Zach Lost
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"INDISTR 10! Interview with Zach Lost!!!"

1.Let’s start from the beginning, when and where did it all start? And with who?
When I went to college I started getting heavy into slam poetry/spoken word. Some friends and I hosted a Hip Hop poetry open mic that’s still going on today with new hosts. 2001 I started a Hip Hop group called Thought Breakers with my partner at the time. We used to play basement shows with punk bands and other Hip Hop groups. We had a groundswell on campus that spread nicely; opened for Fat Joe, Wyclef, Goldfinger and a few more big acts. In ’05 we split and I started doing my own thing. I hooked up with some friends of mine that are great producers/beatmakers (DJ Stealth, Sie 1, Lectron 80, Jony Fraze) and started putting together the solo stuff I had already been working on. I started rocking shows on my own, got on the Warped Tour, released an album myself, had a lot of fun... ’05 was great! I started teaching in ’06, and won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Now I’m ready to have some fun in ’08.

2.If you had to describe your sound in one sentence, what would you say?
Slick, witty, well thought, lyric driven, Hip Hop.

3.Name 3 artists that have inspired you as a musician.
KRS-ONE, James Brown, Saul Williams, among an ever-growing list.

4.What do you see in the future for music, with all of the outlets available for exposure, along with the current Internet craze?
I think music is in a great place. Anybody in the world can blow up (not through talent necessarily). Anybody on the internet can discover more artists, more styles, than ever before. Hopefully more people will turn away from the radio, towards the infinite number of options/artists out there making music… sometimes good music!

5.What can we expect to see from Zach Lost in 2008? Any big plans?
I’m going to be going harder than I have in a while. I hooked up with a good friend who has taken the managerial reigns, and is helping with a lot of the stuff that it’s tough for me to focus on. This year I’ll be performing more than I have in any of the past several years. I’m going to be hitting more spots, making and meeting new fans in new zip codes, and will be pressing a new CD that should be done by the summer.


6.What has Zach Lost been listening to lately?
Christmas music, Jay-Z, Japhia Life, older R&B/soul, Rufus Wainwright, The Beatles (The Across the Universe Soundtrack on repeat), Queen, Kenny Chesney, a steady stream of beats, jazz, gospel, MC Lars, Kanye, Ani DiFranco, Bernie Allen, M.I.A., A band of bees, Alicia Keys... Zach Lost… gotta make sure the songs are sounding good enough for the album.

7.Your thoughts on independent music and if it’s possible to be successful through these means of distribution?
Being successful depends on how you define success. Anyone can get exposure now, and wider more diverse exposure than they could find in the past. Artists that have it together can act like mini-labels getting their stuff out there. My outlook has changed drastically since I was much younger. Success for me with music, is being able to make and perform it when and how I want, and still have money to eat and pay the rent, ha. But that definition is evolving now with me, so check back in a few months… success for me might mean global domination.

8.If we can’t find you playing a gig or practicing music, where might we expect to find you?
I’ve been a homebody lately. So it’d be either home hanging out with my girlfriend, or at my desk at school. This coming year though, you’ll be able to catch me in a lot more spots. I’m goin all out in ’08, so follow me on the web and come see me.

9.How many shows do you play a year? What’s the atmosphere typically like?
Just a handful of shows for the last few years. The crowd has ranged from middle aged townies, to high school pop punk rockers, to underground and indie Hip Hop heads, to college kids and grass roots revolutionaries, to backpackers, skaters, bboys, barflys, and the list goes on. A lot of people have been digging or at least appreciating what I do, and I appreciate that.

10.Lastly, your thoughts on INDISTR.COM?
It’s awesome. There are a million sites out there for artists, I just think INDISTR got all the pieces right. It gets the music to the fans cheaply and easily, and it gets the artists paid and exposed. Sorry that sounds so dirty. - INDISTR - Kevin Hockin


Discography

Sketchbook Songs - LP 2006

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Zach Lost -aka- Whatnot -aka- The 3rd Person -aka- Witty Nickname first emerged from underneath the Undergroung scene as 1/2 of the Underground Hip Hop duo 'Thought Breakers'. With a split at the begining of '05, Zach has begun to pursue his solo efforts as well as building/recording/performing with many other artists, bands, emcees, and producers. As a member of Thought Breakers Zach has rocked shows with and opened for artists/groups such as Fat Joe, Dead Prez, Mr. Cheeks, Wyclef, The Nappy Roots, Goldfinger, Finch, Guster, as well as Undergound legends and aritists such as Wordsworth, The the Last Emperor, Pumpkinhead, Pack FM, Tonedef, Substantial, Cymarshall Law, Unstoppable Unity, The Formulis, and others. Currently he is digging back into the Jerzey underground, most recently working with 'Manifest Destiny'. With beats provided by TBs beatmaker DJ Stealth, Lectron80 and Fraze of Organic Thoughts, Zach is getting set to drop his own release in the near future. Always looking to move forward and contribute to the progression of the cuture, Zach is set to rock any stage, mic or cypher in the vicinity.