Hard to believe that another year has flashed by so quickly. 2015 was probably my best year music wise. I got to travel a lot, visit some amazing places and meet a lot of great people. So as per usual i would like to share with you all my year mix for 2015. This one proved to be a bit of challenge for me. I’ve been working on the tracklist since last February and i just couldn’t make the mix flow the way that i wanted. I’ve reached a point where i was about to scrap the whole thing and just spare myself all the trouble. Luckily i came across these 4-5 tracks towards the end of the year, that ultimately acted as the foundation and I’ve managed to build the whole mix around them. A big thank you to everyone who’s been a part of my 2015, it was such a defining year for me and I’m very thankful for everything i have in my life. Anyway, i hope you guys enjoy my take on 2015 :) x

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Tracklist: 

Howling - Signs (Matom Remix)
YokoO feat. Gemma Wood - Illusions
Christian Loffler - Lhotse 
The Acid - Red (Olaf Stuut Remix) 
Mano Le Tough - Empty Early Years and the Seed (Original Mix) 
Bicep - Celeste
Mr. Tophat, Art Alfie - Vertis (Locked Groove Remix) 
Clarian - Ver 11 (Am Mix) 
Ripperton - Ordine Gigante
Lauren Ritter - Glass Hours 
Enric Ricone & Danny Fernandez - Afterthought (YokoO's Stoic Remix) 
I Have a Tribe - Yellow Raincoats (Frank Wiedemann Remix Club Version) 
Butch - The Spirit feat. Hohberg (Adriatique's 7am Remix)
Wayne Duggan - Experiment (Matthias Meyer & Patlac Remix) 
Vessels - Echo In (Ripperton Remix) 
HVOB - Tender Skin (DJ Tennis Remix) 
Mano Le Tough - I See Myself In You 
Of Norway - Spirit lights (Lehar remix) 
Frankey & Sandrino - Fornax
The Howling - X Machina (Chris Allen Remix) 
Marcus Worgull & Peter Pardeike - Trivia
Stephan Bodzin - Wir (Original Mix)
Nitin - Dubbed Out (Steve Rachmad Remix)
Reset Robot - The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Original Mix) 
Terranova, Bon Homme, Lydmoor - Skin & Bones (Karl Friedrich Mix)
Guy J - Candyland (Luca Bacchetti Endless Remix) 
Love Over Entropy - Tonii (Dixon Retouch) 
Alice Rose, Jaap Ligthart- I Know The Change (SHOW B Remix) 
Arthur Oskan - Lovebug 
Be Svendsen, Seth Schwarz- The Bar Tender 
Bicep - Just 
Cubicolor - Falling (feat. Tim Digby-Bell)

Hisham Zahran - Year Mix [2015]

My journey to DJing began on a shared path with many electronic music fans in the early 2010s; attending far too many festivals and events, only to return home with an iPhone full of video recordings and attempted Shazams. I’d spend the following months poring through muddy, distorted, bass-heavy clips in hopes of tracking down the songs that made those nights special. That activity hasn’t changed much over the last decade, but at the time it instilled the critical components leading to my DJing interest: an ever-growing library and the desire to share that music with others.

Fast forward several years and now I find myself at home in Austin, Texas. Here I’m fortunate to play a role as a regional DJ, opening for artists and playing events I could only dream of back when I was “DJing” on a mouse and keyboard between rounds of beer pong. While my tastes (and, fortunately, my equipment) have changed over the years, that primary motivation to share my favorite songs and artists remains intact. My stylistic preferences tend to lie on the deeper and melodic sides of house and techno, but I take great pride in maintaining a diverse library and catering selections to fit the headliner or theme of the night. Within that context, each set aims to curate a different experience by cohesively blending various sounds and genres, accentuating each selection with the surrounding tracks. Only once the flow, energy, and mood have been established can standout moments be created.

I’m thankful to have shared the stage with artists such as Dixon, Tale of Us, Jonas Rathsman, ANNA, Ben Böhmer, Enamour, Magdalena, Coyu, and to have represented some of the local talent at Seismic Dance Event.