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A Dreamer & a Burner

Special K (Mohammed Kamal - 1985) born and raised in Lattakia, Syria only moving to to Dubai in 2011. He has played a major rule in the underground scene in the region from initiating the very first musical gatherings of their kind in Syria in 2003 and bringing it all the way to Dubai in 2013 by Co-founding (Desert Dream Community). This community was inspired by the burning man and other festivals of its kind. He carried out this vision deep in the desert away from the hustle and bustle of the city and in between the dunes. With time he became the key player in the city focused on electronic music festivals, he created and collaborated with most successful festivals (Desert Dream - Elements - Kaynouna- Eunoia- Sandance..... etc.) around Middle East (UAE - Lebanon- Egypt - Jordan - Turkey - KSA - India)

Musically, Special K has always been a pioneer searching and spreading knowledge of the most innovative trends on electronic music, applying a meticulous musical choice on his sets, crossing styles of House and Techno music, traveling from Oriental / Downtempo, Organic house to Progressive/ Melodic rhythm cause he goes with the flow and has on occasion gone on to play for 24hrs straight, although always with surprising with a complex musical selection. Very rhythmic, full of groove and energy.

He mostly performed during events/ festivals which he either created from the ground up or participated in to assist the organizers. He preferred to be behind the scene which helped him be more creative till the pandemic (Covid-19) showed up , so he is one of the 1st who started live streaming through Desert Dream channel along with most talented local & international Djs.
From that day he decided to adapt and share his talent with the world, so he complete what he use to do with Desert Dream ( talent’s hunter ) and found Trinity Festival along with Hot Air Balloon festival & Yalla Festival which already did few trial and ready to be published once the restrictions are gone. 
He streamed for many entities for a human rights, Africa Children. As he did some live streams for HAB festival from the sky (Hot air balloon), Cafe De Anatolia from the desert and working on a projects.

“IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT”

Upcoming Gigs:
www.aminek.com

In the north of Mother Africa, desert rhythm meets metropolis roar, and Amine K is Morocco’s ambassador to the music.
From the north of Africa comes a loud whisper. Rolling like an echo, a rumor of Amine K. 
A pulse on the danceﬂoor. A beach in Boracay, a sunrise in Black Rock City or a morning booth in Berlin. Legend says the prophecy predicted this. A Moroccan warrior, riding in on a camel unicorn. Decks and a mixer. 
Rhythm and a dancer.
The desert has spoken.

Amine K’s progressive sounds, direct a journey, deep and united. It’s about fueling a connection on the dance ﬂoor with a melodic story and organic rhythm.
While internationally moving bodies, Amine Akesbi doesn’t neglect his home: he’s been streamlining the new face of Morocco’s dance scene with the Moroko Loko concept since 2009. The music party brand, and driving dance force of the country has already found satellites in cities like Paris, London, Tokyo and Singapore.

Morocco’s latest cutting edge festival, ‘Oasis’, has too grabbed Amine K and dubbed him resident DJ. Next up is a series of Road to Oasis gigs, bringing your favorite electronic cities- a ﬂavor of the desert.

Amine’s latest EPs include releases on Sol Selectas, Buddah Bar, Bar 25, Souvenir Music, Selador, Souvenir Music, and Be Crazy. Next up is releases on Akbal Music, Prometheus and many more.

2019 gears up to be a productive year for Amine, as Marrakech will ﬁnd itself having a new professional studio hub, synthesized by the seasoned hands of the musician himself. New upcoming global tours and long awaited label releases are just a symptom of the work paid off.

I love music and I mix and create tracks which make me happy. I do my thing and if you like it, it makes me even happier :)


2025
28.12. | 39C3 Maskenball | Hamburg
13.09. | MRMCD25 | Darmstadt
30.08. | Das Labor | Bochum
10.08. | WHY2025 | Geestmerambacht, NL
18.07. | Bornhack | Gelsted, DK
20.06. | GPN23 | Karlsruhe

2024
30.12. | Chaos Computer Music Club, 38C3 | Hamburg
05.10. | MRMCD24 | Darmstadt
21.07. | Bornhack | Gelsted, DK
02.06. | Electromagnetic Field | Eastnor, UK
01.04. | EH21 | Regensburg

2023
30.12. | 37C3 Maskenball | Hamburg
18.08. | Chaos Communication Camp 2023, Culture Club | Mildenberg

2021
01.01. | The Techno Festival NYE | online

2020
16.10. | The Techno Festival 2020 | online
17.10. | The Techno Festival 2020 | online
19.10. | The Techno Festival 2020 | online

2019
23.08. | CCCamp 2019 - Milliways | Mildenberg

2018
30.12. | 35C3 - Uptime Bar | Leipzig
30.12. | 35C3 - Chaos West | Leipzig
29.12. | 35C3 - Shutter Island Beach Bar | Leipzig
02.09. | Electromagnetic Field | Eastnor, UK
14.07. | Trallafitti | Mülheim
03.02. | Tanz am See (Der Technotümpel) | Bochum

2017
28.12 | 34C3 / Electric Cube | Leipzig
04.11 | We are Underground | Bochum
04.-08.08. | SHA2017 (9x) | Zeewolde, Netherlands
10.06. | Club Charlotte | Münster
24.05. | Projekt-X | Bochum
09.03. | Spot 48 | Luxemburg
09.02. | Spot 48 | Luxemburg
18.01. | Spot 48 | Luxemburg

2016
08.10. | Club Charlotte | Münster
25.06. | Klanggärtnerei | Dortmund
30.01. | Bus-Bar 888 | Bangkok, Thailand
29.01. | Bus-Bar 888 | Bangkok, Thailand

2015
27.12. | 32C3 CCC Congress | Hamburg
16.08. | CCC Camp 2015 | near Berlin
15.08. | CCC Camp 2015 | near Berlin
12.08. | CCC Camp 2015 | near Berlin
03.07. | Techno Total @ Apartment 45 | Bochum

2014
20.12. | Substation | Bochum

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