{"id":17229,"date":"2022-06-11T09:46:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-11T09:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=17229"},"modified":"2022-06-11T09:46:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-11T09:46:12","slug":"rzn8r-invigorates-and-inspires-with-his-debut-album-closing-the-golden-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2022\/06\/11\/rzn8r-invigorates-and-inspires-with-his-debut-album-closing-the-golden-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"RZN8R Invigorates and Inspires with His Debut Album CLOSING THE GOLDEN GATE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RZN8R<\/strong> (pronounced \u201cresonator\u201d) is the moniker of Oakland-raised, Brooklyn-based producer and singer Derek Buckwalter<\/strong>. RZN8R draws from a wide array of influences, fusing his passions for singing, beats, and new thought spirituality to craft lush, deep, and hypnotic grooves. Set to release his debut album CLOSING THE GOLDEN GATE<\/em><\/strong> on July 1, 2022, SF Weekly<\/strong> says RZN8R\u2019s music \u201cleaves the listener feeling invigorated and inspired,\u201d while DoTheBay<\/strong> says, \u201cthe expressive electronic beats and hair-raising synths pulsing from RZN8R strike a spiritual nerve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLOSING THE GOLDEN GATE<\/em> is a collection of future soul tracks with influences of Motown, boom bap hip hop, dance pop, and jazz. A heartfelt and personal piece of work, the album is about RZN8R\u2019s departure from the San Francisco Bay Area after 27 years to move to Brooklyn. His girlfriend said, \u201cif you move here, we’ll get a spot together in Bushwick and you\u2019ll get a studio room.\u201d An opportunity to good to resist, RZN8R constructed an environment where he could create comfortably with stage lights, lasers, galaxy lights, and a fog machine. All the material for the album was recorded in his San Francisco apartment but mixed in his new studio room in Bushwick. RZN8R had a hard time in California finishing the album, but once he moved to New York, embodied \u201cenergy code\u201d work, and stopped drinking (no alcohol for one year now), he had the vision and clarity of mind to complete the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CLOSING THE GOLDEN GATE<\/em> was a collaborative effort, featuring Kaeli Earle<\/strong> on the tracks \u201cThat\u2019s On You\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cWhich Way Is Up,\u201d<\/strong> Idea Unsound<\/strong> (aka Kris Grant) on the track \u201cAphrodite in Chains,\u201d<\/strong> a freestyle from rapper Dakota<\/strong> on the track \u201cThe Window,\u201d<\/strong> and even touring comedian Xander Beltran<\/strong> on the tracks \u201cWhat\u2019s Good\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cThought of It.\u201d<\/strong> RZN8R worked with mixing engineer Michael Morrell<\/strong> at his studio apartment in Brooklyn where he has tons of outboard gear. Morrell is a longtime collaborator of super producer Sauce Samurai, who has produced for the likes of Travis Scott, Asap Rocky and Trippie Red. RZN8R also worked with mastering engineer Rossylo<\/strong> of the studio OTW in Fremont, CA, that has worked with Bay Area legends including G-Eazy, Mistah Fab and Capolow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an added musical flourish, RZN8R added layers of West African percussion and other influences to the album. In the 80s his mother went to the Ivory Coast and Ghana where she studied alternative medicine and health. She brought back boxes of drums that can now be heard throughout CLOSING THE GOLDEN GATE<\/em>. Another percussion sound heard throughout the album is an alternative shaker made from Puma nails, a gift his father got for him in Peru. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With further plans to release a supplementary album of B-Sides containing other songs he started in SF and will finish his Bushwick studio called \u201cWater Under the Bridge,\u201d<\/strong> RZN8R will also soon play his first live New York set at the annual Zaneapalooza<\/strong>. RZN8R has played many venues in the Bay Area including 1015 Folsom<\/strong>, Mezzanine<\/strong>, Neck of the Woods<\/strong>, Brick & Mortar<\/strong>, Bottom of the Hill<\/strong>, The Knockout<\/strong>, PianoFight<\/strong>, Warehouse 416<\/strong>, Madrone Art Bar<\/strong>, 20 Mission<\/strong>, and events including Noise Pop<\/strong>, Sofar Sounds<\/strong>, Oakland Drops Beats<\/strong>, Now Music SF<\/strong>, and GlowCon<\/strong>, as well as SXSW<\/strong> in Austin. He has opened for artists including A-Trak, Chromeo, Duckwrth, Martin Luther, ATTLAS, ARMNHMR, Anamanaguchi, Monster Rally, TV Girl, and Krystyn Pixton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a sound that will make you go \u201coooh,\u201d RZN8R represents the culmination of Derek Buckwalter\u2019s experiences with singing and music production, an outlet for his desire to seek out ways to make electronic music sound more grounded. With his new release CLOSING THE GOLDEN GATE<\/em>, RZN8R is ready now to take on the Big Apple!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about RZN8R please visit: www.rzn8r.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To order or stream CLOSING THE GOLDEN GATE<\/em> please visit: https:\/\/smarturl.it\/Rzn8rGoldenGate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To order or stream the single \u201cThought of It (ft. Xander Beltran)\u201d please visit: https:\/\/smarturl.it\/RZN8RThoughtofIt<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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