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Artist
Dj Gabriel
12+ albums
minimalelectronicmalaysia
about
A professional DJ for more than fifteen years, DJ Gabriel is one of the pioneers that has shaped Malaysia’s dance music scene. As a promoter and DJ he has promoted and played many of the country’s landmark parties, sharing the decks with DJs like Carl Cox, Roger Sanchez, Sasha both at home and abroad. Today, Gabriel's experience as a world-class DJ spans Asia, North America and Europe. When not shuttling between residencies throughout South-East Asia, he is polishing his production chops for a forthcoming album that combines dance music's diversity into the potent tribal tech-house brew that has become his signature sound. Born in 1972, Gabriel Chong began his DJ and music career at the age of 15. As a dextrous teenager, he represented his native Singapore as the youngest-ever participant at the 1988 DMC World Championships in London. His success gave him the confidence to move to Kuala Lumpur, the capital of neighbouring Malaysia. Quickly realising that Malaysia’s music scene lacked coherence he founded a promotion agency called Tempo, credited by many for introducing a previously unheard music to the country: House. With Tempo's parties plugging Malaysia into the booming global club network of the late '90s, Gabriel had established himself as a vital link between South-East Asia and the rest of the world. Soon, DJs like Jon Carter, Carl Cox, Sasha and Ritchie Hawtin, many who had barely heard of Malaysia, began making Kuala Lumpur an essential stop on their tours, and o