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RANK	SCORE ?	GENRE	LOCATION
38033	0	Breaks, House	San Francisco, US

DJ E+roll (egg roll) was born in Oakland, CA on August 29, 1971 as John-Michael Kyono. He currently resides in San Francisco and his area of expertise is Broken Beats, Nu Jazz and Gay Ass House.

E+Roll has been collecting records since he was 7 years old. The first records in his catalog were Puff the Magic Dragon and The Muppet Movie sound track. Since then he has moved into an awesome 50's Jazz collection, 70's Funk and has been an avid purchaser of 12" vinyl for the last 10 years. "I have a lot of old house music that sounds new but its 10 years old... the labels are all gone but good producing make the tracks timeless."

He caught the bug in 92' when he went to a Spundae New Years Eve party in SF. Then went to a Spundae weekly featuring "Dub-Tribe" and then "Wicked" with Jeno, Josh, Garth and Simon. The next thing you know... he won a settlement spent it on decks and a mixer. "Thank God. I still have a right hand" he explains, "I slipped in an office building with a beer bottle in my hand... and they offered me $1,200!!" The rest is history.

E+Roll has a residence in SF, owns the House of Shields Saloon and hosts a weekly party called "The Stylus Society" on Mondays in San Francisco. "The Party is dedicated to bringing art to the masses not just music." E+roll goes on to explain that he donates the space to artist every week to showcase their work and to keep them encouraged.

He tells me he is on a mission to bring back the TRUE House Vibe and good music to the people... "I like starting my sets off with broken beats and Nu-Jazz then picking it up an hour later and just follow the vibe." It is apparent that E+roll is on a mission based on his event flyer which reads "No Cover. No Drama. The only thing missing is you!"