About PC Muñoz

For his upcoming project The Country Side, art-funk recording artist and producer PC Muñoz has officially and unapologetically gone country! After releasing and promoting Pop-Pop (Deconet Records), the acclaimed cello-and-beats collaboration with composer/cellist/ longtime Kronos Quartet member Joan Jeanrenaud in 2010 and unleashing Micro-Jams, a free-download collection of "mini-songs" in mid-2011, Muñoz found himself with a bit of time to ponder his next solo project, and a musty stack of country and singer-songwriter LPs from the 70s kept him company.

Inspired by the poetic lyricism of country's finest songwriters, and relishing the chance to mash-up his trademark art-funk aesthetic with another unexpected genre, Muñoz began sketching the emotional, country-flavored songs for The Country Side in the fall of 2011. Eschewing the comfortable environs of the studio, Muñoz began recording demos, 21st century Nebraska style, on various 4-track iPhone apps in random locations, consciously limiting overdub and editing capabilities. Eventually settling on the amazing ImproVox app and GarageBand for the majority of the recording, PC is continuing to work with a maximum 8 tracks per song. Described by Muñoz as an "attempt to meld the rich, emotional storytelling of the country and singer-songwriter traditions with the cut-and-paste, sound collage approach of hip-hop", The Country Side is slated for a fall 2012 release, with a teaser single, "I've Never Been a Drinker", dropping sometime in the spring.

Muñoz's first three albums all contain at least one country-flavored song, but this is the first time he has focused on the style for an entire project. There's nothing surprising about that: PC's unique genre-defying projects as an artist and producer have historically been stylistically broad and deep, revealing a sonic explorer equally at home with quirky electronic funk, all-acoustic hip-hop, percussion-heavy improv, text-driven spoken-word, and contemporary classical. His partnership with composer/cellist/longtime Kronos Quartet member Joan Jeanrenaud has yielded two highly acclaimed projects: the Grammy-nominated Strange Toys and the iTunes-charting cello and beats duo album Pop-Pop. Other notable collaborations include songs with rock legend Jackson Browne, dream-pop poet/chanteuse Ingrid Chavez, Prince and the Revolution synth wizard Dr. Fink, Kulintang virtuoso Danny Kalanduyan, jazz/improv drumming great Scott Amendola, electronic music sorceress bLevin bLectum, acoustic soul man Derek Lassiter, San Francisco legends Broun Fellinis, and sonic warrior Kevin Carnes.

PC began his career in San Francisco in the early 90s as a R&B/Gospel drummer and indie producer, while teaching elementary school by day. In 1998, he ditched the sideman status and launched his solo artist/label entrepreneur career, releasing his debut solo disc, The Trouble I'd Bring You on his own label, Beevine Records. Beevine also released 2002's CMJ-charting A Good Deed in a Weary World, 2004's Golden State mash-note California (featuring Jackson Browne on the title track), and 2005's award-winning multi-media project Twenty Haiku. He then delved further into production and artist development in 2005, co-founding the unique record label/private recording studio entity Talking House Productions with Seagate CEO Steve Luczo and 5 close music industry colleagues. Known as the Bay Area's premiere studio with the only SSL-9000K console in Northern California, the former Talking House facility is now called Studio Trilogy, and hosts everyone from local up-and-comers to pop mega-stars like Lady Gaga and will.i.am.

Born and raised in San José, California, amidst innovation and entrepreneurialism, Muñoz now resides in San Francisco. Specializing in all manner of rhythm and words, he is available for select projects as cajon drummer, beatmaker, and producer, and freelances as an editor and writer for web content and blogs.

Contact PC directly at the address below for all inquiries.

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UPCOMING PROJECTS AND APPEARANCES

PC is currently playing on a number of studio projects and readying new productions, including an exciting multi-disciplinary performance collaboration due to premiere in Hong Kong in 2012...stay tuned!

July 4, 2012
worldOne Festival
Cerrito Vista Park
950 Pomona Ave
El Cerrito, CA
Time TBA
FREE
PC's new trio, featuring Michael Cavaseno of P-Funk's Katdelic on guitar and Amen Corner/Left Hook stalwart Danny Zingarelli on electronics, will play old favorites as well as brand new work from The Country Side at this festival performance.