Ardalan’s influences, growing up in Iran, range from early Daft Punk to old school techno. Moving to the United States and residing on the west-coast, he frequented numerous dirtybird parties, which was the catalyst that started him thinking about DJ'ing and music production, Since he was still under 21, this was his only ‘party’ experience; yet, it would provide enough momentum to set him up for future success. A few years later after a minimal investment in music production software, Ardalan’s dedication would pay off when he provided dirtybird’s founder, Justin Martin with a 10 minute demo. Justin thought the .