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Evergreen Brick Works

550 Bayview Ave, M4W 3X8, Toronto, ON, Canada

ebw.evergreen.ca

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Doors open: 16:00

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Dubfire biography

Dubfire is a DJ and producer hailing from Washington D.C, USA who was born on April 19th, 1971. Since debuting in 1991 as part of house duo Deep Dish, he has become one of the most respected names in modern Techno.

Ali Shirazinia grew up surrounded by music, frequenting a Washington D.C based record store called Yesterday And Today Records and absorbing everything from dub reggae to new wave to hardcore punk. As he reached his teens he discovered an all-consuming passion for electronica, fuelled by the discovery of bands like Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode, and started experimenting with compositions of his own. In 1991, the budding producer met and struck up a friendship with Sharam Tayebi, a fellow producer with whom he formed the DJ and production duo Deep Dish. Within four years the band had become one of the most acclaimed acts in American electronica, releasing remixes of acts like Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul in 1995 alone.

However, bravely enough the duo decided to part ways a couple of years after their biggest successes, like garnering a Grammy award for a remix of Dido's “Thank You” in 2002. Shirazinia took the stage name Dubfire and embarked on a radically different sounding solo career, with his debut solo single “Emissions” showcasing a markedly more downtempo, minimalist side to his work. It paid off, with his debut effort netting a nomination for Single of the Year at the 2007 Beatport Music Awards. Ever since then, Shirazinia has continued to go from strength to strength, with his solo careerr remaining as acclaimed and successful as his time in Deep Dish ever was, and even getting to collaborate with the revered English electronica act Underworld in 2010. He's a true artist in his league, and for that, he comes highly recommended.

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He was at the start of the dance music explosion, becoming one of the early superstar DJs to take the world by storm. Yet Nick Warren continues to be at the forefront of the electronic scene, laying down the standard for progressive house and techno for years gone by. Since bursting out of Bristol in the early 90s, Warren has released 17 albums, the most recent being 2013's 'Renaissance:The Master Series, Part 19" which is rather aptly titled for he is certainly a master of dance music. His eclectic style has moved between so many subgenres that it is hard to pin down. But throughout his career he has progressed electronic music to new levels, particularly in the world of trance through his hits 'Life on Mars' and 'Nipple Fish' which became huge anthems in their time. His selections have always made efforts to show the diversity of the scene, with his many releases being testament of his desire to present the wide-ranging progression of electronic music. His Edge Summer Edition mix (2014) at Antwerp was a next-level example of sumptuous beats flawlessly combined to make an instantly danceable set, pounding out house and trance bangers at a consistency which is rare to vend. Warren is still at the top of his game and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future.

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It’s fitting that Ali Shirazinia (AKA Dubfire) states that some of his most formative influences stem from the Iranian punk scene that he grew up around, along with records from the Washington D.C Hardcore scene from bands like Minor Threat and Black Flag. One cursory look at his recent career is enough to see that it’s been pretty punk rock by anyone’s standards. Making his name in the progressive house DJ and production duo Deep Dish, he sacked that in after winning Grammy’s for what they do and radically changed his sound with his subsequent DJ sets. No matter what music you listen to, you have to respect the dedication and sheer spine that it took to follow that through, even if Deep Dish reunited for a single release this year. The truth is, however, that Shirazinia’s evolution from the duo’s prog house to minimalist techno works far better live and makes for some outrageous sets for any house fan. The music he creates in his solo sets just is more accessible than his previous work, and while that might seem like a cop out on the surface, in the heat of the moment, it would take someone seriously churlish to care. Besides, the man’s shown that he’s an artist, and now he wants to show that he’s just as adept at making people dance like utter lunatics. Go and join them the next chance you get, you will not regret it!

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