DJ Kazan - a multi-genre 24 year DJ career, pioneer, crowd rocker.
DJ Kazan’s versatility, spinning multiple genres of music such as Hip Hop, Commercial Dance & Pop, Trance, Deep House, Progressive, Electro, EDM and Bollywood shot him to the top as being one of Seattle’s premiere go to DJ’s. 

Hailing from Mumbai India, based in Seattle USA, his DJing career began in 1994 where he was a pioneer, being the first Indian DJ’s to spin in mainstream clubs in Seattle. He is recognized as the first DJ in Seattle to bring Bollywood music to mainstream clubs in the mid 90s. 

Growing up in Mumbai he was influenced by the wave of 80s music and westernization that had infused the city. He moved to Seattle in the late 80s where he attended Quincy Jones’s alma matter and was introduced to a then brand new controversial genre of music called Hip Hop. It was here that he discovered turntables, breakdancing, rapping, singing and MC'ing.

In 1994 armed with 2 turntables and crates of vinyl records, DJ Kazan began spinning at local clubs.

In 1997 he was selected as a finalist for Indias first MTV VJ hunt along with now legendary Nikhil Chinnappa, Maria Goreti, Amrita Arora who were launched into stardom from the network. 

After MTV, Kazan moved back to the US where he began pushing the still growing Electronic music genre with music from artists like Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfeld, Paul Van Dyk. His ability to mix different genres from Hip Hop, Pop, Electronic and Dance, Bollywood kept him on a furious schedule being booked as a resident DJ in the top clubs in Seattle and around the nation.

Even though he played Bollywood in various clubs in the 90's, it wasn’t until 2000’s that he started a weekly Bollywood night at Trinity, Seattle’s Mega-club. Bollywood Paparazzi became one of the longest running Bollywood fusion nights in the country. It featuring multiple Bolly and mainstream artists, hosting celebrities and brought every kind of race rocking out in one massive venue.

He has worked alongside some notable artists and DJ’s in the music Industry in Hip Hop, Pop, European, EDM and the Bollywood scene. He has been the go to guy for celebrity events, and high profile clients. Headlining multiple festivals including Euroland 1, Euroland 2.

* Awards & Highlights::::
First Indian DJ in Seattle (1994)
One of the first Indian DJ’s in North America (1994)
Finalist MTV VJ hunt (1997)
Winner of Most Creative DJ Award at IDJ International DJ competition (2010)
DJ for Paul Allen (Microsoft founder) 
DJ for Playboy 
Official DJ for Seattle Fashion week (4yrs)

* Electronic Artists/DJ's
Paul Oakenfold
Grum
Laidback Luke
John Digweed
TyDi
Ferry Corsten
Darude
Dash Berlin
Nifra 

* Pop Artists/DJ’s
Backstreet Boys
Kanye West “Glow in the dark Tour"
Inna
Black Eyed Peas
No Doubt
Edward Maya
Yolanda Be Cool
BaseHunter
Kerli

* Bollywood Artists/Dj's
Jay Sean
Dr Zeus
Raghav
Juggy D
Akbar Sami
DJ Rekha
DJ Nawed Khan
Dj Shadow (Dubai)

* Corporate Clients
Playboy, Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing, Starbucks, Infosys, Seattle Mist to name a few

* Clubs with residencies
Trinity (7yrs)
Hard Rock (2yrs)
Ibiza (4yrs)
Lucky Strike (2yrs)
Last Supper (4yrs)
Seesound Lounge (4yrs)
Ora Nightclub (4 yrs)
Toured in multiple clubs around the world.

Today DJ Kazan is still in heavy rotation. He is also the Creative Director and Artist Relations manager for various nightclubs where he does everything from Concept design of the club to artist relations with numerous top notch International musicians and DJ’s. He is also very active in mentoring the younger generation of DJ’s making sure to pass the art form properly to the future generation.

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