DJ Alex Kenji, a leading name in the world of dance music, will be
performing at Ritz-Carlton Doha this weekend. By Umer Nangiana
After rocking Barcelona, Italian dance and music sensation Alex Kenji is heading to Doha to perform some of his biggest dance hits.
Alessandro Bacci aka Alex Kenji has come a long way since he started out in the dance industry over 10 years ago. One of the hottest properties in the world of dance music, this Italian native co-owns two extremely successful record labels and is a DJ whose sets are now notorious on the international scene.
A large audience is expected at Ritz-Carlton Doha this Thursday for the Kenji show that also features DJ W and Sheiq. Having shot to fame with some of the biggest selling dance releases of the last few years — UP, A Lot Of, Adelante, Gimme Five…— all reaching No 1 in the Beatport Top 100, Alex has gone on to score an endless stream of over 50 Beatport Top 10 hits.
He has performed all over Europe, North and South America, Australia-New Zealand, Asia and Africa at some of the most respected clubs from Ministry of Sound (London) to Space (Miami) to Ushuaia (Ibiza) and many more.
His DJ sets offer an impeccable house and tech-house selection ranging from deep grooves to more techno-oriented tunes all designed to rock the dance-floor to its foundations. He has performed all over Italy, Brasil, Mexico, the UK, Russia, Ukraine, Portugal and Switzerland as both resident and headline DJ. With over 100 releases to his name, two successful record labels and a DJ career that is rocking every corner of the globe, Kenji is now ready to make the Doha audience move.
The 34-year-old Kenji is an internationally renowned and respected DJ and producer with over 10 years of experience in producing, DJing, and performing. He has also released records under a host of pseudonyms including Yoshie Chandler, Combo, Green Sugar, HouseLovers, DLD, Orange Love, Kaiko, Itchy Bit and others.
His tracks have featured on the BBC Radio1 Essential Mix and in the DMC US House Chart and he counts the likes of Pete Tong, Justice, Kaskade, Hernan Cattaneo, Chris Lake, BSOD, John Dahlback, Inpetto, Jean Claude Ades, Demi, Omid 16b, Desyin Masiello, Joachim Garraud, Lee Cabrera, Jason Nevins, Cirez D, Jon Gurd amongst his fans.
Outside the club, Alex is co-owner with Manuel De La Mare and Marshall of 303Lovers and Hotfingers record labels. These brands have sold more than 40,000 units on music web stores, mostly via Beatport since first launching in August 2007.
Kenji has overseen collaborations with both independent and major labels including EMI (Italy), UNIVERSAL (GSA), 9records (IT), Beef Records (Australia), EQ (Australia), Electronica/Cyber (France), Serial Records (France), Presslab Records (Italy), Starter Records, Send Records, Bosphorous Underground Recordings, Ingrooves (USA), Omnis Recordings and many more.
Growing up in the eclectic atmosphere of electronic music provided by the Beirut night life scene, DJ W is hard to pin down musically. Now a regular fixture in Doha’s nightlife, DJ W has shared the stage with well-known international DJs such as Bob Sinclar, Cosmic Gate, and Edward Maya.
Doha-based DJ W has been playing at many popular clubs in Doha from being a Resident DJ at Ultra Thursdays, SKY23, Friday Music Festival and currently at Four Seasons Doha Beach, to playing at random prestigious spots in the city among others. Passion for music, technical skills and extensive musical background have made him one of the most sought after DJs in town.
LET THE MUSIC BEGIN: Alex Kenji is expected to attract a large audience at Ritz-Carlton Doha.
