Human Rias

From entrancing dance floor melodies to intimate melancholy, powerful drum grooves to all-out ecstasy, Human Rias is someone who plays from the heart. His aim is to convey the emotions deep inside him, to join the dots between a broad array of genres.
From entrancing dance floor melodies to intimate moments of melancholy, powerful drum grooves to all-out ecstasy, Human Rias is someone who plays from the heart. His aim is always to convey the emotions deep inside him, to join the dots between a broad array of genres but always with a sense of storytelling that takes them somewhere new. He's been doing it on the world's biggest stages for the last six years and now his own personal productions are heightening the experience even further.

Human's Iranian heritage is important to him and to his signature sounds - it lends them a sense of enchantment and a different take on melody that always stands out. For that reason he is a DJ that leaves an indelible impression on all who hear him play, from Tomorrowland Festival to closing Sea Dance Festival's Main Stage to the more compact rooms of KitKat Club Berlin. He also holds the accolade of being the only artist to ever have both opened and closed Exit Festival's iconic Dance Area when he did so in 2022.

Anyone who has seen Human play at sunrise or sunset will know he has mastered the art of balancing light with dark and layering up synths to spine-tingling effect. He is now capturing that in the studio with his first solo productions arriving at the end of 2022 and the start of 2023. "I just want people to feel something," he says of his hugely personal new tracks. "I want to get them in the moment, to forget and to remember."

Also in the early part of 2023, Human will launch his own new label 7Rituals as a place to showcase the sort of music that he feels in his heart. That same sound is showcased at the Rituals party series he has held in Munich, where well-curated line-ups immerse people in quality underground house and techno. In his time, Human has also drawn upon his musical knowledge and industry experience while assisting the management of Ukrainian stars ARTBAT, working for Cosmopop, and as the former Creative Director of Mixed Munich Arts, a legendary German techno club that was one of the best in the country throughout the 2020s.

These days he is focused on his own new music, new label and continuing to DJ at the world's most revered clubs and festivals. Each one offers him a chance to share the music that comes from deep in his soul, and it's that realness that makes Human Rias the authentic artist that he is.