Farid has been the owner-operator and music curator of Eighteenth Street Lounge in Washington, DC since it opened in 1995. He has over 25 years of entrepreneurial and management experience. Growing up in the outskirts of DC, Farid attended the University of Maryland. Realizing that music was his passion, he scored his first deejay gig in 1991. Farid went on to release multiple EPs, and 12” singles, followed by numerous appearances on various worldwide music compilations. He has two excellent 12" records titled Crowd Control and Dealer's Choice on ESL Music. His follow-up work Main Ingredient and Adventures On The Green Line were both released on Rhythm & Culture Recordings. He also collaborates on Disco edits under Chocolate City Tracks. ​