Moon Hooch with Cofresi at the ZACC

If any band is a poster child for turning the power of positive thoughts and intentions into reality, it’s the explosive horn-and-percussion trio MOON HOOCH In just a few short years, the group— Wilbur, fellow horn player Wenzl McGowen—has gone from playing on New York City subway platforms to touring with the likes of Beats Antique, They Might Be Giants, and Lotus, as well as selling out their own headline shows in major venues around the country.

Though the band—whose members initially met as students at the New School—turned heads in the music industry as relative unknowns with a charismatic, unconventional sound (they play with unique tonguing techniques and utilize found objects like traffic cones attached to the bells of their horns to manipulate tone, for instance), they were already a familiar and beloved sight to strangers in New York, who would react with such joy and fervor to their impromptu subway platform sets that the NYPD had to ban them from locations that couldn’t handle the crowds. NY Mag once referred to their sound as “Jay Gatsby on ecstasy,” while the NY Post fell for their “catchy melodic hooks and funky rhythms,” saying they had “the power to make you secretly wish that the short [subway] wait becomes an indefinite delay.”

From collaborating with iconic artists such as Matisyahu and Too Close To Touch, to well-known electronic artists such as Autograf, Flamingosis, Bass Physics, Maddy O’ Neal, and many more – COFRESI continues to spread his creative wings to bring new and inspiring sounds to his fans and the world. In the studio, Cofresi creates a provocative sound by fusing elements of bass music, dance music, worldly trap, soul, DnB, and a little nostalgia here and there. His live sets are full of energy and showcase his captivating ability to incorporate multidimensional percussion and Ableton into multi-genre EDM.

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