Stan is born on August 31st 1971 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He start playing drums at the age of five, and by the time he was fifteen, he was already playing in progressive rock bands. The young man Stan moved to Miami in 1991 and start DJing in 1996 at the famous clubs of South Beach, such as “The Living Room”, “Opium”, “Prive”, and many more. This led to his involvement in production, and he released his first record in 1999.
As one of the masterminds behind such projects as Casa Flava, Casa Mecca, The Deep, The Riders, Sonic Vibe, Casa Bulga, and Future Mode. Stan has previously released tracks on Plastic Fantastic, Plastica, Rise, Manana, Tone Control, SFP, Deep Touch, Sosound, and Dutchie. He has also created remixes for Soma, Atlantic, SFP and Dutchie, to name but a few. His music is favoured by a number of well known DJ’s and Producers, who have licensed tracks for their mix compilations. They include Paul Oakenfold, Hernan Cattaneo, Chus & david Penn, and the famed “Renaissance presents” series.
Stan has also taken his music outside the nightclub and record stores of the world to have a track featured in the hit TV series CSI: MIAMI for the second year in a row. And if that isn’t enough he is one of the highest selling artists on Beatport. Stan Kolev’s rhythms, melodies, and overall production capture the progressive house sound perfectly. |
