Michael Bibi
{{Short description|London based tech-house musician}}
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| years_active = 2011 -
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Michael James Lawrence Bibi{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/925951290 |title=DIFFERENT SIDE |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=March 20, 2025}} (born 1989 or 1990) is a London-based tech-house disc jockey and music producer, and co-founder of the Solid Grooves record label.
Biography
Bibi grew up in London, England. His mother is a dance teacher, and his father the blues guitarist Robin Bibi. Following a period travelling he became a disc jockey in 2011. Struggling to enter the industry, he began his own parties under the Solid Grooves brand. The parties were a success and he was booked to perform across London.
In 2013 he became acquainted with fellow DJ PAWSA, and in 2015 they together formed the Solid Grooves record label. At the time the tech-house music scene was becoming popular, and the new label tapped into this with its roster of artists at the vanguard.{{cite news |last1=Fielding |first1=Amy |title=PAWSA: tech-house, reimagined |url=https://djmag.com/longreads/pawsa-tech-house-reimagined-solid-grooves |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=DJ Mag |date=10 August 2021 |archive-date=28 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228165455/https://djmag.com/longreads/pawsa-tech-house-reimagined-solid-grooves |url-status=live }} At the DJ Mag Best of British awards 2023, Solid Grooves won in the "Best Label" category.{{cite news |title=These are the winners of DJ Mag's Best of British awards 2023 |url=https://djmag.com/news/these-are-winners-dj-mags-best-british-awards-2023 |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=DJ Mag |date=14 December 2023 |archive-date=21 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240121225322/https://djmag.com/news/these-are-winners-dj-mags-best-british-awards-2023 |url-status=live }}
In 2018 Bibi released the single "Hanging Tree", which featured a sample from the Hunger Games movie. The track was popular and went viral, which ended up putting him into the "superstar DJ" category. In 2020 Bibi was featured as the cover mix star for the April issue of the Mixmag magazine.{{cite news |title=The Cover Mix: Michael Bibi |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/cover-dj-mix-michael-bibi-dreamscape |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=Mixmag |date=16 March 2020 |archive-date=10 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810065320/https://mixmag.net/feature/cover-dj-mix-michael-bibi-dreamscape |url-status=live }} In June the same year he performed on BBC Radio 1, delivering a 2-hour session for the Pete Tong Essential Mix show.{{cite web |title=BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Essential Mix, Michael Bibi |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000k3pl |website=BBC |access-date=30 December 2024 |date=20 June 2020 |archive-date=20 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620065824/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000k3pl |url-status=live }}
Bibi was diagnosed with cancer in 2023, which, following treatment, was in remission by December that same year. He returned to live performing in 2024, including hosting the "One Life" event at Finsbury Park. "One Life" was attended by 45,000 people and raised {{Circa|£120,000}} for the Royal Marsden cancer charity.{{cite news |title=Coachella: DJ Michael Bibi on first show since cancer diagnosis |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-68824982 |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=BBC |date=16 April 2024 |archive-date=2 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502023456/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-68824982 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Buckle |first1=Becky |title=Watch Michael Bibi’s full set from charity festival One Life |url=https://mixmag.net/read/watch-michael-bibi-full-set-charity-festival-one-life-news |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=Mixmag |date=24 October 2024 |archive-date=25 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225183709/https://mixmag.net/read/watch-michael-bibi-full-set-charity-festival-one-life-news |url-status=live }} A collaboration with Alexa Sunshine Rose, "Sungazing", released in April 2025, was Bibi's first music release post-diagnosis.{{cite web |title=Michael Bibi returns with “miracle” new release ‘Sungazing’ |url=https://mixmag.net/read/michael-bibi-returns-miracle-new-release-sungazing-news |website=Mixmag |date=25 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=Michael Bibi returns with first new single in two years, ‘Sungazing (Electronic Mix)’: Listen |url=https://djmag.com/news/michael-bibi-returns-first-new-single-two-years-sungazing-electronic-mix-listen |website=DJ Mag |date=28 April 2025}}
=Awards=
Bibi won the "Best Tech House DJ" category at the 2019 DJ Awards.{{cite news |last1=Rymajdo |first1=Kamila |title=The unstoppable rise of Michael Bibi |url=https://mixmag.net/feature/michael-bibi-solid-grooves-tech-house-dj-cover-feature-interview |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=Mixmag |date=30 March 2020 |archive-date=30 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240830130551/https://mixmag.net/feature/michael-bibi-solid-grooves-tech-house-dj-cover-feature-interview |url-status=live }} At the 2024 ceremony, he won the "Play it Back" award for his "One Life" campaign in aid of cancer charities.{{cite web |title=The DJ Awards Make a Triumphant Comeback in Ibiza |url=https://edmidentity.com/2024/10/08/dj-awards-2024/ |website=EDM Identity |access-date=30 December 2024 |date=8 October 2024}}
Discography
- "Hanging Tree" (2018){{cite web |title=MICHAEL BIBI songs and albums |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/54717/michael-bibi/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=30 December 2024}}{{cite web |title=Michael Bibi - Hanging Tree - ultratop.be |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1bebeb/Michael-Bibi-Hanging-Tree |website=ultratop |access-date=30 December 2024 |archive-date=24 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624124515/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1bebeb/Michael-Bibi-Hanging-Tree |url-status=live }}
- "Sungazing" (2025)
See also
References
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Category:Musicians from London