zacchaeus
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i am me. an artist in the vastness of that word. i make art, beats and lyrics. i am a follower of Christ, striving to be His disciple more. wan to use my art to bless people and point them to God


Why this name?
use to go by Zircon for my rhymes. then i changed because i didn't want to associate the secular rhymes i use to spit with my Christian walk and faith. liked names starting with "Z", so i searched Scripture (the bible) for one. so i saw zacchaeus, who was mentioned in Luke 19:1-10. check the verses to see how Jesus Christ saved him and his home.
Do you play live?
at home
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
greatly. allows artists to take control of their music. it hurts big budget monopolies who take most of the sales moneys anyway. artists on labels make their money touring. but with the internet, you can find more music and sounds that you may not know of, due to geographical locals. good for music lovers, bad for big business
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
naw homey. can and will do it myself.
Band History:
been making music in my head for over 10 years. now have the chance to actually do it. to God be the glory. it's just the assigned time for me to do this.
Your influences?
i'm influenced by jazz, acid jazz and hip hop primarily. as of recent, i'm getting more influenced by contemporary jazz and grime (from UK).
as for the people who are my influnces, it's a long list, but here are some hip hop cats i dig: A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers (basically the Native Tongues crew), Pete Rock, Theory Hazit, 4th Command, Sword (the whole Go Recordings crew, formerly Gye Nyame Recordings), The Ummah, Illogic, Scribbling Idiots crew, Hip Hop Is Music crew, Deepspace 5 crew, Jasper Brown, KRS-1, Audio Two, OC, Organized Konfusion, Grits, Redd Lettaz, L.A. Symphony, Tonex and the Nureau camp, Cross Movement crew, 116 crew, Lamp Mode crew, Ohmega Watts, Sevin (H.O.G. M.O.B.), Celah and Hiphopposite crew, Idol K.I.N.G., Pharcyde, Blueprint, Digable Planets, Lords of the Underground, EPMD, and many many more...
here are a few jazz influences: Coltrane, Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride, Wayman Tisdale, Eric Dolphy, Incognito, Slide Five, Joe Handerson, Ron Carter, Kenny Garrett and many many more
as for the people who are my influnces, it's a long list, but here are some hip hop cats i dig: A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers (basically the Native Tongues crew), Pete Rock, Theory Hazit, 4th Command, Sword (the whole Go Recordings crew, formerly Gye Nyame Recordings), The Ummah, Illogic, Scribbling Idiots crew, Hip Hop Is Music crew, Deepspace 5 crew, Jasper Brown, KRS-1, Audio Two, OC, Organized Konfusion, Grits, Redd Lettaz, L.A. Symphony, Tonex and the Nureau camp, Cross Movement crew, 116 crew, Lamp Mode crew, Ohmega Watts, Sevin (H.O.G. M.O.B.), Celah and Hiphopposite crew, Idol K.I.N.G., Pharcyde, Blueprint, Digable Planets, Lords of the Underground, EPMD, and many many more...
here are a few jazz influences: Coltrane, Roy Hargrove, Christian McBride, Wayman Tisdale, Eric Dolphy, Incognito, Slide Five, Joe Handerson, Ron Carter, Kenny Garrett and many many more
Favorite spot?
ATL, Nashville, Orlando, UK...i love to travel so just about any place new becomes a favorite
Equipment used:
currently everything is done on a Compaq Presario using Fruity Loops demo (for putting the pieces together) and Audacity (for chopping up samples)
Anything else...?
Christ died so that those who believe in Him could be saved, saved from sin, themselves and their circumstances. if you repent of your sins (which everyone was born in through Adam's disobedience), put your faith and trust in Christ, and believe He is Lord and Savior, was crucified and was raised from the dead and is sitting on the right of the Father, He will impart His grace on you and save you. He is God. Father, Son, Holy Spirit. One God, one faith, one baptism, one Lord. if you got questions and desire to do God's will, then His Spirit is calling you, you are hearing His voice, for He is calling His sheep back to Him. the gospel is the trumpet, and if you hear it and respond, He is faithful to do as His Word says. hit me up for further study or answers. grace and peace