Mike Bee

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DJ mikebee aka Michelangelo Battaglia has been active in SF's electronic music community since 1994. Moving to SF in 1994, Mike immediately reimagined himself as an atmospheric drum'n'bass DJ in the mid-to-late 90's, being involved in countless regular parties, most notably Ikon Massive at 330 Ritch St. (1995-1996) and La Belle Epoque Saturdays at The Top (now Underground SF 1996-2001) where he was a resident. After LBE's demise, Mike and his True Intent crew kept the night going as promoters from 2001 to 2004 playing 2-Step Garage, early Dubstep, Broken Beat and more under the names Bottom Heavy (2001-2002), True Intent (2002) and Safe (2002-2004) before The Top's demise in 2004. In the early part of the decade, mike pioneered the sounds of 2-Step, Dubstep and Broken Beat in SF, being responsible for the first local appearances of many forward-thinking acts like Bugz in the Attic (Afronaught, Daz-I-Kue, Seiji), Domu, Horsepower Productions and Kode 9 at Safe and his massively popular underground Rewind (aka REW) at Tenderloft. His support of the emerging 2-Step scene put him in a place where he was a stalwart and original supporter of then-evolving Dubstep subgenre, now blossomed into a worldwide phenomenon. As a result, the local SF dubstep scene considers mike a sort of elder statesman. In addition, Mike was a staff writer for XLR8R magazine (1996-2005) writing features and regular reviews, and has been published by the SF Bay Guardian and Urb magazine, where he helmed h

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