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STREAMER Delivers Masterful Tune ‘Possessify’

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3 years ago

May 3, 2024

The three-piece band STREAMER creates a brand-new sound they refer to as “indie trance” by fusing dance and trance electronics with layered vocals, catchy guitar riffs, and melodies. Their music is a heart-pounding, sing-along crowd-pleaser for all ages, and their soundscapes span all genres, so they provide something new. Having performed for sizable crowds for many years, they have a great sense of melody.

Their latest release, “Possessify” has emotional lyrics that are a reflection of their perceptions and experiences. Traditional trance rhythms at 138 bpm were used to produce the tune, and a live rhythm guitar was added to add tension and a mid-range pulse.

Then, STREAMER builds suspense with melody and piano chords. The verse is characterised as “Floydian,” with a textured, subterranean tone, and a massive build that culminates in a wall of guitars. Unknown fact: the final, scorching lead was played on the guitar in only one take.

Tom uses a Custom Fender Stratocaster guitar through a Line 6 Helix and a Paul Reed Smith (PRS) Custom 24 for his instrumentation. Jez plays a Line 6 Helix and a Warwick Infinity bass guitar. Several plug-ins were used in Ableton to create the drums, production, and midi instruments. Freddie uses Roland for his e-drums.

On the single, STREAMER says, “‘Possessify’ is about courage and conviction, not losing creative souls to the daily grind and the absolute need to ‘Feel Free, Fly High, don’t get so Possessified’.”

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Zahili Zamora Wins Two Global Music Awards and Brings Her Afro-Cuban Jazz Quartet to Regattabar

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1 hour ago

November 2, 2026

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Zahili Zamora seated in a burgundy dress, her braided hair styled in a top bun

Zahili González Zamora. Photo by Robert Torres.

Afro Cuban jazz pianist Zahili Zamora brings her Afro Cuban Jazz Quartet to The Regattabar at The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, Cambridge, on Friday, November 6 at 7 pm, with special guest Yosvany Terry on saxophone. The quartet features Gerson Lazo Quiroga on bass and Zack O’Farrill on drums. Tickets are $35 and $25 plus fees and are on sale now.

Zamora returns this week from a week in Seoul, Korea, where she was performing and auditioning students for Berklee. She has won two Global Music Awards for her recent album Overcoming, taking Silver Medals for Latin Jazz and Afro Cuban music and for album art and graphics. She is also nominated for the Boston Music Awards 2026 Latin Artist of the Year, with winners announced at Big Night Live on Wednesday, December 16, and WBUR has saluted her as one of its 2026 Makers, its annual series highlighting creatives of color making an impact in the local arts scene. Earlier this year she also won the InterContinental Music Award 2026 for Best of Latin America for her composition “Negra.”

The run of dates continues overseas and back in New York. The Zahili Zamora Afro Cuban Jazz Trio, with Gerson Lazo Quiroga on bass and Julien Miltenberger on drums, plays Upstairs at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London on Sunday, November 15, with shows at 2 pm and 8 pm. Zamora then plays duo sets with clarinetist Juan Fer Ruiz at So & So’s in New York on Saturday, November 28, Five Spot Jazz in New York on Sunday, November 29, Fat Swami’s Jazz Bar & Lounge in Guttenberg, New Jersey on Thursday, December 3, and The Delancey on Thursday, December 10.

About special guest Yosvany Terry, The New York Times has written that the Cuban saxophonist, percussionist and composer “has helped redefine Latin jazz as a complex new idiom.” Bassist Gerson Lazo Quiroga, a Chilean born Berklee Presidential Scholar, has performed at Carnegie Hall, SFJAZZ and the Montreal, Monterey, San Jose and Panama Jazz Festivals. Drummer Zack O’Farrill, son of pianist Arturo O’Farrill and grandson of composer Chico O’Farrill, performs regularly across the United States and the globe.