Dubfire

Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia
Background information
Birth nameAli Shirazinia
Also known asDubfire
Born (1971-04-19) April 19, 1971 (age 53)
OriginMashhad, Iran
GenresTechno, tech house, minimal
Years active1991–present
LabelsSci+Tec Digital Audio
Deep Dish Records
Websitewww.dubfire.com

Ali Shirazinia (Persian: علی شیرازی‌نیا), commonly known by his stage name Dubfire, is an Iranian American house and techno DJ and producer.[1][2] Prior to his solo career, Dubfire made up half of the duo Deep Dish.[3][4][5] Dubfire's style is noticeably different from that of Deep Dish, consisting of techno rather than progressive house.[6]

Biography

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Dubfire was born in Iran and moved to the United States at the age of seven with his father, mother and brother for his father to attend an American university. Growing up in the Washington, D.C., area, Dubfire spent much of his youth playing the guitar in school bands and listening to heavy doses of classic hip hop, jazz/rare groove, dub, new wave and industrial and was also influenced by the local punk scene and the music of Washington DC–based bands including Fugazi and Minor Threat.[7] He frequented a local record store called Yesterday And Today Records, where he became acquainted with the sounds of artists like Kraftwerk, Ministry, Jesus & Mary Chain, Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb, Adrian Sherwood of On-U Sound and Einstürzende Neubauten.[8][9][10][11][12]

In 1991, Shirazinia and fellow DC resident Sharam Tayebi formed Deep Dish, a DJ and production duo that became notable for their productions and DJ sets.[13][14] Deep Dish released acclaimed dance classics beginning with the 1995 remix of De'Lacy's "Hideaway", and went on to work with an eclectic array of names in pop, rock and electronica.[15] Sharam and Dubfire established Deep Dish Records, and they went on to win a Grammy in 2002 for their remix of Dido's "Thank You" along with many other high-profile awards.[16][3] Following their successes as Deep Dish, both Sharam and Dubfire began to produce and DJ individually claiming "[they] got bored doing the same thing. [They've] always been separate producers and separate DJs who have just collaborated together for all these years."[17]

Shirazinia used his long-time stage name "Dubfire" for his solo productions. His solo sound differs noticeably from that of Deep Dish, consisting of minimal, techno, and house[18] rather than the predominantly progressive house sound of Deep Dish. His production I Feel Speed, which is a cover of an obscure Love & Rockets song, features his own vocals.[19][20] Dubfire also sings in In Love With a Friend on Deep Dish's debut album.[21] I Feel Speed has appeared in the advertisement of the Volkswagen Eos.[22]

In 2007, Dubfire announced the launch of his new record label, Science + Technology Digital Audio, also known simply as SCI + TEC.[23] He set the label up as an outlet to release his new music and began quietly unleashing a string of remarkable tracks. In 2007, he released electro-tech track "Roadkill," while the stripped-back 'RibCage' became the first ever release on Loco Dice's Desolat label.[24][25]

Dubfire followed up with a number of releases on some of electronic music's big labels.[26][27][28][29] Richie Hawtin, who signed Dubfire's "Emissions" to his Minus label, also released Dubfire's rework of 'Spastik' (the track that Hawtin produced in 1993 under his Plastikman alias) as an official re-work.[30][31] Soon thereafter, Sven Vath's Cocoon Records took notice and released some of Dubfire's music as well.[32]

He continued to release more productions. He had two top 10 tracks in Resident Advisor's 100 Most Charted Records of 2007, International DJ Magazine's Player of the Year in 2008, nominations for Beatport's "Best Minimal Artist" and "Best Techno Artist" in 2008 and 2009, and mixes for Mixmag, BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix and DJ Magazine.[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40]

In 2008, Dubfire produced a remix of Radio Slave's "Grindhouse" featuring Danton Eeprom.[41]DJ Magazine called it "jet-black, polished chrome techno".[42]

Dubfire at the 2017 Miami International Film Festival

Dubfire's more recent work has seen him co-produce tracks with British electronic music act Underworld,[43] release a two-disc compilation with Loco Dice for Cocoon,[26] additional remixes of Plastikman material, and a collaborative project with producer Oliver Huntemann.[44]

Discography

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Singles/EPs

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  • 2007 Emissions - #6 Resident Advisor Top 100 all-time charted tracks[39]
  • 2007 RibCage - #1 Resident Advisor Top 100 all-time charted tracks[39]
  • 2007 Roadkill[45]
  • 2007 I Feel Speed[46]
  • 2008 Diablo (With Oliver Huntemann)[47]
  • 2008 Dios (With Oliver Huntemann)[48]
  • 2009 Rabid[49]
  • 2009 Fuego (With Oliver Huntemann)[50]
  • 2010 Rejekt (Cocoon J)[51]
  • 2012: Slowburn[52]
  • 2012: Octvs[52]
  • 2012: Debris[52]
  • 2014: Exit (featuring Miss Kittin)[53]
  • 2014: Agua (With Oliver Huntemann ft. Xenia Beliayeva)[54]
  • 2022: Algorithm
  • 2022: Rampat

Compilations

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Remixes

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  • 1993: Angela Marni – Slippin' & Slidin'
  • 1994: Watergate – Lonely Winter
  • 2006: Nitzer Ebb – Control I'm Here
  • 2006: Robbie Rivera – Away
  • 2007: Axwell Feat. Max'C – I Found U
  • 2007: Meat Katie & D. Ramirez – Stop The Revolution - #99 Resident Advisor Top 100 all-time charted tracks
  • 2007: DJ Yellow – More Enemy
  • 2007: Plastikman – Spastik - #26 Resident Advisor Top 100 all-time charted tracks
  • 2007: Nic Fanciulli – Lucky Heather
  • 2007: Christian Smith & John Selway – Time
  • 2008: System 7 – Spacebird - #7 Resident Advisor Top 100 all-time charted tracks
  • 2008: UNKLE – Hold My Hand
  • 2008: Radio Slave – Grindhouse
  • 2008: Booka Shade – Charlotte
  • 2008: Gregor Tresher – A Thousand Nights
  • 2008: Minilogue – Jamaica
  • 2008: Paul Ritch – Split the Line
  • 2011: Paperclip People – 4 My Peepz
  • 2011: Davide Squillace, Guti – That Ginger Ponytail
  • 2015: Plastikman – Exposed
  • 2015: Hot Since 82 & Habischmann – Leave Me
  • 2016: Joseph Capriati – Fratello

Awards and nominations

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  • Won for Best Minimal Artist – Beatport Music Awards[55]
  • Won for Best Techno Artist – Beatport Music Awards[34]
  • Nominated for Best Single of 2007 – Emissions – Beatport Music Awards

References

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  2. ^ "Dubfire Biography". www.bullittbookings.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  3. ^ a b "Past Winners Search". The GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  4. ^ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations". The New York Times. 2005-12-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  5. ^ "2001 GRAMMY AWARD Nominees | Mixonline". www.mixonline.com. February 2001. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  6. ^ "Dubfire:Live Hybrid | The Bullitt Agency". thebullittagency.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  7. ^ Jodacame. "Dubfire | Genius Hip Hop - The Internet's Home for Conscious Rap | Positive Streaming Music-Video & Hip Hop Radio Station". geniushiphop.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
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  11. ^ "Dish fire is under control". The Philippine STAR. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  12. ^ "BT'S OPUS OF DISCOVERY". DJMag.com. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  13. ^ "Sound & Vision: Dubfire Details Revolutionary Live:HYBRID Concept". 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  14. ^ "Dubfire: Techno/House Impression | Together". 2012-03-02. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  15. ^ "De'Lacy - Hideaway". Discogs. 21 August 1995. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  16. ^ "Deep Dish Records". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  17. ^ "Sharam interview: Is Deep Dish finished?". Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  18. ^ "Dubfire - Attack Magazine". 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  19. ^ "Review: Dubfire - I Feel Speed". Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  20. ^ "Dubfire - I Feel Speed". Discogs. 17 July 2008. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  21. ^ "Deep Dish - George Is On". Discogs. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  22. ^ Dubfire (2009-06-04), VW Eos Ad Using 'I Feel Speed', archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2016-06-27
  23. ^ "Deep Dish member announces launch new label - news at". Side-line.com. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
  24. ^ "RibCage - Desolat". desolatmusicgroup.de. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
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  26. ^ a b "Dubfire + Loco Dice - Ten Years Cocoon Ibiza". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  27. ^ "Richie Hawtin - Enter.Ibiza 2015". Discogs. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  28. ^ "Fratello (Dubfire Remix) by Joseph Capriati, Dubfire on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  29. ^ "EXposed (Dubfire Remix) by Plastikman, Dubfire on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
  30. ^ "Dubfire, Guido Schneider, Plastikman New Releases: Nostalgik.3 on Beatport". www.beatport.com. Retrieved 2016-06-27.
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  47. ^ "Various - Cocoon Compilation H". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  48. ^ "Dubfire & Oliver Huntemann - Dios". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  49. ^ "Dubfire - Rabid". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  50. ^ "Oliver Huntemann & Dubfire* - Fuego". Discogs. April 2010. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  51. ^ "Dubfire - Rejekt". Discogs. November 2010. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  52. ^ a b c "Dubfire - Octvs". Discogs. July 2012. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  53. ^ "Dubfire Feat. Miss Kittin - Exit". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
  54. ^ "Dubfire & Oliver Huntemann Feat. Xenia Beliayeva - Agua". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
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