User:Philip Chedid

Philip Chedid is an electronic music DJ, remixer, composer and producer. He has been known to have other monikers in the dance music scene such as Philo, but since 2007 has preferred to use his real name. He is famous for his hit tunes “Mystery”, “Guardian”, and “Contour”. His Vektra Compilation Series/Radio show grew popularity in 2009, and can be listened to each week via MixCloud. Philip runs the progressive label Vektra Records, and he currently resides in Miami.

Philip was born in the United States and has spent considerable time in Atlanta, Beirut, Montreal, Spain, Belgium and the Netherlands. He settled in Miami in 2005 and earned his master’s degree and Juris Doctor. He fell in love with the Dance music scene as early as 1992, when he compiled Eurodance and techno mix tapes as a curious child. His love for dance music grew over the years, and in the 90’s he began following the work of legendary DJs such as Paul van Dyk, Oakenfold, Sasha, Timo Maas, Ralph Emerson, Max Graham, Armin van Buuren, John Digweed, Sebo K, and Carl Cox. During his teenage years, Philip became an avid percussionist and drummer in various bands with his brother Julian and took on musical acts under the band name Elemental in 1999. When his family partially moved to Montreal, Quebec that year, Philip became exposed to Montreal Dance players like 514 Productions, Sona and Red Lite Afterhours.“ Celebration in Montreal changed my life. It was at that moment over New Years that I knew I had to make my dream of transitioning from a bedroom DJ to a world-class DJ a reality.” Later that year, he bought a pair of Technics turntables and a Pioneer DJM-600 mixer. In 2004, he began working with Pioneer CDJs and started developing his skills as a music engineer by using Pro Tools and Reason.

After completing a degree in Finance in Atlanta, Philip moved to Miami in 2005 and pursued a master’s in business administration and a law degree. “The law is like a key that opens the door to an infinite number of commercial possibilities,” according to Chedid. While in law school, Philip sought much production tutoring from international DJ and Producer Max Graham, owner of Rebrand Records out of Montreal. In 2010, Philip moved to the Netherlands after graduating law school and earned an Advanced Master in International Business Law (LLM) from Universiteit Leiden. Leiden is the birthplace of internationally acclaimed DJ/Producer Armin van Buuren. Armin also earned a law degree from Leiden years before. While living in Holland, Philip promoted his sound at the Amsterdam Dance Event, among other festivals.

Known for his versatile music style, Chedid has been known to mix in his sets genres like techno, house, progressive, and trance to name a few. Look out for original music by Philip Chedid on Beatport, Itunes, and other digital stores.