Born in Buffalo, New York, in 1956, Pamela Z was raised in Colorado and studied vocal music with John Paton at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Now living in the San Francisco Bay Area, she has become one of the most active and inventive composer/performers of her generation.
A collection of short pieces (each 3-6 minutes in length) consisting mostly of voice and processing. The pieces are varied - some are textural and ambient, while others are more rhythmic and melodic and some combine singing with spoken word. Much of what might sound like multi-tracking is actually sampling and looping of Pamela Z's rich, elastic voice in one or more digital delays designed to create the layers of sound.