ABOUT LEVI ZADOFF MUSIC & ART

OVERVIEW

LEVI ZADOFF IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST AND PERFORMER MERGING HIP-HOP ROOTS, PUNK ENERGY, AND RAW STORYTELLING.FROM STAGES TO CANVAS TO THE WRITTEN PAGE, EVERY CREATION IS BUILT TO CONNECT, DISRUPT, AND LEAVE A LASTING MARK. DRIVEN BY PASSION, HONESTY, AND BAY AREA DNA, LEVI’S VISION IS TO TURN PAIN INTO PURPOSE
AND MAKE EVERY EXPERIENCE — LIVE OR VISUAL —
SOMETHING UNFORGETTABLE.

THE TEAM:

LEVI ZADOFF

johnathan p. wright

april harley

michealtroutman

A man with a white baseball cap and sunglasses holding a microphone interacts with a woman showing her cleavage at a crowded dimly lit event.

I AM LEVI ZADOFF — A MULTIFACETED ARTIST & ENTREPRENEUR. BAY-BRED, LOS ANGELES–BASED. I BUILD ONE CONNECTED UNIVERSE ACROSS MUSIC, PAINTING, AND WRITING. THE THROUGH-LINE IS HONESTY: HIP-HOP CADENCE, PUNK URGENCY, AND VISUALS/WORDS CUT FROM THE SAME VOICE.

WHERE I COME FROM:

BAY AREA INDEPENDENCE (2PAC, MAC DRE, ANDRE NICKATINA, E-40) + PUNK/ALT ICONS (GREEN DAY, NIRVANA, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE). TIME IN PORTLAND & MELBOURNE ADDED GRIT AND PERSPECTIVE.

WHAT I MAKE (NOW):

“BITE MARKS” — A LUST-CHARGED, GRITTY POP-PUNK/HIP-HOP COLLISION INSPIRED BY A NIGHT WITH MY NOW-PARTNER. LOUD, CONFESSIONAL, BUILT TO BE SCREAMED WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN.

DISCOGRAPHY HIGHLIGHTS:

— “WELCOME BACK, GOLDEN BOY” (2020) — THE FOUNDATION.
— “DEAD SUMMER” (WITH DEAD HENDRIX, 2022) — A 5-TRACK POP-PUNK/RAP-ROCK SNAPSHOT ABOUT THE DEATH OF “SUMMER,” LOSS, MENTAL HEALTH, AND FINDING AIR AGAIN.
— SINGLES 2023–2025: “BAPHOMET ON MY DOORSTEP,” “YOUR DRESS,” “HOPELESS (FEAT. XEMNAS),” “CRYSTAL CODEINE,” “DEAD,” “DIABOLICAL,” “I LUV THAT SHES MEAN 2 U,” “BITE MARKS.”

LIVE, ON PURPOSE:

SHOWS AS CATHARSIS — CROWD-LED, MESSY ON PURPOSE, BUILT FOR CALL-AND-RESPONSE. MOSH-PIT ENERGY, HUMAN ON STAGE.

THE PAUSE & THE RETURN:

IN 2018 MY CAREER HIT A FORCED PAUSE. I WAS TOO CLOSE TO A SITUATION I COULD NOT SPEAK ON. I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY WRONGDOING. I KEPT IT QUIET, KEPT IT SOLID, AND CAME BACK SHARPER. RECENTLY I STEPPED AWAY FROM ALCOHOL — I DON’T MAKE IT THE STORY, BUT THE CLARITY LIVES IN THE WORK.

INFLUENCES:

2PAC, MAC DRE, ANDRE NICKATINA, E-40, DR. DRE, EMINEM, MAC MILLER; GREEN DAY, NIRVANA, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE.

+ THE BAY DIY SCENE THAT TAUGHT ME INDEPENDENCE BY DESIGN.

WHAT I DO:

MUSIC: FEATURES, TOPLINES, HOOKS; LIMITED PRODUCTION/VOCAL ENGINEERING; CLEAN/RADIO CUTS + EPK ON REQUEST; PERFORMANCE & FESTIVAL BOOKINGS WELCOME.

PAINTING: ORIGINALS + COMMISSIONS; ABSTRACT, VISCERAL PIECES THAT TURN FEELING INTO COLOR.

WRITING: COMMISSIONED POETRY/PROSE (GHOST OR BYLINE), ARTIST BIOS, LINER NOTES, SHOW NARRATIVES; BOOK IN PROGRESS — “DOES IT HIT THE SPINE CORRECTLY?”

LIVE ART / MUSIC: ONE-OFF, IMMERSIVE SETS THAT TURN STAGES AND SPACES INTO CANVASES.

COLLABORATIONS: CROSS-MEDIUM BUILDS WITH ARTISTS, BRANDS, FILM, AND FASHION.

TL;DR:

HIP-HOP BONES. PUNK BLOODSTREAM. DIFFERENT DOORS, SAME UNIVERSE — MUSIC, PAINT, AND WORDS TIED TOGETHER BY BRUTAL HONESTY. BAY BRED, WORLD READY.