Press kit
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Bio
Short bio
Gorbani is a vinyl-led DJ and producer from Moldova, based in Calgary, and runs the labels Genesis Frequency and Mind&Vision. His records on Elarum, ÉTÉ, Wavetech Limited, Innocent Music and Conceptual include The Bullet, a number one on the decks.de minimal chart. He has played Gazgolder and Rodnya in Moscow, Маяк Festival in Kyiv and Schlaflos in Aarau.
Long bio
Gorbani is a DJ and producer from Moldova, now based in Calgary, Canada. He plays minimal, house and techno, runs his own labels Genesis Frequency and Mind&Vision, and co-owns Sensibil Records.
Since 2013 his music has been released on Elarum, ÉTÉ, Wavetech Limited, Mind&Vision, Innocent Music, Deep Tech Records, Conceptual, Resonanz, minim.all and Mood 24, often in collaboration with Sonartek, Maurice Giovannini, Bronxy, Dimitri Monev, Enzo Leep and BasMe. The Bullet with Sonartek (Elarum004) went to number one on the decks.de minimal buzz chart, and Dazed / Confused with Dimitri Monev (Elarum005) reached number three.
Recent work includes four EPs with Maurice Giovannini in 2023 and 2024: Filter Mode and Loft Mode on Genesis Frequency, Break Step on Conceptual, and Alien Frequencies on WEorUS.
He has played Rodnya, Gazgolder and Konstruktor in Moscow, Stackenschneider in Saint Petersburg, Маяк festival in Kyiv, Schlaflos in Aarau, Jules Verne in Sofia and Nature Calls festival in Romania, sharing line-ups with Andrey Pushkarev, Valentino Kanzyani, Subb-an, Barac and Onur Özer.
Highlights
- 4 EPs in 2023-24
- With Maurice Giovannini: Alien Frequencies (WEorUS), Break Step (Conceptual), Loft Mode (Genesis Frequency), Filter Mode (Genesis Frequency).
- 23 records on vinyl
- Elarum, ÉTÉ, Wavetech Limited, Mind&Vision, Innocent Music, Deep Tech Records, Resonanz and more. Plus 34 digital releases.
- Number one on decks.de
- The Bullet with Sonartek (Elarum004) topped the minimal buzz chart in 2015. Dazed / Confused (Elarum005) reached number three.
- Label owner
- Runs Genesis Frequency and Mind&Vision, and co-owns Sensibil Records.
- 33 dates in 7 countries
- Gazgolder (Moscow), Rodnya Studio (Moscow), Konstruktor (Moscow), Fantomas Chateau (Moscow), Stackenschneider (Saint Petersburg), Маяк Music Festival (Kyiv).
- Shared line-ups
- Andrey Pushkarev, Valentino Kanzyani, Subb-an, Onur Özer, Barac, Joran van Pol.
Press photos
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Portrait, for flyers and posters
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Tech rider
- Turntables
- 2 x Technics SL-1200 (MK2 or newer) or Pioneer DJ PLX-1000, with fresh needles
- Players
- 2 x Pioneer DJ CDJ-3000X or CDJ-3000, linked
- Mixer
- Pioneer DJ DJM-A9 or DJM-V10, or Allen & Heath Xone:92
- Monitoring
- 2 booth monitors at head height, separately controllable
- Booth
- Stable, isolated table for turntables, away from subs
Set formats
- Slot
- Warm-up, peak time or closing
- Set length
- 2 to 4 hours, extended sets on request
- Format
- Vinyl and digital
- B2B
- With BasMe or Bronxy
Charts
