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Background information | |
Birth name | Sharam Tayebi |
Born |
Tehran, Iran |
January 12, 1970
Origin | Tehran, Iran |
Genres | Electronica, house |
Occupation(s) | DJ, remixer, producer |
Years active | 1992–present |
Labels | Ultra, Yoshitoshi, Spinnin' |
Associated acts | Deep Dish, Dubfire |
Website | www |
Sharam Tayebi (Persian: شهرام طیبی), better known as Sharam, was born January 12, 1970 in Tehran, Iran, and emigrated to Washington, DC as a child. A mainstay of the Washington underground dance music scene, he is a techno and house DJ and producer, both as one-half of the duo, Deep Dish and solo artist, producer and mixer.
As part of Deep Dish with Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia, Sharam released two albums, and produced or remixed a library of other releases including those from Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Rolling Stones as well as others. The duo received a Grammy nomination for their remix of Madonna's "Music", and won the "Best Remixed Recording" Grammy for their remix of Dido's "Thank You.” Deep Dish were nominated two times for their George Is On album—Best Single ("Say Hello") and Best Remix ("Flashdance remixed by David Guetta).
As a solo artist, Sharam released two of his own albums, six mix compilations, and produced or mixed fourteen other artists such as Bruno Mars, Coldplay, Steve Aoki, Shakira and more.
Sharam is known for his house hits “Party All The Time” featuring P. Diddy, "The One" with Daniel Bedingfield, "Don’t Say A Word" with Anousheh, "She Came Along" with Kid Cudi, “My Way” featuring Honey Honey, and more.
Also in 2009, Sharam won BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix of the Year picked from 52 other mixes by his peers.
Sharam was born in Iran and at 14, he and his family settled in Washington DC. It was in this city that he discovered dance music and developed skills as a producer, DJ and musician.