Head Nodders

Head Nodders is comprised of Ali Sweidan and Danielle Bakhazi who met while sharing a residency after separate lifetimes in Montreal, Dubai and Lebanon. They were drawn together by eerily parallel journeys of musical taste and a shared love of movie soundtracks. Today their residency is in adjoining homes, one spic and span, the other a jungle of disarray, where they are out-nerded only by their wives and where the music breaks for bouts of competitive cooking to share. As DJs first and foremost, they are most often found at Stereobar or Salon Daome, though in over 7 years together, they have run the gamut of Montreal's hottest clubs and its coldest rave (with some sketchy lofts in between), and shared the decks with artists from Chaim to Art Department, Hunter/Game to Josh Wink along with a great portion of Montreal's finest local heroes. This versatility, shades lighter or darker, bigger or smaller, curated for the time, place and lineup, has established their reputation as gracious openers and exhilarating closers. To their broad and diverse following, they are held as rare treats and trusted favourites. Head Nodders are a friendly twosome, and their sound is warm: a colourful blend of tech house, deep house and techno grooving. They build their moments with the artful patience to deploy them ripe and ready. When they earn control of their crowd, they drive a smooth ride on the scenic route, climb and dip, wind and coast, saturate and release back to basics again. What's around the corner may be shameless, sexy, moving or grand but a signature cohesion will always stitch it together seamlessly with the ebb and flow of sweaty dance floor momentum. As new producers, Head Nodders are crafting tracks that, like their DJ sets, remain fiercely loyal to both body and brain. By embedding cerebral melodies through groovy rhythmic frameworks, they keep the feet moving and mind absorbed. Pulling soul from East and West, inspiration from the stories of ballet to the cycles of a dishwasher, their tracks having been coming together with characteristic vibe at the intersection of brow wrinkling and booty wiggling. After their first work saw the light of 2015, look out for a budding slate coming down the pipe. ~ Head Nodders est un duo comprenant Sweidan et Dani Drops. Après leur rencontre lors d’une résidence, il ne leur a pas fallu beaucoup de temps pour se rendre compte de leurs goûts musicaux similaires. La paire partage les platines depuis deux ans dans divers clubs et événements de la scène montréalaise underground. Les Head Nodders adorent combiner leur technique avec un instinct ravageur et créatif pour créer leur signature. En incorporant les anciennes et récentes influences du techno et du deep house, ils auront de quoi vous faire bouger la tête. Good music makes you frown.