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The Maestro Z.O.O.M.
The Maestro Z.O.O.M. (Isaiah Gray born August 10, 1974) is a American multiple award winning hip hop musician, songwriter, and record producer. Z.O.O.M. first gained local prominence as a music producer for Global Rushh Records/ Superior Sounds Productions; where he achieved recognition for his work on songs produced for artists such as Swerv-O "I get dough" (Tussel Town/Global Rushh 2006), GamePlay 617's "You Wanna War" (Global Rushh 2007), as well as instrumentals produced for local radio station 94.5, various online stations, and web sites. His style of production originally used high-pitched instruments (such as leads, mandolines, and electric guitars) incorporated with his own deep drums and other bass heavy instruments. Later productions saw him expanding his musical credits, and expressing influences that reflect his classical (hence The Maestro), opera, reggae, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, industrial, dub step, and pop music.

Z.O.O.M. was raised in a middle-class household in the City of Boston, MA. and began rapping at an early age. As a young pre-teen he was very much involved in Boston's local hip hop/ music scene. In 1988 Zoom, joined forces with a local singer/ song writer and created the "Unique Approach", which was one of many talented youth groups who attended DYC (The Dorchester Youth Collabrative) in the late 1980's and early 1990s. This was the local after-school program, that was a home for the music/ entertainment company The Northside Posse (which spawned artists such as The New Kids On The Block, Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch, Jimmy Marsh, The Maestro Z.O.O.M, and more).

Today The Maestro Z.O.O.M. is a Boston NAACP Image Award recipient, two time New England Urban Music Awards winner, and holder of two SubZinfo music awards. He is a music producer, and live performer known for his "one man orchestra" style of music production, and vocalization. The acronym Z.O.O.M. breaks down a description of his production demeanor. He "Zones Out On Music", as he gets into his trance-like mind state of creation.

Before production became his primary focus, he was a rap artist, who has performed with some of the regions most historic, and successful artists.

Due to circumstances beyond his control he was sentenced to 9-13 years in the MA. State Prison System where he studied history, politics, business, and linguistics, and discovered his potential to influence others through his music. Today he is a well known, and respected Music Producer, and a culturally relevant Hip Hop Artist. His musical style, and personal story has inspired thousands, which has elevated him to the top of the local Boston music scene with thousands of fans, and supporters across the globe.