Pamela Z
San Francisco composer and performer who loops and processes her trained bel canto voice live, shaping the sound with gesture-sensing controllers worn on the body.
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About Pamela Z
Pamela Z has lived and worked in San Francisco since the 1980s, building a body of solo performance pieces around her own voice and a laptop running Max/MSP. She sings, speaks, and layers fragments of text in real time, and for years has used the BodySynth and similar sensors so that arm and hand movements trigger and bend the sound.
Her larger works mix live performance with video and recorded voices. Gaijin drew on time she spent living in Japan and the experience of being a foreigner there, and Baggage Allowance turned the objects and paperwork of travel into a multimedia piece. She also writes for other ensembles and has collaborated with dancers and visual artists.
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What festivals is Pamela Z playing in 2027?
Pamela Z is booked at 1 festival we cover: Big Ears 2027.
Is Pamela Z playing Big Ears 2027?
Yes, Pamela Z is on the Big Ears 2027 lineup, April 1–4, 2027 at Downtown Knoxville, TN.
What kind of music does Pamela Z play?
Pamela Z plays electronic and experimental.