releases
All 11 Lee Marrow tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1985 - 1991).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannibals (Baa-Boù Baa Boù) | 1985 | 102.87 | Discomagic Records | Italy | 18 |
| Sayonara (Don't Stop) | 1985 | 105.27 | Discomagic Records | Italy | 15 |
| Shanghai | 1985 | 110.25 | Discomagic Records | Italy | 2 |
| Shanghai (Special D.j.) | 1985 | 110.41 | Lombardoni Publishings | Italy | 4 |
| Mr. Fantasy | 1986 | 108.47 | Discomagic Records | Italy | 2 |
| Don't Stop The Music | 1987 | 110.09 | Discomagic Records | Italy | 15 |
| Pain | 1989 | 122.72 | Discomagic Records | Italy | 35 |
| Lot To Learn | 1990 | 120.58 | Discomagic Records | Italy | 34 |
| Movin' | 1990 | 122.15 | World Of Music | Italy | 10 |
| The Lee Marrow Megamix | 1991 | 123.00 | Quality Music | Us | 62 |
| To Go Crazy (In The 20Th Century) | 1991 | 123.20 | World Of Music Records | Italy | 28 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 6 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) and 5 from the 90s dance era anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
5 of 11 tracks fall inside the mix-friendly 119 - 129 BPM band, with Cannibals (Baa-Boù Baa Boù) (102.9 BPM) at the slow end and To Go Crazy (In The 20Th Century) (123.2 BPM) at the fast end. That places them within reach of the station's ±3 BPM beat-matching window, so they mix together comfortably in the non-stop mix.
Airplay
Plays per week across the Lee Marrow catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- The Lee Marrow Megamix 62 plays 1991
- Pain 35 plays 1989
- Lot To Learn 34 plays 1990
- To Go Crazy (In The 20Th Century) 28 plays 1991
- Cannibals (Baa-Boù Baa Boù) 18 plays 1985
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after Lee Marrow's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (225 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats. The element badge marks transitions that also satisfy the engine's rule of no overlapping bass / melody / vocals.
- Capella - House Energy Revenge before 2x · after 1x 122.6 BPM 1989 element ✓
- Yankees - I Can't Feel It before 1x · after 2x 122.9 BPM 1990 element ✓
- Club House - I'm Alone before 2x · after 1x 120.9 BPM 1989 element ✓
- Moy' - Fragile after 3x 120.4 BPM 1985 element ✓
- 4M International - Space Operator before 1x · after 1x 104.2 BPM 1982 element ✓
- Maskio - Dear Sir before 2x 106.3 BPM 1983 element ✓
- Belle Belle - Take Me before 2x 109.2 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Malcom & Leo - Living In The Dark before 1x · after 1x 102.5 BPM 1985 element ✓
- The 'V' Project - First Hand Experience In Second Hand Love before 1x · after 1x 122.8 BPM 1986 element ✓
- Rubix - Desiderio Latino before 1x · after 1x 122.9 BPM 1989 element ✓
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air. If no element data is recorded for a transition it is counted as BPM-only.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Discomagic Records (7 tracks)
- Lombardoni Publishings (1 track)
- World Of Music (1 track)
- Quality Music (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with Lee Marrow.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
- Data provided by Discogs.
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.