Formed in 2009, under the direction of veteran Egyptian DJs Fahmy & Samba, Electrum Records is one of the first established house music production labels to come out of Egypt.
The idea to take such a risk and enter a market that at that moment in time was nonexistent truly started in 2008. Ahmed Fahmy and Hany Sadek (Samba), co-founders of Electrum Records, started producing together and were about to release their very first track, during that time they found that it was an immense struggle to share this music with the world. “We thought about it, and realized that Egyptian artists have no platform to release their music on, unless they keep sending demos abroad and, if you’re not recognized, then 90% of the time they never answer you”, co-founder Samba said. From that moment the two of them, along with the third co-founder, Nadia Aboutaleb, decided that they were going to start an electronic music label, essentially to help the local artists release their music.
Fast forward five years from that instant, an attitude developed, and a spark for quality dance music was revitalized. People started to let go of long held crippling norms by dancing weekends away to stop thinking about the daily grind of the urban juggernaut. In 2012-2013, Cairo’s clubbing and music scene has been on a complete tear. The past couple of years have been overflowing with parties and events where you were able to express your passion for music. It became a place where music heads, ravers, sporadic clubbers and dance maniacs can come together to forget about everything and at that moment fully enjoy their selves. As a result, a whole new world has been opened up to DJs, promoters, club owners and all round artists & progressive mentalities.
Electrum Records brings a different element to the music industry. What we have taken note of from all this positive disorder, is there is a passion for high quality dance music and events that bring DJ’s with an exclusive sound to the table. There are loads and loads of talented Egyptian DJ’s and producers desperately waiting for that tiny opening to share their unique skill & knowledge to the global music collective. As the first house music production label to come out of Egypt, our mission is to bring a local and international platform for our in-grown talent to shine. We want to support the change and continue to build the clubbing & music scene that has taken off in such an impactful manner. While we are massive supporters of commercial house, we provide the local and international music lovers with a sound that is cross genre. We will continue to push a mix of Deep Tech, Tech House & this optimistically will in time warm Cairo up to other unique sounds by leading our distinctively talented artists out in the scene.
Our journey together to bring a diverse component to the booming music and clubbing scene has just begun!
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