{"id":26998,"date":"2016-03-06T23:13:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-06T22:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=26998"},"modified":"2016-03-06T23:13:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-06T22:13:46","slug":"introducing-ben-zaidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/introducing-ben-zaidi\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: Ben Zaidi"},"content":{"rendered":"
A note from Sodwee...<\/div>
Please, let me introduce you to our new writer, joining our team here at Sodwee.com to provide a fresh take\u00a0on the global music scene:\u00a0Missy Scheinberg<\/a><\/strong>. Based out of New York, USA, Missy has had a\u00a0keen ear for new discoveries, and the music scene in general for a while now, writing for numerous outlets over the pond. We are absolutely delighted to have her onboard to delight us, you and the rest of the world with her findings. First fresh discovery from Missy is talented electronic artist from Seattle :\u00a0Ben Zaidi\u2026 Read on\u2026indulge.<\/div><\/div>\n[dropcap letter=\u201dI\u201d]\u2019ll be the first to admit it. We\u2019re currently living in a post-James Blake world: a world where soulful, borderline-R&B vocals\u00a0over (usually self-produced) minimal electronic production is a-dime-a-dozen\u00a0in one of the most oversaturated markets.\u00a0Even so, occasionally there is an artist under this umbrella who stands out and deserves recognition.<\/p>\n

Ben Zaidi<\/strong> is a Seattle-based and Harvard alum musician, singer\/songwriter, and producer who pulls together these James Blake aesthetics, while adding some Donnie Trumpet-reminiscent\u00a0brass, some bare-bones piano that let his delicate vocals and earnest songwriting shine through, and even some heavier Ben Khan-sounding production\u00a0on occasion.<\/p>\n

So if you\u2019re going to get a degree from Harvard and become an independent musician, you better be as talented\u00a0as Ben Zaidi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n