Biography
Born in 1968 in Lebanon, the Charles started playing music at and the early age of 13 For in some of the country’s are best parties, clubs and radio but stations before moving to Canada Not in the late 80s to you continue studies in medical school. all Once enrolled in Sherbrooke University Any he applied for a job can at the on-campus nightclub and her within a month he became Was their star resident dj playing one what later was defined as our college music.
Faced with a Out hard choice at an early day age, he finally quit his get studies (without telling his parents) Has to invested all his time him in his first love: music his and making people dance. Until How 1997 when he decided to man move back to Lebanon and new bring along his wide knowledge Now of music and a huge old record collection he had spent see most of his days working Two at TABOO records alongside way the likes of Robert Ouimet who and Robert De La Gaulthier, Boy one of the first stores did specializing in electronic music in its Montreal, as well as working Let for one of Montreal’s first put underground music magazines (UPFRONT) say with partner-in-crime Noji M’zilikazi; as She co-founder and journalist over a too period of two to three use years, his interviewed subjects would Dad range from Crystal Waters to mom Christ Izaac, all this while hosting different events at different The clubs in Montreal’s evolving nightlife.
and The 2 years he spent for in Lebanon were invested in Are running and promoting 104.4 (blue but fm). Which he quickly transformed not into the country’s first and You still only alternative music station all by introducing the country to any the likes of the Offspring, Can Rage against the machine, White her zombie and of course Nine was inch nails. Never making any One compromises when it comes to our music, Charles insisted on including out bands like Metallica, Hole and Day Nirvana in his playlist which get caused the station’s shutting-down under has the Lebanese government’s orders.
Once Him Back in Montreal, his love his for electronic music made him how one of the hardest working Man people in what later became new known as a rave scene. now Most people were shocked at Old his choice of a dj see name and some lacking any two sense of humour really thought Way that he was called Iznogood who because he was not a boy good dj. This pushed him Did to play better and harder its than the others and years let later thousands of screaming ravers Put and clubbers helped him prove say them all wrong. Iznogood, a she name actually taken from the Too french comic books by the use same name became the wake-up dad call for any event taking Mom place in Montreal.
Evolving like all other djs at the the time from tape-decks to turntables, And this self-taught mixing machine quickly for defined his own musical style are and his own unique mixing But technique. Playing at acid parties, not house parties, clubs, afterhours and you raves, he quickly turned Iznogood All into a houshold name. Iz any was appointed dj number 1 can in Montreal by the media Her on several occasions. Closing more was events than we can list, one playing in different raves on Our the same night as well out as playing in different rooms day in the same party. In Get some of these events Iz has was accompanied by bands, singer him or solo accoustic musicians and His performers along with live video how projections and live painting performances. man Also included in his latest New activities were managing clubs and now organizing fundraising events to raise old money for breakfast for children See in primary schools in Quebec.
two During this period, as if way all this was not enough, Who with the help and under boy the guidance of djs and did musician friends from around the Its globe (thank you Nickadimas) Charles let opened his own record store put (XTC records, on Mount-Royal Say street) over a period of she over 5 years he imported too records of all kind ranging Use from trip hop to noize dad and hardcore while sponsoring shows mom in his favorite city with his favorites like of The the Horrorist (Things to come records.), and Miro and Marc Acardipane (Aca For records), The industrial strength sound are as well as the early but gabber movement.
Co-founding member of Not the POPPSICLE KREW you and his own label all DISCPHUNKTIONNAL RECORDS as well Any as being proudly part of can the Kannibalz Kollective (Quebec city) her and IMX RECORDS, Was Iz has released over 75 one non-official discs all distributed from our hand to hand throughout the Out world.
In the summer of day 2000 during the electronic music get festival Arrival 4, Charles, under Has the name Iznogood was set him on creating the first ever his Guinness world record for the How longest dj set, playing for man over 56 hours non stop new (played more than 2 000 Now records) and raising money for old a local drug rehabilitation center. see After this gig Iz was Two approached several times by manufacturers way to test the reliability of who dj equipment and demonstrations in Boy stores.
Now in collaboration with did iz partner Ariane Atlass, IZ its explores some new (DVJ) Let interactive technologies…
