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Chelsea-born Italian DJ and producer Corsini has quickly become a rising force in Beirut’s electronic scene. A multi-instrumentalist on piano, drums, and guitar, he has crafted a distinctive sound that fuses minimal tech house and bass with subtle melodic flourishes.

Corsini has played at some of the region’s top venues, including Lebanon’s B018 and The Grand Factory, sharing stages with heavyweights like Nicole Moudaber, Oostil, Alex Stein, and Zamna Soundsystem. His reach extends beyond the Middle East, with performances across the UK, France, Jordan, and Bahrain. On the production side, he has released on respected labels such as Timeless Moment and Mahool Records and is setSelect 373: Mixed by Corsini to drop a release on a major international house label on February 27th.

For our Select 373, Corsini delivers a bass-driven mix that flows between grooving bass house and minimal tech-house. It features a blend of his unreleased productions alongside standout tracks like ESSE’s ‘Hustler’, BRANDON’s ‘Keep It Cool’, and Discip’s ‘Off The Clock’.

This week on our Select series, Iranian DJ and producer Dianarchist takes center stage. Born in Tehran, she has carved a name for herself on the international electronic scene with sets and productions that bounce between various sub-genres and styles of electro-jazz, disco and deep house grooves in unpredictable ways.

Her Select set is a hypnotic journey with no fixed destination, weaving together sounds that feel both nostalgic and futuristic, featuring the textured rhythms of DJ Swisha’s ‘Folded’, Iewski’s immersive ‘Guadala’, and the dark, twisted energy of Reptant’s ‘Dilapidated Environment’.

This week on Select, we spotlight Nonos, a rising force in Cairo’s clubbing circuit. Drawing inspiration from ’90s and early-2000s house, electro, and rominimal, his sets thrive on contrast and surprise, moving fluidly from acid-tinged grooves and colourful house to punchy electro and breakbeat, with vocal snippets surfacing at unexpected moments.

The mix unfolds as a trippy, emotive journey: acid-laced house and hazy, atmospheric melodies give way to playful electro-rominimal passages, cut through with fast-paced breakbeats, bursts of intensity, and soulful vocal turns.

Montréal-born, Berlin-based artist Jeena is the latest DJ in the spotlight for SceneNoise’s Select series, delivering a mix that reflects her multidisciplinary approach to sound. A composer, practitioner and founder of the neuroacoustic platform Aurras, Jeena operates at the intersection of music and ritual, crafting environments designed to alter perception and foster collective presence. Her work often blurs the line between the dancefloor and the ceremonial, drawing on an eclectic palette that ranges from ambient and psychedelic textures to the driving rhythms of techno and trance.

With a portfolio that includes performances at DGTL Festival, Roskilde and ADE, as well as collaborations with Vogue Scandinavia and Intercept Records, Jeena’s practice extends far beyond traditional DJing. Whether through large-scale sonic installations or meditative sound journeys, her focus remains on deep listening and the transformative power of vibration. This set offers a window into her fluid sonic identity, merging her experience as a resident at Berlin’s KWIA with her ongoing exploration of how music can reshape space, memory and community.

This week on Select, German-Egyptian DJ and record collector Shadzo has a penchant for digging and unearthing obscure cuts. His sets are a tasty blend of deep-rooted house influences, inspired by the 80s Detroit/Chicago scene, with an avant-garde twist.

For his select set, Shadzo delivers a sun-soaked house journey that feels tailor-made for a beach party stretching from noon to sunset - fluid, playful, and full of surprises, with deep cuts and steady momentum, including Boo Williams’ ‘Limited Time’.

Over the past 15 years, Montreal-based DJ, producer and sound engineer, Lio, has been meticulously refining his sound, blurring the lines between electronic subgenres with his hypnotic sensibilities. The Lebanese artist has come to be known for his stripped-back club sets and acoustic designs alike, using a plethora of aliases, such as Reakt, Digital Natives, Dubwiser, Spoken and Monosapien. Since co-founding Beirut-based collective and record label, Hypnotic LTD, he has been applying his technical precision to different areas, dabbling in a more fluid, jazz-leaning minimalism rooted in deep listening.

His select set is a reflection of that current sound and exploration. A sun-drenched mix of jazz-inflected house and ambient grooves that will cure your winter blues, the set features cuts by artists like Tom Noble, Stewart Walker, Orient Expressions, Simon Psford, Nicola Conte, and Aris Kokou. “I recorded this set on a sunny Sunday at home, surrounded by my wife and our daughter, Yoko Jazz, which naturally brought a jazzy touch to the recording,” Lio tells SceneNoise of a mix packed with wonky synths, found sound samples, experimental transitions and atmospheric textures.

Over the last three years, Ram has emerged on Cairo’s evolving underground landscape with a sonic versatility that feels at home in both major clubs and obscure, alternative spaces. In 2024, he delivered a minimal house mix for Select 258, and for his return to SceneNoise’s long-running series, he wades into warmer waters - at least to begin with.

Beginning with a foundation of funky grooves, Ram eventually guides the energy toward a grittier, heavier and more intense pace, trading smooth rhythms for sharp textures and stronger basslines that ease you into a high-energy vacuum - a transition anchored in standout tracks like Masarima’s ‘Freak with U (Egyptian Lover Remix)’, ‘My Japanese Friend’ by JNJS3, ‘Like I Like It’ by Mau P and ‘Ballan’s Patriatchy is Done (Romantic Mix)’.

Hailing from Beirut, Banx is a vinyl collector, DJ, and audiophile with a sprawling collection of rare jazz, funk and soul records, and a serious penchant for old-school hip-hop cuts.

His skilful mixing style has earned him recognition across the region’s dance music circuit, performing at major venues like Honeycomb HiFi Dubai, The Ballroom Blitz, The Grand Factory, and B018, as well as Aegis Festival in Batroun. Outside his homeland, Banx also did his rounds at prestigious clubs across Brussels, Limassol, and Dubai, sharing the decks with prominent international artists like Lethal Skills and DJ EF.

For his Select set, Banx delivers an eclectic house mix, blending hip-hop and its subgenres with deep grooves and uplifting funky rhythms, dropping a timeless classic here and there.

A familiar name in Cairo’s underground scene, OT has built a steady reputation as one of its most promising DJs and producers, crafting a hypnotic flow of ro-minimal, deep-tech, and progressive techno that’s as sleek as it is groovy.

For Select 366, he delivers a deft deep-tech set that folds minimal techno pulses into warm, fuzzy house textures, all shaped by his signature stripped-back finesse. The mix features fresh cuts from his own catalogue, including 'Spacious' and '50 Years of Nothing', alongside tight remixes from standouts like Joey and Costin RP.

Hailing from Beirut, Chloë H has established herself as one of the most promising talents coming out of Lebanon’s electronic scene. Her sets move comfortably between underground grooves and pop-inflected tracks, weaving in humour and unexpected turns, whether through a nostalgic remix or a deep tech-house cut.

Her musical selections are informed by a background that spans both pop culture and the city’s underground scene. Whether she's playing to a small group of friends or big rooms, she knows how to shape the energy of the space and keep things engaging from start to finish without ever feeling forced.

For her set on SceneNoise’s Select mix series, Chloë opens with upbeat, melodic grooves that nod to familiar hooks, then transitions into tighter, percussion-led sections where the energy builds and shifts in unexpected ways, with tracks like ‘Do It Again’ by Chemical Brothers and ‘Cash Money’ by Justin Jay. By the close, she explores more spacious, hypnotic patterns, leaving a sense of openness and curiosity in their wake.

“Over the past years, between the aftermath of COVID and the turmoil in my country and region, I often had to adapt, shifting toward more mainstream, open-format sounds that brought people familiarity, nostalgia and joy.” Chloë tells SceneNoise about her Select set. “But this recording is different. It’s me going back to my core, to the sound that has always been mine, unapologetically. It’s not about fitting in or meeting expectations.”