Ali Dahesh

From the Caspian Sea and the mountains of Iran, Ali Dahesh began a childhood of adventures that set him apart from all his friends. Born in Tehran, his family left Iran when he was six years old due to rising violence in the region he still identifies as home. As the war progressed and violence left no mercy, Ali and his family had no choice but to journey to neighbouring Turkey and Greece, and then finally came to settle in Saskatchewan, Canada in January of 1992. While receiving a Bachelors of Science in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of Regina, Ali uncovered a passion for music production and began expressing his art through the creation of beats. Not before long, he became the founder and chief operator of Deheshi Empire productions. Since moving to Toronto to pursue a career in music, Ali has been involved in numerous projects with a variety of artists, from instrumentalists to singers and poets, providing him with the opportunity to become a more versatile and comprehensive producer and lyricist. Having grown up in a low income housing community catered to immigrants from all corners of the world, Ali’s beats were inspired by his cultural and childhood experiences. Hip Hop was very prominent and integrated in such multinational communities. Ali has a diverse set of friends from other countries making communications a challenge amongst them. Ali found that Hip Hop was a great avenue to close the gaps amongst these people from different backgrounds. To Ali music was and always will be the “universal language” a common entity shared by all living beings in this world. In Toronto, Ali’s performance experiences began at the Ryerson Urban Hip Hop Union in September of 2006 where he introduced himself to the hip hop community and engaged in the opportunity to share his voice and his music. He traveled to the local city of Guelph, Ontario to perform at Cuba Vive presented by DJ D Boys featuring Kamau and Telmary. Ali also participated in an international festival to raise hip-hop awareness and education to the citizens of Havana, Cuba through the 4th Annual Lafabrik Simposio Festival in August of 2008. Before leaving Toronto in May 2009, Ali revealed his newest beats at three live beat show casings between March and May of 2009. The release of his first album “Stereo Typical World – A War Story” in May 2009 is described as a powerful life story that inspires many who not only relate to hardship, but to those who are willing to feel the struggles through a journey expressed by powerful words. To those who know him, and to those who have only just met him, Ali expresses his soul-hearted strength through his soul productions. Through his recent residency in Vancouver, Ali hopes to continue working with his collaborators such as DJ D Boys, Antony of Egypt, Prince Armond, Tahirih, Aiden Adriana, Tewolde Issac, Telmary, Kamau, Nokz, Unknown Mizery, Spin, Logical Ethix, Famous, Junia T, CubanFriday, J Mizz, Colinout, Silent Storm, KTS and many other talented artist locally and around the world. He hopes to continue collaborating with artists everywhere to increase awareness to stop world violence through the power of music.
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