hey, I ain't sure if you already booked a dj but if you haven't, Vinyl Mode is popular among private parties in the kingdom which can take you back to Mykonos in Greece or Ibiza whenever you induce their upbeat mix. Their sounds is distinctly mood-setting from funky to house, minimal, tech-house and progressive and if you are eyeing to book them up, better do it months because their quite busy jetting on and off the magic kingdom, if you wanna hear thier sample tracks, look them up on soundcloud or youtube. There's also DJ Odette, as what I know from my homeboy, she's the first female DJ professionally in Saudi. If you like Above & Beyond and ATB kinda vibes (which is pretty much like progressive trance and house) then, I suggest book her up. I've seen her and heard her concoction at the RedBall event before and man! she's just awesome on the deck. There's also Hassan Ghazzawi, which is equally popular through his electronic dance beat in private parties and event circuits in the kingdom. And not to mention tons of bedroom djs and underground music artists that are available for bookings. Look them up online or through city guides magazine like Destination Jeddah, LINKS, or DESIGN network.
Good post. Anybody specifically into deep/tech house, techno? Would love to link into local underground scene if it exists. Some artists I follow:
Adriatique, adana twins, alex niggemann, ame, andhim, anthony collins (scissor & thread), audiofly, audiojack, avatism, axel boman, benoit & sergio, bicep, bill patrick, blond:ish, bob moses, catz n dogz, chris malinchak, claptone, clarian north, climbers, clockwork, coyu, damian lazarus, dan ghenacia, daniel bortz, daniel avery, danny daze, darius syrossian, darkside, davide squillace, deniz kurtel, dixon, dj w!ld, djebali, DJ tennis, djuma soundsystem, droog, eats everything, eddie C, four tet, francesca lombardo, fur coat, gaiser, green velvet, guti, guy gerber, h.o.s.h., hector couto, heidi, henry saiz, hnqo, hot since 82, ilario liburni, inxec, isaac tichauer, jamie jones, john talabot, jonas rathsman, jonny cruz, jozif, justin martin, kasper bjorke, kate simko, kenny larkin, kerri chandler, kollektiv turmstrasse, lake people, lee foss, lee burridge, leon, lodemann, london grammar, luca bacchetti, m.a.n.d.y., maceo plex, maetrik, magda, marco carola, mark fanciulli, martin buttrich, matador, matthew dear, matthew dekay, matthias meyer, matthias tanzmann, maya jane coles, mic newman, midland, mind against, moodyman, navid izadi, neverdogs, nic fanciulli, nice7, nick monaco, nicolas jaar, nightmares on wax, nils frahm, nils hoffman, nina kraviz, no regular play, noir, oliver $, osunlade, pantha du prince, pbr streetgang, pezzner, phonique, pig & dan, pirupa, pleasurekraft, proudly people, psychemagik, ramon tapia, rampue, ricardo villalobos, richie hawtin, rob garza, robert dietz, roman fluegel, ryan crosson, samu.l, sascha, sebastien tellier, seth troxler, sidney charles, sivesgaard, solomun, soul clap, stacey pullen, stefano noferini, steve lawler, steve bug, stimming, subb-an, totally enormous extinct dinosaurs, tale of us, tanner ross, ten walls, tensnake, the 2 bears, the magician, the martinez brothers, thievery corporation, thugf*cker, tINI, todd terje, tone of arc, uner, waifs & strays, wildkats, yoko duo...