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Michael Terzian

For 28 years, Montreal's DJ Michael Terzian of the mighty Nu Bang Clan has stapled a signature, cutting-edge House sound, gracing turntables in Chicago, NYC, Detroit, South Beach/Miami, LA, San Diego, Toronto, Ottawa, Thailand, Cuba, as well as Turks & Caicos, not to mention a multitude of Montreal staples both old & new, such as DiSalvio's, Jai Bar, Stereo Bar, Salon Daomé, Globe, UN, Peopl., Jello Bar, Luba Lounge, Le Bleury Bar à Vinyl, Quartier Latin, as well as repeat appearances for Festivals such as Piknic Electronik and AIM.

Since Aug 2022, he has been holding down a monthly Saturday night residency at Sans Soleil, one of Montreal's most talked about hidden jewels, which boasts a simple two turntable set-up on a top-tier Klipsch system. He's graced turntables alongside House Music staples such as Farley Jackmaster Funk, Victor Simonelli, Tony Touch, Jovonn, Rick Wilhite, Alton Miller, Ian Friday, DJ Pope, Tyrone Francis, Jephte Guillaume, Lars Behrenroth, Gene King, Basic Soul Unit, DJ Sabine, Herb Martin, Freddy Sanon & Ben Johnson (both of the infamous and renowned Shelter NYC), amongst others.

Renowned for his eclectic musical journeys, Terzian was nominated 3 times on NYC's annual listing of "Robbi's Top 20 DJ's" in 2003, 2004 & 2007 (Robbi Walcott, being the infamous 6-time award winning House Music promoter of the year ; of Shelter NYC fame) ; listed alongside legendary DJ icons such as Timmy Regisford, Danny Krivit, Tony Humphries, David Morales, Karizma, Francois Kevorkian, Josh Wink, Kerri Chandler, Kenny Dope, and Grammy-Award winning Louie Vega, amongst others.

For a decade (1998 to 2008), Michael was a member of Montreal's revered 'Utopia's Paradise' weekly Saturday night radio show on CKUT 90.3FM (with Tony Desypris, Peter Lightburn, Claude Dabbas, Mark DiPalma, iDP). From 2010 to 2013, Terzian's self-produced weekly 3-hr Friday night radio show, Salvation From Sin, on Montreal's CJLO1690, received accolades from industry pundits from all over the world, not only for its tasteful selection of pure, unadulterated underground House Music, but equally due to the many local & international guests that contributed to the show over its almost 4-year run, not only in terms of live in-depth interviews, but guest mixes too. Integral & pioneering Dance Music pillars such as Joe Claussell, Juan Atkins, Larry Heard (aka Mr Fingers), Ron Trent, Byron Stingily, Glenn Underground, Aybee, DJ Spen, Jay Denes (aka Blue 6/Naked Music NYC), Chris Brann (aka Ananda Project) & Eddie Perez (Smack Music), amongst a slew of others, dedicated their precious time to this unprecedented show.

In 2015, Terzian joined forces with longtime friend & DJ, The RawSoul, to form the Gold Diggerz, a knockout DJ-duo who held court at several key events & festivals in Montreal, such as Piknic Electronik, Lofthanza, AIM and Jardins Gamelin.

For a 5 year period starting in 2015 and ending abruptly due to the pandemic, Michael held down a weekly residency at The Angry Lobster Bar inside the world renowned La Queue de Cheval restaurant, in downtown Montreal. Catering to a high society clientele, Michael played his mouth-watering cocktail of refined House sounds for a bevy of celebrities in the public eye, such as Katie Holmes, The Weeknd, PK Subban, Adam Sandler, Bernie Ecclestone, Lou Ferigno, and an intimate evening where he played for the legendary musician, Carlos Santana, and his crew.

In July 2018, Michael began a French language weekly FM radio venture, by joining the team of CIBL 101.5 FM in the heart of Downtown Montreal, to produce his Friday night House Music mixshow, DéCaDANSE. He has had several guests roll through the studio to drop guest mixes and/or be interviewed, notably Louie Vega (of Masters At Work), Coflo, Patrice Scott, as well as local heroes Don Barbarino, Kris Guilty, Alain Vinet, Moka and Lexis. Other fine selectors have also contributed to DéCaDANSE, including Timmy Richardson, Peter Lightburn, Gene King, Lorenzo Dewberry, Peter Be, and Mario Mars aka Heathen Beat. The show currently runs from midnight to 3am, and the quasi-totality of the shows are available to stream on www.soundcloud.com/michaelterzian.

Whether he plays in a nightclub or on radio, expect this refined musical selector to deliver his sacred mantra of sweet bliss by making dancers not only climb walls, but equally ascend to their innermost spiritual heights.

Location: Montreal, Canada.

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