?bn-?zn is a defunct duo comprised of Ned "EBN" Liben (synthesizer) and Robert "OZN" Rosen (organ, vocals), (see more under Robert Ozn) best known for the 1983 hit single (and video), "AEIOU Sometimes Y". EBN-OZN represent the intersection between Manhattan's European influenced art rock scene and the burgeoning hip-hop/dance music of the early 80s, which for a brief moment of time served as a multi-racial melting pot of musicians and sounds, only to separate by racial boundaries once again by the late 80s. Career The duo formed in 1981 in New York when Rosen met Liben through record producer Jay Aaron Podolnick (who later founded Villamuse Film Studios in Austin, Texas) (see [LINK: VillaMuse.com] [1]) a friend of his Ozn's then Australian fashion-model girlfriend. Soon after meeting they started spending time together in clubs listening to different types of dance music. In 1983 they were signed by the London arm of Arista-Ariola and Elekt

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