
Ya Z An

Ya Z An
Biografía
YA Z AN is a Palestinian DJ and Electrical Engineer currently based in Berlin. Since the young age of 10, YA Z AN has been mixing electronic music influenced by the music scene in his home town - Ramallah. Since moving to Berlin, he has been exposed to the techno scene there, musically and atmospherically. Not limiting himself to one genre of techno; he plays Minimal, Dub, industrial hard hitting and what he likes to call fluffy Techno.
In 2018, YA Z AN joined the Ramallah based collective UNION not only as a DJ, but also as a stage designer. He is currently working on different projects between Ramallah and Berlin including interactive light installations, light based club games and Kontrool; a device that reads the vitals (heartbeat and muscle movement) of the artist and translate it into light and audio control variables. YA Z AN has an ever evolving interest in developing technologies that bring the dancefloor experience closer to the human vitals and anatomy.
His music style has been impacted by artists like his Mentor- Sama' Abdulhadi alongside Richie Hawtin, Yan Cook, Chris Liebing, KI/KI, Gregor Tresher, Al-nather, Maurice Louca to name a few.
YA Z AN has had debuts in Berlin, Amsterdam, Belgium, Palestine and Jordan that has given him the chance to shape his presence infront of a crowd. Playing for collectives like Union, Recordat, Buttons and Gegen. He has played in Amsterdam Dance Event and on radio shows like the Golden Hour, micro.radio and Refuge Worldwide.



