Zach®
Catchy kinetic folk-pop with soul and intelligence. It is uplifting and family friendly.
Music is why I'm here. Music and Peace. And Love. A near-death bout of appendicitis brought me to the path of music when I was 16, and I haven't looked back since. As soon as that wood and steel was in my hands, I began writing songs, and within three months, I had a number of regular gigs at coffeehouses all over Northeast Ohio. After attending a Jewel concert, I decided music was what I wanted to do forever. Music is who I am. By the time my second CD came out in 2000, I was performing 100+ shows a year, and I had begun touring around the region. In most places I played, I found myself the youngest one in the room, especially in the venues I wasn't even legally allowed into. When my 21st birthday rolled around, my 3rd CD was coming out, and I had jumped up to 200 shows a year. As 2011 clicks in, I just released my 10th official CD and tour coast- to-coast. In fact, my van (The Buffalo) and I are on the move someplace in the country more often than not. Nothing makes me happier than writing songs and singing them for people. Everything from house concerts to amphitheaters to charities to cafes to theaters are on my touring schedule.
The last few years, I have been in the midst of a spiritual and personal quest that lead me to the works of Gandhi, Tolstoy, and in turn, Martin Luther King. A new door opened inside me as I read about the work for nonviolence within and without. With a friend, I created the Akron Peace Project to spread nonviolence in the self, the home, and the community. It has made leaps and bounds in its short existence. Coupled with my Love Initiative movement, my music which is naturally very hopeful and optimistic has been able to lend its voice to the power we all have to change ourselves and the world.
Awards and Recogition
* Best Singer/Songwriter (both Scene and Free Times Music Awards); * 3 time winner of Best Pop Act in the Cleveland Music Festival; * He has received over 2,500 Spins on WAPS 91.3 The Summit, and was named in the TOP 3 Artists spun on WAPS 91.3 The Summit Radio (6 places above the Beatles); * Finalist in the national Soul City Café Music Quest (hosted be pop-star Jewel); * Receives over 100,000 hits and growing per month on the website; * Performs over 200 shows a year nation-wide; * Finalist in the Billboard Song Contest; * Had his song “On Christmas Morning” spun on over 130 radio stations, wrote the jingle/theme song for the Nationally syndicated radio show “Into the ‘70’s with Tom Kent;” * Has sung the National Anthem at large sporting events; * Was invited to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; * Is a regular at the New York Songwriter Circle; * 2 Golden Vikings for Best Folk-Pop Act; * Has shared the stage with: Farm Aid, Chicago, Michael Bolton, Blessid Union of Souls, Gin Blossoms, Rick Springfield, Richard Thompson, Bad Company, Don Dixon, Michael Glabicki (of Rusted Root), John Eddie, Catie Curtis, Steve Poltz, Bo Diddley, Sonny Geraci, Mountain, Maia Sharp, Jen Chapin, Trevor Hall, The Fixx, Jen Foster (John Lennon Songwriter Winner), Shawn Mullins, America, Trevor Hall, Buckwheat Zydeco.