Peter Breeze - Breeze and Gale Sessions - Feb 2005

Biography of Peter Breeze

Name : Peter Zahariev

Date of Birth:
06.22.1982

Born in:
Sofia, Bulgaria

First Interest in Techno:
1997 - 1998

Started Mixing
May 2003

Mixing - First Public Event:
June 2003

Mixing - First Official Party:
July 2004

In 1998 rap and hip-hop were very popular in Bulgaria but I was still looking for something different, something more energetic and more aggressive in style. At that time my friends and I started going to techno parties at the well known club Indigo in Sofia, Bulgaria. Techno music was gaining popularity quickly and an increasing numbers of people visited clubs that played techno. I went to parties, at which world famous DJs mixed the music, almost every week. Eventually I realized that this was the style of music I've been searching for, which further inspired me to get even deeper into it.

The more I listened, the more I started to notice the subtle differences between all the techno styles. Initially I was drawn to the heavier and faster hard techno. Later on I switched to hardcore only to return to hard techno and the occasional slower songs.

One day I decided to buy a pair of high quality DJ headphones. I was addicted to techno and couldn't live without listening to its sounds around the clock 24/7. So, I absolutely needed a good pair of headphones.

A year later, a friend from school mentioned that I can mix music on the computer without turntables. I found this very intriguing and a few months later bought a mixer. Somehow this setup was not working for me, as if something was missing. So the next year I bought two professional turntables.

As time passed, I realized that techno and mixing have become part of me, it gave me strength and allowed me to feel free from the stress of everyday life.