Toro Y Moi is the stage name used by recording artist Chazwick Bundick. Bundick was born in November of 1986 in Columbia, SC, and attended Ridgeview High School where he formed well-known Columbia indie rock band The Heist and the Accomplice with three schoolmates. He is of Filipino descent from his mother and African-American descent from his father. Bundick graduated from the University of South Carolina in spring of 2009 with a bachelor's degree in graphic design. His music has taken on many forms since he began recording, but he is now identified with the chillwave movement of summer 2010. The stage name, "Toro Y Moi," can be roughly translated to "Bull and Me." Late in his school career, Bundick formed a close musical relationship with fellow chillwave luminary Ernest Greene who plays under the name Washed Out.
Contrary to popular belief, Sides of Chaz is not a Toro Y Moi demo, but a collection of Bundick's experimental "stream of consciousness" recordings under his side project "Sides of Chaz." In addition to this, Chaz also feels as though he has moved beyond the "chillwave" genre, and that "chillwave" was a point where many similar artists started off. He said in an interview At The Sinema that "all that stuff is really good music, like Ernest Green (Washed Out) and Neon Indian. I’m a big fan of all of that, but I think [chillwave] was just a small little period where we all were, coincidentally making similar music." Chaz is also a multi-instrumentalist. I can't seem to find any information on his 3 band members. This is "New Beat" off his second release Underneath the Pine.
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