Party: Kitty Su presents Shogun

Party: Kitty Su presents Shogun

Scanning the track titles of American DJ and producer Shogun’s discography is similar to grazing through the chapters of a warrior adventure novel. It's part of the reason why his name fits so well. Especially when you consider the blooming mesh of splashy synths and pulsating buildups he uses to create the feel of a hero's saga personified in titles such as ‘Save Me,’ ‘Skyfire’ and ‘Run to My Rescue.’ But for the OC-residing artist, the past six years of his career have turned into a globetrotting adventure quest for clout in the DJ world.

It was in 2002 that Andrew Chen remembers going to a friend's house and listening to van Buuren's album ‘Communication.’ The sound lent itself to his natural affinity for Nine Inch Nails and Filter, bands who incorporate electronic elements into their music. Chen began to discover more trance music and eventually started playing local clubs before catching his break at the Ministry of Sound in Taiwan, where he spent two years as the resident DJ. After his stint in Taipei, he returned to the States to study audio engineering in Hollywood.

Hiding in the studio to hone his craft, Chen made about 200 tracks over the course of three years, with his first single signed by van Buuren's S107/Armada record label. Garnering attention from van Buuren's international radio show, A State of Trance, as well Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, and Above & Beyond, before he knew it, tracks such as ‘Imprisoned’ became his ticket to world travel on the dance-club circuit.

Today, Shogun is the first Asian American on the internationally known S107/Armada Record Label and performs at the biggest festivals and clubs around the world. There hasn’t been a track of his in the past year that’s not landed in the Beatport Trance Top 10--originals ‘UFO,’ ‘Amplify,’ ‘Lotus’ and his remix of BT, Arty & Nadia Ali’s ‘Must Be The Love’ have all smashed the charts and sets of the world’s top trance DJs. Among his most notable gigs in 2012 was a trip to ASOT550 at Beyond Wonderland in Los Angeles, where he learned that EDM and wet weather doesn't always spell disaster. Playing a set onstage in the pouring rain, then getting sick for a month afterward would've bummed a lot of DJs out. But for an EDM warrior playing in front of a massive crowd, taking a risk in the face of glory is always worth it.

MEDIA QUOTES

Shogun has suddenly become trance’s lightening rod and poster boy all rolled into one. – DJ Mag

Shogun has built a steady reputation as one of the fastest rising names in trance land. – Max Muzik

Shogun remains one of EDM’s most sought after trance DJ/producer. Every record that bears his name has turned into a chart smasher. – Radio KUL

I’m convinced he’s never made a bad track in his life. – EDMSauce. com

With constant productions of top quality releases and the DJ skills to rock the best clubs in the world, the future is already written for this rising trance artist. – USA Trance Movement

Fuelled with warm beats, blue-sky melodies and energy, US-based producer Shogun makes the world go for an extra round. – Flux BPM

Date: 20th December, Saturday
Artist: DJ Shogun
Venue: Kitty Su at The LaLiT, New Delhi
Barakhamba Road, Delhi, India
96504-00444 / 011-4444-7666
BBM: 2BD19BE1 / www.kittysu.com

Invited: Keshav Suri, Gursimran Uppal, Vikram Mehta, Arjun Talwar, Shruti S. Rattan, Rahul Sharma, Prabhkaran Hundal, Himmat Dhillon, Rahul Kaushal, Sunny Kullar, Rohan Kapoor, Harkirat Gill, Anurag Jain, Sambhav Thakur FláshWåvè, Saurabh Sethi, Sameer Sharma, Sameer Sandhu, Deepesh Gupta, Parikshhit Gabba, Kuber Malik, Siddhant Saraf, Mona Jain, Reet Sarao, Rohit Khatri, Tanya Malhotra, Deejay Tanvir, Nikhil Sood, Karan S. Chadha, Abhishek Batra, Tarun.R Achpal, Shiv Chugh, Bhavya Bhasin, Harman Sethi, Sargam Ipshita Bali, Iqroop Singh Sekhon, Heena Shiny Singh, Namita Khera, Maxime de Techtermann, Vaibhav Bhavsar, Gaurav Manchanda, Saurav Talwar, Jasjit Sidhu, Arjun Partap Singh, Akashdeep Singh Mongia, Anuj Saldhi, Kyoas India, Prateek Monga, Baldev Sahota, Shradha Arya, Rahul Lalit, Rishabh Kaushik, Sumeet Singh, Annie Singh, Ritesh Dogar, Kapil Arora, Akshay Gawri, Rachna Tiwari, Saahil Kapoor, Henry David, Divya Kanwar, Anshul Maria, Aditi Sen, Adil Naseer, Karan Angad Oberoi, Bharti Raj, Anuradha Khanna, Swaraansh Mishra, Kruthika Ravi, Manik Arora, Suhani Sahoonja, Donnadieu Charles, Aryaveer Mehar, Nancy Nanda, Kenny Arora, Kshitij Mathur, Bhumika Sharma, Sakshi Singla, DecorDreamz Nitin, Dhruv Bhasin, Rahul Oberoi, Sunny Pannu, Sandy Thakur, Stuti Bhardwaj, Vishu Sharma, Ashley Abrol, Azeem Ahmed Alvi, Mash Mendiratta, ABi Gill, Anu Pma, TaNya Sood, Pavnit Singh, Shalini Chugh, Danish Khan, Ashita Batra, Ashray Makkar, Amber Leechimchang, Shrey Dua, Dheeraj Sharma, Tamanna Naveen Ahuja, Acs Madhur Singh show more »