JAFAR

UK born (London) and Sweden based (Goteborg) DJ and producer Jafar is head of the Artizan Music label (http://www.artizanmusic.co.uk) with studio partners Maxime Cescau (together as Poussez http://www.poussez.co.uk) and keys wizard Andy Touchfingers (Jafar & Touch). Jafar has also released under the additional aliases Rare Unit, Jafar & Bobby Strobe and as part of the 8piece Deep House/jazz collective, Poetiquette (www.myspace.com/poetiquettelive).



A DJ for over 17 years and former winner of Musik Magazine's prestigious 'Bedroom Bedlam' competition (2000), Jafar rose to fame on the UK Techno circuit opening for the likes of global heavyweights Carl Cox and Sven Vath, at seminal club nights 'Final Frontier' and 'Eurobeat 2000', way back in the early 1990s. The internationally renowned 'DJ Magazine' named Jafar 'The Rising Star of Deep House' (2004), a reputation he has gone onto cement, via a consistent flow of international gigs, remixes and releases on respected underground imprints including, Huddtraxx, Loud East, Universal Vibes, Blacksoul, Hustle, Pesto, Hydraulix, Gravitation, Berwick Street and of course his own Artizan Music. His remix credits take in respected artists like Rithma (Om, USA), Pete Dafeet (Lost My Dog, UK), Spieltape (Global Underground, Russia) and Terry Farley (Junior Boys Own, UK), whilst he has also collaborated on studio work with vocalists Marcus Begg, Rich Medina, Hannah Khemoh (The Reel People) and fellow producers Funky Transport and Demarkus Lewis. His Poussez material with Maxime has itself been remixed by the likes of Roberto Rodriquez (Compost), Nacho Marco(Freerange) and Atjazz (Mantis).



A DJs DJ, Jafar has long honed both his crafts; As dedicated to his turntablism as he is to his production. You will still find him cutting it up across 1210's as much as CDJs - not to say he's not a fan of the digital revolution, rather, he is a diehard vinyl lover.



Artizan Music's 'Uptownboogiedown' label events have held residencies at prestigious UK venues Neighbourhood, The End, Notting Hill Arts Club and East Village, in addition to larger scale collaborations with the likes of Mulletover, Retox, Lovebox, Ministry of Sound and beyond.



For all his latest mixes head to the Artizan Music Podcazt page at http://artizanmusic.podomatic.com



DISCOGRAPHY:



Poussez 'Discuits E.P' ARTIZAN MUSIC

Latecomer 'Magic Carpet (Poussez Remix)' TRENDY MULLET

Spieltape 'I Deal (Poussez Remix)' ARTIZAN MUSIC

Poussez 'Modern Identity E.P' ARTIZAN MUSIC

Poussez 'The Waves' STRIPPED DIGITAL

Pete Dafeet 'Her Eyes' (Poussez's Forever Dreaming Mix) ARTIZAN MUSIC

Poussez 'Kangaroos' (Roberto Rodriquez Remix) BLACKSOUL

Jafar & Touch 'What is Love? (Poussez Remix) ARTIZAN MUSIC

Poussez 'Vacation' (Nacho Marco Remix) BLACKSOUL

Erafaan Pearce 'Bouncing' LOUDEAST

(Poussez's East is Loud Remix)

Poussez 'Recurred' PESTO GERMANY

Demarkus Lewis 'Don't Stop Believin' ARTIZAN MUSIC

(Jafar & Touch remix)

Poussez 'Closer E.P' HUDD TRAXX

Poussez vs Demarkus Lewis 'Passin Thru' TONE CONTROL

Poussez 'Natural Conditions E.P' UNIVERSAL VIBES

Timo Garcia ft Manu Delago 'Hang Loose' BERWICK STREET

(Poussez Remix)

The Smoke 'Bone Sucking Sauce' ARTIZAN MUSIC

(Jafar & Touch's Bone Marrow Mix)

Poussez 'DownFlow EP' ARTIZAN MUSIC

Poussez 'StoneKillers EP' 4BIT

Blacksoul ft Rithma 'Not Another Love Song' BLACKSOUL MUSIC

(Poussez Remix)

Poussez 'Vacation EP' BLACKSOUL MUSIC

Jordan Two Delta 'Stomp' SENSUAL RECORDINGS

(Poussez Remix)

Jafar & Touch ft Rich Medina 'The Undeniable Truth' ARTIZAN MUSIC

Jafar & Bobby Strobe 'Latin Shades' UNIVERSAL VIBES

Jafar & Bobby Strobe 'Keeps Coming' UNIVERSAL VIBES

Jafar & Touch 'Don't Rush to find love' UNIVERSAL VIBES

Jafar & Bobby Strobe 'Reflections'(LP) 4BIT

Jafar & Touch ft Marcus Begg 'Desertlands' HUSTLE MUSIC

Rare Unit ft Osa 'Forever' KWAITO RECORDINGS

Rare Unit 'Rhoderunner' KWAITO RECORDINGS

Rare Unit 'Before I can Love again' KWAITO RECORDINGS

Rare Unit 'Rhythm FM e.p' KWAITO RECORDINGS

Rare Unit 'Hydrophonics e.p' KWAITO RECORDINGS

Jafar & Bobby Strobe 'Come Deeper' LYNX WHITE LABEL

Jafar & Bobby Strobe 'Come On' SOULFUL SOLUTIONS

Jafar & Bobby Strobe 'The Coming e.p' DALLAS DISKS

Rob Stow & Jafar 'Mr Philtering' HYDRAULIX RECORDS

Jafar & Bobby Strobe 'Gravedigger' GRAVITATION RECORDS



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