website years_active alias birth_place label name background instrument genre image article_title birth_name occupation
-lsb- http://www.sharaz.net/ www.sharaz.net -rsb- 1998 -- 2005 , 2010-present sharaz cedarville , michigan , united states nine four one media dj sharaz non_performing_personnel synthesizer , drums , ableton live electronica , florida breaks , breakbeat , alternative dance djsharaz amphitheater.jpg dj sharaz
 anthony sharaz disc jockey , record producer , remixer
dj sharaz

anthony sharaz , known by his stage name dj sharaz , is a dj and electronica producer in the bradenton , fl area .
he is originally from east chicago , but in 1986 moved to florida to attend college .
his current company is ninefourone media and he holds a private pilot license .
his influences are largely soul/funk but also include : eddie kendricks , isaac hayes , candi staton , otis redding , elvis presley , zapp , the stylistics , o'jays , bill withers , lyrics born , sparlha swa , slave , midnight star , stevie wonder -lrb- pre-1980 -rrb- , al green , etc. .
his remix of fierce ruling diva 's `` you got ta believe '' spent a week at # 1 on the billboard hot dance club songs chart in 2002 .
in 2007 , sharaz 's track `` holdin ' on '' was an international dance music awards nominee for best breaks/electro track at the winter music conference .
sharaz has been nominated several times as `` america 's favorite dj '' in the breakbeat category by bpm -lrb- magazine -rrb- .
he has performed alongside acts such as frankie bones , richard `` humpty '' vission , dj mea , darude , dj rap , the warp brothers , the bassbin twins , paul oakenfold , dj baby anne , storm -lrb- uk -rrb- , dave london , d : fuse , the crystal method , reid speed , and dj icey .
remixes have been provided by sharaz for tommy boy records , pod music , kaleidoscope , dbi records , and streetbeat records .
he has 35 records and five compact discs released under his own independent label .
