Z'EV

Stefan Joel Weisser

Born: February 8, 1951, Los Angeles, California, USA - Died: December 16, 2017 (aged 66). American conceptual artist, musician, scholar and poet. Stefan Weisser began playing the drums at age 4. He moved to New York City from San Francisco in 1979, and adopted the name Z'EV, his work with performance/noise percussion broke new ground and drew the attention of rock symphonist , dancer , guitarist and just about everybody related to the downtown scene. His recordings from the early 1990s were created in New York with the assistance of long-time friends and collaborators and Glenn Branca.