Eric Yaz

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Producer, DJ, and live performer Eric Yaz is recognized for his studio releases, DJ sets, and hardware-fueled Live Performances that take audiences on an uplifting, harmonically rich journey through deep, hypnotic techno and the syncopated machine soul of Detroit and the warm textures of deep underground house. In the studio, his catalog explores rolling low-end architecture, textured analog synthesis, and emotive chord structures engineered and tailored for the acoustics and raw bass, arps intimacy to lock the floor into an enduring, physical groove. He operates with distinct technical fluency across two performances. Behind the decks, his DJ sets are built on patient curation, acute room intuition, and sustained tension, locking dancefloors into long, hypnotic grooves. When performing live, Eric Yaz live rig is centered on a flexible workflow powered by Ableton, Maschine, and Traktor, deployed alongside Roland synthesizers, analog drum machines, and the distinct FM textures of the Elektron. This tactile configuration allows him to improvise live, deconstruct arrangements, sculpt frequencies, making each live performance an unrepeatable, reactive conversation with the room. Beyond performing, Yaz helps shape the regional landscape as the founder of Arpten events and co-founder of Poosh Records, alongside long-standing residency at Flash DC and Eaton Radio. shared stages with foundational icons and international heavyweights, including Kevin Saunderson, Eddie Fowlkes, Chris Liebing, Colin Benders, Enrico Sangiuliano, Pan-Pot, Rodriguez Jr., Saytek, Alex Stein, Drunken Kong, Pig & Dan, Dense & Pika, and Juliet Fox, backed by guest mixes for Electronic Groove, 6AM LA, and performed at events like Boiler Room, Gray Area, Kazbah and Focus to name a few. Eric Yaz's path remains centered on a timeless underground ethos: letting the music and machines do the talking, respecting the room, and guiding the dancefloor through an immersive, shared journey.