Star Weekend at XIII

For the first time in the history of the club movement in Russia, the heavyweight DJs of dance music, world-famous Seb Fontaine and one half of the duo Deep Dish - Dubfire, will perform in Moscow over one weekend. The loud DJ names are supported by a special show featuring the star of British burlesque, the fire mistress Lucifire.

Deep Dish

The story of Deep Dish began in the fall of 1991, when Ali "Dubfire" Shirazinia and Sharam Tayebi met at a party in a Washington club. The two aspiring DJs had much in common. Firstly, they were both from Iran. Secondly, their musical tastes turned out to be surprisingly similar - Ali and Sharam loved to mix incompatible things in their sets. Therefore, it didn’t take long for the two unconventional DJs to find common ground. Within two hours, the new friends announced the creation of Deep Dish.
The duo quickly proved their creative viability and soon Deep Dish was declared the main hope of the international house scene. Experts were not mistaken – in 1995, their remix of the song Hideaway became a hit #1 in the UK, opening the way for Deep Dish into the European market.
But it wasn't until 1998 that Deep Dish became truly famous when their album Junk Science was released. Debuting as full-fledged musicians, Ali and Sharam once again showcased their non-trivial mixing abilities across various musical styles. Junk Science featured a completely diverse range of tracks – from hard Chicago techno to the soothing trip-hop The Future Of The Future (Stay Gold), recorded together with the vocalist of the group Everything But The Girl, Tracey Thorn.
The success of the Junk Science album elevated Deep Dish into the upper echelons of the DJ league. From then on, they became the most desired guests of legendary nightclubs and the authors of the most famous house compilations. In just the last three years, Deep Dish managed to gather an impressive collection from the best labels in the world, performing at parties in The End (London), Renaissance (Ibiza), Twilo (New York), Space (Miami), Release (San Francisco), and XIII (Moscow). By the way, it was the unforgettable set of Deep Dish at the XIII club that became the basis for the brilliant album Global Underground: Moscow, named the "Best Compilation of the Year" at the DanceStar Awards in 2002.
The work on the remix of the hit Music led to the creation of a long-term creative alliance between Deep Dish and Madonna. She not only invited the DJs to participate in her concert in New York but also introduced Ali and Sharam to her old friend Donatella Versace. The designer and the DJs quickly found a common language, and soon Deep Dish were playing during Versace shows in Paris and Milan, as well as at closed after parties following the premiere of the collection.
The year 2005 proved that Deep Dish entered a period of creative maturity. Their album George Is On became a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic, and its three singles – Flashdance, Say Hello, and Dreams – truly became "popular" hits. Particularly, this applies to the track Flashdance – a modern take on the theme from the eponymous movie of the late 80s. In the winter of 2005, Deep Dish received the International Dance Music Awards prize for this work at the Winter Conference in Miami.
In 2005, Grammy, DanceStar Awards, Ibiza DJ Awards winner, and author of the bestseller Flashdance Ali Dubfire Shirazinia returns to his favorite club for a new triumphant performance, which the rumor has already dubbed the title of "the main club event of 2005".
Dubfire's performance in Moscow will take place as part of the world tour Deep Dish George Is On. Ali will play an unconventional 8-hour set at XIII.

Seb Fontaine

Jean-Sébastien Fontaine had no choice - a child raised in a bohemian environment was destined for an artistic career. His father, of French descent, managed a restaurant in Ibiza. His mother, a music teacher, occasionally spun records in the bars of that cheerful island. This was long before British DJs "discovered" Ibiza. By the time the delegation led by Paul Oakenfold landed on the island, Seb was a longtime resident of Ibiza, knowing every club and every local promoter. Making a brilliant career would have been a piece of cake for him.
However, Seb chose a different, more difficult path. At fourteen, he moved to London and began preparing for admission to architecture college. At the same time, he became seriously interested in football, becoming a big fan of Chelsea FC. He wasn't thinking about electronic music then. His true passion was Jamaican ska bands and their British epigones. "More than anything else, I dreamed of being in the band Madness," recalls Fontaine.
But he was not accepted into Madness. So, his only chance to engage with music was to play records in London bars.
Fontaine got swept up in nightlife. Clubs like The Fridge in Brixton, The Wag in Soho, Subterania parties in The Cross – that's just a short list of venues where Seb enthusiastically mastered the art of spinning vinyl records. Gradually, rumors about a new, extremely interesting DJ began to spread throughout the city, a new star of London's nightlife.
Seb confirmed his status as a London celebrity in the early 90s when he organized a series of weekly parties called Malibu Stacey at the Hangover Grand with his old friend Craig Richards. For four long years, the crème de la crème of London bohemia gathered at these parties. Specifically for this audience, Fontaine played extremely unusual music, later dubbed "optimistic house".
After the incredible success of Malibu Stacey, the most famous clubs in the UK began to invite Fontaine. First, he chose Ministry Of Sound, where he oversaw the musical policy of the Frisky parties for nearly two years. Then, after Paul Oakenfold left Cream, Seb took the vacant resident spot in this famous Liverpool club.
Seb Fontaine's global fame was supported by several DJ compilations made for Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto label and, of course, his signature compilations Prototype released by the legendary Global Underground.
In 2000, a new chapter began in Seb Fontaine's life. He was invited as the host of the Saturday Dance Show on BBC Radio One. Today, this program is broadcast in twenty countries around the world, weekly gathering tens of millions of listeners.
Simultaneously with his work on the radio, Seb also produces the Type parties at The Cross club in London. Over a year and a half, truly legendary personalities have performed at these parties – from Fatboy Slim and Timo Maas to David Guetta and Eric Morillo. Type parties gather an average of one and a half thousand British clubbers on the dancefloor every month.

Lucifire

Lucifire became famous for her shows in the late 90s. Journalists dubbed her the "Mistress of Fire," and this loud title was proven during hundreds of performances in the most glamorous clubs in Europe, as well as on theatrical stages. Her fire show became an integral part of the trending new burlesque genre, and the name Lucifire is often mentioned today alongside Dita Von Teese and Dirty Martini.

Club XIII
21 October Friday - 1/2 Deep Dish - Dubfire, special show Lucifire
22 October Saturday - Seb Fontaine, special show Lucifire