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“I was always the studious one,the topper. It was only at a school annual party when DJ Akbar Sami played international tracks that I was drawn to it,and started listening to more music,” recalls Khan.

In Chandigarh over the weekend for a gig at 10 Downing Street,he shares how the “computer geek in him grasped the deejaying technicalities pretty fast”. More than a decade later,Khan is a globetrotting deejay who has electrified many a circuit. Be it as a resident DJ at Submerge (Mumbai’s only dedicated House and underground nightclub,promoted by MTV’s Nikhil Chinappa) or playing at Sunburn,considered the biggest electronic dance music festival in Asia,or being a resident DJ at Dubai’s latest hotspot Pulse,Khan has pumped up the volume on his music. In fact,he is the only Indian DJ to have performed with international stars such as Axwell (Swedish House Mafia),Paul Van Dyk,Roger Sanchez,Markus Schulz,DJ Pearl,Gordon Edge and Pole Folder,to name a few.

“I have played in five continents and am looking forward to Gold Coast in Australia now,” he says,flaunting the stamps on his passport and adds how the curiosity and novelty of playing at a new place makes him pack his bags and fly there. “I practically live at airports,clubs and hotels,” he says with a laugh.

According to Khan,Indian DJs are in huge demand abroad because of the NRIs and their love for Bollywood music. Also,being an internet junkie with DJ friends across the globe,Khan has constantly updated his playlists with brand new tunes and mixes of classics.

“Learning deejaying was easy. It doesn’t take more than three days. It is like everyone can learn to drive but there is only one Michael Schumacher,” he says.

The DJ also credits Chinappa for his success,with whom he has produced several hit Bollywood soundtracks and charged up the alternate remix market. Chinappa and Khan are among the first DJ-producers to have their work featured as part of mainstream Bollywood films such as Musafir with their mixes of tracks like Door se paas and Rabba. The Deedar de remix from the movie Dus,and songs from movies like Zinda,Acid Factory,Superstar,Dus,Blood Money and Salaam Namaste have also put Khan in the most wanted list.

Now working on an album with Canada-based singer Parichay (who sang for the film Chaar Din Ki Chandni),Khan is busy playing and hosting a radio show with Chinappa. “We are all music producers,and it is a respected profession. Great deejaying,to me,is when you pick a typical song and give it that high energy that sends a current. That’s originality,” wraps up Khan.

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