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Elias Mazian

“As a kid, music could give me the feeling of going into a time capsule where nothing else mattered” says Elias Mazian, and that is something he tries to convey in every DJ set he now plays. The Dutchman has a Moroccan background but grew up in the Netherlands and is now a firm fixture on the capital’s club circuit, as well as being part of the much loved DJ collective Barre Tijden.

Elias openly admits to being passionate, emotional and sensitive, and it shows in his DJ sets which take inspiration for the music around which he grew up – Michael Jackson, Prince, Stevie Wonder – as well as from more contemporary flames like Moodymann, Pepe Bradock and Tom Trago. To date he has played venerated night spots like Melkweg, Chicago Social Club, Into the Woods, Club Air, Studio 80, 5 Days Off and many others.

“When I make music and I play out, I have to open up my heart and be able to spread the same love that I get when I’m on the dancefloor,” he admits. “That warm feeling that hits my soul is the thing I aim for when producing my tracks or when I play in the club. Music is a highly emotive way of expressing myself, and when people recognize that I’m the happiest person on the planet.”

Though no release have yet surfaced, Elias is working on his debut EP with the same sort of love and understanding that he displays in his DJ sets. It could well land this year, but in the meantime catch the man at any number of his upcoming gigs and prepare to be wowed. “People need to dance more, let themselves go” Elias says. In his capable DJ hands, it would be hard not to.

//PREVIOUS SHOWS//

24/08/12 Tripstream, Rotterdam
30/08/12 Rebel Radio, Studio 80
01/09/12 Blokfest, Amersfoort
01/09/12 WeLoveStrandje, Amersfoort
08/09/12 Into The Woods Festival
14/09/12 Magneetfestival, Amsterdam
15/09/12 Deep 'n Disco, Amersfoort
20/09/12 Fashion!, Zuiveringshallen West
29/09/12 Afterfest, Amsterdam
05/10/12 Spacekees Releaseparty, A'foort
11/10/12 Chillp Store, Amsterdam
12/10/12 Tripstream, Rotterdam
12/10/12 Cartel After, Amsterdam
13/10/12 Backstage w/ Tom Trago , Amsterdam
19/10/12 Crackhouse, Pand 14, ADE, Amsterdam
20/10/12 Bloemenbar, Amsterdam
20/10/12 After Sans Gene/Vieze Meid, Amsterdam
27/10/12 Barre Tijden @ FOX Amsterdam Halloween Parade
30/10/12 Korrekt Unikorn invites WKND (Studio 80 Radio)
02/11/12 Je Moeder invites Kubus & Sticks
11/11/12 Chicago Social Club, Amsterdam
15/11/12 Cookie Club, AIR, Amsterdam
16/11/12 Beeldenstorm, Hotel Arena, Amsterdam
17/11/12 B O D Y C O D E, Amsterdam
24/11/12 Sissyphos, Berlin
29/11/12 WKND, Studio 80, Amsterdam
30/11/12 Piet voor Pampus, Utrecht
02/12/12 PUBLIK, Malta
08/12/12 Aan =Aan, Delft
21/12/12 Kraakpandje, Barcode, Amsterdam
27/12/12 WKND w/ Tim Hoeben, Studio 80
28/12/12 Cuebar, Amsterdam
01/01/13 24 Hour Party People, Studio 80
19/01/13 Bodycode, Barkode
26/01/13 UK Sounds, Studio K
02/02/13 Cartel, Studio 80
07/02/13 CookieClub, Air, Amsterdam
09/02/13 Backstage, Chicago Social Club
22/02/13 Kraakpandje, Barkode
23/02/13 The Full Glass, Canvas
02/03/13 LET, Amsterdam Studio's
08/03/13 Loesoe, Utrecht
15/03/13 Barre Tijden, Studio 80
22/03/13 PLAK, Chicago Social Club
19/04/13 BAR, Rotterdam
26/04/13 Windmill, Air, Amsterdam
09/05/13 TBA, Amsterdam
11/05/13 Je Moedernacht, Noorderlicht
17/05/13 Westerunie, Amsterdam