ULTIMATE MUSIC EXPERIENCE GIVEAWAY TO
LONDON, ENGLAND ENDS APRIL 30
Through a new partnership with The Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, BlackDenim Records is kicking off a new weekly Tuesday night residency at Geraldine’s on May 4
April 20, 2021; source: Juice Consulting) — BlackDenim Records and 24-year-old, indie-rock artist Zach Person announce an upcoming weekly residency at Geraldine’s located at 605 Davis St, Austin, Texas starting on Tuesday, May 4 from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. and occurring each Tuesday night thereafter. This residency follows the successful release of Person’s self-titled, debut album and sold-out release show on April 2 at Empire Control Room. Listen to Person’s full length LP now via Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon.
“We truly value our new partnership with Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, and we look forward to hosting Zach Person’s weekly residency at Geraldine’s Austin, their new American concept inside Hotel Van Zandt,” said Christopher Durst, Co-founder/CEO BlackDenim Records. “They have a wonderful listening room with well-curated cocktails and shareable plates.
BlackDenim and Person also recently announced the launch of an ongoing giveaway where one lucky music fan plus a guest will win the trip of a lifetime to London, England once it is safe to travel. “The Ultimate Music Experience” offers round trip flights on British Airways, a three-night stay at the Hard Rock Hotel, and a personally guided “Rock ‘N’ Roll tour of London” by Zach Person. The giveaway also includes All Access VIP Passes to one of Person’s future London concerts. This contest runs through April 30 and is live for fans here. Additional prizes include Beats
Studio3 Headphones, Questlove MasterClass, Crosley Turntable, Marshall Speaker, digital downloads, gift cards and more.
The European press has been catching onto Person since the LP has been released. Lyric Magazine in the UK noted: “Person has steadily been working towards this moment and it is now time for the rest of America and the wider world to begin to see just what a major artist Person has the potential to become. Touchstones on this powerful album are wide-ranging. Jack White, Lenny Kravitz, John Mayer, Hendrix, BB King, Elvis and ZZ Top are all thrown into the mix. But listen deeper and you’ll hear Clapton, 90’s Blues Guitarist Jeff Healey and even bands like the Red Hot Chilli Peppers too. For a young guitarist, Person is steeped in the music of those that have gone before him whilst still putting his own original twist on things.”
Person’s first European tour is scheduled for late summer, with plans to visit The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and the United Kingdom with a September 13 debut at the infamous Black Heart nightclub in London.
“Zach Person needs to be taken very seriously,” said Lyric Magazine in the UK. “He is a real talent, a real ‘person of interest’ (see what we did there?). As a writer, as a guitarist and as a singer he proves, on this debut album, that he has the balls and the chops to mix it with the big boys. We intend to be in the front row supporting this great musician. Do yourself a favour and give this album a real listen – dust off your hairbrush microphones and air guitars because we’ve found someone of real potential who could make us want to use them again.”
Here in the United States, Person recently did an official takeover of American Songwriter’s Instagram on April 1 and premiered his debut music video for “Can’t Stop Running” with The Austin Chronicle on March 10. See here for the premiere. Additionally The Austin Chronicle reviewed his record just last week which can be seen here.
“Fuzzed and muffled, ‘Can’t Stop Running’ bursts like a vintage FM radio blues fixture, bleeding and cutting through busted stereo speakers,” said The Austin Chronicle. “Uncorking the Austin singer/guitarist’s full-length debut, the lead single deconstructs contemporarily, mixing the open chord slide of Delta blues with a dubby wall of electronics. Adding tracks to his 2020 EP, Zach Person spins a playful permutation of the blues as it steers into modern embellishment and pop hooks. Evident on his American Idol run in 2016, the young Texan boasts instrumental prowess in spades. Songs like the amplified rework of Elvis’ ‘All Shook Up,’ greasy slinger ‘Back to Me,’ fuzz blunderbuss ballad ‘How Long,’ and country-pickin’ ‘Carolina’ make his LP a true guitar introduction. Unlike the ostentatious jamming and overwrought display of technique that often defines contemporary blues slingers, Person breaks from those trappings by leaning in toward softer intonations and away from the archetypal form of monstrous roots rock. Pastoral beauty ‘Wanna Fly’ and aching lament ‘R.D.M.S (Demo Version)’ glean of a tactile intimacy, while standout ‘Crossroads’ casts a story of biblical predestination.”
“An impressive and ambitious record that blends rock, blues, funk, soul and more with energy to burn,” said the Austin American Statesman. “Person serves up tunes that range from the gospel-tinged, acoustic-centered ‘Wanna Fly’ to the slow blues-funk groove of ‘Back to Me’ to the soulful pop groove of ‘Radio Man’ to the thumping intensity of ‘Long Enough.’ One could be forgiven for not recognizing ‘All Shook Up’ as the Elvis Presley classic; Person completely reframes its melody and tempo, giving it a fuzz-guitar 21st-century makeover. The closing tune, ‘R.D.M.S.,’ is identified in the track list as a demo, but it offers an intriguing insight into Person’s recording process; stripped
back to just his voice and electric guitar, it’s brimming with raw emotion.”
Additional early press can be found on Person’s website www.zachperson.com with highlights below:
“Zach Person spins a playful permutation of the blues as it steers into modern embellishment and pop hooks. Evident on his American Idol run in 2016, the young Texan boasts instrumental prowess in spades.” –Austin Chronicle
“What else can I say, this young man is hot!” –Buddy Guy
“Reminiscent of everyone from Elmore James and Duane Allman to The Black Keys and Jack
White, Person channels a raw, pure-bred American swagger.” -American Songwriter
“One of the latest hot new faces of blues.” –Classic Rock Magazine
“Person’s chord skills, both on the six-string and with his voice box, are already bold beyond belief, but we have a feeling this is just the beginning for this budding artist, who’s effortlessly able to navigate between all the alcoves of rock, from indie to blues.” –KUTX
“Zach Person looks and sounds like the ‘next big thing’.” –Tribeza
“An impressive and ambitious record that blends rock, blues, funk, soul and more with energy to
burn.” –Austin American Statesman
“ATX guitarist rips with Lenny Kravitz flair.” –Austin Chronicle
“This young Texan is knocking (hard) on the Blues and Rock doors. A new Hendrix? A new Johnny Winter?” –DaMusic
“He’s from another time.” –Jennifer Lopez
ABOUT ZACH PERSON:
Hailing from Houston, Texas, Person is a House of Blues Music Forward Foundation Alumnus, representing the Houston Blues Society at the International Blues Challenge, a competition featuring some of the foremost blues artists from around the world; these opportunities would later lead to Person sharing stages with legendary acts such as Buddy Guy and Robert Cray. “What else can I say, this young man is hot!” said Buddy Guy.
Person moved to Austin, Texas in 2017, where he was quickly discovered and signed by industry veteran, Christopher Durst, a music entrepreneur and former rock photographer known for his work with Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, Seasick Steve, and more. Person and Durst then partnered with
producer Will Loconto, who would become co-founder of Blackdenim Records. Loconto was chosen for his unique ability to blend indie rock, pop, and electronica, along with Person’s love for roots music and blues guitar. Person’s debut LP features Jake Wyble, his long-time musical collaborator and drummer, who he met in Austin and is actually from Cumberland County, New Jersey, the same area in which Person was born and lived until he was three years old, though they never knew each other.
To learn more about Person, please visit, www.zachperson.com.
