Bio

Kuze has been into music since the beginning, and was raised on classical and jazz. Under the tutelage of world-renowned instructor Erna Gulabyan, he was able to explore music outside the traditional norms of American piano lessons. Upon discovery, he immediately connected with the mathematical structures of Johann Sebastian Bach, and the surreal artistic nature of Claude Debussy. He was with Gulabyan for over 10 years before it was time for a break.

After hearing the Chemical Brothers one night in 1993, there was no turning back. Kuze soon found out about other dance music genres and has since become known equally as both a house and drum n bass DJ. Kuze counts LTJ Bukem as his primary dnb DJ influence, and San Francisco legend Jeno, along with international superstar Danny Tenaglia for the house side of things.

“With piano, I committed my heart and soul for all those years, and it gave me a great foundation for what I can do as a DJ. DJ’ing now allows me to share tunes I love with the dancefloor and what I am feeling in the moment. Seeing people move to the beats and smile to the grooves and basslines never gets old.”

Moving to San Francisco a few years back has brought a plethora of DJ’ing opportunities for Kuze. He is a regular at the wildly popular Qool happy hour parties and performs at a variety of venues around the City, often at intimate Anu - one of San Francisco’s best DJ bars. Over the course of his career, Kuze has traveled to Europe, Canada, Hawaii, Oregon, and LA and has performed alongside top DJ’s including LTJ Bukem and MC Conrad, Chus and Ceballos, Photek, Luke Fair, Jondi and Spesh, Shimon, Jeno, Basic Operations, MC Armanni, Big Bud, Steve Gerrard, and Jonathan Lisle, just to name a few. In addition to gigging a few times each week, Kuze is editor and publisher of Nitewise, an online magazine distributed to over 150,000 Bay Area residents.

DJ Mix

“August 2006″
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Tracklist:
1. big bUd - Fuzzy (Cujo rmx)
2. Alix Perez + Specific - Under My Skin
3. big bUd – Can’t Hold Me Down (Basic Ops rmx)
4. Aquasky – Dezires (Marky + Bungle rmx)
5. big bUd – bUdapest (Limewire rmx)
6. Redeyes – Community
7. Insiders – Breakup
8. CLS & Wax – Dead Awaken
9. TC – Flip Flops
10. Mist:ical – Memory Jog
11. Calibre – Same Ole
12. Method One + Stunna – Memento
13. D Bridge + Artificial Intelligence – Odessa
14. big bUd + DJ Red – 10 Paces
15. Calibre – Still
16. Tayla + Furney – 25 to Life

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