Joe Claussell
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Joaquin "Joke Laws-L" Claussell is a New York
New York
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 DJ, music producer, record label owner and former manager of Dance Trax record shop then based in the East Village, Manhattan
East Village, Manhattan
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, New York City
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, USA.

He is best known as a DJ on the NYC DJ-ing scene, though his efforts are also prevalent on many a major artist's work as music producer or remixer. He also produces his own work under a myriad of aliases or groups he works with (The Bayara Citizens, The Lower East Side Pipes, Bolla, Mental Remedy, Mampo).

He has been label owner of both Spiritual Life Music
Spiritual Life Music
Spiritual Life Music is a music and art company and a record label that focuses on underground dance music. It emerged from the New York City dance record store Dancetracks owned by Joaquin Claussell and Stefan Prescott....

 and later Sacred Rhythm Music, and continues to release quality, mainly deep house music mixed with percussion and latin influences and ambient style, via these channels and many others.

He also has a brother who is a percussionist performing with Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri
Eddie Palmieri , is a Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican pianist, bandleader and musician, best known for combining jazz piano and instrumental solos with Latin rhythms.-Early years:...

, José Claussell
José Claussell
José "Cochise" Claussell is a New York percussionist. He is the brother of DJ and music producer Joe Claussell.He works very often on his better-known DJ brother's Joe Claussell's own releases and remixes, often released on either of his brother's labels; initially Spiritual Life Music and more...

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