The Right Reverend Zed is occasionally joined by a diverse cast of miscreants for live p.a. sets.
Influences
In no particular order: Hybrid, Shiloh, Bassnectar, Grayarea, Deepsky, Crystal Method, System of a Down, KoRn, Tool, Green Day, NIN, Massive Attack, Summer Channel, The Rogue Element, Imogen Heap, Underworld, Beck, INXS, George Clinton, Electric Light Orchestra, Jamiroquai, Foo Fighters, Nirvana.... and the icing on anyone's cake, ABBA.
DJs: Bassnectar, Shiloh, Burufunk, Oscure, BreakBeat Buddha, Micah, Greg Benz, Luke Chable, Alex Hall, J. Scott G., on and on and on...
Local: Infinite Bliss, DVS1, Centrific, Jack Trash, hmm... tons. It's never been a better time to be involved in electronic music in Minneapolis...
Sounds Like
Uh... *shrugs* I like music that makes me wanna bounce... I share that with others... who does that sound like?
The mixes you're hearing can be downloaded on the right side of the page. Thanks for visiting!
I have had to cancel my appearance at MEMF and cannot accept any weekend shows for the time being. My father has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and I want to spend as much time with him as possible. While it was easy to decide between family and performing, it's still tough knowing that I won't get to play at MEMF. It was an incredible opportunity and I am deeply grateful to NATO and MC Obliquity for the invitation to play on the Maximum Choonage stage. I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming support you've given me, especially Maximum Choonage, UncensoredUs, and Nascent Numen.
I'm still taking a break to spend more time with my family and work on original material, but I am going to be playing a Thursday or Friday here and there. My friends and family like to dance, too ;)
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Minneapolis-based House of Zed is Zed Grafing, a.k.a Reverend Zed. He's been a jazz musician, rocker, and occasional Karaoke whore, but electronic music is his passion. And yes, Zed is a Gnostic minister.
A purely digital artist, House of Zed interfaces performance hardware and software with traditional DJ gear for a completely tactile-driven experience. He fuses both traditional mixing techniques with digital effects in a style that doesn't try to emulate vinyl or CD DJs. It instead celebrates the unique sounds and capabilities of technology fused with and inspired by the human spirit and love of the boom boom boom...
Interweaving his own beats and melodies with the incredible music of some of the people he truly admires, House of Zed creates a vibe that brings the tribes together to BOUNCE...
9/29/2007 - This is the shit, ya dig? Recorded live at The Man Still Stands on September 29th in the year of the Good Lawd 2007. This was a gathering of friends, family, & the very various of The Tribe to gather, share, educate and celebrate the good times we had at Burning Man. I was so deep into my tracks I threw some hammers from time to time, but the vibe was fucking spectacular. Nuff' Said. The Man Still Stands
9/14/2007 - Kick ass progressive breaks set, recorded live at Atmospheric @ Club Underground on September 11, 2007. House of Zed @ Atmospheric
3/28/2007 - Here's a promotional mix for y'all. It's not the style I normally perform for the tribes, this is more of a nice interlude. Good for the brain. I woke up one Sunday a couple weeks ago fresh from dreaming. I dreamt I was doing a set in the desert as the first light of the sun began to break over the mountains. The words "It's a brand new day" were on my lips. I sat down at my mixer with a cup of coffee and this came out.
It's a short mix of some of my favorites; Shiloh (a Nick Warren remix), BT (Timo Maas remix), Grayarea, as well as a couple others I really enjoy. All the tracks are available on Beatport and other music sites. Support the artists you enjoy by purchasing their music. I hope you like it... HoZ - New Day Mix
BT LAPTOP SYMPHONY LIVE - SATURDAY, JULY 12TH @ EPIC The names just keep coming!! From his debut CD "IMA" to his latest release "Binary Universe" it is clear to see why so many people enjoy BT's music! He has remixed the likes of Depeche Mode, Paul Van Dyk, Deep Dish, Madonna, The Crystal Method, Diana Ross, KoRn and more. He has produced albums for NSync, and has scored films like Go, The Fast and the Furious, Stealth, Monster, Gone in Sixty Seconds and many more! On July 12th this musical mastermind comes to rock Epic for the first time!!
FRIDAY!! Join Sol Funke and Onethirty Records to kick off the Memorial Weekend. We guarantee the funky stuff all night. Show up early so you don't miss our special opening set by Scrubfish (Chicago, IL). $5.00 Cover / Show starts at 9:30pm. See you there!
LOCATION CHANGE: This show was originally set for First Avenue but has been moved to Musashi (just down the street).
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It doesn't stop on Friday! Why not spend your entire Memorial Weekend with Sol Funke? We'll also be on the rooftop of Solera to kick off their summer events on Sunday from 7-8pm. See you on the roof!
YA I ALWAYS ENJOY UR SETS U NO WHAT UR DOIN CANT WAIT TILL MEMF WE GOTTA SHOW EM THE REAL MN STYLE THAT SHITS GONNA BE INSANE WELL GOODLUCK WITH UR SHIT ILL BE SURE TO COP1 WHEN ITS ALL DONE TAKE CARE MAN
Greetings from California.... listen, sorry you're having a bad day. Um, it couldn't get worse? (that was me trying to cheer you up) I think you're wife has taken some amazing photos of you. Have you ever heard the saying..'Don't let no one get you down'. Easy, Diane
Sorry I didn't make it lastnight, forgot I had to work a double today. In the near future though.
I also got some new hardcore and (amazingly) found some new trance @ VV that I liked. . . and Blackwatch "northsky" <---one of the tracks I've been lookin for for like 9yrs in the used bin!!!! FTW
