In June 2016, Zack publicly debuted his own music, performing under the name “Syzygy.” Nine of those gigs were captured on home video. In addition to his shows on stage, Zack recorded both his own songs and covers of some of his favorite musicians in his bedroom at home. Those recordings can be found below.
- Syzygy at The Well // June 23, 2016FEATURING:
“All in Time”
“Pound”
“Salt Pt. 2”
“Heaven Forbid”
“House of Cards”
“One Way or Another”
“Rome”
“Pay No Mind”
“Thought You Knew”
“War is Over” - Syzygy at Spectrum // February 25, 2018FEATURING:
“Pound”
“Salt Pt. 2”
“Pick Up the Pieces”
“Never Mind”
“Speak to Me”
“All in Time”
“Come Back Alone”
“Too Late”
“There You Are”
“Mirror in the Sun”
“Rome”
“Vassal” - Syzygy at Berlin Under A // April 4, 2018FEATURING:
“Pound”
“Salt Pt. 2”
“Pick Up the Pieces”
“Mirror in the Sun”
“Come Back Alone”
“There You Are”
“All in Time”
“Rome”
“Vassal” - Syzygy at Niagara // June 7, 2018FEATURING:
“Pound”
“All in Time”
“Rome”
“Pick Up the Pieces”
“Come Back Alone”
“Salt Pt. 2”
“Arctor”
“There You Are”
“Great Veneer”
“Speak to Me”
“Rules of the Game”
“Door”
“Deerslayer” (Daniel Rossen) - Syzygy at Niagara // July 19, 2018FEATURING:
“Pound”
“All in Time”
“Great Veneer”
“Vassal” - Syzygy at Threes Brewing // August 27, 2018FEATURING:
“Pound”
“All in Time”
“Pick up the Pieces”
“Come Back Alone”
“When You Wake Up Feeling Old” (Wilco)
“Heaven Forbid”
“Great Veneer”
“Third of May” (Fleet Foxes) - Syzygy at Spectrum // September 30, 2018FEATURING:
“Vassal”
“When You Wake Up Feeling Old” (Wilco)
“All In Time”
“Heaven Forbid”
“There You Are”
“Arctor”
“Rome”
“Great Veneer”
“Pick Up the Pieces”
“Speak to Me”
“Kept Woman” (Fleet Foxes) - Syzygy at Coney Island Baby // January 2, 2019FEATURING:
“Pound”
“All in Time”
“When You Wake Up Feeling Old” (Wilco)
“Come Back Alone”
“Cassius” (Fleet Foxes)
“Pick Up the Pieces”
“Great Veneer”
“There You Are”
“Monsters and Men”
“Heaven Forbid”
“Rome” - Syzygy at Niagara // March 14, 2019FEATURING:
“Vassal”
“Cassius” (Fleet Foxes)
“Pick Up the Pieces”
“When you Wake Up Feeling Old” (Wilco)
“Speak to Me”
“There you Are”
“Arctor”
“Too Late”
“Heaven Forbid”
“Monsters and Men”
BEDROOM TAPES
Some of these home recordings were found on Zack’s phone. For others, found on computer drives, he used mics and recording software.
- “Brave New World” [Bedroom]
- “Deerslayer” (Daniel Rossen)Zack posted this cover of Daniel Rossen’s “Deerslayer” to Facebook.
- “Find Your Place” [Bedroom]Zack’s last song, recorded eight days before his death
- “Home at Last” (Steely Dan)Zack covered this Steely Dan tune, with his dad joining on the chorus.
- “Hukairz” [Bedroom v1]
- “Hukairz” [Bedroom v2]
- “Mama, You Been On My Mind” (Bob Dylan)For Mother’s Day, Zack recorded this version of Bob Dylan’s “Mama, You Been On My Mind,” with original lyrics added.
- “New Colors” [Bedroom]
- “Rules of the Game” [Bedroom]
- “That Was All” (Writing) [Bedroom]This extended phone recording of an unfinished song offers a glimpse into Zack’s writing process.