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Khaledzou
Khaledzou at the Jumanji: The Next Level premiere in Los Angeles, CA on December 9th, 2019.
Khaledzou at the Jumanji: The Next Level premiere in Los Angeles, CA on December 9th, 2019.
Background information
Birth nameKhaled Zouhair Tabbara
Also known asKhaledzou, The Zou, Khaled...
BornDecember 6, 1978 (age 42) Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Genresnoise pop, indietronica, hip hop, indie pop, breakbeat, indie rock, folk, bluegrass
Occupation(s)music producer, singer, songwriter, musician, film producer
Instrument(s)vocals, guitar, keyboard, piano, organ, Logic Pro X, turntables, bass, violin, accordion, sampler, banjo
Years active2000-present
Websitemunnycat.com

Khaled Zouhair Tabbara (born December 6th, 1978), known professionally as Khaledzou, is a Lebanese-American[1] singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, film producer, lead singer of indie rock band The Zou, and member of noise pop duo MUNNYCAT. His influences include Steven Sondheim, Rick Rubin, The Kinks, Public Enemy[2] and Johnny Cash.[3]

Early Life

Khaled Zouhair Tabbara grew up in Youngstown, Ohio.[4][5] He came from a musical family. "My dad played the accordion. My brother always made hip hop beats and had samplers. My grandfather played banjo and organ," he said. After getting into fights and being placed under house arrest at age 12, he began participating in community theater[2][5] which gave him a creative outlet.[5] He studied telecommunications at Youngstown State University and performed weekly at The Mocha House in Boardman, Ohio.[6]

Khaled...

In 2000, Tabbara and his brother Rached made a record in their basement titled "The Bright Blues," with Khaled providing lead vocals.[7][2] It featured a blend of folk, bluegrass, blues, alternative rock and old school hip hop genres.[8] The two played a variety of instruments including guitar, piano, keyboard, organ, bass, samplers, harmonicas, congas, violin, turntables, accordion, mandolin, djembe, whistles and tuned glasses of water.[8] Tabbara went on to self-produce a second album called "For the Mutha Fuckin Kids" in 2002.[9]

Khaled Tabbara at The Zou's Annual Rocky Horror Halloween Party at Cedar's in Youngstown, Ohio in 2005.
Khaled Tabbara performing at The Zou's Annual Rocky Horror Halloween Party at Cedar's in Youngstown, Ohio in 2005.

The Zou

In 2001,[10] Tabbara founded The Zou - a collective of Youngstown area musicians - to assist in performing his songs live. They performed 400 shows in 28 states.[11] The group developed a following in northeast Ohio as a result of their annual Rocky Horror Halloween party[12], which began in 2001 and[10] continued through 2017.[12] In 2006, they recorded a Rocky Horror cover album titled "Don't Dream it, Be it" at Ampreon Recorder in Youngstown, Ohio.[10] Other albums recorded under The Zou moniker include "the zou" (2004), "The Pinebox EP" (2007), "Archaeopteryx" (2008), "Kills Pt. 1" (2013) and "Kills Pt. 2" (2015).[13] Current or past members include Rob Thorndike,[12][10][11] Brendan Gauntner,[14] Dean Anshutz,[11] K808,[11][12] Jake Stephens,[12] Bernadette Lim,[15] Adam DeAscentis, Joey Graziosi,[13][11] James Harker,[12] Billy Laguardia,[11] Jesse Martin, Murad Ghazi Shorrab, [15] Rached Tabbara,[13] Nic Chiarilla, Chris Splain, Jason Clark, and Nick Cordova.[10]

MUNNYCAT

Main article: Munnycat

MUNNYCAT performing at Youngstown State University in 2017.
MUNNYCAT performing at Youngstown State University in 2017.

Tabbara first met his partner and bandmate K808 in Youngstown, Ohio in 2011 after Timko booked The Zou to perform at a St. Patrick’s Day event.[16] The two began dating later that year, and joined each other's musical projects soon after.[17] They moved to Los Angeles[18] in 2016, where they formed Munnycat. They currently reside in Studio City, CA and write, produce, shoot and edit their own music videos together.[17] They released their first EP together titled “Platinum Gold” in 2017 and have gone on to release singles regularly since.[19][20][21][22][16] Their music has been featured over 100 times by brands such as FIFA, Google, and Target.[23] Their song "Platinum Gold" was featured in Coca-Cola's first advertising campaign for AHA sparkling water, which launched in March of 2020. [24]

Other projects

Tabbara provided acoustic guitar and performed backup vocals for the Monkees’ Micky Dolenz during his “A Little Bit Broadway, A Little Bit Rock & Roll” residencies at 54 Below in New York City in 2015[25] and 2017,[26] with a recording of the performance released by Broadway Records in 2015.[25] In 2013 and 2014, Tabbara performed as a member of The Angel Band alongside Norbert Leo Butz and Michael J. Moritz, playing guitar and providing backup vocals.[27] A recording was released through Broadway Records on November 11th, 2013 with proceeds from the album funding a music therapy program for survivors of sexual violence.[28] He went on to perform during Norbert Leo Butz’ “Girls, Girls, Girls” residency in 2016 at 54 Below. A recording was released through Broadway Records on September 9, 2016 with Tabbara providing acoustic guitar and backing vocals.[29][30]

Discography


Recordings with MUNNYCAT

  • 2020: "FULL BRONTO"
  • 2019: "MILLIONAIRE (jz + bncé)"
  • 2019: "don't stop (drip drip drop)"
  • 2018: "Check It"
  • 2018: "Piranha"
  • 2018: "Level Up! (La Da Di)
  • 2018: "You + Me"
  • 2018: "BOOM!"

Platinum Gold EP (2017)

  • "Platinum Gold"
  • "Just Watch Me"
  • "Feelin Alive"
  • "Make a Move"
  • "Tonight"


Recordings with The Zou

Kills, Pt. 2 (2015)

  • "Love"
  • "Drop a Dime"
  • "I Was a Tyrant"
  • "Ooglie Booglie"
  • "Holy Moses"
  • "Mon Dieu!"
  • "Gun Moll"

Kills, Pt. 1 (2013)

  • "Pink Lincoln Overture"
  • "Soon! Ok?"
  • "Some With Heads (Some Without)"
  • "Get Away from Me (You Animals)"
  • "Take Your Love Away"
  • "Driving Through Ghosts"
  • "Ain't There an Easier Way?"

Archaeopteryx (2008)

  • "They Don't Make Them (Quite Like They Used To)"
  • "The International Department of Cute"
  • "Forget My Name"
  • "When the Ink Dries"
  • "01/01 (New Year's Day)"
  • "Lovely Flower in Your Pretty Red Hair"
  • "For a While"
  • "Everyone's Fault But Mine"
  • "A Rose in a Mason Jar"

The Pinebox EP (2007)

  • "The Pinebox"
  • "LMNOP"
  • "Thank You, Muse"
  • "Nothing Beats A Hanging"
  • "All The Words In The World"

Don't Dream it, Be it (A Rocky Horror Tribute) (2006)

  • "Science Fiction / Double Feature"
  • "Dammit, Janet!"
  • "Over at the Frankenstein Place"
  • "The Time Warp"
  • "Sweet Transvestite"
  • "I'm Going Home"
  • "Super Heroes"

the zou (2004)

  • "A Boy Like Me"
  • "Sleazy (Love Song For The Shallow)"
  • "The Boontown Blues"
  • "Cold & Blue"
  • "How To Build An H-Bomb"
  • "So Much"
  • "Honeygirl"
  • "Filler"
  • "Raintree Country"
  • "Trend"
  • "Central Aire (The City)"


Recordings as Khaled...

For The Mutha Fuckin Kids (2002)

  • "The Mythology Song"
  • "Wherever She Goes (The Dog Song)"
  • "Our House"
  • "Mr. Chicken's Opus (Live at Seidler's Lounge)"
  • "Pigeons in the Park"
  • "Candleman (Live and Representin')"
  • "Geologic Time Scale Rap"
  • "If We Were a Rock'n'roll Band"

The Bright Blues (2000)

  • "The SLG"
  • "Of The Me"
  • "Trend"
  • "Instead of Where I Was"
  • "Ooglie Booglie"
  • "Take Your Love Away"
  • "Candleman"
  • "Rose In A Mason Jar"
  • "Better Off (You Can't Take Your Stocks To Heaven)"
  • "Above"


Recordings with Micky Dolenz

A Little Bit Broadway, A Little Bit Rock & Roll (2015)

  • "Hey Micky (Intro)"
  • "D.W. Washburn"
  • "Last Train to Clarksville"
  • "Don't Be the Bunny"
  • "Mister Cellophane"
  • "As We Go Along"
  • "Oh! Darling"
  • "Randy Scouse Git"
  • "I'm A Believer"
  • "Pleasant Valley Sunday"
  • "Daydream Believer"
  • "Goin' Down"


Recordings with Norbert Leo Butz

Girls, Girls, Girls (2016)

  • "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"
  • "Mrs. Leroy Brown"
  • "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town"
  • "Tecumseh Valley"
  • "Sunny Came Home"
  • "Jolene"
  • "Katheleen"
  • "Come On Eileen"
  • "Stacy's Mom"
  • "Galway to Graceland"
  • "Wig in a Box"
  • "Sweet Lorraine (1996)"

An Evening With Norbert Leo Butz (2013)

  • "Intro"
  • "Home"
  • "Born Too Late"
  • "Hope For Me Yet"
  • "Mary"
  • "Band Introductions"
  • "Try A Little Tenderness"
  • "Fix You"
  • "Country Roads"
  • "Proud Mary"

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