Lebanese-born and Montreal-based for over 20 years, Karim has been DJing since 2009, exploring a wide spectrum of genres and musical expressions. His journey into nightlife and mixing began with Trance, which first ignited his passion for DJing. Over time, his sound evolved toward Progressive House and Techno, notably through a duo project that saw him perform at well-known Montreal venues such as Time, Koko Lounge, and Karma.

Karim’s musical identity is deeply shaped by his personal influences, drawing heavily from rock, funk, and disco, with a particular fondness for iconic 80s artists including Rick James, David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, Prince, George Clinton, and Sade. His selections are further enriched by a love for old-school hip hop (Nate Dogg, J Dilla, Slick Rick, A Tribe Called Quest) as well as Reggae and Dub.

In 2021, Karim joined GotSoul Records, during which he held residencies at notable venues such as Marcus Four Seasons and Nacarat at the Fairmont Hotel, alongside various other spots across Montreal.

Alongside his solo work, he co-founded the DJ duo collective Beiroots Groove Ensemble with Anthony Saade, a project rooted in groove-driven, cross-genre selections.

Since 2022, Karim has been performing independently under the alias Dusty FingerZ, while continuing his collaboration with Beiroots Groove Ensemble. Dusty FingerZ currently holds a weekly residency every Friday at Baby Far West, as well as monthly residencies at Sans Soleil and Salon Badin, in addition to various pop-up events around the city.

Stay tuned for upcoming gigs and mixes.

The Classic Music Company by Luke Solomon & Derrick Carter continues to play the game under their own conditions. As a label it never died it just retreated for a while in order to come back stronger. All hail the king because the king is back. Long live Classic!

Regarded as one of the UK's finest production teams, Rae & Christian have just released their first new material for 10 years.

The album titled "Mercury Rising" took nearly 4 years to make, with Mark returning from a three year mini emigration to America to begin work on the project. 

Always ahead of the curve, and feted for their seminal work on "Northern Sulphuric Soul" and "Sleepwalking", the duo weave together the finest elements of hiphop and electronic production, exceptional musicianship paired with a British songwriting sensibility. 
The new album sees the duo dive into a songwriting adventure, accompanied by many new and intriguing guests.

L.A gave birth to a collaboration with Mark Foster - a track which has taken 3 years to finish due to the subsequent incredible rise of Foster the People. In London a songwriting bond was formed with Ed Harcourt and Gita Langley who make excellent contributions with vocals, songs, strings and keys.

Kate Rogers is on imperious form, whilst Sam Genders of Diagrams threads a story of redemption lost on the Ubahn.  Tony D's vocals, taken from a session recorded at the birth of Grand Central Records, receive the world class scratch treatment from Jazzy Jeff and Agent 86 before Masta Ace, Mystro and Jake Emlyn unravel a whole new level of Microphone skills taking the hiphop element to another level.

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Founded in 1996 by Peter Adarkwah, Barely Breaking Even (BBE Music) started life as a London club night, taking its name from the eponymous Disco record by the Universal Robot Band.

The label grew from the vibrant early 90's club scene with its first release, Stop & Listen compiled by Dr Bob Jones in 1996, opening the door to iconic series' such as All Back To Mine & Late Nite Tales.

A tonne of releases followed, ranging from Disco to Funk, Jazz to House. In the year 2000, the label celebrated Masters at Work's 10th Anniversary with a mighty box set that featured near 80 tracks.

A year later BBE Music spawned the Beat Generation Series of artist albums, notably introducing J Dilla (Welcome 2 Detroit) & a young Will.I.Am's first solo outing, alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff, Madlib & DJ Spinna, all of whom contributed to this seminal set of long players.

A quarter of a century and well over 500 titles later, having worked with Mark Ronson, Roy Ayers, Questlove, Hugh Masekela, DJ Premier, Dimitri from Paris, Joey Negro, Kon, RZA, Laurent Garnier, Black Coffee, DJ Shadow, David Rodigan and John Morales among many others, BBE Music looks to the future, celebrating its rich heritage while continuing to release a bounty of fresh titles.

The label’s most recent projects include an expansive reissue series from pioneering Nigerian label Tabansi, new imprint ‘Batakari’ in association with Boddhi Satva and the critically acclaimed ‘J Jazz’ Japanese Jazz multi-album project, not to mention the recent landmark 500th label release: a brand new version of 'Barely Breaking Even', featuring Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams and Louie Vega.

In 2021 BBE Music is celebrating its 25th anniversary. To mark this milestone, the label is offering up some special projects, from the 20th Anniversary edition of J Dilla’s ‘Welcome 2 Detroit’, through David Bowie tribute album ‘Modern Love’, to a special new ‘Worldwide’ compilation from old friend Gilles Peterson. BBE Music will also be looking to the future with more exciting original artist projects, plus merch collaborations events and more...

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