BABAK SHAYAN special Guest Mix

A very special guest mix on the station with one of the big names on Tech House & Deep House on the last years! Babak Shayan, iranian guy based in Germany, with a delicate touch on the productions and a great deep mood on the mix!

In labels as Plastic City Records, DeepClass Recordings, Pesto or Shayan Music, Babak Shayan was born in Teheran, Iran. Due to the effects of the Iran-Iraq war, Babak came to Germany in 1985. His love to music started in the early days of his childhood with artists such as Depeche Mode, Yello, New Order. But thanks to his new residence, the music that was avantgarde then became accessible for him. He went into heavy music collecting, making it possible to experience the concept of DJing just one year later: beginning in 1986, he spread mixtapes among his schoolmates and was soon a requested DJ for an audience that was much more older than he himself. He played in clubs where he would not have been allowed to enter because of his age.

Consequently, his love for music lead him on the way to creating music. In 1998, he got the gear to get some tracks done and after gaining some experience in that field, Babak had his first release on the renowned TechHouse imprint Plastic City. His first Dualists productions found their way into the cases of many DJs and many compilations and propelled him to the top of Germany’s techhouse scene. While being on the producer’s side, he did not forget about DJing and while he developed the musical concept for Heidelberg’s Bar1, it was plain to see that a conserved form of his DJ sets there would find a broad audience. The Bar1 compilation series was born and Babak’s reputation as dj, producer and skilled arranger sky rocketed after the appearance of his reknowned Bar1-Mix-CD. The success story continues as the mix CD heads into volume 7 while having a strong impact on the deep Techhouse sound over the years.

In 2001, when Babak was working as A&R for Plastic City (with hi class signings like Cevin Fisher, The Kelly Project and others).In 2003 Babak moved to Cologne and founded his own label Shayan Music. After more than 30 compilations and 3 albums together with Jon Silva as Soda Inc. Babak’s first solo album “my life” was released on Plastic City in 2009.Besides all of his projects and music-making Babak plays as DJ at international festivals and clubs regularly.

A great mix to keep this Xmas time!

http://www.plasticcity.de/index.php?main=artist&artist=babak_shayan&name=Babak+Shayan
http://www.beatport.com/artist/babak-shayan/25166
https://soundcloud.com/babakshayan
http://www.discogs.com/artist/134492-Babak-Shayan

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