Log into your account. Password recovery. Forgot your password? Get help. Wealthy Persons. Zac Brown. Please enter your comment! During high school I decided to really pursue a career in music. My parents wanted me to go to college. You know, "just in case". No, seriously.
Go ahead and finish chuckling I'll wait. Apparently, my professors at MUW saw something in me that I couldn't see in myself at the time, because they advised me to quit school and get out on the road with a band. So I did. I quit school and began pursuing the life of a working musician. My journey has been long, sometimes easy, sometimes difficult, but always very fun I have played in more bands than I can recall, in more bars than I care to remember, and have made lots of music along the way.
I can honestly say that playing with Zac and the guys is one of the most if not THE most enriching, fulfilling, and challenging musical ventures I have ever been a part of, and I am very grateful to be able to make music with them. All in all, I can truly say that I absolutely love what I do for a living and that I feel extremely blessed to be able to do it. I still consider myself an ardent student of music and drumming. I hope I never stop learning about it.
I have always been fascinated by music and its ability to transcend, communicate, express, and affect. The only thing that fascinates me as much as music? My wife and daughters. Without their love and support, I would be truly lost.
They are the "yin" to my musical "yang". They give me balance and keep me very grounded Hopefully one day I will truly understand what makes music so special Howdy, folks. John Driskell Hopkins here. Go Big Red I have been singing since I could talk.
Like a lot of us who grew up in the South, my earliest musical experiences were in the church choir. Choir was a great place to gain a real understanding of vocal harmony and musical structure. Hello everyone. My name is Matt Mangano and I play the bass. I'm honored to be the newest member of Zac Brown Band. Having been the director of Southern Ground Studios, I've been around the gang for a few years, so it already feels like home.
Since you may not know me yet, I'll share a little bit about myself. My parents raised my two sisters and I well, and have always been supportive of my musical journey. At a young age, I was exposed to my dad's Martin guitar and my grandmother's baby grand piano, both of which I now have in my home. When I was 10 years old, I learned to play the saxophone and the guitar. As a freshman in high school, in order to join the school's Jazz Band, I learned to play the bass.
I'm thankful for my years in the high school band. Our instructor, Mr. Dennis Bettencourt, provided a safe and nurturing environment for us to explore our musical abilities. I feel that music education is very important and should be promoted in schools. I engaged in a variety of studies, from music theory to audio production. But it was what I did out of the classroom that had a real impact on me. In my dorm-room "recording studio," I helped my friends record their songs.
Among these was John Mayer's "Comfortable," which is a trademark song from his early years. Soon after, I was hired for my first real tour as the bassist for Michelle Malone. It was also around this time when I met Zac Brown. I began occasionally playing with Zac at bars around West Georgia.
I got to see, firsthand, the making of a pop music sensation, and learned about the crazy inner-workings of the music business. Once in a while, when you're young, you can get carried away with the way you live your life. In , I decided to leave John's band and move to Nashville, TN, return to life as a bass player, and hone my skills in recording music.
In , Zac and I reconnected when he asked me to help him work on the three records that would be the foundation of Southern Ground Artists. That job led to a full-time position working for SGA, recording and producing music. In early , I helped Zac with the founding of Southern Ground Nashville, one of Nashville's finest recording facilities.
On a personal level, I love spending my free time with my wife Emily, our son Elliott and daughter Maia. I enjoy gardening, cooking, and Wikipedia surfing. I don't follow any sports, but enjoy watching a game from time to time. I'm fascinated by autonomous motion and electricity, and I'm just beginning a pocket watch collection. Comeback Tour. Best Sellers. Fan Club. Your cart is empty. Hello, Internet. This is awkward so I'll make it quick. Read More Instagram Instagram.
Read More Website Twitter Instagram. In fifth grade, I started piano lessons and began to learn about music theory in it's simplest forms. Later, I applied what I had learned to my Dad's old Martin guitar knock off that I found under the bed. I started playing guitar and bass in high school and formed my first band with my buddies.
Having always been heavily involved in the theatre throughout high school, I went on to graduate Florida State University with a degree in General Theatre in I was the lead singer. I will always treasure that experience and the guys I played with. Being in that band showed me that a life in music was not only possible, but attainable and sustainable. After college, I moved home to Atlanta and formed the band Brighter Shade with great guys that I still play with today.
We have released two independent albums and played countless gigs. When Brighter Shade's gig schedule slowed down in the early s, I began to focus more on producing and writing in my studio which I named after the band. I recorded, produced and performed on many different records with many different artists during those years. One of them was named Zac Brown. I was hosting their Tuesday night open mic night and Zac came to perform. I met Sonia Leigh there as well, coincidentally.
It was a fabulous platform for new talent. Borrowing from Eddie's Attic, we made the open mic a small competition and I awarded winners a small cash prize and a song in my studio. Sonia actually won one of them Zac and I remained friends over the years and in we began recording together on what would eventually become his Home Grown album in We chipped away at it piece by piece as he was already very busy with gigs both in the Atlanta area and regionally.
Zac had come in to demo the song and work through some of the kinks. I'm a pretty good kink straightener. It was then that I learned that Zac was in need of a bass player. I volunteered to sit in until he found a permanent player. I truly believe that my intentions at the time were merely to get out and have some fun with my buddy and step aside when he found someone to play bass.
I have always known that singing harmony comes very naturally to me and I'm a very meat and potatoes bass player that loves following the kick drum. What I didn't really expect is that we would all play together so effortlessly.
After a few weeks, I said to Zac "If you're not still looking, then I'm staying. One time, this huge guy got so into our performance, he repeatedly smashed his hand into an already broken glass on the front of our stage. We played six nights a week and packed the bar every night. Another member arrived in John Driskell Hopkins , a multi-instrumentalist who produced Home Grown ; he joined the group as their bassist.
The Foundation , the major-label debut by Zac Brown Band , arrived in Live Nation Artists Records faltered not long after the release of The Foundation , but Atlantic picked up the band, and the label's support helped their first single, the sun-kissed "Chicken Fried," reach number one on Country Airplay, a feat matched by three other singles from the record: "Toes," "Highway 20 Ride," and "Free.
Shortly after the release of The Foundation , Petruska was replaced by Chris Fryar ; multi-instrumentalist Clay Cook became a member not long afterward. Adding percussionist Daniel de los Reyes as a full-time member, Zac Brown Band began to expand their horizons in with Uncaged , playing music that couldn't strictly be classified as country.
Aptly titled The Grohl Sessions, Vol. Brown continued his musical explorations in by forming a new dance-pop band called Sir Rosevelt. Recorded with a variety of splashy big-budget producers, the album debuted at two upon its September 20, release.
A week after The Owl appeared, Brown surprised his fans with the release of The Controversy , his debut solo album; it was recorded with many of the same producers as The Owl. Preceded by "Same Boat" -- a breezy, beachy tune with echoes of "Toes" and "Chicken Fried" that went to number three Country Airplay -- The Comeback deliberately returned ZBB to their roots; it debuted at 27 upon its October release.
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