Omid Nourizadeh, known professionally as Omid 16B, is a British-Iranian electronic music producer, composer, and DJ based in London. Born in Tehran and raised in London, he is recognized as a pioneer of the tech house genre. Omid's musical journey began with a passion for rock music, drawing inspiration from artists like Jimi Hendrix and The Cure. Transitioning to electronic music in the early 1990s, he founded the deep-house label Alola Records in 1994, followed by the tech-house driven Disclosure imprint in 1995, and later SexOnWax Recordings in 2002. His acclaimed discography includes albums such as "Sounds from Another Room" (1998) and "How to Live 100 Years" (2002). As a DJ, Omid has performed globally, sharing stages with renowned artists and contributing significantly to the evolution of electronic music. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omid_16B?utm_source=openai))