In 2012, Fahad Ahmad had already been touring internationally for eight years as part of a DJ/production duo, but when he stepped out on his own as Measure Divide he truly found his voice as a DJ and producer of intelligent, uncommon techno. Simultaneously, the Karachi-born artist launched an events brand, Format, and went on to single-handedly revive the techno scene in his adopted city, Toronto, over the following decade. As a DJ, Ahmad has played everywhere from Berghain to Tresor to Under Club to Boiler Room Toronto. Under the Format banner, he has performed alongside and hosted some of the biggest names in techno, including Jeff Mills, Ben Sims, Perc and Paula Temple, and his productions have been supported by the likes of Ben Klock, Blawan, Cleric and Rodhad. There’s playfulness and experimentation in his unconventional arrangements, united by a fondness for crunch and distortion and an unwavering attention to detail. In 2021, after shelving his solo work for a period, Ahmad launched the new era of Measure Divide with his strongest music to date in the Green Parallel and Evidence of a Rhythmic Pattern EPs on Manchester label Clergy. Internationally respected as a prolific, talented producer and DJ and as a community builder, Ahmad is a true linchpin of Toronto’s techno scene, bringing the best of the world to the city and showing the best of the city to the world.