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Dirty South
Dirty South at the Winter Music Conference 2009
Dirty South at the Winter Music Conference 2009
Background information
Birth nameDragan Roganović
Also known asDirty South
Born (1978-11-15) 15 November 1978 (age 45)
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresHouse, Progressive House, Electro House, Vocal House
Occupation(s)Disc jockey
Record producer
Instrument(s)Multiple
Years active2004–Present
LabelsVarious Labels Phazing
Websitewww.dirtysouth.com.au

Dragan Roganović (born 1978), better known by his stage name Dirty South is a Grammy-nominated, Serbian-Australian DJ, remixer and record producer based in Melbourne.

Biography

[1] Born in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia, now Serbia, Dirty South's producing career developed in tandem with his DJ'ing career. He got his start at the age of 13 after he relocated to Melbourne, Australia, where he currently resides. Influenced by everything around him, the artist started improvising with his old NEC Hi-Fi and mixing with the tape decks, and then started making bootlegs and mashups, which eventually led to getting a computer, software, and keyboard that resulted in his first official production in 2004 as Dirty South.[2] He used his family computer to create remixes and mashups of other artists' tracks and distributed them worldwide, which caught the attention of Australian Vicious Vinyl records, who signed him in 2005.[3]

Since then, the Australian-based DJ has received numerous honors for his work, including: two ARIA nominations (Australian Music Industry’s top accolade) for "Best Dance Release" in 2005 and 2006,[4] he was voted "Most Popular Producer Nationally" in the 2007 InTheMix 50 DJ Poll,[5] he achieved the number one position in the Australian Club Charts with his remix of "It's Too Late" by Evermore in late 2006, and he was the first Australian artist since 1999 to win one of Pete Tong's Essential New Tune awards. He also ranked second in the annual InTheMix 50 DJ Poll in 2007[6] and he has been ranked in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJ poll every year since 2007.[1][7][8]

Dirty South teamed up with British DJ Paul Harris in 2007 and produced "Better Day," which earned Dirty South another essential radio play by Pete Tong. He also remixed a number of songs, including "Reach For Me", "Feels Like Home", and "Higher State of Consciousness" with fellow Melbournians TV Rock. In late July 2007, he joined together with MYNC Project to release "Everybody Freakin". Another one of his honors came when his single, "Let It Go", was released on Axwell's record label Axtone in 2007.

Additionally, he has also been nominated for two Grammy Awards — he provided a remix for Kaskade's song "Sorry", which was nominated for a 2008 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, and he was then nominated in 2011 in the same category for a remix he and Axwell did for The Temper Trap's "Sweet Disposition".[9]

Dirty South's track "Phazing", which featured vocals by Rudy, was one of the top sellers on Beatport when it was released in 2010. In 2011, he produced the track "Anything" for UK singer/rapper Example's #1 album Playing in the Shadows and in 2012, he produced the song "Say Nothing", the lead single from Example's fourth studio album, The Evolution of Man. Dirty South has produced, collaborated, or remixed for artists such as Snoop Dogg, The Pussycat Dolls, Kaskade, U2, Diddy – Dirty Money, The Temper Trap, David Guetta, Sebastian Ingrosso and more than 50 artists in total.[10]

In August 2012, Dirty South released the single "City of Dreams" with Alesso featuring vocals from Ruben Haze. It was initially released exclusively on Beatport and it reached the #1 position on the Beatport Top 100 its first week of release.[11] In support of "City of Dreams", Dirty South announced his largest North American tour to date, the City of Dreams Tour. The 30+ stop tour takes him across North America from September through to December 2012 and includes stops at venues such as New York's Roseland Ballroom and Los Angeles' Palladium.

Discography

Albums

Singles / EPs

Production discography

Year Song Artist Album
2011
"Anything"
 Example Playing in the Shadows
2012
"Say Nothing"
 The Evolution of Man
"All My Lows"
"One Way Mirror"

Mix Compilations

  • 2006 Clubwork 2
  • 2006 Onelove 5
  • 2007 Ministry of Sound - Sessions Four
  • 2007 CR2 Live & Direct
  • 2008 Vicious Cuts 2008
  • 2008 Toolroom Knights
  • 2009 Ministry of Sound - Sessions Six

Remixes

2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013;
  • MONSTA - "Messiah"
  • Maarcos - "Blaze"

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.djmag.com/top100/detail/2659
  2. ^ http://www.mtv.com/artists/dirty-south-2/biography/
  3. ^ "Dirty South Bio, Music, News & Shows". DJZ.com. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-dance-release
  5. ^ http://www.inthemix.com.au/50/2007/
  6. ^ inthemix 50: 2007
  7. ^ http://www.djmag.com/top100/detail/2764/10
  8. ^ http://www.djmag.com/top100/detail/1243
  9. ^ http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/homeentertainment/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,2090144.htmlstory
  10. ^ http://www.don411.com/news/view/5619-grammy-nominated-dj-producer-dirty-south-announces-dates-for-his-biggest-north-american-tour-city-of-dreams
  11. ^ http://news.beatport.com/blog/2012/08/31/new-beatport-1-alesso-and-dirty-south-city-of-dreams-feat-ruben-haze/

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