Tausend House: Shir Khan

Who they are

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  Shir Khan

  Berlin

  “For booking: booking@exploitedghetto.de Shir Khan is leader of Berlin’s deephouse label Exploited.”

  their own biography

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  For booking: booking@exploitedghetto.de Shir Khan is leader of Berlin’s deephouse label Exploited. He keeps a label residency at Berlin’s Watergate, hosts a weekly radioshow at Radio Fritz since 8 years, keeps playing all major european cities such as London, Paris, Amsterdam, Zuerich, Barcelona, Istanbul, continues to release disco edits on Black Jukebox (his disco imprint) as well as eclectic and diverse music on his Secret Gold Series and just launched a new sublabel: Exploited Ghetto. THUMP: ‘Back in 2007, the born and bred Berliner Shir Khan began Exploited, a hybrid record label boasting an impressive roster of artists, and a heavy, deep house sound. Eight years later, Exploited is a staple in the music libraries of underground house fans worldwide. It’s an exciting time for the creatives behind the brand, as their name has expanded to include Exploited Ghetto, a sub-label that promises the same bouncy club tunes the project was initially founded on.’ DJMAG: ‘Berlin-based Shir Khan has been wowing us via his wide-reaching DJ sets and excellent Exploited label since 2007. Currently occupying the groove between deep disco, old school house and hip-hop flavoured re-edits, his roster includes the likes of Claptone, Adana Twins, Doctor Dru and Joyce Muniz.‘ DEEPHOUSE AMSTERDAM: ‘The German house label Exploited, which is known for great releases and great parties alike, has announced the release of a new sublabel, according to Mixmag. Exploited, the magnificent label from Berlin, can surely be called one of the leading labels of contemporary house music. With a string of excellent releases during the past few years, the label is now branching out into Exploited Ghetto. The new sublabel will focus on bringing new acts into the scene. Much of what the label does will be focused on one-off releases, from people yet not in the Exploited roster.’ FAZE MAG: ‘Exploited avancierte über die Jahre zu einer der ersten Adressen im Bereich zeitgenössischer House Musik und diente Künstlern wie Adana Twins, Claptone oder Doctor Dru als Sprungbrett zu einer steilen, internationalen Karriere. Aber auch Shir Khan selbst profitierte vom Hype um sein Label und wurde so im Zuge dessen zu einem global gefragten DJ. Wenn es um deutsche Houselabels geht, ist Exploited schon lange kein Geheimtip mehr. Mittlerweile hat sich das Berliner Imprint zu einer stetigen Erscheinung in Charts und Plattenkoffern avanciert. Nun steht mit Exploited Ghetto ein Sublabel an.’ Exploited label founder, internationally renowed DJ, remixer, promoter, radiohost, world-traveller and new talent spotter, Berlin resident Shir Khan is truly a jack-of-all-trades and might be one of the city’s hottest names. Having grown the label since 2007, Exploited has played host to some of the most innovative, cutting-edge electronic talent and has been on a quest for high quality, diverse and forward-thinking releases. In 2012 Shir Khan pushed the career of newcomers like Claptone, Adana Twins, Doctor Dru,Homework or Joyce Muniz and managed to establish plenty of Number 1 Beatport Deephouse Hits with his label. With the launch of BLACK JUKEBOX, Shir Khan dipped his toes into the world of disco edits: Slo-mo housed up boogie-soul, presented in a nicely recut fashion reminiscent of the great Tiger & Woods. The Black Jukebox Series has become a secret weapon for many big DJs such as Soul Clap, Solomun, Axel Boman and even A-Trak. Until now, Shir Khan has released 15 chapters of Black Jukebox. The first Vinyl editions became heavy collector items with prices going up to 350€ at Discogs. Shir Khan also launched SECRET GOLD which features extended family members and a new sublabel called Exploited Ghetto. Furthermore, Shir Khan will be also presenting DANCING&ROMANCING, a Double-CD that features music for home listening and clubbing.
  SoundCloud ↗Discography ↗
  Their RA profile lists Exploited and Winding Road Records.