My closing set after 'A Friend Of Marcus' @ The Iron Fairies KL last month (December).

Part 2 was my Late set (2:30am - 5:00am)

The Iron Fairies KL

Alam @ The Iron Fairies KL, 23 Dec 2022 - Part 2 (Late)

Recognized as one of Malaysia’s most prominent figures in the music scene with over 20 years of experience in the industry, Alam has dedicated most of his years embracing the culture. Not only is he one of the backbones behind KL's leading establishments, but he has also definitely proven himself to be considered as one of the pioneers of this generation firing up the local and international clubbing scene. 

Known to be characterized as a house and techno DJ, Alam has always been upfront with what he does; his versatile roots comprises an endless amount of diverse sounds and unparalleled grooves. Regardless, he manages to deliver an experience of sound, which always leaves the crowd with wanting more.

With past residencies at major institutions such as Kuala Lumpur’s premier underground club; The Backroom KL, to the more recent Kyo KL, other worldwide venues he’s graced the decks include The Egg London, Eden & Ibiza Rocks Bar, and having recently played under the ‘Music For Freaks’ banner at 528 Ibiza. He’s played at JENJA & Red Ruby in Bali, Kilo Lounge in Singapore, and opened for Danny Tenaglia at Ce La Vi during the Singapore Formula1. He’s also played at Brown Alley & Ffour Melbourne, Oma Hong Kong (Clockenflapp Festival Afterparty), he’s opened for Dubfire at Cha Cha Moon in Koh Samui, and featured at Mustache Bangkok, The Lighthouse & Broma in Vietnam, as well as Indonesia’s infamous Stadium Jakarta and Embassy / Co2.

Alam has also had the privilege of playing alongside a remarkable list of artists, which includes the likes of Nic Fanciulli, Joris Voorn, Seth Troxler, Jamie Jones, Stacey Pullen, Moodymann, Radio Slave, Kenny Dope, Robert Hood, Butch, Ashley Beedle and many more.

In 2005, Alam moved to Australia, where he developed an impressive following playing alongside Melbourne’s finest and hosting his own successful nights at some of the city’s forefront venues. It was his residency with Darkbeat that kick-started his international career, leading to opportunities in supporting world-renowned event brands such as Resident Advisor, Balance Music, Future Entertainment & Hardware Corp, followed by a number of stints on Kiss FM - Australia’s Dance Music Channel.

After 7 years based overseas, Alam returned to his homeland and joined Ohrwurm as a partner. The collective have been responsible for shaping the Kuala Lumpur scene over the past decade, and have featured iconic names from John Digweed to Michael Mayer, Gerd Janson and Amelie Lens, to live acts such as Guti, KiNK and Stimming, amongst countless others.

In 2014, Alam launched his own recording studio named Decibel Soundlab, which is a one-stop resource for all kinds of audio related productions. On the production note, he’s released 2 EPs on Love International, as well as on his own imprint; Ohrwurm KL Recordings, which was launched in August 2021. His first ever EP ‘Kaleidosimple’ was released on Redflux Cinnabar in 2009 with remixes from Nick Robson, Rodrigo Soria, and Yuuki Hori. The release was charted numerous times and received widespread praise with support from DJs on shows like FriskyRadio and Proton. 

Other highlights to mention was playing at Vietnam’s Epizode festival for 2 years in a row, and not forgetting his 9hrs marathon set he did at The Sweatbox in Elysium. Alam was also selected as one of the supporting acts for Circo Loco 2019 in Malaysia. Throughout the years he’s been featured on Data Transmission, Mixmag Asia, United We Stream, Ibiza Live Radio, UB Radio Bangkok, and Malaysia’s very own Red104.9FM & Capital 88.9FM, as well as interviews on KLue, Juice Magazine, The Star Newspaper, Coconuts KL, and recently on The City List Kuala Lumpur.

In conjunction with celebrating his 20 years of DJing, Alam hosted 20 livestreams during the Covid pandemic in 2020, featuring some of the best local talents, which concluded with a finale video filmed by Effilix Production. Two of Alam’s videos were included in Mixmag’s “Top 20 Livestreams of 2020”. His aim was to showcase Malaysia’s talents on a global scale. The livestreams continued for another year with ‘Ohrwurm presents Micasa Sucasa’. There is still much to come, as this is only the beginning of his musical chapter as Alam continues to progress immensely across the global dance music culture.