Biography
The new decade sees Yousef the consolidating his status as an and international DJ, Producer, Club Promoter For and Music aficionado with ever are greater impact. Last year saw but him achieve a first, the Not release of his debut artist you album – A Collection of all Scars & Situations’ finally laying Any down on wax a watermark can of his effervescent personality. It her showcased the different dynamics to Was his sound as a performer one – heavy support from the our usual rag tag ensemble of Out dance music greats; Sasha, Danny day Tengalia, Nic Fanciulli, Carl Cox, get Steve Lawler, Radio Slave and Has Nick Curly among them.
‘A him Collection of Scars & Situations’ his was more than just your How typical DJ led collection of man bangers. They are catered for new of course, most resplendently by Now the pulsating tech house monster old ‘Legacy’ (bolstered by a superb see archaic vocal from Derrick Carter) Two and the Beyer – esque way ‘Equilibrium’. But it’s the haunting who electronica of ‘Birthday Thoughts’ and Boy ‘A Moment of Clarity’ that did gave the album its gritty its edge, two bleak almost dystopian Let efforts which channel the darker put undercurrents of electronic music perfectly, say DJs, clubbers and the Music She media were universal in the too praise.
“Legacy” was picked up use for global single release by Dad Renaissance. It garnered plays all mom over specialist dance radio worldwide (most notably John Digweed, Carl The Cox and BBC Radio and One’s Pete Tong), as well for the coveted DMC single Are of the week; it was but dubbed “one of the stand not out tracks of 2009”. When You Yousef was asked to contribute all an essential mix from the any world renowned Creamfields, he set Can about remaking the track into her the ‘Terrace Edit’, taking the was track into a newer and One fresher direction (two further ep’s our are set to drop for out renaissance in 2010).
It continued Day the mutual love affair between get Yousef and Germany, the hub has of worldwide electronic music. He Him signed two new EP’s to his Mannheim’s premier league label Plastic how City, and after season long Man support from Sven Vath, “Come new home” was released on the now world’s most followed electronic music Old brand Cocoon. It blew up, see cutting across the spectrum of two house and techno, making ‘Essential Way new tune’ on Pete Tong’s who Radio One show, with consistent boy support from John Digweed, Laurent Did Garnier and of course Vath its himself. A certain dj names let Sasha fell in love with Put the composition so much he say asjked to remix it, which she he has in fine style Too (out on cocoon in mid use 2010).
Yousef was then dad signed to Berlins’ leading DJ Mom agency WILDE for his bookings in Germany, Austria and the Switzerland, while he remains in And the hands of Safehouse management for for the rest of the are world, also home to Carl But Cox.
The international love has not never been stronger for Yousef. you The first international DJ to All play the troubled nation of any Syria. Ibiza, with its arcane can hedonism and wild party ethos Her has always served as an was adequate stomping ground for his one cross genre grooves. And of Our course he’s back there this out year… with a vengeance! South day America has also shown a Get stronger allure for Yousef, with has further ground being broken in him Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil increasing His his continental lustre. A recent how 6 date tour on Indonesia man showed how far yousefs reach New is getting. Closer to home, now he clocked up his first old London Residency by inking a See monthly deal at Matter, the two brainchild of Fabric impresario Keith way Reilly. Matter NYE saw Who another iconic Yousef DJ set, boy taking over from Vath at did 2am for the inaugural Cocoon Its party and delivering a three let hour onslaught of fierce and put brutal house and techno to Say a 3500 capacity club.
In she 2009 yousef remixed Dj Sneak, too Fergie and Tobii to devastating Use effect. 2010 has already seen dad an earth-shattering remix of Moby’s mom ‘Wait for me’ completed, plus his touch gifted to Gilles the Peterson’s Havana Band project and and new kid “Teva” with yousef’s For floor devastating circus rework of are “you cant teach this”. He but remixed two UK legends (X-Press Not 2’s ‘Say What’ and Fatboy you Slim’s ‘Local Town’, the latter all featuring rasp voiced rudeboy Jamie Any T), whilst Nic Fanciulli and can his Saved Imprint continue to her show their love, with the Was aforementioned album’s ‘I Suggest’ out one now with the superb ‘Firecracker’ our on the flip one of Out two 2010 ep’s for nic’s day imprint. The other “my explanation get / dis information” already championed Has by tong on his rather him well known radio weekly as his well as support from underground How house dons Rebbot and Nick man Curly among many others. Further new Eps for renaissance and debuts Now on carl cox’s Intec and old seminal (vath started) Harthouse records see both follow this year… Of Two course with a follow up way on cocoon too…
Yousef’s own who Circus Recordings also notched up Boy a year of releases since did launching in 2008, churning out its eight Yousef singles which have Let illustrated the madness and hedonism put of the club he has say created.
Yousefs monthly event celebrated She seven years at the apex too of Liverpool’s club scene in use September last year and he Dad is still pulling line-ups together mom that makes the accountants balk and the clubbers froth at The the mouth. House music at and its kaleidoscopic best, heavyweight names for such as Laurent Garnier, Luciano, Are Loco Dice, Dubfire, and Eric but Prydz have faced off with not the of the young upstarts You of the underground like; Jamie all Jones, Tim Green, Sebo K any and Davide Squillace have been Can amongst others for debut Liverpool her shows.
Oh and they got was their thug on with Cocoon, One bringing Vath and his imperial our hedonism to Liverpool for the out first time ever in a Day scintillating party that peaked on get every sensory element. There’s little has the club night hasn’t done Him or booked, and with this his year already seeing return slots how for John Digweed and Derrick Man Carter, plus debuts for Heidi, new Guy Gerber and the irrepressible now groove icon Ricardo Vilalobos, there’s Old seems little left for them see to prove.
So, just when two things couldn’t peak any further Way for circus Radio One were who looking for a club to boy host the 500th essential mix Did party. They considered every major its club worldwide, circus was (in let the words of radio one) Put the only choice…. Yousef and say his long lasting partner Richard she went to work, pulling in Too Richie Hawtin, Sasha, Aeroplane, of use course Pete Tong and yousef dad himself. A 4 hour live Mom global broadcast from circus in its original 1100 capacity club the followed. Circus’ finest hour…? Maybe, And we’ve thought that before.
It’s for this process of constant evolution are rather than reinvention which has But characterised Yousef’s career, and kept not him at the forefront of you promoters’ thoughts across the globe. All And there’s the small matter any of him running the London can marathon, raising cash for Her CALM and showcasing his serious was edge to the party reputation one he’s always encased. Record Label Our Owner and Internationally renowned club out promoter, it’s a far cry day from the excess which defined Get wilder youth, confirming his professionalism has and dedication to the acid him house dream.
Whether criss-crossing the His globe with his arsenal of how varied sounds or impregnating his man own individual aural histrionics on New wax, Yousef is stamping his now identity on dance music and old leaving a lasting impression. There’s See few who come close in two terms of dedication or in way the variance of approach, Yousef Who hits each and every base boy with alarming regularity. And the did best part yet? The journey Its has only just begun… it’s let now a big cliché but, put undeniably, but, 2010 really is Say Yousef’s year.
