Omar Basaad

Omar Basaad

Omar Basaad in 2012
Background information
Birth name Omar Basaad
Born (1988-12-21) December 21, 1988
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Genres House, Progressive House, Electro House, Tech House
Occupation(s) Music producer, DJ
Instruments Keyboard, synthesizer, mixset
Years active 2007-present
Website www.omarbasaad.com

Omar Basaad (born 21 December 1988) is a Saudi Arabian-Turkish DJ, music producer Record producer and record label owner.[1]

History

Basaad was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to a Saudi father and Turkish mother.[1] He spent his teenage years producing music in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and England with his first official remix released in 2008 with Tarkan.[1][2] He is the first Arab to release the world's first Arabic Dubstep track on beatport.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Omar Basaad is owner and founder of his own record label, Coexist Records.[11] He was chosen as the best Saudi DJ and Electronic Dance Music Producer in 2012, by Saudi Gazette.[12] He became the first official Saudi EDM (Electronic Dance Music) producer to represent Saudi Arabia internationally.[12][13][14]

Discography

Singles

Vega (EP) 2012

Track listing

Remixes

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The insatiable dreamer: Omar Basaad in the house". ArabNews. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  2. 1 2 "Omar Basaad - One on one with the talented Saudi DJ". Kaleejesque.com. 8 January 2012.
  3. Mariam Nihal, Mariam (7 September 2011). "The insatiable dreamer: Omar Basaad in the house". Arab News.
  4. "Basaad’s ‘Theme of Life’ released". Arab News. 25 September 2011.
  5. Nihal, Mariam. (27 March 2012). "Saudi Studio Sessions: Meet the RJs". Arab News.
  6. Nihal, Mariam (29 April 2012). "Saudi musician Omar Basaad’s ‘La Chants’ released". Saudi Gazette.
  7. Nihal, Mariam (2 July 2012). "Omar Basaad releases world's first Arabic dubstep track". Saudi Gazette.
  8. Saeed, Saeed (10 October 2012): "5 minutes with Omar Basaad", The National.
  9. Farzan, Yusran (13 October 2012): "Concert review: Dubai gets Frayed out at Sandance", Gulf News.
  10. Nihal, Mariam (14 October 2012): "A night to remember with The Fray and Omar Basaad", Saudi Gazette.
  11. "Omar Basaad :: Tracks". Beatport. Retrieved 2012-07-28.
  12. 1 2 Nihal, Mariam (21 January 2013): "Applauding the best of Saudi entertainment", Saudi Gazette.
  13. Saeed, Saeed (16 August 2012): "Music and more at the next Sandance festival in Dubai", The National.
  14. (10 September 2012): "Saudi EDM producer to perform in Dubai’s Sandance festivalt", Arab News.


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