Having discovered and fallen in love with electronic music in 1991, Abasi started collecting and making mixed electronica tapes. Today, his record collection has grown beyond control, and includes a healthy mix of all genres of music. DJ Abasi owns/spins many different styles, but he currently specializes in house, techno/minimal, electro*, dancerock, italo/nu disco and mash-up/eclectic.

Abasi and the Intimate crew have organized many legendary parties and club nights around town. Currently he helps organize and is a resident DJ @ SiGNAL Saturdays and Lotus Long Weekend. He has played locally at almost all Vancouver clubs as well as in the UK and China. His past residencies include Cheeky, Luscious, Shaken Not Stirred and Big Trouble. Abasi is also a part of the "Team Trainwreck" mash-up trio along with Dr. Jones and Glyn, the "DelayNoMore" DJ/VJ duo with Ceebas, and the production duo "Villi Manilli" with Glyn.

He has played alongside such international artists as Moby, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Alan Braxe, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Matthew Dear/Audion, Akufen, Swayzak, Justin Martin, Jesse Rose, Hardfloor, Derek Carter, Marshall Jefferson, Llorca, Claude Von Stroke, Dirt Crew, Chopstick, Guns'n'Bombs, LA Riots and Adam Freeland among numerous others. He has also played alongside/opened for almost all of the local Vancouver DJs.

Farshad Abasi / Intimate Productions / Red Lounge
Web: http://www.redlounge.ca / Email: abasi @ redlounge.ca