... An alternative sound for the changing downtown scene began to emerge when musicians started to combined the previously discrete sounds of disco and punk. Oxford graduate and CBGB regular Michael Zilkha became a key figure in the development when he launched ZE Records in 1978 with “Disco Clone...

... between major labels and the dance floor. By the year’s end, critics could point to evidence that the music industry was experiencing a rebound after four consecutive years of depressed sales. Having committed himself to the production of confrontational music, even activist music, Michael Zilkha wondered...

... to hire Brooklyn DJ David Morales to replace Levan for one weekend. after-hours venues Paradise Garage the Loft Larry Levan Michael Brody David Morales The city’s band scene continued to dip during 1983, with Michael Zilkha and ZE Records dragged into the slump. As the cutting edge...

... Michael Jackson Thriller music majors David Bowie Michael Zilkha ZE Records ...

... Michael Zilkha ZE Records Ed Bahlman 99 Records Chris Blackwell Island Records ...

... of disco and punk. Oxford graduate and CBGB regular Michael Zilkha became a key figure in the development when he launched ZE Records in 1978 with “Disco Clone” and went on to invite no wave artist James Chance to make a record that combined disco and punk. Chris Blackwell’s Island Records and Ed Bahlman’s...

... The city’s band scene continued to dip during 1983, with Michael Zilkha and ZE Records dragged into the slump. As the cutting edge of sound shifted from irreverent bands to conceptual producer-musician-DJ outfits, Arthur Baker, John Robie, and Afrika Bambaataa consolidated their pivotal position...