What do you get when, by way of a tiny mountain space-port called Crestone, Colorado you criss-cross the paths, of two August born creative-genius space travellers?
LIONZZ.

The musical project is the inter-dimensional space baby of Berlin based actress, singer-songwriter Zsa Zsa Inci and Los Angeles based music producer, composer and sound designer Justin Walden. 

The term “based” being loosely used here since the two have been on separate creative pilgrimages the last five years that have taken them all over the globe. And in a tale that exemplifies the Chinese thread of destiny philosophy, brought them together in 2013. Zsa Zsa while working as the lead actress on her first US feature film was brought to the attention of Justin Walden while he was doing sound design for the same film. Marc n Cleo is a top secret film project expected to be released 2015 that will debut their new and unique eclectic electro-punk dance sound as a major part of the films character, much to the delight of the films director producer, A. Raven Cruz. The three have spent the better part of 2014 editing their film and recording, sometimes across oceans, several tracks that will be included in the films soundtrack and comprise some of their debut album titled “Rebela.” 

Huddled away in a tiny high desert town in north-eastern Arizona, the Lionzz have been in the studio day and night distilling a new sound from the varying influences that have penetrated the psychic field of both these artists. 

Born of rock-star parents, Justin from an R&B megahit songwriter and Zsa Zsa from a German-Turk rock duo that involved her mom and dad. Zsa Zsa was born in the mid 90’s and before meeting Justin, was most comfortable with only a guitar and her delicately-dreamy but powerful voice, while Justin born in 1970 is a master of the studio and a lover of all things that make noise, a modern day Samurai-composer with the skill to create and manipulate everything that makes a waveform. Somehow the two have found an auspicious and I dare say magical platform of common ground (afloat in the cosmos mind you) from which to broadcast their genius into a single powerful voice, despite the vastly different musical eras in which they were steeped.

The result is a refreshingly new yet totally familiar, heart penetrating and all together mind blowing sound called for now, simply… LIONZZ. 




ame / frank wiedemann / schwarzmann
/ bigamo record label

hi everyone.
Just to let you know: 
I DON'T ANSWER EMAILS HERE!! Too many social networks are not good for my health ;-)
Cheers.
Frank.

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if i had practiced for my piano lessons as a kid i probably would have played jazz now.

dj phono 
has no fear of failing, for if he shall fail it will be with utter jubilation. he has nothing to loose, but is willing to risk everything. this makes him uncomfortable and unpredictable for all those who dare nothing in life. one thought that never troubles him during his morning toilet is: "impulsive menschen kennen keine grenzen".
even though being a member of the formation deichkind has evolved dj phono into a different person one should refrain from confusing the two. neither does dj phono produce music for deichkind, nor does their repertoire appear in his dj set.
he is the brain behind the deichkind liveshow and the whole overriding concept hidden within the techno lunacy. right from the off he has continuously and tirelessly attempted to force a gap between proletarian and sophisticated culture. he is a hellbender and merciless critic of the band luring them towards the end of the branch.
dj phono and bon jovi have nothing in common. this is why phono composes music that he likes. “party is my profession” is what he usually replies when being asked, why at 5 am in the morning he is still to be found at the pudel club - sober. there is always something new to discover, no matter where you look.
this explains why he has turned his back on the usual “hau den lukas”-method and ignores expectations. he rather likes to pick the bananas from the trees of slow mounting tensions, because dj phono is never bored on stage: yes, he will even turn of his mobile phone off just to be alone with you.
categories and limitations are only to be vanquished. people often create strange convoluted sentences in an attempt to describe his music. someone once said very fittingly: “emotional-temporary-minimal-but-then-more-and-more-techno-with- pop-appeal-thru-techhouse-suitable-for-dancing-taking-the-cake-techno-electro+surprise”. music associated with labels like kompakt, get physical, dial, playhouse, smallville, systematic, dfa, environ, ibadan, border community, ostgut ton, pampa, circus company, bpitch control and liebe detail. boring, dreary minimal-poppycock, is simply left out.
2011 he will start a new chapter.
dj phono will finally release his new album “welcome to wherever you’re not” on hamburg’s record label diynamic. the release will be flanked with a supranormal liveperformance. LEDs, hydraulics, roboter, radio technology and projections alternate the room. daft punk and etienne de crecy will be delighted. the concept comprises artists developing individual visual concepts for each album song and implying the respective localities and contexts.
dj phono is also a member of the band extra (1978). in 1998 he was european-vice-scratch-champion and incidentally, when he’s in the mood, he also produces and mixes music for others – former cooperation’s include artists such as erobi- que, egoexpress, commercial breakup, international pony and die goldenen zitronen.
dj phono has no hobbies.
DJ PHONO

BOOKING

Americas:
ryan@liaisonartists.com
Aus/NZ: 
vic@astralpeople.com
Europe /ROW: 
john@higher-ground.de


MANAGEMENT / REMIXES / PRESS 
Luke Williams: 
luke@thisismusicltd.com
Simon Gold: 
simon@thisismusicltd.com

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