Biography
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Born
1982 (age 42)
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Born In
Stockholm, Stockholm municipality, Stockholms län, Sweden
Özgür Can was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1982 and he is Turkish. Grew up in a family where music was present at all times. Ever since then a large part of his life has evolved around beats, tones and grooves of all shapes.
Right now, Özgür Can is getting a lot of attention worldwide with his music. His storming productions and explosive DJ sets have already made him one of the most respected figures on the scene. From being one of the many bedroom producers, Özgür has now turned into being one of the biggest talents hailing from the international progressive scene, both as a DJ and a producer!
He’s been spinning records at major events and venues as well he has produced tracks that are being hyped by top labels and DJs around the globe! His true and deep love for music has made him a versatile DJ and producer with a focus on progressive music with an energetic flow, but still with an open mind for other styles such as trance, breaks and house.
His interest for sounds, tones and beats developed during the years as he spent his time listening to everything from trance, house and techno to pop, hip hop and alternative music. His wide musical background is also clearly reflected in his current sound; he has an open mind and is not afraid to cross boundaries and take new paths.
His unique and diverse style has resulted in releases on labels like Precinct, Armada, Lost Language, Plastica Red and Raucocue. As well it has given him fans such as Paul Oakenfold, Hernan Cattaneo, James Holden, Armin Van Buuren, Tiësto, Markus Schulz, Max Graham and many more. Alongside his stunning career as a producer, Özgür is also making it big behind the wheels of steel, and with a large number of storming DJ gigs around Europe; things are set up for success.
In the Spring of 2008 Özgür founded his own label, My Disco Preset. It had its debut release, Smoothie by Özgür himself. on July 14th 2008.
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