Saif & Sound
Signature style Big quiff, cool shades and bigger personality – Saif is a hugely popular presenter with Abu Dhabi in the palm of his hand. The infectious personality fronts Radio 1’s flagship show ‘Saif & Sound’ and zooms between different Abu Dhabi clubs every night.
Where to find him Listen to Saif & Sound weekdays on Radio1UAE 7-10pm. Catch Saif on Tuesdays and Fridays at People by Crystal. Saturdays at Catch. Mondays and Saturdays at Sax, Le Royal Meridien. Sundays at Legends Nightclub, Sheraton Abu Dhabi.
Follow him @DJSaifofficial on Twitter and Instagram.
Have a listen www.soundcloud.com/saifandsound.
A.L.L.A.D
Signature sound Bearded brilliance that signifies the sound of Abu Dhabi, taking up mighty residencies at Saadiyat Beach Club and for Rooftop Rhythms and Abu Dhabi Soul. His ‘15 Mins to Fame’ weekly mixed tape, recorded and placed on his mix cloud account is something to behold.
Where to find him Woman Crush Tuesdays, People by Crystal. Plays ooftop Rhythms, Abu Dhabi Soul and Versus, Saadiyat Beach Club.
Follow him @Allad83 on Instagram and Twitter.
Have a listen www.mixcloud.com/Allad83.
DJ GEM.N.I
Signature sound This inventive Cypriote DJ produces his own electro, minimal and progressive house music and is soon to release his first album.
Where to find him Sho Cho, Souk Qaryat Al Beri Thu-Fri. Woman Crush Tuesdays Aug 11, People by Crystal. City Jam ladies’ night, Mondays Aug 10-31, Sax Club.
Follow him @gemniofficial on Twitter.
Have a listen www.soundcloud.com/Gem.N.I.
DJ KaBoo
Signature sound Starting at age 17, KaBoo jumped on the club scene in Egypt playing hip-hop, RnB, old-school and house music. Since then, the 2013 Pioneer’s Middle East DJ Champion has skyrocketed as one of Abu Dhabi’s best.
Where to find him Urban Showdown, People by Crystal every Thursday. The City Vibes, Rush, Yas Viceroy every Wednesday. Etoiles, Emirates Palace, every Friday.
Follow him @DJKaboo on Instagram and Twitter.
Have a listen www.soundcloud.com/DJKaboo.
Dorian Rogers
Signature style Dorian ‘Paul D’ Rogers is on a roll. A year on from founding Rooftop Rhythms, Abu Dhabi’s popular poetry open mic show, he has pioneered a similar concept to showcase emerging singers in the city at Abu Dhabi Soul, Saadiyat Beach Club.
Where to find him Abu Dhabi Soul from Sep 23. Rooftop Rhythms from Sep 25.
Follow him: @RooftopRhythms on Twitter and @RooftopRhythmsAD on Instagram.
Marise Cardoso
The Brazilian’s architectural background is a world away from another in which she produces and composes electronic music, organises international music festivals and creates projects to save the world. And oh, she is also a passionate yogi.
Where to find her Asis de Cuba.
Follow her: @Marise_Cardoso on Twitter and @djiva on Instagram.
Have a listen www.soundcloud.com/djiva_nsista.
Natalie Brogan
Signature style Natalie quit her day job in 2009, jetted to party isle of Ibiza and never looked back, playing Eden and Es Paradis before carving out a career in the UAE and nabbing top spots at Creamfields alongside David Guetta and Armin van Buuren.
Where to find her History Liquid pool party at Aloft, Aug 7.
Follow her @DJNatalieBrogan on Twitter.
Have a listen www.soundcloud.com/natalie-brogan.
Shane Patrick
Signature Sound When Ministry of Sound announced they were running a worldwide search to find its latest resident DJ, it was Irishman Shane Patrick who shone out of thousands of entries and immediately started work next to Benny Benassi. There are few big name DJs he has not played alongside – Laidback Luke, Hardwell and Subliminal among them.
Where to find him Ladies’ night Mon-Fri. Cooper’s, Park Rotana.
Follow him @DJShanePatrick on Twitter
Have a listen www.soundcloud.com/shane_patrick
White Cube
Signature Sound This seriously talented bunch (audio engineer Nerses Sanassian, photographer Waleed Shah and logistics man Abraham Wakim) produce YouTube series Inspired, a monthly docu-series aired via social media following what happens when two talented artists who have never met, make music together in the Al Nahyan studio.
Where to find them White Cube Studios is a licensed music studio in Abu Dhabi and provides recording facilities, photography and video services for corporate and personal projects.
Follow them Check out www.whitecubestudios.ae and @WhiteCubeUAE on Instagram and Twitter
Watch and listen www.youtube.com/whitecubeuae.
