Deep Dish is an American electronic music duo, consisting of Ali " Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi.

Biography

Based in Washington, D.C., it is well known for providing house or dance

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es of tracks of famous artists such as Madonna,

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and Gabrielle, and for its live DJ sets. Its collaborations and remixing abilities first came to attention with its seminal 1995 remix of

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's " Hideaway". Deep Dish's album ''

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'' was released in 1998. The duo was nominated for a

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for their remix of Madonna's "

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", and won a Best Remixed Recording Grammy for its remix of

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's " Thank You". In 2006, the DJs disbanded and moved to solo careers. They regrouped in 2014, and have released a new single "Quincy".Fenwick, Tami
Is Deep Dish Finished?
Resident Advisor. Dec. 5, 2006Levisman, Sean
"Dubfire Talks Deep Dish Retrospective, SCI+TEC Label, and Future of EDM."
Miami New Times. Dec. 7, 2012 In August 2009, Sharam was featured on the

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and his mix was subsequently voted the best of 2009. On March 22, 2014, Deep Dish reunited for their first Essential Mix since 2008.

Discography

Albums

*1998 ''

'' *2005 ''

George Is On ''George is On'' is the second album by American dance music duo Deep Dish. It features their ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart hit "Flashdance" (which features Anousheh Khalili and is also their biggest UK chart hit, reaching No. 3) ...

Singles/EPs

*1994 "Chocolate City (Love Songs)" *1994 "High Frequency" (Pres. Quench) *1994 "The Dream" (Pres.

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) *1995 "Sexy Dance" (Pres. Quench DC) *1995 "Come Back" (Pres. DC Deepressed) *1995 "Wear The Hat" *1996 "Stay Gold" *1997 "Stranded" *1998 "Stranded (In Dub)" *1998 "The Future of the Future (Stay Gold)" (with

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) *1999 "Mohammad Is Jesus…" *1999 "Summer's Over" *2003 "Global Underground: Toronto'' 2" Single*2004 "

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" *2005 "

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" *2006 "

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" (with

) *2006 "Be the Change", a musical work dedicated to Anousheh Ansari's space flight as she became the world's first female private space traveler *2014 "Quincy" (Virgin)

DJ mixes

*1995 ''Penetrate Deeper'' *1995 '' Undisputed'' *1996 ''In House We Trust Vol. 1'' *1996 ''DJ's Take Control, Vol. 3'' *1997 ''Cream Separates'' *1998 ''One Nation Under House Session 1'' *1998 ''One Nation Under House Session 2'' *1999 ''Yoshiesque'' *2000 ''Renaissance Ibiza'' *2001 '' Global Underground: Moscow'' *2001 ''Yoshiesque, Vol. 2'' *2003 '' Global Underground: Toronto'' *2006 '' Global Underground: Dubai (by Sharam)'' *2007 '' Global Underground: Taipei (by Dubfire)''

Productions

*1992 Hex - Tricky Jazz *1996 Alcatraz - Give Me Luv *2002

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- Help Me *2003 Various Artists - Slip 'N' Slide Ibiza 2

Co-productions

*1996 The Unknown Factor - The Basic Factor Album

Remixes

*1993 Scottie Deep featuring Toni Williams - Soul Searchin' *1993 Naomi Daniel - Feel The Fire *1993 Angela Marni - Slippin' & Slidin' *1993 BT - Relativity *1994 Elastic Reality - Cassa De X *1994

- The Dream *1994

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- Trouble *1994 Gena Bess - How Hard I Search *1994 BT - The Moment Of Truth *199
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- Don't Turn Your Back On Me *1995

- When I Think Of You *1995

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- Transamazonia *1995 Quench - Sexy Dance *1995 Ashley Beedle - Revolutions In Dub *1995

- Hideaway *1995 Dajae - Day By Day *1995

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- Crazy Cool *1995 e-N - The Horn Ride *1995 Gusto - Disco's Revenge *1995 Swing 52 - Color Of My Skin *1996

- Wrong *1996 The Beloved - Three Steps To Heaven *1996 Global Communication - The Deep *1996 Aquarythm - Ether's Whisper *1996

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- Se A Vida É (That's The Way Life Is) *1996 Lisa Moorish - Mr. Friday Night *1996

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- Make The World Go Round *1996 All-Star Madness - Magic *1996

- That Look *1996 Victor Romeo - Love Will Find a Way *1996 Dangerous Minds - Live In Unity *1996 Dished-Out Bums - Lost In Space *1996 Kristine W - Land Of The Living *1996

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- In Your Wildest Dreams *1996 Alcatraz - Giv Me Luv *1996 BT featuring

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- Blue Skies *1997 D-Note - Waiting Hopefully *1997 Adam F - Music In My Mind *1997

- Ain't No Need To Hide *1997

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- Miracle *1997

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- Is It Scary *1998 Love and Rockets - Resurrection Hex *1998

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featuring Celeda - Music Is the Answer *1998 Eddie Amador - House Music *1998 DJ Rap - Good To Be Alive *1998 16B - Falling *1998

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- Saint Of Me *1999

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Featuring Frank'ee - Under The Water *1999 Eddie Amador - Rise *1999 Billie Ray Martin - Honey *1999 Slipknot - (Sic) *1999 J.D. Braithwaite - Give Me the Night *1999

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- Central Reservation *2000

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- Sexual (Li Da De) *2000 Madonna - Music *2000 Gabrielle - Rise *2000

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- True (The Faggot Is You) *2000

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- Barbarella *2000 Dusted - Always Remember To Respect and Honour Your Mother - Part One *2001

- Thank You *2001 iiO - Rapture *2001 *NSYNC -

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*2001

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- Inside All the People *2001 Madonna - Impressive Instant *2001

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- Innocente *2001

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- Freelove *2002 Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You *2002

featuring

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- Help Me *2002

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featuring Janet - Feel It Boy *2002 Elisa - Come Speak To Me *2003

- Stoned *2003 Madonna - Bedtime Story *2003 Whatever, Girl - Activator *2003 P. Diddy - Let's Get Ill *2004 Louie Vega & Jay 'Sinister' Sealée Feat. Julie McKnight - Diamond Life *2005

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- The World Is Mine *2005

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- The Other Side *2006 Robbie Rivera - Float Away *2006

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Chart positions

Awards

Won

International Dance Music Award The International Dance Music Awards or IDMAs is an annual awards ceremony held in Miami Beach, Florida, United States as a major part of the Winter Music Conference. The awards have been held every year since the conference's creation in 1985 e ...

2005 for Best House/Garage Track "Say Hello", Best Progressive/Trance Track "Say Hello" and Ortofon Best American DJ Award *International Dance Music Awards 2005 for Best Underground Dance Track for "Flashdance" *DanceStar USA Award 2004 for Best Compilation (US Releases) for Deep Dish - GU 025: Toronto and Best DJ *Ibiza DJ Award 2004 for Best Set of the Season *DanceStar USA Award 2002 Best Compilation for Deep Dish - GU 021: Moscow *

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ...

2002 "Best Remixed Recording" for

's " Thank You" *"Hot Duo", ''

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'', August 2001 *'' Muzik Magazine'' SAS Award 1998 "Best International DJ"

Nominations

* WMC Best American DJ, 2008 *DJ Awards for Best Tech-House / Progressive DJ, 2006 *Grammy Award 2005 "Best Dance Recording" for Deep Dish's "Say Hello" * DanceStar USA Award 2004 for Best Remix (Worldwide DJ's) for P. Diddy's "Let's Get Ill" (Deep Dish Remix) (Bad Boy) *DJ Awards for Best House DJ, 2003 *DanceStar USA Award 2003 Party 93.1 FM Award for Best Remix for Justin Timberlake's "Like I Love You" (Deep Dish remix) (Jive) *Grammy Award 2001 "Remixer of The Year" (NonClassical)

Other rankings

*Number 1 in the "Best Progressive DJ" category of ''BPM'' magazine's 2006 "America's Favorite DJ's" poll *Number 2 in the "Best Dance/DJ Artist" category by the critics of ''Rolling Stone'' for its music awards of 2001 *Number 10 in ''DJ Magazine''s World's Top 100 DJ's reader's poll for 2006, number 8 for 2005, number 10 for 2004, number 9 for 2003, number 16 in 2002, and number 10 in 2001 *Number 5 out of 50 of America's Favorite DJ's in ''BPM'' in 2005, number 12 in 2004 and number 9 in 2003 and 2002

References

External links

Official website
* AllMusic bio* {{Authority control Electronic music groups from Washington, D.C. American dance music groups American house music duos Electronic dance music duos Remixers Arista Records artists Club DJs Grammy Award winners Progressive house musicians Musicians of Iranian descent