TONE SCIENTIST

TONESCIENTIST AKA ZION12 IS A PRODUCER/DJ PUSHING THE LATEST FORWARD-THINKING SOUNDS FROM BROKENBEAT, NU-JAZZ, DUB-STEP, DRUM 'N BASS, JUNGLE TO HOUSE, TECNO, ELECTRO AND DOWNTEMPO.

INSPIRED BY JAZZ-FUSION GROUPS SUCH AS MILES DAVIS, WEATHER REPORT, HERBIE HANCOCK, AND THE SOUNDS OF DUB, DETROIT TECHNO, EARLY JUNGLE, AND GARAGE, HE SEEKS TO CREATE NEW FUSIONS OF EVOLUTIONARY SONIC FICTIONS THAT INHABIT THE GREY AREAS BETWEEN GENRES.

A SKILLED BASSIST, A TRUE MUSICIAN, AND PROLIFIC PRODUCER, HE HAS RELEASED TRACKS ON LABELS SUCH AS SUBTITLED(GUIDANCE), BSI RECORDS, TONZ OF DRUMZ, AND ZERO BPM UNDER THE NAMES FOURTH WORLD AND TONE SCIENTIST.

HE HAS DJ'D OR PERFORMED AT EVENTS IN THE NORTHWEST ALONGSIDE ARTISTS SUCH AS: J DA FLEX, ORIS JAY, JIMPSTER, KING BRITT, SHUR-I-KAN, LYNVAL GOLDING(THE SPECIALS), RAS SHILO, RITHMA(OM RECORDS), JAH WARRIOR, AND SYSTEMWIDE.

AS DJ ZION 12, HE SPINS REGULARLY AROUND SEATTLE AT CLUBS AND PARTIES AROUND THE CITY, KEEPS FRESH BEATS COMING INTO THE NORTHWEST AS PART OF THE LEGENDARY SEATTLE UNDERGROUND RECORD SHOP ZIONSGATE RECORDS CREW, AND HE ALSO RUNS "OFFWORLD RADIO", A ONLINE RADIO PROGRAM WITH ARCHIVED SHOWS AVAILABLE FOR LISTENING AT:WWW.OSEAO.COM

TONESCIENTIST HAS BEEN A FRIEND AND SOURCE OF MUSICAL INSPIRATION TO KIVA SINCE THE TWO MET OVER 10 YRS AGO