NYC Producer XENO Makes His Electronic Debut With “Plastic”

For more than a decade, Rony Zino has been building records from the inside out. He taught himself to engineer, write and produce in 2015, then spent years working across hip-hop and pop in Queens' underground rap scene. With "Plastic," he is putting that experience behind an artist project of his own: XENO.

The New York City songwriter and producer introduces the project through a house-led track with a playful edge. Its central line, "recycle me like plastic," gives the record a memorable hook, while the rhythm keeps the focus on movement.

That restraint fits the route Zino took to get here. His early work was largely behind the scenes, learning the technical side of recording while writing and producing for other artists. The experience gave him a practical foundation, but it also meant his own musical identity took time to come into focus.

"Plastic" is where that identity starts to take shape publicly. The track brings together the sounds Zino grew up around with the electronic direction he is pursuing under the XENO name. House rhythms give it a direct frame, while the hook stays at the centre of the song.

The release is an introduction rather than a final statement. XENO is the name Zino is using to bring his own material forward after years of studio work for others. "Plastic" gives listeners a first look at that move into electronic music.

For listeners, "Plastic" offers a first look at that shift: a high-energy house record from a producer who has spent years learning how songs are put together, now applying that knowledge to his own songs.

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