Darone Sassounian hails from Los Angeles, where he single-handedly runs the Rocky Hill label. His wide arsenal of tunes take inspiration from disco, soul, jazz, international obscurities of the 70’s and 80’s. In 2021, he released the highly acclaimed compilation ‘Silk Road: Journey of the Armenian Diaspora: 1971 - 1982’ on Terrestrial Funk, which got support from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Danilo Plessow, and Palms Trax. Beyond the productions housed on Rocky Hill, Darone holds down a monthly residency at Los Angeles hideaway Club Tee Gee and hosts a radio residency at Los Angeles’s highly acclaimed Dublab.