Lenny Dee

Lenny Dee (born 1968) is the performing name of Leonard Didesiderio, a DJ based in New York City. Starting as a house DJ in the 1980s, Dee quickly moved towards harder sounds such as techno and gabber. He set up the well respected record label Industrial Strength in 1991.

Early life Leonard Didesiderio was born in 1968. He grew up in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn and became a DJ at 17, when he started working at the local roller disco, the Sheepshead Bay Roll-A-Palace.

Taking the DJ name Lenny Dee, he made his first record in 1985. He started playing house music and developed a rivalry with Frankie Bones, another young DJ. Their first record sold 15,000 copies and they were invited to England to play at raves. When he travelled through Europe, playing at dance parties in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, Dee's style became harder and faster. He started making techno and gabber. He played at the 25th anniversary party of Thunderdome in 2017.

Industrial Strength Records Lenny Dee founded Industrial Strength Records in 1991. Industrial Strength has released records from Dee himself and amongst others Thomas Bangalter, Ralphie Dee and Nasenbluten.