Gabriel Palomo
(Zuvuya Recordings, 773tektno, Blueline)
The range of Gabriel Palomo’s talent spans the history of
his deep roots in the electronic music scene. Spinning vinyl through
space since '83, involving and evolving through the journeys of
old school hip hop break-dance beats, italo-classics, early electro,
acid-house and techno, he is a manipulator of sound in both his
DJ skills and production. Driven by the amazing energy of techno
music, Gabriel brings years of life experience and musical talent
to the electronic music scene.
His pre-teen style war beat street days as a breaker and graffiti
writer a.k.a. Sez naturally led him to become a DJ, which he picked
up easily after years of playing the drums since the age of six.
In the early 80’s he discovered Kraftwerk and Afrika Bambaataa.
Taking their musical messages to heart, Palomo became a renegade
of funk, looking, searching, seeking, finding the perfect beats
which led him to the early Detroit techno scene and Chicago’s
acid house craze. In 1991, he attended many raves and began hosting
some of the most craziest underground warehouse-loft parties in
‘93. He has since been playing an integral role in keeping
Chicago's electronic scene on the map — having organized events
under his leadership of EnvironMental Sound Therapists, the Conjugate
Projekt (best known for the unprecedented moving train party Motion-ness
and Grant Park’s Resonance parties), 773 Tekno Saturdays (w/
Tim Xavier), D:Section (w/ Meiotic), De:Form (w/ Friction Detroit
and Infrastructure NY) and the now imfamous In Your System! events
(w/ Blueline and Majestic).
In 2002, Zuvuya Recordings was established as a vehicle to share
his concepts and ideas in sound. Launching the Galactic Tone Series
with the Magnetic EP - featuring Palomo and Tim Xavier, this release
was well received with all around praise for both its driving techno
syncopation and hard acid electro qualities. From positive reviews
in BPM Magazine to making DJ T-1000’s top 10 Chart, this was
a strong debut for the label indeed. Zuvuya’s second release
Lunar EP featuring the vocal industrial-electro single “Lunar
Connoisseur” with good friend Lee Chameleon, was honored as
a finalist in the dance/electronic category of the International
Songwriting Competition, charted on DJ Hell’s top 10, spun
by Dave Clarke, Felix Da Housecat and Tommie Sunshine, licensed
by Mauro Piccotto and Dj Hell for their most recent CD mixes on
Meganite and Time Warp, receiving radio play in the UK, Germany,
and XM Satellite Radio, and praised with a 5-star review in De:Bug
magazine Germany. Palomo has also released on Dj Jes’s Fresca
Recordings with a track called Oscuro, Mindshift Records with a
track called Sync Attack, and Tim Xavier’s 773tekno03, remixing
the industrial techno track, AzeeeO. Keep an eye out for Zuvuya’s
third installment Electric Phaze EP, featuring International Deejay
Gigolo and Eargasmic recording artist, Deecoy. Along with Palomo's
remix of the Deecoy-inspired tracks and the syncopated "FX",
this EP presents an experience unique to the Chicago Industrial-Acid
soundscape. Currently in its white label promotion, this record
is being distributed thru Complete Distribution and soon to hit
record stores world wide in May of 2005.
When out of the studio, and on the decks, Gabriel plays for packed
venues of all sizes and types (including having played in a moving
train car). Always preferring to perform at the intense pace of
three-turntables, Palomo is known to drop anything from slammin'
techno to dark electro to tribal tech-house to old school acid tracks
or italo disco in any given set to keep the crowd moving and engaged,
not missing a beat with flawless transition and key communication
with the dancefloor. Besides being one of the most respected DJs
in Chicago and aside from headlining at many events in the U.S.
and Mexico, Palomo has played along side international Dj’s
such as Surgeon, Function, Regis, Christian Smith, Speedy J, Chris
Liebing, Marco Carola, Ken Ishii, Marco Bailey, Mark Verbos, Ben
Sims, Green Velvet, Traxx, Joey Beltram, Mike Dearborn, Dietrich
Schoenemann, Tony Rohr and so many other musical explorers, the
list goes on and on till the break of dawn.
In between DJing and producing music, he remains an active contributor
with the Chicago-based “In Your System!” team which
has many events planned for the fall 2005 season. Palomo resides
in Berlin Germany at the moment and will continue to work hard from
all angles to share ideas and contribute his part on a global scale.
If you ever have the opportunity to witness him live, this warrior
will definitely rewire some neurons with his skills and anthology
of electronic grooves…
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