Perth DJ and Death Disco Co-Founder Andrei Maz Dies Aged 55
Musician Andrei Mazandarani, known as Andrei Maz, has died following an eight-week battle with gallbladder cancer.
Perth musician and DJ Andrei Mazandarani, best known as Andrei Maz and as co-founder of Death Disco, has died aged 55.
According to 7NEWS, Mazandarani died in hospital in Perth on 21 September following an eight-week battle with gallbladder cancer.
His family paid tribute to him in a message shared by his younger brother Anton on the family’s GoFundMe page, remembering him as a husband, father, friend and mentor who brought joy to thousands through music.
Mazandarani was a familiar figure in Perth’s live music and club scenes. Alongside Anton, he ran Death Disco at Amplifier Bar and Capitol, hosting 620 consecutive Saturday-night parties between 2007 and 2019.
The night’s Perth history began earlier, at The Flying Scotsman between 2005 and 2007. In a 2017 interview with Pilerats, republished by The Music, Anton recalled securing permission to establish a local version of the London club night after meeting its founders, Danny Watson and Creation Records’ Alan McGee.
“There wasn’t a dance floor he couldn’t fill,” Anton told 7NEWS.
Reflecting on Death Disco’s run in a 2019 retrospective, Andrei described its purpose as: “Hopefully providing the soundtracks to a million great nights out, trying to be as inclusive and joyous as possible to bring people together.”
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His band and DJ careers overlapped. In 1990, he became the vocalist of Yummy Fur alongside his brothers and friends. The band later became known as Six Mile High.
The group signed with Columbia Records and moved to Melbourne before relocating to the UK. During those band years, Mazandarani was already DJing before and after their live performances, setting the mood and keeping the party going afterwards.
“DJing paid better than being in a band!” he recalled in the 2017 interview.
Mazandarani returned to Western Australia in 2004 and went on to hold DJ residencies across Perth.
His brother Jerome reflected on those years in a personal tribute, remembering the commitment he brought to every set.
“It didn’t matter whether the room was packed or five people were nursing a beer. He gave it everything,” Jerome wrote.
Anton has established a GoFundMe campaign to help cover funeral expenses and support the family. The fundraiser notes that Mazandarani worked as a self-employed musician and DJ and was his family’s primary income earner.
Mazandarani is survived by his wife Louise and their children Ruby and Jude.
