Winter 2021 Top 30 / DJ Michael Terzian (DéCaDANSE Radio CIBL 101.5fm

For 25 years, Montreal's DJ Michael Terzian of the mighty Nu Bang Clan has stapled a signature, cutting-edge House sound ; gracing turntables in South Beach/Miami, Chicago, NYC, Los Angeles, Detroit, San Diego, Toronto, Thailand, as well as Turks & Caicos, not to mention a multitude of Montreal staples both old & new, such as DiSalvio's, Jai Bar, Stereo Bar, Salon Daomé, Globe, UN, Peopl, Jello Bar, Luba Lounge, Le Bleury Bar à Vinyl, Quartier Latin, as well as repeat appearances for Festivals such as Piknic Electronik and AIM. He's graced turntables alongside House Music pioneers such as Farley Jackmaster Funk, Victor Simonelli, Jovonn, Rick Wilhite, Alton Miller, Ian Friday, Tyrone Francis, Jephte Guillaume, Gene King, DJ Sabine, Herb Martin, Freddy Sanon & Ben Johnson of Shelter NYC, amongst others. He was also invited as a special guest DJ for the legendary Tony Touch's infamous Funkbox NYC weekly, playing alongside 'Tony Toca'.

Renowned for his eclectic musical journeys, Terzian's repeatedly been nominated on NYC's annual listing of "Robbi's Top 20 DJ's" alongside legendary icons such as Timmy Regisford, Danny Krivit, Tony Humphries, David Morales, Karizma, Francois Kevorkian, Kerri Chandler, Kenny Dope, and Grammy-Award winning Louie Vega, amongst others.

For a decade (1998 to 2008), Michael was a member of Montreal's revered 'Utopia's Paradise' weekly Saturday night radio show on CKUT 90.3FM (with Tony Desypris, Peter Lightburn, Claude Dabbas, Mark DiPalma, iDP). From 2010 to 2013, Terzian's self-produced weekly 3-hr Friday night radio show, Salvation From Sin, on Montreal's CJLO1690, received accolades from industry pundits from all over the world, not only for its tasteful selection of pure, unadulterated underground House Music, but equally due to the many local & international guests that contributed to the show over its almost 4-y