In today’s world which has become infiltrated with DJs, you find a
select few DJs like Behrouz who have managed to reach that top echelon,
either through hard work and determination, support from fans and
peers, and those that just have that God given gift to rock rooms (be
it small or big) around the world for 10 or more plus hours, taking
listeners on those unforgettable journeys of different genres of dance
music ranging from deep house all the way to techno.
Welcome to Behrouz’s world… From his early days growing up in San
Francisco, when San Francisco was considered at the time, the best city
in the US for house music and still till this day lives up to its
crowning title, you can find some of the best underground clubs. One DJ
in particular was chosen to be the main resident DJ for two of the best
known clubs at different times. Behrouz held a residency at DV8 for
eight years and another eight years at 1015, and the man paid his dues
by rocking both rooms each week to a packed house of clubbers ready to
dance from open to close and where the motto was always “it’s all about
music….”.
While being a resident at 1015, Behrouz was snatched by the Deep
Dish boys who recognized his talent, while they had a monthly residency
with Behrouz at 1015. They chose him to be on their labels Yoshitoshi
and Shinichi and added him to their booking agency roster. And from
there on, Behrouz didn’t let them or his fans down. It’s been an uphill
road which has lead him to become a top notch producer as well. His
remix of “Safe From Harm” topped every dance chart and hit 1 on the
Billboard’s Dance Chart. His single "What We Do In Life" being chosen
to be included in the classic Yoshisque CD compilation and his single
“Azab”, being played by all the major DJs and used in many compilations
such as Carl Cox’s Fact-Australia CD series, to his most recent smash
hit being crowned by Pete Tong as an Essential New Tune, Behrouz ft The
FPI Project, “Rich in Paradise” (tagged to become one of the biggest
hits of Summer 2008).
Raising the bar and forging ahead with a unique sound that many
have proclaimed as eclectic house with soul, Behrouz’s fame spread to
the White Island known as Ibiza and eventually the powers that be from
Circo Loco at DC10 asked him to be a guest DJ which lead to him to play
for the club for over three years, rocking the room at the peak era of
the Circo Loco legendary parties and being chosen to do the closing
parties for Circo Loco at DC10 for two years and eventually touring for
them all over Italy. At the same time Space Ibiza hand picked Behrouz
to do their renowned closing party and he has continued the tradition
for the past five years, playing sets with fellow peers and friends
such as Danny Tenaglia, Deep Dish, and Pete Tong, to name a few. Adding
to the Ibiza roster, Behrouz was also a resident at Pacha Ibiza for two
years in a row for the the Yoshitoshi parties and as of 2007, Behrouz
has become the resident DJ for the famous Made In Italy parties at
Amnesia and abroad. If that’s not enough, gaining notoriety throughout
the industry quickly led to Behrouz being nominated for Best
Breakthrough DJ at the 2004 Dancestar Awards held yearly in Miami
during the Winter Music Conference, nominated for Best Breakthrough DJ
at the 2004 DJ Awards in Ibiza and being nominated for Best Resident DJ
at the 2005 Club World Awards for his famous Pure Behrouz residency at
Ruby Skye in San Francisco.
Embarking on world tours, taking him from Dubai to Brazil, to
legendary rooms like Womb in Tokyo, Twilo and Vinyl in NY and festivals
like Dance Valley and the Cream festival in Spain, and playing long
sets eventually led to the creation of the Pure Behrouz concept that
has taken Behrouz’s signature sound to a new level. The whole meaning
or direction of the Pure Behrouz night starts with Behrouz playing from
open to close, taking his audience on that famous journey of different
genres of music, which only a select few can dare to embark upon. As
many can attest to, the Pure Behrouz nights have been compared to
listening to four separate DJs playing in a club, all in one night. In
this day and age where most DJs can play no more than a standard two
hour set on their lap top, with Pure Behrouz, you get a pure journey of
music, not on a lap top, but through love, vinyls that are hand picked
by Behrouz himself around the world and upfront music that most likely
you may never get the chance to hear from another DJ!