About Zak Perry
His school had a class in it and it seemed like a cool thing to do. While
this may not seem like a typically momentous rock and roll occasion, it was all
young Zak Perry needed to start playing the guitar. Within days, Zak had
already written his first song called, "Jesus is Calling." It was
apparently
good enough that his parents didn't believe he wrote it and sent him to his
room for lying. They came around pretty quickly, however, and soon became his
biggest fans.
One thing that made Zak different from other young guitar players was his
disinterest in flashy pyrotechnics. Although he had no trouble mastering the
tricky leads of popular Led Zeppelin solos, blistering country finger picking
rags, or even highly technical classical passages of Yes, Zak stuck to honing the
skill he discovered he had... songwriting. "I just gravitated to doing what
nobody else around me at the time was doing... writing songs."
Zak soon formed the requisite garage band and began to take writing and
playing more seriously. It was right around this time, the he fell, as subtly
as he had with playing, into becoming a lead singer. "We couldn't find a
singer," he remembers, "so I figured I might as well just do it myself."
Despite, or maybe because of this unceremonious vocal beginning, Zak has managed
to craft his voice into what is certainly one of the most powerful, emotive,
genuinely bluesy voices in rock and roll today.
After two bad record deals and his seven year trip from St. Louis to New York
to Austin, TX, Zak has just released a new CD called, Seven Years. A collection
of songs he wrote during his travels, performing with some great musicians he
met along the way. Once again, Zak has decided to "do it himself" and is
already working on another CD.
This is Zak Perry, and he deserves a listen!!!
About the Show
Zak can perform up to two-hours of original music and well over two-hours of
southern rock cover music. As a result, the show can be tailored to meet
the needs of almost any venue.
Zak's Music
Available Now!!!
For More Information
See The
Official Zak Perry Band Website
