Masoud (born Masoud Fouladi Moghaddam on May 22, 1985) is an Iranian

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

, artist and DJ living in Bandar-e Anzali,

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. He is known for leading the electronic dance music artist community in Iran.5 Iranian Music Stars To See Sans-Sanctions: Googoosh, Masoud, Yas and More
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Biography

He started working as a dance music producer at the end of 2009 by collaborating with

Jaren Cerf Jaren Cerf (born September 22, 1983) is an American recording artist and songwriter most recognized for her work in the trance music with artists like Armin van Buuren, Dash Berlin, and Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren. She has co-written songs for Canad ...

as a songwriter and her sister Josie on vocals which is called "Leave It All Behind" signed by Ferry Corsten's label

Flashover Recordings Flashover Recordings is a trance music record label founded by Dutch trance producer and DJ Ferry Corsten in 2005. The label was first formed releasing only trance music which included its sub-labels Levare Recordings and Flashover Recordings i ...

and got supports by

Armin Van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...

and Ferry Corsten. After the success of this single Masoud got to remix "Staring at the Sea" by New York-based Musician " Dj Eco Pres. Pacheco" and supported by British Trance Group Above & Beyond (band) and Ferry Corsten then hit the Beatport top20 chart. Platinum selling rapper Meek Mill sampled "Leave It All Behind (PrOmid Remix)" on "Young Ni**a Dream" featuring YFN Lucci and Barcelini in 2017. In year 2010 Masoud teamed up with

again and made "Blinded". The vocal performed by a Los Angeles-based Model/Singer "Laurie". Sebastian Brandt remix of Blinded marked as a "Tune of the Week" on A State of Trance #453 by

Armin van Buuren Armin Jozef Jacobus Daniël van Buuren ( , ; born 25 December 1976) is a Dutch DJ and record producer from Leiden, South Holland. Since 2001, he has hosted ''A State of Trance'' (ASOT), a weekly radio show, which is broadcast to nearly 40&nbs ...

and got number 1 "Tune of the Month" on Ferry Corsten's Countdown Radio Show in May. Andy Moor put Masoud's new EP in his Compilation CD "Breaking The Silence Vol. 2" and Signed it to the

Armada Music Armada Music is a Dutch independent record label that specialises in releasing electronic dance music. The name Armada derives from the first two letters of the founders' first names: Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron and David Lewis. Signed a ...

which is run by

in 2011 and supported by Paul Oakenfold and

Richard Durand Richard Durand (; born 5 April 1976) is a Dutch disc jockey and record producer. His real name is Richard van Schooneveld () Biography Starting his career in 2005, Durand was recommended by Tiësto as his 'Tip For the Top in 2007' in ''DJ Mag ...

Faruk Sabanci Farooq (also transliterated as Farouk, Faruqi, Farook, Faruk, Faroeq, Faruq, or Farouq, Farooqi, Faruque or Farooqui; ar, فاروق, Fārūq) is a common Arabic given and family name. ''Al-Fārūq'' literally means "the one who distinguishes b ...

's remix hit #1 on Juno Download Store. After that he signed a deal to Teletunez Inc. in 2011 to write for TV music with

Brian Wayy Brian Wayy is an Iranian-American Emmy Award winning television composer, producer, songwriter and remixer. At the age of 18 he signed a contract with MCA Records and by 24 he toured with The Untouchables, opening for major acts like UB40, The ...

. His remix of "Arlanda" an

Uplifting trance Uplifting trance (often synonymous with epic trance, energetic trance, anthem trance, emotional trance, or euphoric trance) is a broad subgenre of trance music. The name, which emerged in the wake of progressive trance in 1996, is derived from ...

track by

Sophie Sugar Sophie Sugar is a trance musical artist and producer who has established herself as an international DJ. She is currently signed by Armada Music. Discography * Call of Tomorrow, ''Galactive'' (2005) * Isis, ''ETCR'' (2006) * Sense of Connection, ...

and Tom Colontonio released under A State of Trance (label) which is a sub-label of

and reached Dash Berlin's Top15 in May 2011. Masoud's releases and remixes got into compilations such as "Trance Nation 2010", "Armada Lounge Vol.5", "The Ibiza SoundTrack 2011", "50 Ibiza Trance Tunes 2012", "Vocal Trance Sessions 2010", "20 Vocal Trance Anthems – 2012 Spring Edition", "Trance 75, 2012", "Trance 100 2010 & 2011 & 2012", "AVA Recordings Collected & Best of 2011" by the record labels like

Ministry of Sound Ministry of Sound or Ministry of Sound Group is a multimedia entertainment business based in London with a nightclub, shared workspace and private members' club, worldwide events operation, music publishing business and fitness studio. James ...

, Spinnin' Records and

In year 2014 Masoud signed three songs to

featuring

Melissa Loretta Melissa is a female given name. The name comes from the Greek word μέλισσα (''mélissa''), "bee", which in turn comes from μέλι (''meli''), "honey". In Hittite, ''melit'' signifies "honey". ''Melissa'' also refers to the plant ''M ...

Alexandra Badoi Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

and Aneym supported by

, Above & Beyond (band), Ferry Corsten, Andy Moor Masoud started an EDM project with Emmy Award winner

in 2015 and called it "MaWayy" and released first single "Wrong" in 2017 under Teletunez's division HitTunez and

Blanco Y Negro Blanco y Negro Records (Spanish: "White and Black"), a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records and Mike Alway of él Records. Michel Duval of Les Disques du Crépuscule was also involved ...

record label includes remixes by

Joe Maz Joseph Masurka (born September 29) better known as Joe Maz, is a producer & DJ. Joe Maz has produced official remixes for Adele'','' Coldplay & Beyoncé, Kanye West, Major Lazer & Dua Lipa and Flo Rida. In 2022, Maz's remix of Masked Wolf - Astron ...

and Ayin. this record hit No.42 on

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Dance Club Songs Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t ...

chart in May 2018 for 3 weeks and became No.1 record on

WCPY WCPY (92.7 FM) is a radio station licensed to Arlington Heights, Illinois, and serving the Chicago area. WCPY airs a Polish language format during the daytime, as "Polski FM", while airing a Dance Hits format at night known as "Dance Factory FM ...

"Dance Factory FM" station in

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

Masoud Fouladi Moghaddam Spinning At Sanctuary Club Atlantis Hotel Dubai 23rd of June 2010

The Caspian Sessions

He hosts a bi-weekly radio show entitled "The Caspian Sessions" on the trance radio Afterhours.FM and podcast on the Iranian Entertainment website Bia2.com A selection of the progressive trance, house and electro tunes at the moment plus a chillout song at the end of the show. Masoud picks a song as his favourite of every sessions. On June 9, 2015 the radio show airplay changed from Afterhours.FM to

Digitally Imported DI.FM (formerly known as Digitally Imported) is an Internet radio broadcaster consisting of over 90 channels dedicated to electronic music, such as house, trance, techno, drum and bass, and dubstep. DI.FM broadcasts handpicked selections consist ...

DJ Mixes channel on a monthly basis. Masoud cancelled this show after 100 episodes.

Discography

Singles

* 2009 "Masoud Feat. Josie – Leave It All Behind lashover Recordings/Levare ( Tritonal, Jorn van Deynhoven,

Amurai Amurai (birth name Manvel Ter-Pogosyan; born 1987) is an Armenians, Armenian-United States, American trance music producer, songwriter, and DJ currently residing in Sacramento, California. Biography As producer Amurai was inspired to begin produ ...

, Promid Remixes) * 2010 "Masoud Feat. Laurie – Blinded lashover Recordings/Levare (Sebastian Brandt, Ginatron Remixes) * 2011 "Caspian Beat – Seven M Music * 2011 "Dj MaSound – Don't Be Afraid ost Language * 2012 "Masoud Feat. Nicole McKenna – Fix The Broken rmada Music/AVA * 2014 "Masoud Feat. Melissa Loretta - Best Days rmada/Statement! * 2015 "Masoud Feat. Hysteria! - Pull Me Back Again

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* 2016 "Masoud Feat. Tara Louise – My Dreams" * 2017 " MaWayy – Wrong itTunez/Blanco y Negro Music">Blanco_y_Negro_Music.html" ;"title="itTunez/Blanco y Negro Music">itTunez/Blanco y Negro Music * 2018 " MaWayy – Blame [HitTunez]" * 2020 " MaWayy – Calling Her My Name pic Oslo/Sony Music">Sony_Music.html" ;"title="pic Oslo/Sony Music">pic Oslo/Sony Music (LIZOT, Glowinthedark Remixes) * 2021 " MaWayy – Run Run Run pic Oslo/Sony Music">Sony_Music.html" ;"title="pic Oslo/Sony Music">pic Oslo/Sony Music (Alex Ross, Glowinthedark Remixes)

EPs

* 2011 "Masoud – Here We Go [feat. Hannah Ray] / Skyward rmada Music/AVA (

, Ginatron, Phillipe El Sisi Remixes) * 2014 "Masoud Feat. Alexandra Bădoi - Where Is The Sunrise", "Masoud Feat. Aneym - No More". As the label's website says, "‘No More’ is a summery tune fit for radio and long days, while ‘Where Is The Sunrise’ takes a slightly more ominous tone." * 2016 "Masoud Feat. Tara Louise - My Dreams / Goodbye"

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(Vintage & Morelli, meHiLove Remixes)

Remixes

* 2010 "Dj Eco Pres. Pacheco – Staring at the Sea (Masoud Remix) lashover Recordings * 2010 "Tasadi – Jupiter (Masoud Remix) ost Language * 2010 "Dave Emanuel – Four Noble Truths (Masoud Remix) armonic Breezre Recordings * 2011 "Sophie Sugar & Tom Colontonio – Arlanda (Masoud Remix) rmada Music/ASOT * 2012 "Store N Forward – Listen To Life (Masoud Remix) fterglow * 2012 " Andy Moor Feat. Sue McLaren – Fight The Fire (Masoud Chillout Mix) rmada MusicArmada Lounge Vol.5
armadamusic.com * 2012 " Andy Moor Feat. Sue McLaren – Trespass (Masoud Chillout Mix) rmada Music/AVA

Biography

The Caspian Sessions

Discography

Singles

EPs

Remixes

Charts

References

External links