Originally aired on KALW's "Crosscurrents," January 17, 2015.
Reporter: Leila Day

You can find the accompanying article at http://kalw.org/post/problem-sounding-white. 

The problem with "sounding white"

Pablo has been involved in the electronic music scene for many years in which has seen him evolving from being a music enthusiast and raver to a creator and performer. Pablo’s music productions have featured on multiple compilations and labels including Recovery House, Subwoofer Records, Crossworlder Music, OneFold Digital, Club Session, RN2 and many more. 
Pablo’s passion for electronic music is shown in every carefully crafted production and every set he delivers, each to the highest standard. In recent years his music evolved to a next level and moved towards more deep, tech and industrial sounds, but still has maintained his signature sounds of melodic and deep groove.   
Coming from musician background provided him with a platform to express his influences, while breaking down the divisions in electronic music and showcasing the very best House music and crossover Techno sounds. Having many years experience behind the decks, Pablo has developed a skill which allows him to take a crowd on a journey with a combination of technical ability and track selection.

Socials:
https://www.twitter.com/PabloRivaMusic
http://www.mixcloud.com/pablo-riva/

Producer, musician, singer, and entrepreneur of Memphis, TN. Founder and CEO of ZMuzik Productions and Records where he is actively working on his life long vision to “Bring Passion Back To The Industry One Tune At A Time.” The current artists he is working with are 5 unique individuals within 3 varied genres of music. He created ZMuzik Records to provide a platform for independent and extremely talented artists that would not normally get an opportunity to be heard or can afford to pay for studio services.

Being raised in the church, Zandra began playing the organ and directing the choir as early as age seven. His talents lead his parents to begin his study of music in elementary school. His talents, quite impressive to his music teacher, directed him to Colonial Jr. High School where he entered the choir and began to study theory and different genres of music. There he learned to read sheet music, performed with the All West Tennessee Jr. High Honors Chorus comprised of the best students in the West Tennessee region, and his talents lead him to audition for Overton High School of the performing arts concert choir and was accepted.

Zandra was introduced to even more styles of music at Overton and participated in 6 of the 8 choirs there. He participated in Grammy’s In the School Jazz Choir, Solo and Ensemble, All State Honors Chorus in Tennessee, was one of the 12 vocalists in the jazz ensemble for 3 years, section leader of the tenor section, and vocally trained and coached numerous students and classmates. He also had the pleasure of working with award winning musicians and conductors such as Moses Hogan, Dr. Lulah Hedgeman, Tim Goodwin, Joyce Cobb, Richard Smallwood, and Orlanda Draper to name a few.

Post high school, Zandra continued his musical studies professionally at the University of Memphis in the Music Education Department. There he had a full performance schedule with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Leo Davis, and others within the city. To further his technical expertise and enhance his desire to be more technically skilled in music production, he went on to study Information Systems at Strayer University.

His perfected music genius can now be found in Memphis, TN where he is building musical dreams through music production and vocal coaching. There is no limit to what this southern gentleman has to offer to the music industry. He has a trained ear, a burning passion, and a love for any and everything that is MUSIC!

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Devon is the Senior Producer of "Philosophy Talk," Host/Producer of "Fog City Blues," Audio Editor of Climate One at the Commonwealth Club, and co-Producer of the Peabody Award-winning "Inside the National Recording Registry." He is an amateur steel-drummer and speaks over a dozen languages, some used by more than .01% of the world population. He is author of "The Paris Café Chronicle" (2005), "Strolecisms" (forthcoming), and a much-cited PhD dissertation on medieval Judeo-Portuguese.

The problem with "sounding white"

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