He goes by the name of DJ Surge-N online, on websites, and on promotional CDs, but he is also known as Asad Naseem.

Asad was born in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire 1988. He has always enjoyed music since a kid and was always very interested in the different versions of a song that were made available to consumers on various media formats. He ended up buying CD singles (even ones that he didn't like) if they had remixes of the original track on them. Not surprisingly, he still does the same today! There has always been something about remixes that he's enjoyed and it began at the young age of 12. He became increasingly interested in the way videos were made by many artists, and why their songs in their corresponding videos were sometimes altered to the versions on the album. This also applied to tracks recieving radio airplay that differed from their corresponding album and/or single tracks whether it be differences in duration or mixing. Britney Spears' "(You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop Remix!)", which was released in 1997, is the track that fuelled this curiosity and has essentially resulted in the fine production you see here today.

Between 1998 and 1999, Asad began making his own simple little edits while attending primary school in Cardiff, South Wales. Sadly, in 2000, his to-be brother passed away in what was reported as a 'still-birth'. Consequently, the tragedy caused a change in atmosphere within his household. He changed. Music became his escape in an effort to take his mind off emotional issues at such a young age. It is no surprise that, as a result, music became an obsession that took him on a journey he'd never imagine, which still continues today.

The year 2001 was a new beginning for him as his now seven-year-old sister, Anya, was born and he moved to Motherwell, Scotland. It was here, in Motherwell, where he was given some professional audio software and equipment that allowed him to take his experimenting further. It wasn't until he moved to Auckland, New Zealand that his music skills became so much more refined than what they used to be. It was here he'd create his first remix, a remix which would become incredibly popular on the internet.

It was in New Zealand he became DJ Surge-N, different in that he did not DJ live, but instead produced and remixed at home. In November of 2004, he created one of his first projects using the editing skills he gained over the years. This project was called 'Tick-Toxic' and made an initially short yet extremely successful debut on the internet in January 2005. It was played on a radio station in New Zealand, and there were immense amounts of downloads for the track largely from fansites of the two artists involved in that particular project (Britney Spears and Gwen Stefani). A promotional video he made for the track made a very short debut on the internet around the same time and the feedback he recieved was generally very positive.

The 'Tick-Toxic' promotional video made a proper 'debut' in late 2006 on YouTube.com. The number of people viewing the video has been increasing rapidly everyday since the initial day of upload and has drawn over 1 million viewers on that remix alone! Viewers have shown their enthusiasm for the track with fantastic comments and ratings on YouTube, MySpace and Bebo. Now Asad has people requesting to download and purchase "Tick-Toxic", as well as his other mixes, from iTunes, to put onto their iPods everyday. As a bit of a treat to his fans, Asad re-released "Tick-Toxic" (the final version which underwent many changes) on April 29th, 2008, as soon as the original version of "Tick-Toxic" hit the 1 million mark. It's fantastic to hear that people enjoy this mix. Never would he have imagined the impact this mix, as a result of his growing audio expertise, would make to the online community.

From the year 2005 to present, he has produced many additional mash-ups and remixes, some of which remain unreleased until he decides to release these in the future. Of the mixes that he has released following the success of "Tick-Toxic", the majority of them have been extremely successful. He plans to release many more remixes in the future.

Aside from his greatest passion, music, one of Asad's other great passions is Science and Medicine. He is currently studying BSc (Biomedical Sciences) at the University of Auckland, in his second year. He enjoys athletic sports and swimming, and is a huge fan of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter heptology.

Look out for more great remixes coming your way soon!

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