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"Deerhoof is a Noise rock band from San Francisco. Deerhoof was formed in 1994 by Rob Fisk and Greg Saunier. At the time, both were members of the band Nitre Pit and would meet before practice to work on their own material, with Fisk playing bass and Saunier on drums. It was Fisk who came up with the name 'Deerhoof'. The two played at the Yogo-A-Gogo festival in Olympia, where Kill Rock Stars founder Slim Moon discovered them. In 1995, Kill Rock Stars released the band's first 7', 'Return Of The Wood M'lady'.

In 1996, Satomi Matsuzaki moved from Tokyo to San Francisco. A member of the band Caroliner (who Matsuzaki met while they toured Japan) played her the 7' and she decided to join Fisk and Saunier, who were looking for a vocalist at the time. Her first experience with the band was singing into a strange microphone Fisk had constructed out of walkman headphones. Like most members in the history of Deerhoof, she had no formal music training (Saunier studied music and sang in barbershop quartets as a child). At some point, Saunier and Matsuzaki married.

In September 2006, Deerhoof announced that their forthcoming album, entitled Friend Opportunity, will be released on January 23, 2007 on Kill Rock Stars/5RC. The album was recorded in John's bedroom with some overdubbing done at Tiny Telephone with Jay and Ian Pellicci. The band has been touring throughout Fall 2006, including a stop in North Haven, Maine, where a middle school produced a ballet version of Milk Man. Deerhoof is also currently working with composer Ed Shearmer on the soundtrack to the upcoming film 'Dedication'.

Deerhoof has toured with such bands as Unwound, TV on the Radio, The Roots, Radiohead, The Flaming Lips, and The Fiery Furnaces. When not on the road, Saunier and Matsuzaki live in San Francisco while Dieterich lives in Oakland."

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