Joel Dickinson is an American remixer, electronic music producer, recording engineer and DJ based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His officially released remix work includes many songs that have achieved Billboard Club charting status, including Barbra Streisand - Don't Lie To Me , Whitney Houston - "Million Dollar Bill", Tony Moran ft. Deborah Cooper - "Heartbeat", Eddie X ft. Niki Haris - "This Time Baby", Jessica Sutta ft. Kemal - "Again", and C+C Music Factory ft. Scarlett Santana - "Rain". Joel has worked with Junior Vasquez on a number of projects, including Junior's remix of the lead single from Whitney Houston's final album, "I Didn't Know My Own Strength," Whitney's "Million Dollar Bill," "X," the 2018 revival of "If Madonna Calls," and many others. Joel began creating "bedroom bootleg" mixes in 1997 after discovering an interest in DJing. In 1998, he began his first DJ residency at Trikkx in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he played many of his earliest remixes and edits. He followed this residency with stints at The Saloon in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2002 and various other clubs and special events in the Twin Citiesmetro area, throughout the Midwest, and beyond. In 2001, he began producing under the alias, Thee Werq'n B!tches. Under this name, Joel perhaps became best known for his remixes of gay camp classics. Some of these included: Liza Minnelli - "Cabaret ", Dolly Parton - "9 to 5 ", Bette Davis - "I've Written A Letter To Daddy", and Olivia Newton-John - "Xanadu ". Many of these have become sensations in their own right. This was never more evident than when Joel received the highly coveted award of "Gayest Thing on the Internet" for his remix and subsequent video for Thee Werq'n B!tches ft. Faye Dunaway - "No Wire Hangers!" by VH1's Best Week Ever in 2008. In 2009, he began a very fruitful collaboration with John Michael DiSpirito and Billy Waters, two DJs and producers from NYC. This collaboration led to the founding of the remix team Audio Assembly who have produced for artists such as Taylor Dayne and Eddie X ft. Niki Harris. Joel also worked with John Michael DiSpirito under the name Hell & Keller, who have produced widely circulated bootlegs of songs by The Human League, Willow Smith, and others. Beginning in 2012, Joel joined forces with international DJ/producer/record executive Jerome Farley. This partnership has produced productions for Tony Moran, Sister Sledge, Jessica Sutta, and many others. Joel is an alumnus of Dowling Catholic High School and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
