From the desert heat of his country of origin to the winter rigours of Canada, Sultan has travelled a road in his image - out of the ordinary. After living in Kuwait, Cyprus and Egypt Sultan moved to Montreal, Canada in 1996 to persue an education in Mechanical Engineering and Business. Inspired by the vitality of the nightlife and his passion for music, he quickly immersed himself into the house scene of his adoptive city by discovering, amongst other things, the power of events such as Cream and the Hang the DJ Tour. Little by little, his interest for structures irrepressibly shifted from engineering to music.

In 1999, he purchased his first turntables together with the firm intention of standing out in a jungle of DJs. From the start, his approach was quite different since it was influenced by the multiple cultures assimilated in his native countries. While the Montreal scene had ears only for techno-accented house, Sultan became the most prominent representative of a style whose popularity remains embryonic - tribal/progressive house. This notwithstanding, he held tight to his convictions and slowly made his mark as the instigative force behind the progressive movement of the local scene. And the future would prove him right. The following year, his favourite music asserted itself as one of the most popular trends in the underground dance music scene.

His reputation quickly took root in solid ground when the Mix 96 radio station assigned him the 12-3 a.m. slot every Sunday night. In July 2000, Sultan became the weekly Level resident at club Living opening and playing alongside such DJs as Deep Dish, Sander Kleinenberg, Danny Howells, Saeed and Palash, Nick Warren, Lee Burridge and many more. The wheel - and vinyl - began seriously spinning.

In the wake of his DJ successes, Sultan created his own studio in the summer of 2001 in order to unleash his talent as a producer. Once again, the results were tremendous. His first-ever production, "Primal Instinct," was signed to Chug Records that same year and garnered much appraise. The door was open. He lept over the threshold with obvious pleasure and multiplied releases on various labels - including Deep Dish’s Yoshitoshi label and John Digweed's Bedrock Breaks Label. During the winter of 2001, he notably entered a studio collaboration with colleague Tone Depth (The Greek). Further to regularly calling on the vocal talent of singer Stephanie Vézina, Sultan now has more than 25 titles under his belt including releases under the aliases of Soul Tan and Jiva (Sultan and Nesha).

Sultan is currently presiding twice a month as resident of the prestigious Club Sona and international recognition is imminent whereas four of his productions (including a remix) have been featured on Global Underground 25: Toronto compilation by Deep Dish, which made its way to number one on the Billboard Dance Album Charts in the summer of 2003. Stay tuned: the sound of Sultan is irresistibly making its way to your ears.