Riz (19)

Born on May 19, 1966, as Rodolpho Ivan Zahler, RIZ managed to gain proficiency on many instruments at an early age, including guitar, piano, percussion, bass, and most recently the cello. In 1986, at the surprising age of 19, RIZ burst on to the music scene with a ground breaking debut LP entitled SELF PORTRAIT. The album featured all original music and was written, arranged, performed, and produced by RIZ himself. The album ahs been heard on no less than 250 CMJ stations nationwide, as well as several commercial stations. The single "In the Flesh" has been the #1 requested song on many of these stations. RIZ has also scored two motion pictures for director Eric Cohen, the latest of which is entitled "Pushing the Extremes" and will be featured as an HBO special. Along with these two film scores, RIZ is also busy composing numerous pieces of classical music, and has begun work on his first novel, "Veil of Confession."