Bio

Sirus Hood is a French DJ, producer, and co-founder of Mood Child with Manda Moor, winner of Hype Label of the Year. He is revered for marrying the soul of classic Chicago house with a forward-thinking modern flair. With roots in Algiers and raised in Paris, he fell in love with house music at the age of 10 by devouring hard-to-find mixtapes from underground clubs. This early baptism gave Sirus a deep appreciation for the 1980s–90s Chicago house movement, from gritty warehouse beats to jackin’ ghetto grooves, as well as the Balearic spirit of Ibiza. He cites legends like Paul Johnson, DJ Deeon, DJ Sneak, DJ Pierre and Ron Hardy among his inspirations. That hall-of-fame list isn’t just talk; Sirus has actively worked to honour these pioneers, even teasing a future Chicago-inspired album created in collaboration with the legends who created House Music.

From the outset of his career, Sirus’s artistic integrity has set him apart. DJing since 18 and entirely self-taught, he initially shunned social media, determined to let the music speak for itself and build a grassroots following through word-of-mouth. “Our goal is not to make money or be mainstream. We just make what we feel… with a lot of passion,” he remarks, reflecting an ethos that prizes the underground over the commercial. In both his productions and DJ sets, he channels a raw, analog energy, preferring tracks that sound like unearthed ’90s gems, with dusty drum machine grooves and unpolished funk. “I like when it’s not clean… sometimes ghetto, other times funky… it can be any mood that I’m feeling,” he says of his music’s free-spirited vibe. This fearless, no-boundaries approach has become his signature, resonating with true house aficionados around the world.

Sirus’s dedication to purity hasn’t hindered his rise. It has fuelled it. He burst onto the global scene in 2014 with a string of hyped releases on tastemaker labels. His breakout Welcome to the Hood EP on Amine Edge & DANCE’s CUFF and the infectious Picture Picture quickly established him across Europe and opened the doors to Brazil. Soon after, Warning, released on Claude VonStroke’s Dirtybird, expanded that breakout into the US and solidified his international reach. These releases laid the foundation for a sound that is as timeless as it is functional: raw but polished, nostalgic yet future-ready. Subsequent tracks followed on Cajual (Green Velvet’s storied Chicago imprint), Solä, Rawthentic and Hot Creations, each reinforcing his place among the most consistent and respected names in underground house. In 2022, he released Trapped In on The Martinez Brothers’ label Cuttin’ Headz, marking a key moment in his catalogue and further expanding his reach in the US and international circuits. The following year, his remix of Manda Moor’s hit Picante on Hot Creations reached number 1 on Beatport’s Tech House charts in May 2023 — a defining moment that showcased both his groove-led instinct and his technical finesse.

By staying true to his roots, Sirus quickly cultivated a global presence. His work gained regular support from Jamie Jones, Marco Carola, Claude VonStroke and others. One early highlight saw him in front of thousands in Brazil, stunned to hear the crowd singing along to his tracks — a moment that symbolised just how far his music had travelled. He has since brought his sound to renowned clubs and festivals across Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. In Ibiza, Sirus was a Sankeys resident during the 2010s and has become a mainstay on the island’s most influential lineups. For summer 2025, he returns with a standout season: performing at ANTS Ushuaïa, Jamie Jones’ Paradise at the new UNVRS venue, Kerri Chandler’s curated night at Club Chinois, and Cova Santa. Whether it’s a sweaty Parisian basement or a sunrise set on the beach in Thailand, Sirus brings the same focused energy, grounded in the music, never the ego.

In 2022, he co-founded Mood Child alongside Manda Moor, an independent label and artistic platform that has grown into a movement. More than a record label, Mood Child is rooted in the idea that music should carry feeling, intention and identity. Its output is centred around full-length albums, either solo or multi-artist projects like Groovy Moods and Trippy Moods, curated with emotional depth and narrative flow. Sirus has played a central role in shaping the sonic direction of the label through his own releases across its various moods. His track Booty Side, part of an EP with Malikk, became a certified classic with its unmistakable Chicago house sample straight from the Dance Mania lineage. His EP with Trangaz featured two cult favourites — Ghetto Corazon and Boothy, the latter remixed by Manda Moor — that helped solidify Mood Child’s identity. Other standout tracks include UFO (Space Moods), Digital Flowers (Robotic Moods), Finca (Dark Moods), Brainless (Fonky Moods), Hot! (Gangsta Moods), Fugazi (Trippy Moods), Portuguese (Glitchy Moods) and Stop Playin (Groovy Moods). He has also released collaborations like Believe with Reboot and Wonderful, both expanding his creative palette while staying grounded in the Mood Child vision.

At the heart of the label is the Mood Edits series, a pioneering concept launched on Bandcamp in 2020. Each volume offers rare edits and DJ tools available only for a month before disappearing. The idea was born from Sirus’s own childhood memories of chasing down tapes that not everyone could find. Mood Edits recreates that sense of rarity and discovery, reintroducing the thrill of the hunt to a digital world drowning in content. The concept struck a nerve. Edits from the series became secret weapons for The Martinez Brothers, Loco Dice and others, gaining cult status and ultimately being pressed to vinyl in strictly limited runs. Sirus and Manda are firm believers in physicality. Their insistence on analog mastering and pressing delays wasn’t a problem, it was a statement. “We believe in scarcity, and we are huge vinyl lovers,” Sirus explains. “By definition, vinyl is limited.”

That respect for culture runs deep. In recent years, Sirus has crafted a series of unreleased collaborations with Chicago icons Paul Johnson, DJ Deeon and DJ Pierre. These tracks, raw, soulful and unfiltered, remain unreleased, played only by Carl Cox and a few close friends. With no scheduled release, they’ve become whispered gems, tracks you don’t hear, you stumble upon. They embody the lost art of patience, mystery and discretion in dance music — values that have long defined Sirus’s approach.

This uncompromising path has brought Mood Child not just cult status, but critical acclaim. In 2025, the label was crowned Hype Label of the Year at the Beatport Awards, having previously reached the number one spot in the platform’s trending charts. The award marked a quiet victory, not just for the label, but for everything it represents: artistry, independence and emotional truth.

Today, Sirus Hood stands as one of the most respected voices in contemporary house music. A connector of eras, a champion of vinyl and a curator of feeling. Artistically, he embodies the best of both worlds: a crate-digger’s reverence for the past and a digital-era innovator with vision. Culturally, he continues to revive values that once defined the underground: scarcity, authenticity, community. Sirus doesn’t just play house music. He protects it, evolves it, and reminds us why it matters.