Bobina
Russia's annual DJ champion, world Baida first 16 Cenozoic Trance DJ Superstar For the last 9 years, Bobina (aka Moscow-based DJ, producer Dmitry Almazov) has been at the forefront of Russia's electronic dance breakout, His DJ adventures have taken him around the planet numerous times, playing tent-pole events including Global Gatherings , Gatecrasher Summer Soundsystem, Trance Energy, and the Winter Music Conference. Spinning close to 100 block-rock sets every year, it has seen DJ Mag rank and re-rank Bobina as one of the 50 biggest spinners in the world for the last 4 years running. On the production front he has released numerous singles and 4 critically acclaimed artist albums, all of which prompted Ferry Corsten to call Bobina "one of the most talented music producers ever to come out of Russia". Through his World Club Music label operations, Bobina's also played a major catalysing role in the careers of Armin van Buuren, Tiësto & Above & Beyond inside the Federation & ex. USSR countries, releasing their artist albums throughout the caucuses.\r \r Bobina - The Producer: Taking the name from the Russian word for a reel-to-reel tape, Bobina sprang to life in Moscow in 2003 Moving the act swiftly towards its first album, he released his freshman long-player, 'Catchy'. in 2004. Bobina's sound spread wildfire-like across his home country, turning 'Catchy' into the country's first # 1 electronic dance album. 'Lazy World', the first single taken from it was signed to the DeepBlue label in the UK and marked the first international step in Bobina's career. In 2005 Dmitry followed this up with the vocal anthem 'September Rain' under the moniker Zenon. With A-list DJs Ferry Corsten, Paul van Dyk, and Paul Oakenfold wasting little time in picking up on the track, it was signed to the NewState / Maelstrom music group for a UK release. This deal ultimately paved the way for Dmitry to sign Bobina to the highly respected imprint. His 2006 follow-up album 'Beautiful Friend' posted week-1 sales in Russia of over 10,000 units and the video for the single of 'Beautiful Friend' made the Russian and the UK's MTV network hotlists.