Zaena
Zaena Cherif (born February 21, 1991), better known by her stage name Zaena, is an American Hip hop and electronic music recording artist.
Early Life[edit]
Zaena Cherif was born in Sebha, Libya to a Libyan father and Irish mother.[1] She was writing songs, doing vocal work and even singing commercial jingles before returning to Chicago to partner with Jason Maek. [2]
Music Career[edit]
In October 2013, the duo Jason Maek & Zaena released their first visual album. [3] This lead to the following major recognition in 2014.
In early 2016, the duo released their second project Fashion Week: The Visual Album. The album referred to as a collection takes on a unique perspective of fashion week in the eyes of the designers rather than the producers. [4] The visual album was premiered at Room Seven. The premiere was 40 minutes long including dancing and animations. The album was then followed by a 40 city tour summer 2016.
Discography[edit]
Studio Albums[edit]
- Maek Pandamonium(2014) - 19 tracks 1:09:37
- Harlequinn EP(2014)- 5 tracks 16:30
- Fashion Week: The Visual Album(2016)- 10 tracks 39:28
Singles[edit]
- “Incredible” Juicy James (2017)
- “Count On Me” Kujon (2017)
- “Alive” Bathos (2017)
- “Butterfly” Vindu (2017)
- “Birthday” (2016)
- “Bring Me To Life” (2015)
- “Fire” (2015)
- “Electric Fences” (2015)
- “Broken Window” (2015)
- “Things Called Love” (2015)
- “Bring Me To Life” (2015)
- “Break The Sky” (2014)
- “Gasoline” (2014)
- “Dance Is Everywhere” (2014)
- “Bass Come Around” (2014)
- “Favorite Tunes” (2014)
- “Whiskeys & Beer” (2014)
References[edit]
- ↑ Her family moved to the U.S. to provide her a better life and new opportunities. She moved to the of suburb of Evanston.
- ↑ In 2013 she signed with Maek, an independent record label located in North Beverly.
- ↑ The recording process for the album took the duo a total of 10 days, Sizer said. They then shot the videos, which took 15 days.
- ↑ The duo interviewed multiple designers to understand their perspective and embodied it in their music.
Frazer, Bear (2015-11-13), "Zaena Frees the "Harequin"", Arena, Phoenix, AZ, p. 1, archived from the original on 2018-08-03
Ludwig, Howard (2016-04-14), "Electronic Music Duo Pushes Their Second Album From Above A Beverly Garage", DNAinfo, Chicago, IL, p. 1, archived from the original on 2018-08-03
Scarpino, Gina (2014-09-14), "Independent record label making history with first electronic visual album", The Columbia Chronicle, Chicago, IL, p. 1, archived from the original on 2018-08-03
Silence, Sound (2016-02-21), "Blending elements of hip-hop, soul, infectious electro-pop, and a brilliant collaboration of ideas, Fashion Week: The Visual Album is every bit as good as it has been made out to be."", Sound and Silence, Chicago, IL, p. 1, archived from the original on 2018-08-03
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