Babur Moghul first became involved in the dance music world via pirate radio while living in London in the late 90's. The funky basslines and exhilarating synths soon took a serious hold over him and before long he was mixing records. Over the years he has gained a reputation for his unique signature sound - a genre defying fusion of powerful, vibrant rhythms, deep memory-evoking melodies topped with subtle and innovative vocals. Currently Babur enjoys working as an in-demand DJ and successful event organizer at the forefront of the Nagoya club scene in Japan.
You can tell when Babur's on the decks. His flawless transitions and his ability to build a mesmerizing groove before rocking the dancefloor has earned Babur many loyal fans, and he has attracted attention from the top event promoters and club managers in the region. Since he moved to Nagoya in 2003, Babur (or Blue Wolf as he was known back then) has been Resident DJ for over a dozen events including Fanatic at Club Mago, Phantacid at Milk Hall and Powder in Hakuba, Nagano. These residencies provided Babur with invaluable experience behind huge soundsystems and the opportunity to hone his skills whipping both international and Japanese crowds into a frenzy. In 2006, Babur began appearing as a Guest DJ at events across Japan after winnng the award for Best Technical DJ in the Club Saomai DJ Competion in Osaka. He also got booked to play in the UK at the Blag Club in London and 52 Degrees North in Birmingham. The following year Babur's reputation spread even further when he was interviewed and given an hour to showcase his DJ skills on Saturday Nite Zip- a radio show broadcast on Japanese station Zip-FM. By then he was regularly playing with the best DJs in Japan such as DJ Emma, DJ Ogawa, Nish, Remo-con and Yoji Biomehanika.
2008 proved to be an amazing year for DJ Babur. Together with his business parner Nick Edges, they set up the Stereophonic brand in Nagoya and joined forces with Tokyo's dB UKi Events to bring over Defected artist DJ Stacy Kidd for their party at Club JB's in March. In the summer, Stereophonic flew to Ibiza and Babur played at the legendary Bar M, the Orange Corner and the Koolwaters Pool Party at the Hotel Bahia. Babur also played with Deepgroove and Marc Vedo at the massive San Antonio club Eden. Then in October, Stereophonic teamed up with Oasis to produce 「Halloween Friday〠which went on to be the biggest Halloween party in Nagoya and was supported by Zima, Mimic and Chivas.
So far 2009 is shaping out to be just as good. Stereophonic will be producing a new regular event at Club JB's called 「The Choice〠which aims to bring the ultimate clubbing experience to Nagoya. In addition, Stereophonic is also branching out and now acting as an booking agent for the most talented Japanese DJ's and Producers. Babur's prolific DJ schedule also continues to grow after DJ Ogawa (one of the pioneers of the Nagoya House Scene) chose Babur to be the latest member to the Smash DJ Roster. Guest DJ's for Smash include the likes of John Digweed, Hernan Cattaneo, Jim Rivers and Pete Heller, and for his first Smash DX event Babur will be appearing alongside Satoshi Tomiie.
