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Zein Simone

just livin'

About Me

As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be gangsta

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Please check out SIREN FILTER -on my friends list -awesome new band.
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Music:

Member Since: 8/23/2005
Band Website: zeinsimone.com
Band Members: All songs co-written with the multi-talented Steve Wellington aka Dreadlox Holmes.
Produced and mixed by Alex Elena & Topher Mohr. Instruments: Riley Geare, Alex Elena and Topher Mohr.
Influences:
God, Love and Loss.

J.S Bach 'The St Matthew Passion'

CURRENTLY INSPIRED BY:
HIPHOP, ELECTRONICA, RZA, Bilal, Fiona Apple, Bat for Lashes, The Dungeon Family, R Kelly, Ghostface, Mos Def, Portishead, Erykah Badu, Sia, Devendra Banhart, System of a Down, Res, Kate Bush, Davina, Frank Sinatra and Buju Banton. Heat (film), The Awakening by Kate Chopin & all Jim Crace novels.
Sounds Like: my own damn self!

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

fansite/ Joburg

So I'm back from beautiful South Africa -and I loved ever minute of it out there. Did lots of promo stuff and met some lovely people -will definitely be returning there to perform. In other news, the...
Posted by Zein Simone on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 02:55:00 PST

Photography

I have been lucky enough to come across two VERY talented photographers: Oliver Grove takes the majority of my pictures. If anyone is interested in commissioning some work...let me...
Posted by Zein Simone on Thu, 16 Mar 2006 03:58:00 PST

Bilal-the-Man

So I'm still buzzing from the amazing Bilal gig I went to this week -I am in awe of his talent. He definitely blew me away -he sang for almost 2 hours -and it was all perfectly on point, and soulful. ...
Posted by Zein Simone on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 08:49:00 PST

Mercury Music Prize

I can't believe that Antony and the Johnsons won the Mercury Prize. This is possibly the first time EVER that the band I would have chosen have won. For once I have nothing to moan about. His album is...
Posted by Zein Simone on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 01:40:00 PST