Darone Sassounian is the founder of a record label called Rocky Hill – it has become an outlet for his own music which is rooted in the foundations of Funk, Soul and Jazz. His ethos is based in trying to recreate the emotions and sounds of experiences during these times through new mechanisms – playing with the notion of House music and Broken Beat whilst staying true to the origins of the sound.

Based in Los Angeles he is a keen digger and in 2021, Darone released the celebrated compilation, “Silk Road: Journey of the Armenian Diaspora: 1971 – 1982” on Terrestrial Funk.

His own music is versatile and expressive – not overly tuned but meticulously crafted at the same time.

This mixtape acts similarly – featuring a collection of dancefloor focussed material which is driven and direct yet retains the raw, DIY aesthetic of those early moments in Funk.

Darone Sassounian: The Wednesday Alternative Mix

Metro Beirut Records co-founder & sound alchemist. 

Promoting all that sounds good, one track at a time.

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LA based selector and producer. Head of Rocky Hill.

EXTREMEÑO DE BADAJOZ/SP NACIDO EN 1986.
EMPIEZA A SEGUIR LA MUSICA ELECTRONICA ALLA POR LOS 90. CRIADO EN LAS FALDAS DE LA CABINA EN UNA DISCOTECA FAMILIAR (LUSMAT) ES DONDE ENTRA EN CONTACTO CON EL ARTE DE MEZCLAR Y SELECCIONAR MÚSICA.
DIFUSOR DEL ARTE, SELECTOR MUSICAL Y AMANTE DEL RITMO, FOMENTA DE MANERA AUTODIDACTA LA ELECTRONICA Y SU CULTURA EN EXTREMADURA. SUS INFLUENCIAS VIENEN DEL HOUSE,TECHNO,BREAK,NUDISCO,INDIE,FUNKY Y HIP HOP... ENTRE OTROS. 
POR EL 2010 EMPIEZA A HACER ECO MEZCLANDO SU MUSICA POR LA CABINA DEL MITICO CLUB ZIRKUS_CLUB (BADAJOZ) Y A PISAR LAS CABINAS DE LOS MEJORES CLUBS DE EXTREMADURA Y PARTE DE ESPAÑA,INCLUSO DEL PAIS VECINO PORTUGAL ADEMAS DE FESTIVALES COMO EL ZAYEK BEAT EN EL ALENTEJO PORTUGUES. UN DJ ALTERNATIVO, CON INFLUENCIAS DE TODOS LOS ESTILOS DE LA ELECTRONICA, CON GRAN CAPACIDAD DE ADAPTAR SUS SESIONES A CADA MOMENTO, CLUB, ETC...SIN PERDER SU ESENCIA.
BUEN GUSTO Y MADUREZ MUSICAL LE DESCRIBEN A LA PERFECCION!!

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