Throughout his fourteen-year career in dance music, Asad Rizvi has maintained the uncommon position of being a DJ and a producer who is respected equally in both crafts. But this is no fluke: years of hard work, an unbending dedication to his art, and an uncommonly versatile talent have yielded a career that only few can boast.

His DJ career, that began in 1994 in the humble studios of a West London pirate radio, began its bloom towards the end of the nineties, taking him to hundreds of venues across five continents, including some of the world's most well respected clubs including Fabric (London), Pacha (Buenos Aires), Stereo (Montreal), Folies Pigales (Paris), Roxy & Mecca (Prague), Crystal (Istanbul), The End (London), and playing to crowds of up to 20,000 people. His infectious yet eclectic slant on House music regularly allows him to satisfy the most purist dance floors on the scene to the most up-for-it commercial crowds.
 

Having been dubbed a "new school hero" by Muzik magazine in 1998, "Producer for 2000" by Mixmag, and a "DJ for 2000" in The Face; a "Best Compilation of 2003" in M8, his distinctive sound has consistently won him support from the industry's leading music publications and Dj's alike. Over the years his work has won the avid support of jocks as diverse as: Danny Tenaglia, DJ Heather, Laurent Garnier, Terry Francis, Tom Middleton, Doc Martin, Adam Freeland, Gilles Peterson, Fred Everything, Danny Howells, Desyn Massiello, Mr. C and seemingly countless others.
 

Recording under a number of guises as well as his own name, Asad's sprawling discography covers a multitude of well-respected labels including Om, Global Underground, Wall of Sound, The End, Loaded, Honchos, Visitor, SoCo Audio, Matter/:Form, Urbantorque, Eukahouse, as well as his own imprints Wrong and Reverberations, both of which are more active than ever. As a re-mixer he has laid his magic finger on artists such as the old-skool hip-hop pioneer Kurtis Blow, the legendary Miami house outfit The Fog, NYC kings of vocal House Blaze, US underground legends Iz & Diz, San Francisco deep house whizzkid Charles Spencer, the ever ubiquitous Mr. C, Sheffield's Swag and many, many others. The credentials, including three mix CDs and countless compilation licenses are just too long to be mentioned here. In 2006, Asad joined forces with the renowned DJ Ashley Casselle to form The Remote, initially to aid completion of an album on Global Underground, but now as a full member of the group. "Too Low To Miss" was released to critical acclaim including Album of the Month in DJ and entered the top 20 dance albums on iTunes. The duo are currently working on new material and remixes, the most recent of which (a mix of fast-rising band A.Human) hit number 1 on the DMC ZZub Chart.
 

Having had a relentless year of travelling on the road, Asad's DJ schedule is getting no less busy with additional new a new night in London called Lost & Found Dept, as well as at his own Reverberations parties in London. With a string of new releases and remixes, a new mix CD and more material from The Remote, Asad is set for a yet another busy year in 2009.

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