This week on The Melting Pot Radio Show we spend time with Plantrae to hear about the new release "Seeing In The Dark". We will also be checking in with Living Prism about upcomming events BLOOM and ETHER.
Tune in for all this and multiple ticket giveaways Tuesday 3/13 from 8-10pm. Tune in at 90.7 fm in Portland Oregon or online at Kboo.fm/listen
Zak Hoya, also known as producer/violist Plantrae, has been immersed in musical culture and the performing arts since the tender young age of 5. His musical talents consist of viola, guitar, mandolin, and piano composition, as well as numerous forms of drumming. After years of hard work, Zak became most accomplished at the viola, accumulating a long list of orchestras, performances, and even commercial work in the film industry. In the early 2000’s Zak discovered electronic music, this new found love allowed him to dive right in, and for the last 10 years has been experimenting with various modes of recording, production, arraignment, numerous electronic and acoustic band projects, as well as DJ’ing. In the spring of 2012 Zak Hoya launched Plantrae, and in a few short months has brought his signature sound to many eager ears, performing at numerous shows and festivals last season, including Human Nature and What The Festival in OR, Sonic Bloom in CO, and Cognitive Awakening in CA. Plantrae is a fresh, unique, and playful sound experience comprised of a funky, stretchy midtempo foundation and live viola improvisation that embodies the spirit of classical, swing, and folk. His immediate popularity goes to prove that the sphere of electronic music is constantly expanding and reminding listeners everywhere that real musical instruments are still a force to be reckoned with on the dance floor.Plantrae roams the forests and detritus of modernity, crafting earthy beat music clearly evocative of its NW origin. Energetic and serenely beautiful, Plantrae’s sound threads a distinctive path between acoustic instrumentation, and exhilarating electronic production. Live viola at every show brings an undercurrent of indelible warmth to an already lush palette~~~~
- KBOO