Aly & Fila
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Aly & Fila is an Egypt
ian trance music
duo made up of Aly Amr Fathalah (aka Aly) and Fadi Wassef Naguib (aka Fila). They host an internet radio show every Monday on Digitally Imported
radio, called Future Sound of Egypt.
ian duo, were both born in 1981 and have known each other since kindergarten. After falling in love with the music of Paul Van Dyk
, Steve Helstrip and Chicane
they built their first small studio and started doing electronic music and djing from 1999. After establishing themselves in Egypt they decided to go international. In 2002, they signed with the German record label, Euphonic Records. Their first release, "Eye of Horus" received huge airplay from the likes of Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, DJ Tiësto and many others. The track was licensed to Fundamental Recordings in Holland and reached number 4 position in the Dutch Dance charts.
After finishing their contract with Euphonic Records, Fila met with Andy Prinz and they decided to launch their first sublabel of Offshore. Upcoming Egyptian releases would follow. Their first release through Offshore Music Switzerland / AP Pro Audio "Spirit of Ka" made it on numerous playlists.
They have played alongside Armin Van Buuren in A State of Trance
episode 300, episode 350, episode 400, episode 450 and episode 500. Aly & Fila were guest DJ at Armin’s A State of Trance 500 Events for 5th year in a row, playing Den Bosch on April 9 and Sydney on April 16. Aly & Fila are the only DJ's besides Armin van Buuren and Markus Schulz to play all 5 years in a row!
They have been voted among the top 100 DJs on DJ Mag three times. They ranked number 111 in 2007, 31 in 2008, 22 in 2009 and 20 in 2010. Also, #11 on Trance Addict's top 250 Djs Poll in 2010.
The duo have opened a new record label by the year 2009, naming it like the radio show "Future Sound of Egypt" Recordings. The record label signed up various well-known DJs such as Sean Tyas
, Bjorn Akesson and Neptune project. They have, also, signed up different upcoming Egyptian trance DJs such as Philippe el Sisi, Mohamed Ragab and Brave.
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian trance music
Trance music
Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that developed in the 1990s.:251 It is generally characterized by a tempo of between 125 and 150 bpm,:252 repeating melodic synthesizer phrases, and a musical form that builds up and breaks down throughout a track...
duo made up of Aly Amr Fathalah (aka Aly) and Fadi Wassef Naguib (aka Fila). They host an internet radio show every Monday on Digitally Imported
Digitally Imported
Digitally Imported is an Internet radio broadcaster playing various types of electronic dance music including trance, progressive techno, eurodance and house across 38 separate streaming channels. It was founded in 1999 as a hobby project by Ari Shohat and was one of the first internet radio...
radio, called Future Sound of Egypt.
History
Aly Amr Fathalah (Aly) and Fadi Wassef Naguib (Fila), the EgyptEgypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian duo, were both born in 1981 and have known each other since kindergarten. After falling in love with the music of Paul Van Dyk
Paul van Dyk
Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer...
, Steve Helstrip and Chicane
Chicane (recording artist)
Chicane is a British electronic dance music act, and the guise of British musician, composer, songwriter and record producer, Nicholas Bracegirdle....
they built their first small studio and started doing electronic music and djing from 1999. After establishing themselves in Egypt they decided to go international. In 2002, they signed with the German record label, Euphonic Records. Their first release, "Eye of Horus" received huge airplay from the likes of Paul Van Dyk, Armin Van Buuren, DJ Tiësto and many others. The track was licensed to Fundamental Recordings in Holland and reached number 4 position in the Dutch Dance charts.
After finishing their contract with Euphonic Records, Fila met with Andy Prinz and they decided to launch their first sublabel of Offshore. Upcoming Egyptian releases would follow. Their first release through Offshore Music Switzerland / AP Pro Audio "Spirit of Ka" made it on numerous playlists.
They have played alongside Armin Van Buuren in A State of Trance
A State of Trance
A State Of Trance is the title of a weekly radio show hosted by prominent trance producer DJ Armin van Buuren. First airing in March 2001 on ID&T Radio , the show takes the format of a two hour mix in which he plays new trance music, both promotional and commercially released...
episode 300, episode 350, episode 400, episode 450 and episode 500. Aly & Fila were guest DJ at Armin’s A State of Trance 500 Events for 5th year in a row, playing Den Bosch on April 9 and Sydney on April 16. Aly & Fila are the only DJ's besides Armin van Buuren and Markus Schulz to play all 5 years in a row!
They have been voted among the top 100 DJs on DJ Mag three times. They ranked number 111 in 2007, 31 in 2008, 22 in 2009 and 20 in 2010. Also, #11 on Trance Addict's top 250 Djs Poll in 2010.
The duo have opened a new record label by the year 2009, naming it like the radio show "Future Sound of Egypt" Recordings. The record label signed up various well-known DJs such as Sean Tyas
Sean Tyas
Sean Tyas is an American DJ and electronic music producer. The genre of his productions and DJ sets can be broadly categorized as trance.Sean's music receives regular airtime on radio shows such as Armin van Buuren's "A State of Trance," Above & Beyond's "Trance Around the World," and his own show,...
, Bjorn Akesson and Neptune project. They have, also, signed up different upcoming Egyptian trance DJs such as Philippe el Sisi, Mohamed Ragab and Brave.
Studio albums
- 2010 Rising SunRising Sun (Aly & Fila album)Rising Sun is the debut studio album of the Egyptian trance music duo Aly & Fila. It was released on May 28th 2010, alongside an album of extended mixes. The release of a remix album followed a year later in June 2010.-Tracklisting:...
- 2011 Rising Sun (The Remixes)
Compilation albums
- 2008 TranceWorld Vol. 2
- 2010 Future Sound of Egypt Vol. 1
- 2011 Future Sound of Egypt Vol. 2
Productions
- 2003 Eye of Horus
- 2005 Spirit of Ka
- 2007 Ankh - Breath of Life
- 2007 Thebes
- 2008 Lost Language
- 2008 Key of Life
- 2008 Dynasty
- 2009 Khepera
- 2009 Rosaires
- 2010 My Mind is with You (feat. Denise Rivera)
- 2010 Listening (feat. Josie)
- 2010 I Can Hear You (feat. Sue McLaren)
- 2011 Paradise (feat. Tiff LaceyTiff LaceyTiff Lacey is a singer/songwriter from Crayford, Kent, England, and the vocalist behind many trance and house hits. Except for her vocal abilities, she's also known for the fact that she usually writes lyrics that differ considerably from the standard hooks in the genre.-Singing career:Tiff Lacey...
) - 2011 We Control the Sunlight (feat. Jwaydan)
- 2011 Freedom
- 2011 Still (feat. Sue McLaren)
- 2011 200 (FSOE 200 Anthem)
Coproductions
- 2007 - Aly & Fila Vs FKN feat Jahala - How Long
- 2007 - Aly & Fila Vs Amadeus - A Dream Of Peace
- 2009 - John O'Callaghan & Aly & Fila - Megalithic
- 2010 - Aly & Fila Vs Bjorn Akesson - Perfect Red
- 2010 - Aly & Fila Vs Activa - Medellin
- 2010 - Aly & Fila Vs Philippe El Sisi feat. Senadee - Without You (The Never Knowing)
- 2011 - Bjorn Akesson feat. Jwaydan - Xantic (Aly & Fila Vs Bjorn Akesson Remix)
Remixes
- 2004 Audioplacid - Diving (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2005 York - Iceflowers (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2005 Filo & Peri meet Mike Foyle - Luana (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2006 The Thrillseekers Feat. Gina Dootson - By Your Side (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2006 Tatana - Interview With An Angel (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2006 Miguel Sassot - Empty (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2006 York Feat. Asheni - Mercury Rising (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2006 Magic Island - Paradise (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 Lost Witness vs. Sassot - Whatever (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 FKN Feat. Jahala - Why (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 Deems - Tears Of Hope (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 Mark Eteson & Jon Prior - Dynamic Stability (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 DT8 Project - Hold Me Till The End (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 DJ Atmospherik - You Owe Me (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 Andy Prinz With Naama Hillman - Quiet Of Mind (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 Mr. Sam featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw - Split (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 Abbott & Chambers - Never After (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 Six Senses Pres. Xposure - Niagara (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 Ben Gold - Roll Cage (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2007 Majera - Velvet Sun (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2008 Mungo - Summer Blush (Aly & Fila Rework)
- 2008 Armin van Buuren ft. Susana - If You Should Go (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2008 Tarja TurunenTarja TurunenTarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli is a Finnish singer-songwriter and composer. She is a full lyric soprano and has a vocal range of three octaves....
- The Reign (Aly & Fila Remix) - 2008 Lange - Out Of The Sky (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2008 Ben Gold feat. SenadeeSenadee-Background:Verdi was born in Tehran, Iran two years after The Iranian Revolution on 13 December 1981. His family left the country sometime around the mid-1980s to pursue a life in the United Kingdom. After spending around 8 months in Paris, the family moved to the South-East London suburb of...
- Say the Words (Aly & Fila Remix) - 2008 DJ ShahDJ ShahRoger Shah is a German electronic music composer and producer.-Biography:Early History: Born in Esslingen in southern Germany to a German mother and a Pakistani father. His brother is Pedro del Mar, also a Trance DJ, hosts a bi-weekly vocal trance show called Mellomania...
ft. Adrina Thorpe - Back To You (Aly & Fila Remix) - 2008 Filo & PeriFilo & PeriFilo & Peri are American DJs/trance producers, real names Domenick Filopei and Bo Pericic. Their style is best categorized as uplifting trance, but it also incorporates elements of progressive and techno.-Career:...
ft. Eric Lumiere - Shine On (Aly & Fila Remix) - 2008 Rapid Eye - Circa Forever (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2008 Aly & Fila vs. FKN feat. Jahala - How Long (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2008 DJ ShahDJ ShahRoger Shah is a German electronic music composer and producer.-Biography:Early History: Born in Esslingen in southern Germany to a German mother and a Pakistani father. His brother is Pedro del Mar, also a Trance DJ, hosts a bi-weekly vocal trance show called Mellomania...
a.k.a SunloungerSunloungerA sunlounger, also called a chaise longue in the U.S., is an article of patio, garden, swimming pool deck, or beach-side outdoor furniture....
feat Zara - Lost (Aly & Fila Remix) - 2008 Ferry Corsten - Galaxia (Aly & Fila Rework)
- 2008 DNS Project Pres. Whiteglow - Airbourne (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2009 Vast Vision feat. Fisher - Everything (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2009 Neptune Project - Aztec (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2009 Philippe El Sisi feat Aminda - You Never Know (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2009 Sly One - This Late Stage (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2010 Leon Bolier - Shimamoto (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2010 Max Graham feat. Ana Criado - Nothing Else Matters (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2010 Nacho Chapado & SMAZ feat. Sue McLaren - Between Heaven and Earth (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2010 Solarstone - Touchstone (Aly & Fila remix)
- 2010 Gaia - Aisha (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2010 John Askew - Intimate Strangers (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2011 Sied van Riel feat. Nicole McKenna - Stealing Time (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2011 Ayumi Hamasaki - Days (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2011 Ayumi Hamasaki - Days (Aly & Fila Dub Mix)
- 2011 Protoculture feat. Shannon Hurley – Sun Gone Down (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2011 Mandala Bros - Return To India (Aly & Fila Remix)
- 2011 Joel Hirsch & Dustin Allen – Alive (Aly & Fila Remix)