An avid synth collector inspired by '80s soundtracks such as Blade Runner and Tron, Morgan Z makes retro-flavored electronica under the moniker Chrome Canyon. His debut album, Elemental Themes, was released by Stones Throw in 2012, just as the synthwave scene was emerging and expanding. After composing music for the animated series Infinity Train, Chrome Canyon returned with his second full-length, Director, in 2022.
In the late 2000s, Morgan Z studied jazz at N.Y.C.'s New School and played in the glam electro group Apes & Androids while working a part-time job at a Sam Ash m...