| Patrick Alavi | |
| Birth Name: | Patrick Alavi |
| Alias: | Alavi, Turbofunk, Knabberbox (With Manuel Tur), 12 Angry Men (With Demon, Lifelike, Crusz, Nicholas and others) |
| Birth Place: | Frechen, Germany |
| Genre: | Funk, house, electronic |
| Occupation: | Songwriter, Record Producer, Remixer, Sound Engineer, Electronics engineer, Singer, DJ |
| Label: | roXour |
Patrick Alavi is a German musician and DJ specialising in funk and electronic.
In 1996, Alavi released his first EP as Dj Alavi on Sonic House, a Sub Label of the German Techno Label Atomic Silence.[1]
In 2001, Alavi was signed by Bad Boy Bill for his labels Moody Recordings and International House Records.[2] [3]
That same year Alavi signed 2 EP's on the French label Vertigo on which also Romain Tranchart from Modjo released his first EP as Funk Legacy.[4]
In 2004, Kris Menace signed Alavi for two EP's on his Label Work It Baby. The track "Power" later was re-released in the UK with new mixes on Azuli Records.[5] The track "Come To Me" reached No. 3 in the UK Buzz Charts.[6]
In 2005, Alavi founded his own label called Roxour on which he released music by Benjamin Theves ("Texas" licensed to Kitsuné with a Remix by SebastiAn),[7] Tepr ("En Direct De La Côte" licensed to Wall of Sound (record label) with a Remix by DatA), Flairs and others.[8]
In the same year his track "The End" peaked at No. 1 in the Uk Buzz Charts presented on Pete Tong's Radioshow on BBC Radio 1.[9]
In 2007, his track "Gotta Move" under the project name "Turbofunk" (released on Data Records in the UK and N.E.W.S. Records in the Benelux) reached No. 79 in the Dutch Singles Charts[10] and No.1 in the UK Buzz & Hype Charts.[11] The track contains a sample of "Dancing in the Street" by Peter Jacques band.
In addition to his own material Alavi has created official remixes for Artists such as Gossip,[12] Shinichi Osawa[13] and Laidback Luke.[14]
His tracks have appeared on Compilations by Ministry of Sound, Modular, Hed Kandi, Virgin, Universal Records, Kontor and many other labels worldwide.[15] [16]
Alavi has received radio airplay from DJs such as Pete Tong,[17] Annie Mac,[18] Kissy Sellout,[19] Rob Da Bank,[20] Zane Lowe,[21] Fergie,[22] Scott Mills,[23] Dave Pearce[24] and Judge Jules.[25]
Alavi has also influenced other Djs and Producers, especially with his basslines.[26] [27] [28]