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Biography of Big AL | | | Real name / | Adel Ghandour | | Moniker(s) / | Beat Factory, Biggy, The Happy Camper, The Suppliers, Drunken Scientist, Capital A, Mr Bigglez, Harlem Knights, Soul Collective |
The main man behind one of the world's leading electronic labels, the quality renowned "Ready Mix Records," knows no compromise when it comes to perpetuating musical excellence, authenticity and ingenuity. As the founder and one half of the production duo, Beat Factory, The Suppliers, Harlem Knights and Soul Collective, BiG AL has unleashed his musical talent with originals and remixes on great labels such as GU, Baroque, Ministry of Sound, Aenaria, USB Digital, Sick Watona, Nightshade Music, Outta Limits, AlterImage, Acryl Music, Soulman Music, Nightbird Records, Grouper Recordings, Dutchie Music, Vapour Recordings, Outside The Box Music, Bad Pony Records, Klang Gymnastik and many more…
His tracks are played and loved by Sander Kleinenberg, Nick Warren, Roger Sanchez, Angel Moraes, Behrouz, Desyn Masiello, Hernan Cattaneo, Jaytech, 16Bit Lolitas, Eddie Amador, Kasey Taylor & Demi to name but a few. He has remixed tracks for Stan Kolev, Shiloh, Ricky Ryan, Tone Depth, J&M Brothers, Sendos Fuera, and Re-Zone among others. Thanks to his technical savvy and artistry in the studio he was the personal programming & sound engineer for Angel Moraes (Hot N’ Spycy, NYC), and mastered promo DJ mixes for club Stereo which included Frankie Knuckles, David Morales, Hector Romero, Chus & Ceballos and a great deal more.
His studio talents are incontestable, but he is perhaps best known as a master behind the decks; an up-lifter, an inspirational educator and a creative visionary when it comes to DJing. He was selected as one of Montreal’s Top Beat Masters in the “Hour Magazine” and won a JPF Award in 1999 for the best song on a mixed compilation. But these marks of recognition are pale compared to the actual experience of being on one of his dancefloors. His current residencies include B018 Beirut, Circus Montreal, Cubes Abu Dhabi and previously 5 years at Stereo, Montreal. He hosts the global editions of the Ready Mix Sessions events (Beirut, Miami, Montreal, Abu Dhabi) along with the internationally broadcasted radio shows and podcasts. He has played all over the world from L.A. to London, New York to Ibiza, Dubai to Miami, Beirut to Toronto and around. His vibe is diffused universally across barriers of language and cultures. His most recent appearances include the Renaissance Event in Beirut with Satoshi Tomiie, The Creamfields Festival in Abu Dhabi with Sasha, Sebastien Leger, Marco Carola, Erick Morillo, Deadmau5, Underworld, Laid Back Luke and Calvin Harris, the Circus Event in Beirut with Steve Lawler and The Gatecrasher event in Beirut along with Anthony Papa.
Always carrying a bag of fresh beats, BiG AL is coming soon to a dancefloor near you...
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Selected discography of Big AL
As BiG AL:
Originals
• BiG AL - Barefoot – Mixed CD Compilation (Ready Mix Records) - 1999
• BiG AL - Dutchie Worldwide (Montreal) Mixed Compilation (Dutchie Music) - 2011
• BiG AL - Moody - (Ready Mix Records) - 2001
• BiG AL & Dr Tang Feat. Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight - (RR1000) - 2007
• BiG AL – Epilogue – (Brown Eyed Boyz) 2010
• BiG AL – Spiritual Love EP – (Grouper Recordings) 2010
• BiG AL – Blind Date EP – (Extremely House Music) 2011
• BiG AL – Hey Brada - (Dot Dot Records) 2011
• BiG AL - Sudamerican EP (Grouper Recordings) - 2011
Remixes
• Addex Feat. Chris Kardek - Gratitude (BiG AL's Deep Soul Remix) - Apollo Records
• Maxim Romashov - Soli (BiG AL's Remix) - Ready Mix Records
• Philthy Phonics - Sticks & Stones (BiG AL's Remix) - Ready Mix Records
• Trandel - Aspera (BiG AL's Remix) - Ready Mix Records
• Mastercris - Standing There (BiG AL's Remix) - Dutchie Music
• Lonya - Bauhouse (BiG AL's Remix) - Acryl Music
• Adam & Hisham Zahran - Triplets (BiG AL's Remix) - Acryl Music
• Disco Deciders - Cinnamon (BiG AL's Remix) - Ready Mix Records
• Mike Montano – Coli (BiG AL’s Remix) – Low Flow Records
• Helly Larson – Gimme More (BiG AL’s Remix) – Acryl Music
• Chriss Ronson – Back To Funk (BiG AL’s Remix) – Soulman Music
• Chriss Ronson – Maconka (BiG AL’s Remix) – Ready Mix Records
• Krummstoff – Kitchen Tsunami (BiG AL’s Remix) – Ready Mix Records
• Armando Silvestre – Mistake (BiG AL’s Remix) – Nightbird Music
• Cytric Pres. Dave Nash – Keep it Up (BiG AL’s Remix) – Ready Mix Records
• Disco Deciders – Cinnamon (BiG AL’s Remix) – Ready Mix Records
• Karol XVII & MB Valence - Deep Beginning (BiG AL's Unreleased Remix) - Loco Records - 2009
• Thomas Penton & Joseph Anthony - EL Ritmo (BiG AL's Instrumental Remix) - (Ready Mix Records) - 2006
• Quicksound - Part of You (BiG AL's Stereo Dub) - (Ready Mix Records) – 2005
• David Kassi – Paralyzed in Heaven (BiG AL & Dr Tang’s Re-Rub) - 2007
As Beat Factory:
Originals:
• Beat Factory - Relentless - Red Session Records 2009
• Beat Factory - Roswell - Alter Image Recordings 2010
• Beat Factory - The Beginning - Sick Watona
• Beat Factory - Spark - USB Digital 2010
• Beat Factory - B018 - Nueva Digital 2011
• Beat Factory - Down Town Story - Nueva Digital 2010
• Beat Factory Feat. Melody - Please - Outta Limits 2010
• Beat Factory Feat. Melody - Love Note - Sick Watona 2011
• Beat Factory - Summer Breeze - Grouper Recordings 2010
• Beat Factory - Baroque - Baroque Limited 2010
Remixes:
• Stan Kolev Feat. BuBu - I Know (2009) [Beat Factory's Dub] - Global Underground 2009
• Stan Kolev - Mesmerizing [Beat Factory's Remix] - Global Underground 2010
• FM Radio Gods - I Am [Beat Factory's Remix] - Baroque Records 2009
• CAL-D - Whisper [Beat Factory's Remix] - Baroque Digital 2009
• Innate - Parabolic Curve [Beat Factory's Remix] - Baroque Records 2009
• Faces - AhhhSss [Beat Factory's Remix] - Outta Limits 2009
• Chris Micali & Ali Ajami Feat. Wasley - Set you Free [Beat Factory's Remix] - Sick Watona
• Deep Future - Distant Love [Beat Factory's Remix] - NighShade Music 2009
• Stan Kolev - Routts (Beat Factory’s Remix) - Ready Mix Records 2009
• Ricky Ryan – Perfecto Mundo [Beat Factory’s Remix] – Aenaria Music
• Shiloh – Run Away [Beat Factory’s Remix] – Baroque Records
• Tone Depth & Vivi Ann Feat. Michelle Narine – Takin’ Time [Beat Factory’s Remix] – Ready Mix
• Re-Zone – Sunset at Kazantip [Beat Factory’s Remix] – Re-Zone Records
• Deep Mariano – Lunar [Beat Factory’s Remix] – Sick Watona
• Nicky Fay – Lifted [Beat Factory’s Remix] – Outta Limits
• Raxon – Air Race [Beat Factory’s Remix] – Brown Eyed Boyz
• Shiftone & Arthur Deep – Freedom [Beat Factory’s Remix] – Proton Music
• Abakus – Wasted Feeling [Beat Factory’s Nostalgic Remix] – Sick Watona
• Tom Fire – Kante [Beat Factory Remix] – Remedy Records
• Stan Kolev Feat. Albena Dimitrova - Event Horizon [Beat Factory Remix] – Outta Limits
• Paul Sparkes & Stephen Fox – Anorok [Beat Factory Remix] – AlteImage Recordings
• Ricky Ryan – Karmaggeddon [Beat Factory Remix] – Vapour Recordings
• Ricky Ryan – Zoologico [Beat Factory Remix] – Outside The Box
• Re-Zone – House of Brass [Beat Factory Remix] – Avanti Records
• E-Spectro Feat. Trox – You Call it Magic [Beat Factory Remix] – Nueva Digital
• J&M Brothers – EL Poema Azteca [Beat Factory Remix] – Dutchie Music
• Sendos Fuera – Lovely Earth [Beat Factory Remix] – Dutchie Music
• Bambook Feat. Arkanna – Off The System [Beat Factory Remix] – Baroque Records
• Disco Deciders – Cinnamon [Beat Factory Remix] – Ready Mix Records
• DJ Tarkan - Chervilo (Beat Factory Remix) - ReadyMix Records
• Mastercris - Standing There (Beat Factory Remix) - Dutchie Music
• Art Patrice - Vigilante (Beat Factory Remix) - Dutchie Music
• Bjorn Fogelberg - Inside Out (Beat Factory Remix) - Sick Watona
• Lank - Night Group (Beat Factory Remix) - Brown Eyed Boyz Records
• Bambook - MND (Beat Factory Remix) - Low Bit Records
• Derek Howell - Riding Taxis (Beat Factory Remix) - LowBit Records
• Prosis - Plastic (Beat Factory Remix) - Grouper Recordings
• Ricky Ryan - Miss Pasadena (Beat Factory Remix) - Sick Watona
• Quarell - What's up New York (Beat Factory Remix) - AlterImage Recordings
• David Kassi - Moonglow (Beat Factory Remix) - Ready Mix Records
• Krummstoff - Aplerbeck (Beat Factory Remix) - Low Flow Records
• Stan Kolev & Juan Mejia - To The Clouds (Beat Factory Remix) - Ready Mix Records / Dutchie Music
As The Suppliers:
Originals
• The Suppliers – Lost Count – Bad Pony Records
Remixes
• Stan Kolev Feat. Albena Dimitrova - Event Horizon [The Suppliers Remix] – Outta Limits
• Soul Collective Feat. Dania - Shy [The Suppliers Remix] – Ready Mix Records
• Stereofunk - Happy Piano [The Suppliers Remix] – Klang Gymnastik Records
• Ricky Ryan- Snake Charma [The Suppliers Remix] – Aenaria Records
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