Babak Shayan
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Babak Shayan is a music producer based in Cologne, Germany. He started as A&R for Plastic City (2001-2002) before he founded his own label Shayan-music (2003-2009) and went into heavy music production with countless projects and collaborations with a variety of other artists. Like his label's slogan "According to quality" says, Babak Shayan's melodies and harmonies are turning his productions into timeless masterpieces used as well in film and TV shows (House of Cards) and fashion sector.
Biography
Babak Shayan was born in Tehran, Iran in 1973. Due to the effects of the Iran-Iraq war, Babak came to Germany in 1985. His love for music started in the early days of his childhood with artists such as Depeche Mode, Yello, but thanks to his new residence, the music that was avant-garde then became accessible for him. He went into heavy music collecting, making it possible to experience the concept of DJing just one year later: beginning in 1986, he spread mixtapes among his schoolmates and was soon a requested DJ for an audience that was much older than he himself. He played in clubs where he would not have been allowed to enter because of his age.
Consequently, his love for music led him on the way to creating music. In 1998, he got the gear to get some tracks done and after gaining some experience in that field, Babak had his first release on the renowned TechHouse imprint Plastic City. His first Dualists productions found their way into the cases of many DJs and many compilations and propelled him to the top of Germany’s techhouse scene. While being on the producer’s side, he did not forget about DJing and while he developed the musical concept for Heidelberg’s Bar1, it was plain to see that a conserved form of his DJ sets there would find a broad audience. The Bar1 compilation series was born and Babak’s reputation as dj, producer and skilled arranger skyrocketed after the appearance of his renowned Bar 1-Mix-CD. The success story continues as the mix CD heads into volume 7 while having a strong impact on the deep Techhouse sound over the years.
In 2001, when Babak was working as A&R for Plastic City (with high class signings like Cevin Fisher, The Kelly Project and others), he got in touch with Jost Gerischer and immediate sympathy made the two men do a lot of stuff together. The Basil project was born as well as Soda Inc.. (of which the second should find its way back to Plastic City in 2004). It revealed to be a good preparation when UCMG (the company that held labels like Plastic City among many others) went broke in 2002. Babak moved to Cologne and founded his own label Shayan Music in 2003 which has established itself as a modern music company that offers a broad spectrum of services. While bringing out records and CDs in regularity, Shayan-Music offers a wide range of services musical concepts, consultation of clients within the gastronomy branch as well as film- and fashion sector...[1]
Discography
Albums
My Life (Plastic City, 2009)
Hands On My Life (Plastic City, 2011)
Singles & EPs
Azadi (Pesto Music, 2007)
Seasons EP (Shayan Music, 2009)
One In A Million (Shayan Music, 2008)
What I Really Need (Shayan Music, 2003)
Snake In The Grass (Plastic City, 2010)
DJ Mixes
Bar 1 Compilation - A House Cocktail Shaken (Not Stirred) (H&G Records, 2001)
Bar 1 Compilation - Shaken Not Stirred vol. 2 (Plastic City, 2002)
Bar 1 Spring.03 (Shayan Music, 2003)
Bar 1 Summer .08 (Shayan Music, 2008)
Sunrise At Sas Salinas (Ibiza) (Plastic City, 2008)
Deeper Shade Of Tech-House (Streetlight, 2007)
Bar 1 Winter (Shayan Music, 2006)
Plastic City Maybe (Plastic City, 2005)
Bar 1 Autumn.04 (Shayan Music, 2004)
Remix - A Delicious House Selection (Tronic Soundz, 2002)
Shaken Not Stirred 2 - Bar 1 The Second Compilation (Plastic City, 2001)[2]
References
Further reading
- Important book to know about
- Important e-book to know about
- Important article to know about
External links
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/134492-Babak-Shayan
<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://eilo.org/artist/babak-shayan
- <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.klikrecords.gr/artist/soda-inc/
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