VESSBROZ TALK MUSIC, MILESTONES AND THEIR NYE SHOW AT CAVO DUBAI

How would you describe where Vessbroz are creatively right now?

We finally feel like we’ve found our true identity as artists. We’ve created our own sound that we call Persian House. The whole idea is to take the music, melodies and culture we grew up with and bring them into modern electronic music.

We always joke that it’s like pizza with saffron on top! The base is House music, something everyone around the world can connect with, but then we add our own Persian and Middle Eastern flavors to it.

For us, it’s much more than just a genre. It’s a way to share where we come from with the rest of the world. And seeing people from completely different backgrounds connecting with it has honestly been one of the most beautiful parts of this journey.

How has your sound developed since you first began making music together?

Oh wow, it’s been a crazy journey! We grew up in Iran, where we didn’t have much exposure to international music. When we started our music career in Malaysia, around the age of 25, we literally had zero knowledge of music production.

Everything was new and exciting to us! We’d discover House music and want to make House. Then we’d hear Techno and want to make Techno. Then Trap, and the list goes on. For years, we were jumping from genre to genre, learning and experimenting. But looking back, we realized we were mostly trying to follow Western DJs instead of discovering who we really were.

At some point, we asked ourselves, why are we trying so hard to sound like everyone else when we have such a rich musical heritage of our own? That was a turning point for us.

We decided to end our chapter with Spinnin’ Records and go fully independent. We spent almost six months just experimenting and developing a sound that actually represented us. That’s how Persian House was born. And for the first time in our career, we feel like we’re not trying to be someone else. We’re finally being ourselves.
 

What is the creative process like between you as brothers, both in the studio and on stage?

The beautiful thing about being brothers is that we know each other so well, and luckily, we have different strengths! Armia is more of the songwriter and creative mind when it comes to melodies, lyrics and the initial concept of a track. He usually comes up with the musical ideas, and then Arsham takes those ideas and develops the production.

On stage, Armia is more focused on the mixing and the decks, while Arsham brings another layer to the performance by creating live mashups using samples, loops and different elements of our tracks while interacting with the crowd. So even if you’ve heard one of our songs before, you might experience it completely differently at our shows.

We also love improvising and surprising each other on stage. Sometimes one of us does something unexpected, and the other just goes with it. That’s part of the fun of performing together!

What inspires you when preparing for a major performance such as New Year’s Eve?

Dubai is actually one of the most exciting but also challenging places for us to perform, especially on New Year’s Eve. You have people from so many different cultures coming together. Persians, Arabs, Indians, Europeans and so many more.

The challenge is creating a musical journey where everyone feels included, but at the same time, they get to discover and experience music from cultures they might never have listened to before. House music is the foundation that connects everyone on the dance floor. But throughout the set, we bring in different cultural flavors, whether it’s Persian vocals, Arabic melodies, Indian influences or other sounds from the region.

We don’t want people to just hear music they already know. We want them to discover something new, dance together and feel connected, regardless of where they come from.

For us, that’s the beauty of music.

How are you approaching the countdown at CAVO, and have you already chosen the track that will welcome 2027?

First of all, we’re super excited to be back at CAVO! We played there this past summer, the show was sold out, and the energy was absolutely insane. So we already have a really good feeling about what New Year’s Eve is going to be like.

But the funny thing about our shows is that we never like to plan everything too much.

We usually prepare the first one or two tracks, but after that, we really follow the energy of the crowd. We watch how people react, what makes them dance, what surprises them, and then we build the journey from there. So choosing the exact track for midnight this far in advance is actually quite difficult!

What we can promise is that we’re bringing a lot of new music, special mashups and some surprises that we haven’t played before. And knowing the atmosphere at CAVO, we have a feeling this countdown is going to be something special!

What can fans expect from Vessbroz in 2027, both musically and beyond?

Honestly, 2026 has been one of the most emotional years of our career.

We started organizing our own Persian House events, and the response has been beyond anything we imagined. Seeing thousands of people coming together, singing along to our music and celebrating our culture gives us goosebumps every single time. We’re so grateful for everyone who has supported us and helped turn Persian House from an idea into something that is now reaching audiences around the world.

And for 2027, we want to take everything to the next level. We’re planning much bigger shows, more ambitious productions, collaborations with international artists and hopefully bringing Persian House to some of the biggest stages in the world.

But beyond the music, there’s something even more important to us. We want to show the world the beauty of Persian and Middle Eastern culture.

Unfortunately, when people hear about our region, it’s often through negative news headlines. But there’s so much more to our part of the world. We have incredibly rich histories, beautiful traditions, amazing music and so much creativity. We want to share that side of our culture with the world.

If two brothers who once knew nothing about music production can now travel the world sharing their heritage through music, imagine what’s possible for the next generation. For us, that’s what Persian House is really about. And we feel like we’re only getting started.