Film music, Groove Armada, Air, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Massive Attack, Dj Shadow, Pnau, Moby, Crazy penis, Thievery Corporation, Cinematic Orchestra, ..lotta Ninja tune stuff, Mozart, Schuman, the Chemical Brothers, Al Green, Outkast, LTJ Bukem, the Cure..
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Sharif D EP, “Between now and then”. Now available on iTunes, Enjoy.
Click on link/ pic below.
Taking huge influences from film music, jazz, fusion, electronica, hip-hop, trip-hop, classical, deep house, some pop, Latin, French lounge, reggae and other groove based genres Sharif’s music takes on a multitude of emotion and range. With the obvious dance and electronica influences he tries to integrate different musical elements and sounds into the (at times) melancholic and often funky mix of his music. The music most often doesn’t involve vocals leaving the work open to the individuals own conclusion (however this doesn’t mean that he’s not looking for singers to work with, quite the opposite). Without having a set “style” his music varies depending on his current influences and his headspace at the time.
Seduced by the earlier sounds of Massive Attack (“Protection”, album) Sharif found a deep fondness for the slightly more down-tempo, warm but darker edged sounds of the Bristol trio. Also fascinated by the mixture of acoustic and electronica/ sampled based music blended together.
Sharif has played his music collectively with Dj Cutloose under the combined effort of Cut'n'D (aka Dj Cutloose and Sharif D) at a range of venues, (ie Uber, the Family and Rush lounge etc) gathering positive revues from punters.
Coming from a classical background (clarinet) and later moving onto the saxophone (i.e. jazz and improv) he primarily gigs as a saxophonist and sometimes keyboardist with a range of DJ’s around the local Brisbane circuit. Jamming to various dance and groove based style’s like house (i.e. deep, Latin, commercial and Electro), funk, hip-hop, soul, r’n’b, reggae, dub etc. Whatever comes into the mix he tries to accompany, harmonize, lead treating it as if it were a live group.
haha why thank you young man! and yes i did get spoilt rotten...by my lil 2yo neice. i spent the whole day just me and her hanging out and me getting heaps of cuddles by her. thats was my bday wish for this year. hope ur groovin along and hope to see you soon xo
Be sure not to miss my latest release "Orelse-Set Me Free ep" with remixes by Nas Horizon,Zambino,Dj Darmon out now from Elettrika Records/Beatwork Group with worlwide support by various djs!!
If martinis, ur own booth, a row of my fire shots and hot hot dancin girls get u in the club, i can arrange that. Guarentee u will b carried out thou! Lol.... Hope 2 c u soon.
Hey babe.... Long time no c. I want my wkends back. Argghhh! Been way too long... I ran into reekay after work sunday morning and said to say hey but he was messy a so dnt think he wld remember. He worrys me dat kid. Lol. See things getting big 4 u! Congrads.... Got to catch up 4 some giggles and u no.... Soon.
