House on the Hill is the creative vision of San Francisco based DJ and producer Ed Mazur. In addition to its original concept as a studio, House on the Hill is also a label and hosts events.
Ed Mazur’s music reflects a diverse range of influences acquired through living and traveling across America. Born in New York City, he grew up on Long Island, developing early interests in rock and hip hop. He graduated high school in Nashville and attended college in Miami, where he took up guitar and later keyboards. After graduating, he returned to Nashville and discovered the city’s local and underground music scene. His next stop was Boulder, Colorado, where he spent a few years playing guitar in rock oriented projects in his home studio. During that time, he discovered the wonders of house and techno while attending underground parties. He then began to refocus his studio efforts into making dance music and before long, he was learning to DJ as well. In 2001, he took a year long road trip up and down the coast of California and discovered what the West Coast had to offer as his love for dance music began to focus on house. Shortly after, he permanently settled in San Francisco to devote himself to house music, enticed by the creative energy of the City by the Bay and its vibrant music and party scene.
As a DJ, Ed doesn’t like purism and throws down anything from deep soulful house to bangin’ underground house with the occasional techno, minimal or breaks tracks thrown in as well. His favorite music fuses the creative sound design and driving beats of techno and breaks with the soulful, organic funky grooves of house. He also loves remixes and more song oriented orignal house. He has played at most of the major San Francisco clubs as well as many underground parties. In 2004, he helped put together a float for the first ever American Love Parade alongside techno legends Jon Selway and Christian Smith. For the last five years he has played epic sets to capacity crowds at the Green Gorilla Lounge camp during Burning Man. In October , he will make his international debut at the 2010 Amsterdam Dance Event.
Ed also shines as a producer. As a producer, his work leans towards the techy side of house but with strong funk influences and organic sounds mixed in. Newer projects have increasingly featured greater live instrumentation and vocals. He first gained attention for his remix of Radiohead’s “Punchup at a Wedding” on the Fresh Press imprint which has received widespread play. 2008 saw the launch of his label, House on the Hill to showcase the rich variety of sounds in the spectrum of house.. Initial releases have focused on his own music and collaborations with other artists such as Laron (aka Swan) and Emily Fox, His third release, “View From Within”, received widespread play in clubs and was featured on radio on many top European dance radio stations, including Ibiza Global Radio, Berlin FM, Ministry of Sound Radio, and more. The label’s fourth release due for release in early October, “It’s All About” , includes a remix by London house music superstar Giom.