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I wanna be the reason why a young Black girl from the South can be whoever she wants to be musically, visually, and artistically.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe music of multi-instrumentalist \u003cstrong\u003eSpencer Zahn \u003c\/strong\u003eis marked by openness: spacious sonic landscapes, rich with contributions from his creative community. Born in Massachusetts, Zahn started playing the bass at age 12. Since moving to New York in the mid-2000s, he has worked as a touring musician, performing live with a range of acts across the genre spectrum. Zahn’s career as a solo artist began later, around the same time he started playing with like-minded guitarist Dave Harrington, in 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dawn-richard-spencer-zahn-pigments","title":"Dawn Richard \u0026 Spencer Zahn - Pigments","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe debut collaborative album from New Orleans electro-revival dynamo \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dawn-richard\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDawn Richard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and multi-instrumentalist, producer, and composer \u003cstrong\u003eSpencer Zahn\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePigments \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of finding one's self through dance, self-expression, and community. Not strictly neoclassical, jazz, or ambient electronic, the project is one long composition that flows through several “movements” guided by five lead instruments: clarinet, saxophone, guitar, strings, and Richard’s stripped-down vocals. 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