Patrick Alavi
Patrick Alavi is a German musician and DJ specialising in funk and electronic.
Patrick Alavi | |
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Birth name | Patrick Alavi |
Also known as | Alavi, Turbofunk, Knabberbox (With Manuel Tur), 12 Angry Men (With Demon, Lifelike, Crusz, Nicholas and others) |
Born | Frechen, Germany |
Genres | Funk, house, electronic |
Occupation(s) | Songwriter, Record Producer, Remixer, Sound Engineer, Electronics engineer, Singer, DJ |
Labels | roXour |
Website | patrickalavi |
Career
History
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
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
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
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]
References
- "Dj Alavi". discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Patrick Alavi – My Last Touch". discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Patrick Alavi – 1992". discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Vertigo". discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Patrick Alavi – Power". discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Pete Tong – 20051028". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Benjamin Theves – Texas". discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Tepr – En Direct De La Cote". discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Pete Tong – 20050520". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Turbofunk Chart Positions". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Turbofunk Biography". playlists.net. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Gossip". Amazon. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Shinichi Osawa". Amazon. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Laidback Luke". discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Patrick Alavi – Appearances". discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Turbofunk – Appearances". discogs. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Pete Tong – Airplay". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Annie Mac – Airplay". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Kissy Sellout – Airplay". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Rob Da Bank – Airplay". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Zane Lowe – Airplay". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Fergie". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Scott Mills – Airplay". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Dave Pearce". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Judge Jules". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Interview with Miguel Campbell". ugroove. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Interview with Bingo Players". facebook. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Ableton Project – Patrick Alavi "Power"". YouTube. Retrieved 9 April 2014.