Thematic
Zeke’s songs split into two modes. Some are built to make you smile or laugh. Others pull you somewhere quieter. The emotional range is intentional.
His songs split into two modes. Some are built to make you smile or laugh – Flat Tire, Point Break, Ciao Baby, Mushroom Disco. Others pull you somewhere quieter – Sundial, Meant to Be, Tryna Figure Out, Ground Control. The emotional range is intentional.
“I think this mix of playfulness and earnestness reminds us to take our lives seriously but not take ourselves seriously,” he says.
KCRW
Viva CDMX! Take a high-energy, funk-flavored tour of Mexico City with desert-disco artist and producer Friend Of and Haitian singer with a vocal range to the Gods, F-Mack. These two clearly know how to party, and this track gets it started, with all the groovy bits sliding right into place: bass, guitars, synths — and an astounding range from F-Mack, showing off the falsetto with sky-high drop-ins toward the track’s final bars.
Topanga New Times
Zeke Reed grew up in Topanga and found his spiritual and creative grounding in the canyon at a young age. Now 26, he is committed to sharing the canyon’s magic with Los Angeles’ independent music community through his artist interview series, Topanga Sessions, and his mountain-top recording studio, “The Shed.”
THIs Song is Sick
Trippy sci-fi electro-indie music is the latest genre we didn’t know we needed until now.
Self-described “psychedelic space disco,” Zeke Reed’s solo project Friends of leans into this aesthetic on his new track “Ground Control”. In addition to the retro-inspired alien abduction visuals for both the song and the artist, the bubbling synth and rocket effects that wash over the track shoot us straight into the galaxy.
Voyage LA
Zeke, let’s start with your story. We’d love to hear how you got started and how the journey has been so far.
I am a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and recovering comedic improviser. When I’m not creating or performing music, I work at USC teaching a journalism class and at a nonprofit in South LA called A Place Called Home where I give music lessons. I have a passion for music, education and community-building, and a dual degree in politics and neuroscience from the University of Virginia.