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TAPZ GALLANTINO’S UNIQUE SOUND, A GENRE HE DUBS PUNK RNB, IS A MASTERFUL BLEND OF PUNK AND R&B ON THE CANVAS OF THE HIP HOP SONIC PALLETE, REFLECTING HIS DIVERSE AND STORIED BACKGROUND. BORN IN POST-COLONIAL WEDZA, ZIMBABWE, TAPZ'S JOURNEY BEGAN IN A CULTURALLY RICH ENVIRONMENT, SPLIT BETWEEN HIS GRANDPARENT’S VILLAGE IN CHIVU AND HIS FAMILY HOME IN WEDZA, DEEPLY INFLUENCING HIS ARTISTIC SENSIBILITIES. AT THE AGE OF 10, HE RELOCATED TO NEW ZEALAND, WHERE HE BEGAN TO EXPLORE HIS MUSICAL TALENTS AS A MEANS TO COMMUNICATE. WHILST LEARNING TO SPEAK ENGLISH, HE DISCOVERED ART AS A MEANS OF TRANSLATING HIS WORDS, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL CULTURE CLASH HE WAS EXPERIENCING. HIS QUEST FOR GLOBAL EXPANSION AND INDUSTRY DISRUPTION LATER LED HIM TO THE UNITED STATES, INITIALLY ESTABLISHING HIS ROOTS IN NEW YORK AND NOW BASED IN LOS ANGELES. TAPZ EMBODIES A GLOBAL FUSION OF SOUNDS AND STORIES, CREATING ART THAT TRANSCENDS BOUNDARIES.

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"I’M A WALKING CULTURE CLASH; THAT’S WHY MY ART IS THE WAY IT IS," SAYS TAPZ, WHOSE VOICE IS BOLD, UNAPOLOGETIC, INTROSPECTIVE, AND AUTHENTIC. HIS MUSIC PROVIDES BOTH EDGE AND EMOTION, CHALLENGING CONVENTIONAL NORMS AND OFFERING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE. TAPZ HAS ALREADY CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES WITH HIS PERFORMANCES ON PLATFORMS LIKE 'ON THE RADAR' AND HAS GARNERED ATTENTION FROM NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS PIGEONS AND PLANES, THE FADER, COMPLEX UK, I-D, HYPEBEAST, HIGH SNOBIETY, MTV, IHEARTRADIO, NOISEY, FORBES, AND 10 MAGAZINE.

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TAPZ'S CREATIVE JOURNEY IS DEEPLY INTERTWINED WITH FASHION AND MODELING, INFLUENCED BY HIS MOTHER, WHO TAUGHT FASHION. THIS EARLY EXPOSURE SPARKED HIS CURIOSITY AND LED HIM TO DESIGN AND MODELING, VIEWING THE HUMAN SILHOUETTE AS A POWERFUL CANVAS FOR EXPRESSION. "ANYTHING THAT CAN BE PERCEIVED WILL BE PERCEIVED. THEREFORE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DESIGNED SHOULD BE DESIGNED," TAPZ ASSERTS. HE HAS MODELED FOR PRESTIGIOUS BRANDS SUCH AS 10 MAGAZINE X LOUIS VUITTON, NIKE, PYER MOSS X CANADA GOOSE, H LORENZO, BRAIN DEAD LLC, AND ADIDAS. ADDITIONALLY, HIS CREATIVE PROWESS EXTENDS TO SCRIPTWRITING AND CAMPAIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR BRANDS LIKE ALO YOGA AND VALAS LOS ANGELES.

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VISUALLY, TAPZ’S IDENTITY IS AS STRIKING AS HIS MUSIC. HIS DESIGNS ARE BOLD AND EYE-CATCHING, UTILIZING A COLOR PALETTE OF REDS, BLACKS, AND WHITES. HE SEAMLESSLY BLENDS REBELLIOUS ICONOGRAPHY WITH SOFT, DREAMY VISUALS, INCORPORATING MOTIFS THAT PORTRAY THE SOUL AND SPIRIT. THIS UNIQUE AESTHETIC RESONATES THROUGHOUT HIS WORK, MAKING HIS BRAND INSTANTLY RECOGNIZABLE AND DEEPLY IMPACTFUL.

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TAPZ GALLANTINO IS NOT JUST AN ARTIST; HE IS A VISIONARY RESHAPING THE LANDSCAPE OF MODERN MUSIC AND FASHION. HIS JOURNEY FROM ZIMBABWE TO NEW ZEALAND AND ULTIMATELY TO LOS ANGELES IS A TESTAMENT TO HIS RELENTLESS DRIVE AND PASSION. WITH A GROWING FANBASE AND A CLEAR VISION, TAPZ IS POISED TO MAKE A LASTING IMPACT. THIS IS MORE THAN LIFESTYLE MUSIC; THIS IS LIFETIME MUSIC.