Please feel free to send all music submissions for the Sephardic Music Festival to:
dj handler
302 bedford ave
pmb 132
Brooklyn, NY 11211

NOTE: for press, sponsorship, inquiries, or to volunteer

EMAIL: djhandler@shemspeed.com with "Sephardic Fest!!!" in the subject

www.diwonmusic.com • www.myspace.com/diwonmusic • www.djhandler.com • www.myspace.com/djhandler

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PRESS:
Erez a.k.a. dj handler, who perofrms Yemenite and Sephardic Music as Diwon, is the founder and director of Shemspeed (largest, most diverse Jewish music site), Modular Mood Records (an independent record label), Hip Hop Sulha, and The Sephardic Music Festival. As the brains behind Modular Moods and many of the hyped parties in and around NYC, dj handler defies musical stereotypes. As a multicultural maestro, he spins a mix of Baile Funk and Afro Beat blended with 80's free style and hip hop, while incorporating Ashkenazic cantorial music and traditional Yemenite melodies. Since establishing Modular Moods in 2001, Erez strives to overcome the rigid classification of musical genres according to geographical, historical and cultural borders. His music incorporates an amalgam of tunes and melodies serving as a platform for multicultural exchange among artists, performers and audience members. He frequently collaborates with non-electronic musicians, creating textural fusions of live and recorded sound. dj handler's music, style, and presence get famous US clubs to resemble the craziest festivals abroad.

dj handler has performed with Lou Reed, Anthony Coleman, Daniel Carter, DJ Spooky, Matisyahu, MC Paul Barman, Spankrock, Steinski, and Idan Raichel, and countless others. dj handler took home the "Best DJ" Award at the 2006 JMA's; London Radio's 104.4 FM called him, "one of New York's hottest Jewish musicians;" The Village Voice stated that his work "as producer and DJ is among the most adventurous and banging on the new Jewish music scene;" the Jerusalem Post dubbed him, "Jewish music's multimedia mogul;" Forward listed him as one of the Top 50 "most influential Jews of 2007;" and Heeb Magazine listed him in their "Heeb Hundred." Erez resides and maintains his many companies, within the auditory heart of Brooklyn.