The first and original DJ Shahzad started to please dance floors as early as 1994, originally rooted in Denver, Colorado (USA). He was initially known for his representation of a forward thinking flavor of trance and house music far and wide across the United States and then from as far south as Panama (Central America) to as far north as Canada (North America). More than just delivering on a great DJ performance, he sold a message of unity that fans grew to believe in, as evidenced by his winning the #1 Trance DJ Award of the year 2000 from the Colorado Electronic Music Association. The awards were based on a popular democratic vote of the music scene statewide.