简介：singer/songwriter/producer.WithafatherfromGuyana,SouthAmericaandaU.S.Armybornmother,Zach’smulticulturalupbringingwasfilledwithadiverseblendofmusicalinfluences.“Igrewupwitheverythingfromreggaetoclassicaltorocktooldschoolfunk,butwhathasalwaysstuckwithmeisR&B.It’stherootofmymusic.WhenIwrite,it’smystartingpoint,andalongthewaysomestrangemusicalelementgrabsmyattentionandlatchesonfortheride.” Thesinger’sdebutproject,Voyager,isascifiinfluencedR&Bandpopalbumfeaturing16originaltracksthattakelistenersonthejourneyofayoungmanofthefuture.Thesoundscapeispackedwithsmoothandeclecticsongsaboutrelationships,pressure,aspirations,andsocialissues.“Mymusichashighlevelstoriesthatareeasytofollow,butwithinthesongsisalowerlevelofambiguity.Thereisasenseofopennessforthelistenertointerpretthemusicandlyricshowevertheywantto.Musicmeanssomethingdifferenttoeveryone,andthat’swhatIloveaboutit.” Voyagerisavailablenowacrossthewebinbothhardcopyanddigitalformatsatthesinger’sofficialwebsite,zachkarl.com,iTunes,andAmazon.ThealbumisalsoavailableforstreamatsitesincludingPandora,Rhapsody,Napster,Grooveshark,andlast.fm. Zach’smusicalinfluencesincludeJanetJackson,JimmyJamandTerryLewis,MichaelJackson,ErykahBadu,Sade,PaulHardcastle,JustinTimberlakeandColdplay.