Liquid Zen
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Liquid Zen is a contemporary musician active in the genres of electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

 and ambient music
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...

. Operating out of San Antonio, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, Liquid Zen is essentially Roland St. John Perez, who plays synthesizers, bass, guitars and programs electronic machines and other instruments as well as sings vocals.http://www.electricgroove.tv/liquid_zen.htmlhttp://www.magnatune.com/artists/liquid_zen The catlogue cites a wide range of influences for their music, including Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...

, Bent, and Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...

. St. John Perez also formed his own independent record label, Seventy Three Records, to release music by Liquid Zen and other artists.

External links


www.liquidzen.org
www.rolandperezmastering.com
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