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This week’s Select spotlight turns to Matt Merheb, one of the most exciting names emerging from Beirut’s new wave of electronic talent. As both a producer and selector, Merheb has steadily carved out a place within the region’s underground circuit through refined curation and club-driven house sets that are often imbued with soulful rhythms and high-energy tech cuts. Beyond Lebanon’s leading clubs, he has taken his sound to dancefloors across Madrid, Dubai, Doha, Paris, Amman, Egypt, and London’s Paloma and Gallery Club. Along the way, he has shared lineups with heavyweight international acts including Mathame, Pawsa, Dennis Cruz, and Andrea Oliva, further cementing his status as a rising force within the regional electronic scene.

Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna’s Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region’s freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt’s premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.

Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna’s Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region’s freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt’s premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.

Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna’s Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region’s freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt’s premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.

Amidst the coastal energy of El Gouna’s Red Sea shore, the 2025 edition of Sandbox Festival saw SceneNoise return with its latest iteration of #SelectBox - an intimate space carved out to amplify the raw talent of the region’s freshest upcoming selectors every year at Egypt’s premiere electronic music festival. Curated by SceneNoise, the lineups celebrate the depth and diversity of the region's electronic scene, providing a dedicated stage for DJs to showcase their unique sound identities. A sanctuary for discovery, #SelectBox has gained a cult following as a place where artists have the freedom to experiment and connect.

This week on SceneNoise’s Select series, we feature a set from the British-born Egyptian duo, Horrible. Known for a high-energy presence and a style that sits comfortably between house and techno, the pair have brought a consistent groove and a sharp ear for selection to every performance. Their Select set is a loose warm drift through some of their favorite recent house and ambient grooves, featuring eclectic tracks like Den Haas' 'Whatever It Is', Fred Everything - 'Here (Now)', and Coeo's 'I Can Never Be Yours'. To put simply, it's a morning set you put on when the calendar is empty, the light is coming in, and you’ve poured a drink and the crew is on the way.

This week on SceneNoise’s Select mix series, we have New York-based Egyptian selector Ayten. With a background spanning art, graphic, and motion design, Ayten treats DJing as an extension of her creative expression, blending sound, texture, and mood into a cohesive, sensory-driven experience shaped by a wide spectrum of cultural influences. For Select 384, Ayten delivers a hypnotic run through melodic house, anchored in deep, rolling grooves and slow-burning buildups that evoke as much introspection as a whole spectrum of movement on the dancefloor. The set features a refreshing selection of tracks like Stacie Fields’ ‘Mi Scusi’, Tino’s ‘Di Amore’, Nyra’s ‘Both of Us Knowing’, and Furz’s ‘Intergalactic Conexio’, moving between warmth and momentum, pairing soulful vocals with a steady rhythm that makes you wanna move.

This week on Select, rising Egyptian duo Paar Muzik steps in with a special mix. Made up of Karim Attallah and vocalist May Adam, the pair have been steadily carving out space within the local underground, known for immersive sets that sit at the crossroads of afro-house and tech-house. For Select 382, they lean into a warm, groove-led strain of tech-house, driven by rolling basslines, layered percussion, and tightly wound, hypnotic buildups, crafted for big rooms without losing their distinct touch.