theo zanos
music profile
theo zanos
music profile
Born in northern Greece, Theo started off his journey to the house music
universe during the early 90s at local house and rave parties, where he
discovered the groove and started collecting the music he loved. After some
years he started djing in Thessaloniki and Halkidiki, Greece. Alongside his
brother, he earned
international acclaim in 1999 with the "Deep House Archives", a web project
devoted to quality dance music from the present and the past. DHA received
raving response from numerous djs and fans and at its peak DHA featured more
than 100 exclusive dj sets (among them Jason Bentley, Marco Carola, Neil
Quigley, Phil Cooper, Steve Mamman, and Yann Fontaine). Through his web project,
Theo interacted and collaborated with professional djs and producers and reached
out to a crowd dedicated to eclectic underground music, beyond the tight limits
of his country.
Moving to US soil and the city of Los Angeles in 2004, Theo continued to collect
and follow passionately underground electronic music. He revived the (by then)
defunct DHA project through his blog (dha2.blogspot.com) and started djing in
parties, lounges and bars all around town. With Christos Kedras, he established
the "Groove Kitty" nights, a series of evenings around Los Angeles, featured in
venues in Santa Monica, Hollywood and Beverly Hills. He also became a resident
dj and the digital marketing manager for Kapa Music. He continues to perform in
various places around the world, from California to Greece, from London to
Miami. He performed besides house music greats such as Jay-J, Mr V, Claude
Monnet, Samantha James, Justin Michael, Random Soul, Martin East and others.
Recently, he has been working alongside Martin East on several remixes and new
singles to be released soon.
A PhD in Biomedical Engineering himself, Theo loves to dj for what djing really
is:
the joy of educating the uninitiated and delighting the discerning.