Amin Golestan
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Amin Golestan Parast | |
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| Birth name | Amin Golestan Parast |
| Born | 5 June 1988 |
| Origin | Dubai, UAE |
| Genres | House, Deep House, Progressive, Tech House, Techno |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Remixer, Record Label Owner |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Ultra (2009) Spinnin' (2008), Audio Therapy (2009-2011), Relocate Records (2011-Present) |
| Website | www |
Amin Golestan (Born as Amin Golestan Parast, 5 June 1988 in Dubai, UAE) is a New York based DJ, record label owner, and music producer. He was voted the number one DJ in 2008 and 2009 in the Middle East and Asia, and was the featured artist on the 2010 DJ Magazine Middle East[1] cover.
Biography
Amin Golestan was born in Dubai after his family left Iran during the revolution. He grew up surrounded by international DJs on the Dubai music scene. After apprenticing for some of the world’s preeminent talent, Amin began to DJ in Dubai. Growing popularity and praise provided a platform for him to take his talents to different countries and he soon began to tour worldwide.
Amin has played in large venues in Moscow, Amsterdam, Miami, Dubai, Tokyo. He has won a number of awards, most notably winning the Palme DJ Competition and the Pioneer Asian DJ Competition in 2008, and being voted as the number one DJ in the Middle East and North Africa. He followed this success by landing the much coveted Middle East cover of DJ Magazine in February 2010.
Currently stationed in New York, he produces music releasing original and remixed tunes on some of the world’s best dance record labels such as Ultra Records, Spinnin' Records, Audio Therapy Records, Little Mountain Recordings, and Relocate Records.
He is also planning on releasing original music on his own record label and produces a popular podcast called Relocate.
Awards
- 2010 - Number 1 DJ - DJ Magazine Middle East
- 2009 - Number 1 DJ - Pioneer Asian
- 2008 - Number 1 DJ - Palme Middle East
Singles
- 2009 Amin Golestan, Marco G - Dagobert
- 2009 Amin Golestan, Xaver - Let's Do It Again
- 2010 Amin Golestan, Marco G - Sanctuary
- 2010 Amin Golestan, Marco G - Deadpool
- 2012 Nima Nesta featuring Mednas - Derby
Remixes
- 2008 Terrabyte - Quadrophonia
- 2008 Steven Lee, Gaby Dershin - Flycatcher
- 2008 Funkagenda, Paul Thomas - Thrapp
- 2009 Muzikjunki - The Seashore
- 2009 Dave Seaman - Gobbledygook
- 2009 My Digital Enemy - Sunrise
- 2009 Starkillers, Austin Leeds - All The Way
- 2009 Austin Leeds, Steve Bertrand - Staring At The Sun
Aliases
Nima Nesta
2011 Aurora
2011 Opus 44 Feat. Aysan
2011 The Answer Feat. Pernille
2011 Only Human Feat. Stephan Pickup (with Marco G)
References
- ^ "DJ Magazine". February 2010.
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External links
- Amin Golestan's official website
- A list of Amin Golestan's discography
- Beat Portal's Biography of Amin Golestan