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NightPass DJ Mix Podcast: Behrouz

As a San Francisco transplant living in Miami, DJ Behrouz Nazari has brought some of those far-out free-spirited West Coast vibes to mingle with the local underground dance music scene at his beloved South Beach hotspot, Do Not Sit On The Furniture. Since first opening its doors in 2013, this tiny but mighty room has been graced by such international house and techno luminaries as Nick Warren, Steve Bug and Visionquest. Of course, Behrouz is an internationally acclaimed DJ in his own right, with a hectic itinerary that takes him from the dusty Nevada desert for Burning Man to the beaches of Ibiza for the summer season. Needless to say, we were stoked when Behrouz offered to contribute the new installment of our monthly DJ podcast. Listen to his killer mix and find out what he had to tell NightPass about his musical roots, Do Not Sit On The Furniture, and the whopping party lineup he's got in store for Miami Music Week.

NightPass: How long have you been in Miami? What's your history here?

Behrouz: I moved to Miami back in 2006, from San Francisco, and have been mostly living in Ibiza in the summers and Miami for the rest of the season, aside from my hectic touring schedule. My reason for moving here was that it became a pain traveling to Europe and South America on a weekly basis from San Francisco, so I chose to move to the East Coast to ease the traveling. The best part is getting to the airport from my house here in Miami in about 15 minutes -- can't top that!

What kind of music did you grow up listening to? How did you first get drawn to to electronic dance music?

I grew up listening to all kinds of music. From the early early electronic days to modern music, disco, you name it. I always liked disco music, and this sort of opened the door for me to explore electronic music. Living in San Francisco, I started collecting records, vinyls and it became a hobby, and eventually I started hanging out at legendary clubs at the time, like Studio West and Trocadero.

When did you first start DJing? What are your favorite things about being a DJ?

First gig I had was 1986, for a fashion show in San Francisco at this place called the Gift Center. A club owner at the time got a hold of the mix I did for the show, which was recorded, and he asked me to play at his club. The rest is history. Favorite things about DJing for me is mostly connecting with people, and taking people on a journey. I don't like to just come play an hour or two-hour set and bang it. My sets tell a story and that's the true mark of a seasoned DJ, I believe. Also traveling to different parts of the world and meeting so many interesting people from all different walks of live and running into these people in the most random places is also a joy. I'm truly lucky to love what I am doing.

For anyone reading this who hasn't been to Do Not Sit On The Furniture yet, what's this venue all about? What sets it apart from others in Miami?

Do Not Sit On The Furniture was designed to be an intimate room with a concept almost like MTV Unplugged. You get to hear your favorite artist in an intimate setting, and with no bullshit at the door. At the same time, I also wanted to give something back to city of Miami Beach and its people. When I moved here, most of the clubs were commercial clubs. If I wanted to go out on a weekday or weekend, there just wasn't anywhere to go out and enjoy the music. So I was on a mission to create a small venue where, in essence, it was like San Francisco meets Berlin in Miami. I also wanted a room where I could express my artistic point of view from all these years of traveling, and also, I wanted to provide a good analog sound in a small venue. At the end of the day, it's a club designed by a DJ for DJs, from the DJ booth to the sound system to all the little details.  

Name a few essential weapons currently in your DJ bag. Any records you're especially feeling at the moment?

Too many to name, but at the moment, Lake People is really putting out some great stuff, as well as some of the records coming out of Romania. For me this is always a difficult question because there is just too many to name.

You have quite a few special events lined up during Miami Music Week. What's the lowdown?

Very excited for the quality shows I have this year, for myself and at Do Not Sit On The Furniture. Personally I'm doing my annual Behrouz & Friends show on Monday, March 23 at Wall again -- I think it's the seventh annual show -- with my good friends Guy Gerber and Lee Burridge. Always a fun event where all the friends kind of get together and play what they want to play with no pressure. It's just about having fun. On Wednesday, March 25, we kick off our first-ever Do Not Sit By The Pool show at the Thompson Miami Beach, where I will be playing with an amazing lineup with DJs like Lee Burridge, Matthew Dekay, Matthias Meyer, Monkey Safari, Nastia, and so many more. Finally, on Saturday, happy to be playing for my good friend Damian Lazurus's 10-Year Anniversary of Get Lost -- always a fun party and a time for all us DJs to let loose and have fun.We also managed to put together a sick lineup of about 10 shows at Do Not Sit On The Furniture that kick in right before Miami Music Week and end on Sunday the 29th.  Here is what we have:

Thursday, March 19: Moreon (Visionquest) and Friends

Friday, March 20: Cityliving Showcase with Jonny Cruz, Ominous (live), Jesse Perez and more

Saturday, March 21: Matthias Meyer

Sunday, March 22: Omid 16B Presents Alola Records with Friends

Monday, March 23r: Blackflag Recordings Showcase with Stacey Pullen and more

Tuesday, March 24: Shlomi Aber and Friends

Wednesday, March 25: Seth Troxler Presents Fuck Jams

Thursday, March 26: Jackmode Showcase with Adana Twins, Monkey Safari and Keven Knapp

Friday, March 27: An Intimate Session with Nic Fanciulli

Saturday, March 28: Ovum 20 Year Anniversary with Josh Wink and guests

Sunday, March 29: MMW Closing Party: 10 Years of Leftroom Records with Matt Tolfrey and Friends  

Tell us about the mix you made for NightPass. 

This is a live set recorded at Do Not Sit On The Furniture recently. Enjoy!

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Red Tape Records

So this is unusual of us, more so new, but we're really trying to expand things here at Heavy Boots. This great label from Denmark called Red Tape sent us their bands pages, unfortunately without download links! All post previous to this are linked to some form of download/preview but these bands were very on point. Check them out anyways, and hopefully I will be emailed back with some download links.

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