Patrick Alavi

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Patrick Alavi is a German musician and DJ specialising in funk and electronic.

Career[edit]

History[edit]

In 1996, Alavi released his first EP as Dj Alavi on Sonic House, a Sub Label of the German Techno Label Atomic Silence.^[1]

In 2001, Alavi was signed by Bad Boy Bill for his labels Moody Recordings and International House Records.^[2][3]

That same year Alavi signed 2 EP's on the French label Vertigo on which also Romain Tranchart from Modjo released his first EP as Funk Legacy.^[4]

In 2004, Kris Menace signed Alavi for two EP's on his Label Work It Baby. The track "Power" later was re-released in the UK with new mixes on Azuli Records.^[5] The track "Come To Me" reached No. 3 in the UK Buzz Charts.^[6]

In 2005, Alavi founded his own label called Roxour on which he released music by Benjamin Theves ( "Texas" licensed to Kitsuné with a Remix by SebastiAn),^[7] Tepr ("En Direct De La Côte" licensed to Wall of Sound (record label) with a Remix by DatA), Flairs and others.^[8]

In the same year his track "The End" peaked at No. 1 in the Uk Buzz Charts presented on Pete Tong's Radioshow on BBC Radio 1.^[9]

In 2007, his track "Gotta Move" under the project name "Turbofunk" (released on Data Records in the UK and N.E.W.S. Records in the Benelux) reached No. 79 in the Dutch Singles Charts^[10] and No.1 in the UK Buzz & Hype Charts.^[11] The track contains a sample of "Dancing in the Street" by Peter Jacques band.

Remixes[edit]

In addition to his own material Alavi has created official remixes for Artists such as Gossip,^[12] Shinichi Osawa^[13] and Laidback Luke.^[14]

Compilations[edit]

His tracks have appeared on Compilations by Ministry of Sound, Modular, Hed Kandi, Virgin, Universal Records, Kontor and many other labels worldwide.^[15][16]

Support[edit]

Alavi has received radio airplay from DJs such as Pete Tong,^[17] Annie Mac,^[18] Kissy Sellout,^[19] Rob Da Bank,^[20] Zane Lowe,^[21] Fergie,^[22] Scott Mills,^[23] Dave Pearce^[24] and Judge Jules.^[25]

Inspiration[edit]

Alavi has also influenced other Djs and Producers, especially with his basslines.^[26][27][28]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Patrick Alavi on Soundcloud