years_active birth_place article_title name birth_date background genre origin birth_name
2002 & ndash ; present cairo , egypt neobyrd
 neobyrd 15 october 1987 non_vocal_instrumentalist electronic , electropop , funk , dance egypt wael alaa
neobyrd

wael alaa -lrb- born october 15 , 1987 in cairo , egypt -rrb- is an egyptian electronic musician and record producer known by his stage name neobyrd whose reputation started with his first album release `` transbyrd '' in 2011 .
in 2007 , he won 3rd place and special prize in a competition organized by the legendary daw ` ableton live ' .
his music video for ` my sweet heartless ' was chosen as one of the top music videos of 2012 by egyptian publication ahram online .
his latest album release in early 2013 , the king is dead , achieved record sales in virgin megastores in egypt , and acclaimed reviews by music critics .
he first emerged from the underground electronic scene in cairo , and garnered mainstream recognition after two tracks from his first album , `` with you again '' and `` my sweet heartless , '' were played on the egypt 's biggest radio station , nile fm .
