Rooz

Origin: Tehran, Iran
Years Playing: 10 years
Style: Underground style house, tech-house, techno and electro. Where house, techno, prog and minimal collide.
Affiliation: DJRooz.com | DeepBlue | Hi-Tech Soul

The track/DJ/party that made me want to be a DJ was:
Hearing David Garcia and Richard Vission rock the house at 715 Harrison with their underground house set.

Influences:
Non-dance music influences: Doors, Sepultura, Vangelize, Kraftwerk. Dance Music influences: Derrick May, Seb Fontaine, Darren Emerson, Steve Lawler, Lee Burridge

I got my first break:
Residency spinning at Re-Cycle at 550 Barneveld back in 2000

Some DJs I like playing with are:
Derrick May, Derrick Carter, Stacey Pullen, Steve Lawler

Favorite thing about the SF scene:
Very European and open minded to creative and forward thinking dance music

Least favorite thing about the SF scene:
The 2pm liquor deadline

My favorite SF party is/was:
ComeUnity at 1015 Folsom

My favorite Club to play in is:
I dont have just one favorite because it changes alot over time. Sir Henrys in Cork (Ireland) was completetly off the hook, but closed recently. La Terraza in Barcelona is great. The 'good vibrations' outdoor daytime festival tour in Australia use to be rockin! Lokita in Mallorca is always off the hook! DEEP in LA is always great as well. There are just too many to name.

If I could put together MY dream music festival, the Entertainment would be:
Outdoor ocean view dance music fesitval in Maui, Hawaii with 3 stages.  Room 1: Derrick May, Carl Craig, Darren Emerson, Laurant Garnier and me.  Room 2: Steve Lawler, Lee Burridge and Hernan Cattaneo. Room 3: Derrick Carter, Mark Farina and Miguel Migs.

If I couldn't play records I would probably be a professional:
Software Engineer

I want to thank these people for helping me get this far:
My parents, Tiffany, Bo, Radyar, Sina, DJ Seven, Nicole Doherty, Michael Anthony & supperclub staff, Taj and 1015, Manny (M3), Vessel (Gordi & Sunwoo), George, Ross and RubySkye staff, Paul Hemming

My motto is:
"Hard times and working hard will only make you stronger"