Shane 54

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Shane 54 (Előd Császár)
[Shane 54]
Country	Hungary
Years active	[1992 - present]
Genres	Pop, Trance
Labels	Gesture Music

Known for his mashups, bootlegs and remixes, Shane 54 (Előd Császár, IPA: [ɛløːd tʃaːsaːr]) is a Budapest-based dance music producer / dj. He remixed such leading acts as Paul Oakenfold, Above & Beyond and Lange amongst others, worked with labels like Vandit, Anjunabeats, Nebula, AVEX Japan, Logic US or Lost Language just to name a few.

As a dj, he long lost his record case, plays with a laptop, often creating his own mashups in clubs on the fly. He plays outside Hungary quite frequently, he had gigs in Switzerland, USA, Finland, Germany, Holland, Slovenia, Spain and France. His weekly radioshows broadcasted on Hungary’s Roxy FM, ETN.FM in America & Trancetream.fm

He also has a TV show: “Laptop Dj” (broadcasted on Cool TV Hungary), is a mixture about the international dance music scene, catching him travelling around the world, to meet artists, djs and interesting people.

[edit] Public uproar in Hungary after a mortal accident

He caused a car accident driving at around 100 km/h in Budapest on 17 December 1998, killing a policeman. Although it was obvious that he caused the accident, he was not sentenced to imprisonment. That resulted in public uproar and ruined his career in Hungary.