Born in Sydney to Egyptian parents, Mark Youssef spent most of his life in his parents' hometown, Cairo, Egypt. He was first introduced to music by the age of six when he started playing drums. He later started to listen to all sorts of music, from Rock all the way to R& B till he finally found his real passion in 1996. that's when he discovered the world of Electronic music. [1997-2000] he was spinning Progressive house along with trance in Clubs all over Egypt. Meanwhile he was the resident Dj at the Sandorini Beach Club & Aida Beach Club. [2000-2006] Mark stopped completely to study for his degree in Computer Software Engineering. After such a long pause, no one expected him to get back to his previous glory, but his passion for spinning took over. he moved to his mother country Australia and lived there for some time played there in many clubs,then he returned back to Cairo,Egypt. [2006-2007] Unlike all expectations, the new year brought along his strong come-back, this time even bigger & with a whole new perspective. Not only his sets were broad casted on Egypt's Local radio station (Nile FM 104.2) but his shows were going International all over Internet radios. "Obligation" on Party107 & Justmusic Fm & that's not all.The growing success of his shows lead to his residency on the ADN Alternative radio in Argentina & now, he joined the Frisky Team, with his show "SLEEK". Mark got supported with many big and respectable producres and djs all over the globe such as Inkfish,Leama,Leama and Moor,Andy Moor,Deepsky,Nils Noa,4Mal,Eelke Klejin,Denver and Mints,Dandy,Josel And Pedro and many more ,For 2008 & 2009 News he was Playing one of his biggest success gigs in Guaba Beach Bar in Cyprus as warming up for Johan Geilen in Bubble Club Turkey and in the same year he played one of the biggset events in Turkey (Trance World) with Sied VAn Reil ,Leon Bolier,Firststate Aka Sander Van Dien, Ron Van Den Beuken and his egyptions friend Aly & Fila ,Now Mark is doing a lot of new production that he will release soon , Slave to the Studio as he said ...

Shivers - hairs on the back of your neck - hands in the air - reaching for the lasers - losing your mind - rushing to the music - just some of the side effects of listening to Egyptian duo Aly & Fila in full flow on the dance floor. Since they burst into the international clubbing consciousness with their massive hit Eye of Horus back in 2003 they have been a full-on inspiration to clubbers and DJs alike. Their gorgeous, euphoric, uplifting blend of sweeping trance has seen them rise to A-list status alongside the likes of Armin, Blank & Jones, Johan Gielen, Tall Paul and more. At the forefront of the next generation of dance music superstars, they've already broken through into the UK, Europe and Asia. Goodgreef, Clockwork Orange, Gatecrasher, Ministry of Sound, The Gallery, Renaissance, The Synidicate, Freefall At The Arches, Off The Rails, Peach, the Zurich Street Parade, A State Of Trance 300 Party, the En-trance Festival - they've all fallen before the duo in a sensational sweep of dance floor domination. Tracks like Eye of Horus, Spirit of Ka, A Dream Of Peace, Ankh - Breath of Life and Thebes have won them worldwide critical acclaim from the press and fellow artists. Their remix work in 2007 alone is staggering, putting their touch to tracks like 'Whatever - Lost Witness vs Sassot', 'Why - FKN* ft Jahala', 'Tears of Hope - Deems' and more. Now as 2008 and the rest of the world beckons, Aly & Fila step things up once again. Two huge releases - 'Lost Language' and 'How Long' - due out on the almighty Armada label; their own imprint Offshore Music label with production partner Andy Prinz pioneering new sounds and artists; listeners around the world tuning in to DI.FM to listen to their Future Sound Of Egypt radio show; and an international diary at bursting point should propel them into the stratospheric heights of superstardom. But while all this goes on around them, they still remain two of the most down-to-earth, friendly guys you could meet, bonded through a passionate love of trance music and the culture that goes with it. However high they go, however big they become, wherever the music takes them, they will always see themselves as just a part of the bigger picture, the most important aspect of all - the dance floor. With that in mind, join them as they take you on a journey through some of the biggest tracks to hit in 2007 and a hand-picked selection of new tracks that will blow your weekend away in 2008. Prepare for those shivers, feel the hairs on the back of your neck, raise your hands in the air and reach for the lasers, lose you mind and rush to the music because this, ladies and gentlemen, is Aly & Fila!!!!

If your passion is house music and you're tuned in to the underground scene, then you've probably stumbled across the name Amr Mohey. Coming from Cairo, Egypt and inspired by the greats, Amr has played most sub-genres of house music. He is currently focusing his mixing and production style on fusing the melodies of progressive house with the unpredictable beats and percussion of Tech.

As a producer and remixer, Amr is involved with many indie electronic music labels around the world. He is always working with new up and coming talents, showing his support by remixing and collaborating. Also spending time on his own track productions, his aim and goal is to add fascinating elements to his composing style as well as working on his first artist album.

In the beginning, Amr discovered electronic music through clubbing and soon started organizing events and private parties, hosting himself and other local DJs. Self taught, he realized that not only listening, but creating and playing his own music is even more rewarding, and the passion more intense. He found great satisfaction in making people happy through his music and now has exceptional crowd control. Amr teamed up with good friend and fellow DJ, Slim Nasr to create the unstoppable sound of The S'n'S Brothers. Often playing back to back at many gigs all over Egypt, they are said to be the perfect musical duo. Their music is so diverse; one set can take you on a journey through serious dance action, emotion and adrenalin! Amr has also shared the decks with international talents such as DJ Balthazar, Paul Rogers, Andrew K, Dom Kane, Tarkan, Vsag and many others, resulting in acquiring huge presence and recognition among dance music followers. He has also built a strong online fan base due to his numerous sets played on online radio stations like Mental Rhythm Radio X in the USA, Tribalmixes Radio, Dance Radio in Greece and ADN Alternative in Argentina. As well as being featured on Cairo's local radio station 104.2 Nile FM.

As for the not-so-far future, Amr hopes to experience the electronic music scene all over the world. On top of supporting local artists in Egypt, he also has plans to create his own label to help locate and uncover new talents in dance music. He knows that this type of music is very artistic and there is a lot of effort going in to producing and mixing it, and at the same time it's good for the soul. As much as he enjoys making music, it's not just a hobby; it's a life style that he intends to keep.

Andy Ef - Andrew Fouad, born on September 16th 1987 has been fascinated by the electronic music scene since the age of 14, being influenced by the trance / techno sounds that he has heard in his life, He played the Piano for 7 years as he always loved listening to piano scores and often was very influenced by its sound which gave him the opportunity to start playing the piano to his friends and family members where they often felt what he was trying to express. Trying to incorporate the use of computer and technology with the piano as to make use of the software sequencers, soon afterward he heard about "Reason 1.0" from an interview with Sasha, that's when he started looking for the software and what is the software capable of doing, teaching himself how the software works which took some time for him to be able to get around some of its features at the time. Started his journey using records at the age of 15 years which was always his passion to start with spinning records, being supported by his family, he got his first mixer and turntables, his friends helped him continue his style of music. He was called upon in small private events since 2002 in school and also private parties which showed that he's music was understood / accepted by a large number of people. Since then he has been getting dance music albums to educate himself musically from big names to name a few Sasha, Armin Van Buuren, John 00 Fleming, Timo Mass, Satoshi Tomiie, Creamer & K, ATB, , Nick Warren, John Digweed, Paul Oakenfold, Hernan Cattaneo. Andy Ef has been working on his Production/Remixing skills for the past 5 years where he remixed and produced tracks which were supported by Hernan Cattaneo, Martin Garcia, V-Sag, Dj Tarkan, dPen, Gerardo Boscarino, Hassan Rassmy, Bs As Deep, Facundo Mohrr, Marcelo vasami, Frangelico, Redloft etc. He played at Little Buddha bar (Sharm el Sheigh) in 2004 as his first official party. He was able to drop a visit again in 2005 which was a very good opportunity for him to reach out to a larger audience, soon afterward he moved to Sydney, Australia to continue his musical and educational journey.

Born in Alexandria in 21.03.1986 Graduated from the Faculty of Commerce " Business Administration Department" He started to listen to Electronic Music at the age of 13 when he listened to "For an Angel" for Paul Van Dyk which inspired him, in addition to the sounds of ATB like "Till I come" & "The Summer" Then he gets more involved in Electronic Music specialy Trance music influenced by the sounds of Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond. In 2005, He started to listen to house music which is the most popular music style in the Egyptian Clubs and he founds himself attracted to the Progressive Sounds and the Underground sounds which he liked the most. In 2006, He started to learn production but not well involved in it till the Year 2008 when he began to learn Production Skills through some Self Studies like searching the web for production books and tutorials in order to go more deeper into the world of Electronic Music Production. His 1st Release was in January 2009, it was an EP called "Intense Chemistry" which includes Progressive Tribal Sounds. Then he released an EP called "Living Static" including 3 tracks focusing on Deep Dark Progressive sounds which was the real beginning of his Production's Career and he was amazed that his track "Living Static" reached 23 on Top 100 charts on Beatport. Due to the success of this track it was remixed by some well known name in Deep Dark Progressive scene like "Santiago Deep" , "Andrez" and by the famous Egyptian Djs "Dr.K & Dj Nii Vs. Shiha". In 2007 he started Mixing & Djing as he wanted to share his Music with people, so he bought his 1st DJ Equipments and started to play in some private parties and some Clubs in Egypt.

Sherif was born in 1985 in Cairo. In 1996 was intoduced to electronic music by the heavy duos Sasha and John Digweed in Northern Eposure Vol.1 and later on the sound of Armin Van buuren, Aly & Fila, Booka Shade, James Holden, Martinez, Paul Van Dyk, TrentMoller, and many others. In 2007, his interest in music production took over and Sherif quickly developed the technical background essential to convert his passionate feelings to music with a euphoric mixture of Minimal Techno, Breaks & Trip-Hop tunes.

Born on the 10th of December 1980, Tamer has always been in love with music since he was a child. Before getting involved in the electronic dance music, he played the keyboard & piano at the age of 6 and the age of 13. Later on, he realized how interested he was in House music and mainly in Tribal/Dark Tribal sounds when he was 20 years old and finally reaching the point of his start which is becoming a DJ. Tamer started his career by the end of 2004.At his very beginnings, he was concentrating more on spinning his sets on local radio stations then in no time he found himself playing a huge role in the house music scene in Egypt. By the end of 2005,he was Egypt's no.2 voted DJ on thedjlist which reflected his success in reaching many audience's ears in a very short period of time. He has performed in many gigs in his own country but that's not it, he was booked to perform in Lovefest San Francisco 2006 with many other international Djs like RPO (Rick Pier O'Neil), Above & Beyond, Paul Oakenfold, Nick Delgado, Billy Casazza and many others.He received other bookings to Plovdiv (Bulgaria) , Karachi (Pakistan), Barcelos (Portugal), Sao Paulo & Rio De Janeiro (Brazil), Bogota (Colombia) and other countries in South America. In 2006,he became Egypt's no.1 voted DJ. From DJing to Production, Tamer has also played a major role as he worked with many great artists like JC Mazter, Mike Ivy & Dave Rose, Deka, Kintar and many others. Signing his tracks with many labels such as Neuside Recordings,Coraza Records, Dasound Brazil Records, Adjust Recordings, and many others added to that of course his own Quanza Records. Alot of his tracks were charted and played by names like Kobbe, Midnight Society, Mario Calegari, Ray Briones, Da Groovemakers, Edson Pride and many many others. One big hit was his remix for "Music 4 Love", which was originally produced by JC Mazter. His remix has hit no.22 on Beatport's Progressive House Charts on May 2007. Tamer Fouda continues to show more and more effort as he's always keeping an eye on music evolution every day.

Info: http://www.myspace.com/tamerfouda

Info: http://www.tamerfouda.com/

Being a musical enthusiast for as long as he can remember, Hassan was inspired by the first Midi Controller he had since he was 9, he discovered the joy of underground electronic music in the end of the 90's. By '98, Hassan was introduced to underground rave parties and immediately fell in love with the atmosphere, the people and most importantly, the music. His feelings for electronic music started to grow and soon evolved into a great passion. At the end of '2001, together with his friends, Hassan started dabbling in party promotions and focusing more on his music production along with his studies (Computer Science Engineering) which was very hard to compromise between them. Also he had to give a short break to complete his military service (September 2006 ? November 2007). Having experienced progressive house music mostly on the dance-floor, Hassan started to prefer the kind of uncompromising house that would fill your body with energy and make you want to continue dancing. If it had a rough edge to it, it was even better. This simple preference is the foundation of what Hassan works very hard to give every dance floor. With his blend of energetic, progressive and pumping beats Hassan has gotten great responses from all kinds of dance floors. He also got great feedbacks and support for his production from big named Djs/Producers who had been his inspiration like Nick Warren, Hernan Cattaneo, Moshic, Martin Garcia, Powerplant, John Morgan, Tarkan, Gustavo Di Tomasso, and the list goes on. Hassan is also being supported from his friends who had play a big role in his musical & Djing career like Julio Largente, dj denKo, Rezo, Gerardo Boscarino, Johan Nilsson, Josel and many more. Starting as a strictly underground DJ & Producer, spinning at loads of local parties, Hassan has gone from strength to strength. In March 2008 he started his own show on RadioDeepSounds called ?gSounds From Desert?h which got great feedbacks from listeners. Hassan will be launching his new show ?gThe Passage?h with his Greek friend dj denKo on Frisky Radio starting the 14th of July. His dream is to play and be heard by as many people as possible with his unique style and production.

Info: http://www.myspace.com/hrassmy

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Ahmed Tawfik AKA (Nii), It all started back in the early 90's when he got interested in music and the dance music scene so he started with regular guitar lessons, afterwards he was taught by one of his friends how to spin and mixing up tracks, He was inspired by some Dj's like Junior Vasquez, Victor Calderone,Roger Sanchez and many more. He started his career by playing in different places like Cancun Beach, High Heels club at Nile Hilton hotel and many other places, later on he started spinning at Club Latex & since then he gained lots of experience which made him to start to make his own way and style of mixing techniques. He managed to prove himself when he rocked more than 10,000 people last December along side with DJ Tiesto in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt's first and biggest dance festival but it wasn't the end yet because the mixture between house music & his love playing guitar made him start doing guitar samples to be mixed live with the house tracks which lead him to start producing and created the Trio of Dr. K & Nii Vs. SHIHA, producing and remixing for artists such as Calinte & Salinas, Chris Cargo, Ritmo playaz,Dj Tarkan ,Tone Depth , Sergio Garcia and many other Djs. Their latest hits includes "Am Alive" which featured the magical voice of Sarah Blacker, "Am Alive" was featured on Andy Moor's Latest compilation "Breaking the Silence Vol. 1" released by Armada. "Am Alive" also got great support from Armin Van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold, Matt Darey and lots more, Nii's music style is a blend of Deep, Electro & Progressive house. Nii played alongside with some of the famous DJs such as: Tiesto, Live Performance with Jes, Live Performance with Nadia Ali, John Creamer, Simone Gigante, Jacopo, Sultan, Dj Pagano, Hoxton Whores, Balthazar...Etc

Khaled A.Rahman AKA (Dr. K) ( Dance 4 Life Ambassador )

Dr. K joined the Egyptian Air Force but after a plane crash he decided to choose entertainment and DJING as a career, in the age of 21 he started performing in very successful events and became resident in many clubs which he gained his professional techniques and styles, he has the power of controlling anybody on the dance floor and make them dance, he started his residency in 1987 Golden club then in 1991 Atlantis Club then moved to one of the biggest and finest clubs ever in Egypt Upstairs from 1994 till 2001 but that was just the beginning, It payed off as in 2000 he won the title of The Best DJ in The Century in The Middle East and The Millennium DJ by the Egyptian Satellite media channels in Egypt then media channels swarmed around him , his love and passion to the music made him also produce so in 1999 he had his 1st production, a track called MY XTACY followed by Scream which was just a start for producing. Dr. K is not only a DJ, but he produces and organizes dance events, and he helped set up the Dance4Life Event in 2006 which he become a Dance for Life Ambassador for Egypt.

Dr. K and his professional team succeeded to organize great events and played along side those Djs such as:

Tiesto, Nadia Ali & Jes - Sharm El Sheikh 2007 Renaissance for Two times in Cairo & Alexandria Judge Jules at the Pyramids Sander Kleinenberg three times in Cairo Matt Darrey Anthony Pappa Simone Gigante Jacopo Scott Bond Sultan & Desyn maseillo Tone Depth Wally Lopez Nigel Dawson Roger Sanchez Sharam of Deep Dish Balthazar Sabestian B.

In 2004 & in 2005 He won the title of the Best DJ in Egypt again by Orbit TV, Also he was the organizer for The Most Wanted DJS (Deep Dish) for the first time in Egypt (10, December, 2004), in 2005 he was the director of production and technical for Heineken Thirst Final event with DJ Roger Sanchez & DJ sander Kleinenberg at the Pyramids Of Giza.

2006 he started hitting internationally beginning with a tour at Moscow from 16, Feb. 2006 till 23, Feb. 2006, he performed in the opening of Club Renaissance - Moscow that gathered 6000 Moscow clubbers, the gig was transmitted live into Russia Radio Famous FM Stations (Mega Polise FM - Night party FM) & was interviewed by Smile TV in Moscow. In the present time he created the Trio of Dr. K & Nii Vs. SHIHA, producing and remixing for artists such as Calinte & Salinas, Chris Cargo, Ritmo playaz,Dj Tarkan ,Tone Depth , Sergio Garcia and many other Djs.Their latest hits includes "Am Alive" which featured the magical voice of Sarah Blacker, "Am Alive" was featured on Andy Moor's Latest compilation "Breaking the Silence Vol. 1" released by Armada. "Am Alive" also got great support from Armin Van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold, Matt Darey and lots more.

With his obsession with music at an early age, pushed him to take his first little steps in the music industry, at some point you have to start with something. Shiha started his way with piano lessons at the age of 7, building his music skills from an early age. As time went by more was yet to come. Spent a year in a military academy where he learned how to play the trombone. Shiha was always influenced by dance and electronic music, which led him into the DJ world. Along the way Shiha started learning all he could about music production, teaching himself, practicing everyday till he developed and mastered his own unique progressive house/trance sounds. Shiha finished his first track "Beneath the sound" and collaborated with his friend Ismail and produced their first vocal track "Only you" Featuring Elly while attending the University of Kansas. Both tracks got great support from the worldwide known DJs Aly & Fila, which led him to continue producing and created the Trio of Dr. K & Nii Vs. SHIHA, producing and remixing for artists such as Tone Depth, Calinte & Salinas, Chris Cargo, Ritmo Playaz, DJ Tarkan, Sergio Garcia and many other DJs. Their latest hits includes "Am Alive" which featured the magical voice of Sarah Blacker, "Am Alive" was featured on Andy Moor's Latest compilation "Breaking the Silence Vol. 1" released by Armada. "Am Alive" also got great support from Armin Van Buuren, Paul Oakenfold, Matt Darey and lots more…