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ormerly one-half of legendary and Grammy award-winning DJ duo Deep Dish, Iranian
producer Sharam Tayebi is no stranger to life behind the decks. His music has transcended genre boundaries, and his live-show repertoire includes some of the world’s most celebrated dance floors.
When DJ Mag USA hit the floor to hear him, however, he’s taking Magic City by storm as he ascends the decks at one of Miami’s most whimsical venues, the Opium Group’s Mansion.
Known for its dazzling 360-degree angle LED capabilities and massive size, the former French casino has enough space and sound/light capacity to make any live performance feel like a rock concert. So add Sharam, an artist with rock star status in the electronic music sphere, and you have a party of epic proportions.
With his name flashing on the roof and walls in brilliant shades of neon, the progressive house main stay keeps his set groovy throughout the night, offering up new takes on classics and old favorites, such as Eddie Amador’s ‘House Music’, as well as booming big room remixes of pop tracks like Rihanna’s ‘Stay’.
Getting Gritty in Magic City Ex-Deep Dish man Sharam gets dirty at Mansion
To keep the energy level high, Sharam peppers his set with a slew of hard- hitting mash-ups. Including a fusion of Sasha Carassi’s remix of ‘Bam Bam’ and Matthew Koma’s ‘Years’, and Monstar’s ‘Kilo’ versus Miike Snow’s ‘Devil’s Work’.
In fact, the vibe throughout is similar to his Night & Day compilation from last
summer, with seamless alternations between down-tempo grooves and big-room progressive shakers.
Ever the hands-on performer, Sharam moves along to the crowd, taking hold of the smoke gun at one point and blasting fans with a stream of dry ice. Perhaps the most emotional moment during the
night happens though when he drops his 2008 hit ‘The One’, featuring Daniel Bedingfield. At this point the entire audience seems to close its eyes, faces turned up toward the ceiling, hands lifted as though in prayer. If God is a DJ, then tonight he’s working through
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hoodie, and sneakers, he has the air of someone who has come just to have fun.
Countless drops and four confetti showers later the man himself is standing on the stage beside the go-go dancers, confetti gun in hand, showering the crowd with glitter and brightly-colored paper.
They tried to make me go to R3hab... DJ Mag USA say ‘yes’ to the Dutch DJ’s appearance at STORY W
henever a city is in need of some musical therapy, Dutch DJ and
producer R3hab knows just what to prescribe—a remedy of electrifying bass, floor-shaking remixes, and a pulse- quickening thrill ride of a set.
The Wall Recordings prodigy set Miami on fire this March during Winter Music Conference, including during an appearance at Ultra Music Festival, so DJ Mag USA expected nothing less than best
when we heard he was returning to play at STORY.
Formerly known as Amnesia Miami, STORY is the brainchild of Dave Grutman (he also owns the lucrative nightclub LIV). The once Ibiza-style whitewashed look of the original is gone, replaced instead by a glittering fantasy-world of LED lights. Much like LIV’s famous breath-taking dome ceiling, STORY dazzles with strings of light that hang from the ceiling that come to life in harmony with the pulse of the bass.
The club is set up so that all the speakers, like the DJ booth, face the audience, creating a wall of sound that assaults partygoers on a festival-sized scale.
STORY resident and Miami favorite Dave Sol warms up the decks until R3hab arrives, coming in through the backdoor of the venue around 1am. Twenty-five minutes later, he’s behind the decks and raising his arms in salute to Miami, a rumbling bassline setting the tone for the next two hours. Clad in jeans, a t-shirt,
Musically, the Moroccan-Dutch artist covers all the bases - from his signature Dutch house style (club-rocking favorites like Bingo Players’ ‘Rattle’ and GTA, Henrix & Digital Lab’s ‘Hit It’) to two stellar remixes of Coldplay tunes. About an hour into the set, he changes direction with some trap and hip-hop/ dubstep inspired tracks. Whoever said trap and dub were dying phases has obviously never heard them over a soundsystem like STORY’s one-of-a-kind Infinite Hybrid System. In the VIP, champagne bottles pop and spray revelers, while on the dancefloor hands GO up with a resounding wave of cheers and screams.
R3hab is no stranger to Miami and nor is the city unfamiliar with his whirlwind-style sets. You always expect to leave his shows exhausted, having sweat out all your worries, cares, and troubles. Perhaps it’s part of the
therapy.AMANDA MESA
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