DJ Sonar - Beat Boutique Exclusive - Jan 2008 - Part 2

Biography of DJ Sonar

Matt Rissi a.k.a. DJ Sonar

Zuvuya Recordings, Solar Cathedral Recordings, Giant Squid Recordings

Matt Rissi (known on the Midwestern rave circuit as DJ Sonar) was born in Tucson AZ in 1980 and transplanted to the Midwest in 1996. With 10 years of mixing under his belt Matt has proven to be a serious DJ, earning decktime all over the United States alongside global stars like Chris Liebing, Derrick Carter, Richie Hawtin, Dieselboy, Frankie Bones, Tommie Sunshine, Terry Mullan, Donald Glaude, DJ Monk, DJ Dan, Mike Huckaby, Radio Slave, The Atomic Babies, Christopher Lawrence, Rabbit In The Moon, Grooverider and many, many more. His emotional stage presence and explosive mixing capabilities are what really make him a captivating performer that demands the attention of any audience.

Eventually, Matt got to working in the studio with partner Mustafa Avdic and has now hit the scene with techno tracks aimed for the dance floor. Their 'Yugoslavia EP' is out now on Zuvuya Recordings and is currently receiving support from the world famous Dave Clarke after he debuted one of their tracks on his world renown 'WhiteNoiseRadio' show. Dave Clarke also licensed the Woody McBride Remix of their hit 'Oktave Jumper' for his 'I Love Techno 2007' mix compilation that was released globally November of '07. In support of this release Matt has been performing all over the country and has plans to keep on driving.

With a new release out on Giant Squid Recordings and multiple releases coming out on his own imprint, Solar Cathedral Recordings, which has recently been charted by PLUS 8 recording artist Paco Osuna, expect to be hearing his sounds on the regular.

When schedule permits, Matt puts on and performs at some of the biggest Techno events that Iowa has to offer. Performing for thousands of local supporters at annual events like '515 Alive', 'Solar Sessions', 'A Pornstar's Ball' & 'Inferno' have gained him a cult like following that few in Iowa can compete with. With national support and hometown love, he plans to take his act overseas for the summer of '08. Be on the lookout for the Solar Cathedral Recordings tour.

http://www.myspace.com/mattrissidjsonar

Mustafa Avdic - Beat Boutique Exclusive - Jan 2008 - Part 2

Biography of Mustafa Avdic

Mustafa Avdic was born in Doboj (Bosnia) and has been mixing since 1999. Assisting his long time friend with sound and light shows at local Clubs in Des Moines (Iowa) led to the birth of this young DJ/Producer. Between 1999-2002 he became a resident DJ at local clubs 'Papillon' and 'Estrada'.

His love for electronic music was inspired by world class producers in the likes of Chris Liebing, DJ Rush, Richie Hawtin as well as other musical figures such as Jim Morrison & Jimmy Hendrix.

Since 1999 Mustafa has built a strong fan base for electronic music in the Midwest. While still considered a Rookie he quickly stepped up to the challenge and started producing his own style of Techno with the use of Ableton LIVE and Propellerhead’s Reason program.

Although Mustafa's full-time school schedule and job have held him back from spending more time on music production, his goal in life is and continues to be to enlighten and bring joy to those who appreciate the sounds of Techno.

The motivation that he received during his time overseas in the past years, pushed him to create and release his first EP produced with partner Matt Rissi on Chicago's imprint Zuvuya Recordings, which came out early summer of 2007. This release gained immediate approval and support from the world famous Dave Clarke and was licensed by Belgium’s MusicMan Records to be used on the Internationally spotlighted ‘I LOVE TECHNO 2007’ cd mixed by none other than Dave Clarke himself.

Shortly after the success of their first release Mustafa and Matt Rissi launched Solar Cathedral Recordings all the while their latest releases on Zuvuya and Giant Squid Recordings had hit the top 100 charts on the Beatport and Juno download sites. His releases have gained support from DJ's like Dubfire, Danny Tengalia, Laurent Garnier, Roger Sanchez, Dave Clarke, DJ Misjah, Alex Bau, Paco Osuna, Mihalis Safras, Mark Broom, Valentino Kanzyani, Marko Nastic and many more. The success of their label is snowballing more and more every day and with a stream of releases scheduled to drop in the upcoming months. The amount of love and respect that the Solar Cathedral boys receive is continuing to grow by the minute.