DJ DEVINE | Artist Information

Name: Raihan I.
Sex: Male
Location: Calgary, Canada

Equipment:
Turntables: Pioneer CDJ 200 (2x)
Mixer: Numark DXM06
Headphones: Stanton DJ Pro 3000
Genre: Trance/Progressive/House/Deep

A Personal Word From The Artist:
I was Introduced to the world of electronica at quite an early age of 14. My father himself was already listening to the genres of EuroDance and loved Dance music. The old "Labouche" tracks to Haddaways' "What Is Love". He listened to alot of these types of music. Overhearing all this, i soon came to realise that this music was something that my teenage hood would soon not forget. Sure, I've gone through phases of rap, pop and rock music, which teenageer hasn't? All this music, and as I soon went from age to age, the love of this music slowly creept upon me, and I was glad it had.

As I can remember, the first few actual trance tracks that had sweept my hard drive were those of the likes of pure Trance. Pure, uplifting and euphoric Trance. I was amazed by the euphoric sounds of this music, it gave me a rush of adreneline everytime I listened to it, I had never experienced such a feeling from music before. The music soon became like a drug, the more I listened to it, the more I had to have it. I was truly hooked on this Auditory Ecstasy.The first few tracks that sweept me away was from a man called, Jezper Söderlund (AKA) Airbase. An artist full of melodic beats and uplifting tracks, this man gave me something which I feel was missing from the music I had and continuento listen to, which was 'meaning'. I kept searching and researching from than on to find myself indulged into other artists such as, Paul Oakenfold, ATB, DJ Tiesto, Matt Darey, Solar Stone and much more.

Eventually I got to the point where listening was just not enough. I had to take part in the EDM culture and take my own road on Dj'ing. I had collected hundreds of tracks and records, searched and researched countless amount of hours into the EDM scene, and got to better understand peoples thoughts and opinions and ultimately what Trance music really is. I saved up some money and with the help of my father, I Purchased my first pair of Pioneer CDJ's and an American DJ mixer, I had an old sony headphone, and with that I began my passion. The equipment was old and used, but help and advice from a few good friends such as DJ Gt and Project C (Dj GT VS. Project C), I quickly learned it wasn't the equipment that needed to be perfected, it was me as a DJ. I spun the first year on those, and learned from top to bottom the skills of beatmatching, eq'ing and much more... I learned to DJ. I got my first gig only about 6 months into it all and from than on, I met some great people who worked hard to promote me, from the bar owners and promoters to my personal friends and family. My friends and family have been very supportive and continues to help me progress in my dream.

With ongoing experiments with Dance music, there has become no boundaries as I am able and willing to stretch the borders from Trance, Dance, Progressive, House, Techno, Chill, Lounge to much more. Everytime I bring it on the decks, I bring it with my heart, I try to remember those very first days I was introduced to this music, and the passion and excitement I had for it back than. I perform with true skill and passion, which I believe are the two main elements in this music. I try to critique every moment of every second into a recorded mix or a live mix at a club. I want everyone to enjoy and share my mixes, I want to give back what I've gotten back from the music.

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