ZIA is an exclusively electronic band who began performing on the East Coast in 1992. Founded by Elaine Walker, ZIA bangs out pro-space and sci-fi music on futuristic instruments. All of the synths are triggered ALL LIVE with drum sticks! They have never used backing tracks other than for drums, which are now triggered by a DJ. Microtonal musical scales run rampant throughout the ZIA repertoire. In the pop genre this is a monumental task which adds an eerie, futuristic edge to the songs. ZIA was together for 13 years in Boston and NYC, and has recently relocated to Arizona. ZIA currently has 3 full length albums and two EPs. The newest release, Martians, was officially released at the first XPrize Cup in NM. The video for the title track was filmed on Devon Island in the Canadian High Arctic (75North), commissioned by the NASA Haughton-Mars Project (marsonearth.org).