"...dark, sexual, sensual, confessional, and confrontational -- all at the same time... a poet..."
Performing Songwriter
"...undeniable stage presence...laid-back, but commanding...the show is a left hook all right---and a knock out at that."
Mike Osegueda, Fresno Bee
..a scintillating mix of R&B, funk, hip-hop, rock, and gospel."
Matt Gallagher, Electronic Musician
"... muñoz consistently redefine(s) himself, sailing effortlessly across artistic categories..."
Marian Liu, San Jose Mercury News
"As a band leader, songwriter, and producer, I feel pc muñoz embodies the best skills of his peers in the music business."
Dr. Fink, Prince and the Revolution keyboardist
"...unique and worthwhile..."
Mark Kramer, West Coast Performer
"Everything from...the exotic Chinese drums he records with and his complicated cultural background screams variety. One thing is for certain. "pc" does not stand for politically correct. Lyrically, muñoz likes to take on politics, religion and a little kinky sex."
Delfin Vigil, San Francisco Chronicle
"Great work. It's all too rare to hear someone breaking new ground in the pop field."
John Zorn, Composer
"...beautiful and compelling music..."
Michelle M. Wallace, The Owl Mag
"Recommended."
National Public Radio
Wall Street Journal
Recording artist, producer, percussionist. Based in San Francisco.
Art-funk.
Mixed/hapa/mestizo/whatever.
Songs about the soul, the heart, the flesh, the distractions.
New live ensemble is called pc muñoz's left hook.
Slated for release this September on the Talking House label : Grab Bag, a new, wild-ride of an album. A few highlights are "Disappear", an ethereal hip-hop joint featuring the amazing dream-pop artist Ingrid Chavez (known for her collaborations with David Sylvian, Prince, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Madonna), an improvisational voice-and-electric-cello duet featuring avant-garde goddess Joan Jeanrenaud ("Archery"), and "Chatter & Buzz", a mood-funk charmer featuring a magical guest appearance by Micropixie . A half-documentary, half-fictional film about the left hook is being filmed all through '08 by my award-winning filmmaker brother Alex Muñoz , for a likely '09 release.
Been fortunate to work with lots of great folks. Guest artists (musical and otherwise) on my past projects include songwriting legend Jackson Browne , Prince and the Revolution synth wizard Dr. Fink , Kulintang virtuoso Danny Kalanduyan , jazz/improv drumming great Scott Amendola , Grammy-nominated composer/arranger Anthony Brown , National Book Award finalist/graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang , electronic music sorceress bLevin bLectum , supertalented jazz pianist Tammy Hall , and many other wonderful players and vocalists.
Profiled by NPR, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal, Electronic Musician, The San Jose Mercury News, and more. Charted on CMJ.
Having fun as staff producer for Talking House Productions ---great bunch of music cats. Upcoming production projects include Strange Toys, the brave new solo album by longtime Kronos Quartet cellist Joan Jeanrenaud (out in Summer '08), a razor-sharp R&B EP with gospel-soul powerhouse Carmen Jones , and, as co-producer, a collection of visionary, brand-new material from Oakland's funk-soul prophet, FEMI . Also in the works is a star-studded tribute album to the legendary East LA songwriter, Lalo Guerrero , aka "The Original Chicano."
From May 05 to May 06 I wrote an online column about great pop songs (from many genres) called verse-chorus-verse. It's currently being developed into an audio format, hopefully for syndication. Read archived columns here.
Podcasters can grab tracks for podcasting here.
Purchase past releases via the itunes links below, or via my Snocap Store.
Check performance dates here. Press photos and more info at: pcmunoz.com .
Booking Inquiries: Lisa Bautista, JFM Presents: [email protected]
Note: the parenthetical phrase "w/p-tac" in some song titles indicates the song was recorded with my early 00's group, pc muñoz and the amen corner.