Zack Mexico is a ferocious Psychedelic POP /Indie Rock and Roll band whose original songs are a collaboration of the technical prowess of multi-instrumentalist band members and their visceral love affair with creating music.
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'''Zack Mexico''' is an Experimental Ambient, Indie Pop Rock band. In 2011 the North Carolina based Zack Mexico was formed in Kill Devil Hills by John Saturley, Jamie Brumbeloe, Joey LaFountaine and TJ Harrington.
Sharing common interests and their passion for creating music; Matt Wentz joined Zack Mexico in 2012, Josh Martier and Stephen Brown in 2014 and Tyler Byers in 2015.
With two outstanding drummers, Joey LaFountaine and Josh Martier, Zack Mexico emerge from a slim and moving line of sand in the open Atlantic proving they are a force that can make some noise.
Individual members have taught music, played professionally, and /or composed music for more than a decade each. Their songs are original written and composed by the band. Saturley's first instrument was a Yamaha baby grand. Growing to fit the piano, he composed music. Josh Martier grew up in a family of professional musicians.[1] [2] From the age of 10, Matt Wentz, guitarist for Zack Mexico and a guitar teacher, had the good fortune of studying with the incomparable Jazz guitarist Joe Mapp.[3]
Zack Mexico is a ferocious Psychedelic POP /Indie Rock and Roll band whose original songs are a collaboration of the technical prowess of multi-instrumentalist band members and their visceral love affair with creating music..
'''Contents'''
• 1 History
o 1.1 Current line-up
o 1.2 Discography
o 1.3 Festival Participation History
o 1.4 Official Videos
o 1.5 Written and Composed by Zack Mexico
o 1.6 Played with Opened For Bands
• 2 Industry
o 2.1 Taping
• 3 References
'''History'''
'''Current line-up'''
• John Saturley - Guitar, Vocals, multi-instrumentalist
• Jamie Brumbeloe - Guitar, Vocals, multi-instrumentalist
• Matt Wentz - Guitar, Vocals, multi-instrumentalist
• Tyler Byers - Bass Guitar, Vocals, multi-instrumentalist
• Joey LaFountaine - Drums, Vocals, multi-instrumentalist
• Josh Martier - Drums, Vocals, multi-instrumentalist
• Stephen Brown - Inactive
'''Discography'''
2014
• Zack Mexico - Run Out of Money and Die
2013
• Zack Mexico - Ephemera of Altruisms
• Zack Mexico - Live from Paul Blackwell's living room
2012
• Zack Mexico - Live@Brewingstation
• Zack Mexico - Abberation of Celestial Kokomo
'''Festival Participation History'''
2015
• Hopscotch Music Festival[41]
2014
• Hopscotch Music Festival[1]
• Mustang Music Festival[2]
2013
• Hopscotch Music Festival King's Day Show[3]
• Mustang Music Festival[4]
2012
• Hopscotch Music Festival[5]
• Mustang Music Festival[6]
• Gnarnia The Festival[7]
Official Videos
2014
• Zack Mexico - Reputation[8]
2012
• Honorable presents: Zack Mexico - WEIRD REEF[9]
• Zack Mexico - "olo"[10]
'''Music Composed by Zack Mexico'''
• Germany
Kauf by Zack Mexico used by HQ Kites a 100% subsidiary of Invento GmbH [11] - in "Road Closed" snowkiting odessey. A retreat into the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming organized by the Jackson Hole Kiters. Hosted at the Wyoming High Country Lodge, the area provides amazing terrain for snowkiting. All skill levels were represented. Kite soaring clinics were witnessed daily off Bald Mountain. Access requires reliable snow vehicle or ski skins. Average elevation was 9,000 feet, with the top of Baldy at 10k.[12]
• Vail Colorado
Vail, Colorado International Pro Sports Event - Vail Valley Foundation[13] music by Zack Mexico [14] Slopestyle Freeride Mountain Biking Event spotlights Red Bull [15] silver medalist Huffington Post [16] Kelly Mcgarry from Queenstown, New Zealand [17] IMDb [18] actor and World Class rider Cam McCaul from Aptos, CA - Weather Channel:[19] Rockstar drink [20] GoPro Mountain Bike Freeride World Tour Champion and spokesman for Monster Energy[21] and Red Bull[22] Sam Pilgrim [23] from Colchester, England : GoPro American world class Freeride and Trials Mountain Bicycle Rider.Jeff Lenoskyfrom Sparta Township, New Jersey and Pro rider Josh Hult from Idaho Falls, ID [24]
• 2012 OBX Skim Jam - OBX Skimages™ I'm not Afraid Of You Anymore by Zack Mexico [25]
'''Played with Opened For Bands'''
• Opened for Tim Reynolds & TR3 - The Port O' Call [26][27][28]
• Birds of Avalon Paul Siler, Ben Barwick and Steve Popson's Kings Barcade The Love Language[29]
• Zack Mexico (CD release)at Kings Barcade The Critters and Lonnie Walker[30][31]
'''Industry'''
• How Strange It Is To Be Anything At All
Hopscotch Festval 2015 - A few days before Hopscotch, I gave my "shows to see" recommendations, and they were:
- Zack Mexico. Yeah, that was it. And man-oh-man, did they live up to it. I'm biased: they're probably my favorite NC band. But if this night was any indication, that club just gained a lot of new members. Frontman John Saturley had been across the country for months, and the band had only recently re-united for a few rehearsals in the days before Hopscotch. But you'd never have known it. [42]
• The Wild Honey Pie
Hopscotch Festival 2015 - This past weekend the annual Hopscotch music festival took place city-wide in Raleigh, NC. Zack Mexico smashed guitars and left us all feeling like we survived something spectacularly crazy. [43]
• Indy Week
Hopscotch Festival 2015 - Hopefully by the time that ends, the Emergen-C and Red Bull cure-all will have taken effect, and I can finish Hopscotch in a most reckless fashion. Slim’s has wrangled a pretty rad lineup with punks galore, Given how incredibly close The Hive is, catching even part of the ZS set there seems a certainty, as does ZACK MEXICO over at The Pour House. While I’m sure GODFLESH will put on one heck of a show, I’ll wait to see them back home in New York next week.-- Gary Suarez [44]
• Jake Seaton
Hopscotch Daily Picks - Not many bands are invited back to Hopscotch year after year. Zack Mexico is one of the few, and that’s because their raucous performances have earned them a level of notoriety that draws a huge crowd. From throwing guitars into the rafters of the Contemporary Art Museum in 2012 to stripping down and donning dresses at Deep South last year, Zack Mexico certainly knows how to elevate their brand of psychedelic surf rock. [45]
2014
• News & Observer music critic David Menconi article "St. Vincent mesmerizes at Hopscotch. Friday’s other main highlight was Zack Mexico"[32][33]
• REVERBNATION selects Zack Mexico's "RUN OUT OF MONEY AND DIE" as one of their "Favorite Album of 2014"[34]
• Paste Magazine article By Bryan C. Reed "12 North Carolina Bands You Should Listen To Now" lists Zack Mexico[35]
• The Bottom String by Grant Golden Music Journalist for Paste Magazine selects Zack Mexico's "RUN OUT OF MONEY AND DIE" as one of "20 Favorite North Carolina Albums of 2014"[36]
• Daily Tarheel article by Marcela Guimaraes[37]
• Université de Montréal radio playlist Zack Mexico[38]
• 89.3 FM WXYC playlist Zack Mexico [39]
• CMJ Chart Discovery: Oscillator Bug Zack Mexico [40]
'''Taping'''
Zack Mexico allows audio and video taping at live performance for non-commercial purposes. Exception is made when a venue does not allow taping. The venue always has final say on taping.
'''References'''
1. ^ http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/lineup/2014
2. ^ http://www.mustangmusicfestival.com/#!2014-lineup/c2501
3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20130903010329/http://kingsbarcade.com/2013/09/05/diggup-tapes-apothecary-and-bit-heart-present-orientation-in-space-hopscotch-day-party/
4. ^ http://www.mustangmusicfestival.com/#!music/c21kz
5. ^ http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/lineup/2012
6. ^ http://www.mustangmusicfestival.com/#!2012-lineup/c1fna
7. ^ http://gnarniathefestival.com/line-up/musical-line-up/zack-mexico
8. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LIZYoWvA-c
9. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=logsKcK9eP4
10. ^ http://vimeo.com/30935268
11. ^ http://hq-kites-usa.com/about_us.html
12. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGTDXGySDHs
13. ^ http://www.vvf.org/about/vail-valley-foundation-partners.aspx video
14. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iWKVh7n8ws
15. ^ http://www.redbull.com/en/bike/stories/1331615557537/rampage-2013-kelly-mcgarry-run
16. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/23/kelly-mcgarry-72-foot-backflip_n_4148572.html
17. ^ http://www.ridefox.com/team.php?m=bike&p=mccaul
18. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4289121/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm
19. ^ http://www.bikemag.com/videos/video-cam-mccaul-goes-rogue-weather-channel/
20. ^ http://au.rockstarenergy.com/photo/mountain-bike
21. ^ https://www.monsterenergy.com/us/en/athletes/sam-pilgrim/
22. ^ http://www.redbull.com/cs/Satellite/en_INT/Profile/Sam-Pilgrim-021243050008350
23. ^ http://gopro.com/news/gopro-officially-opens-european-headquarters-in-munich
24. ^ http://www.dewtour.com/actionsports/athlete/josh-hult
25. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2GuVcqRq4M
26. ^ http://obxsurfinfo.com/noteworthy-tim-reynolds-tr3-with-zack-mexico-at-port-o-call-saturday-may-4th-2013/
27. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150209203742/http://obxportocall.com/events/2013-04/?tribe-bar-date=2013-04&tribe-bar-search=Zack+Mexico
28. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPPz0ROgMjA
29. ^ http://kingsbarcade.com/2015/03/14/the-love-language-with-zack-mexico/
30. ^ http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/zack-mexico-cd-release-lonnie-walker-the-critters/Event?oid=3746900
31. ^ http://www.wherevent.com/detail/DiggUpTapes-ZACK-MEXICO-ALBUM-RELEASE-with-LONNIE-WALKER-and-THE-CRITTERS
32. ^ http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/09/06/4127111_st-vincent-mesmerizes-at-hopscotch.html?rh=1
33. ^ http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/lineup/2014
34. ^ http://blog.reverbnation.com/2014/12/17/best-of-2014-staff-lists/
35. ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/05/12-north-carolina-bands-you-should-listen-to-now.html
36. ^ http://thebottomstring.blogspot.com/2014/12/20-favorite-north-carolina-albums-of.html
37. ^ http://www.dailytarheel.com/blog/dive/2013/11/music-review-zack-mexico
38. ^ https://ia601001.us.archive.org/29/items/LeTerminus-25Novembre2013/LeTerminus_11_25_201319_00.mp3
39. ^ http://wxyc.info/playlists/radioShowHighlightSearchResult?flowsheetEntry=1380806
40. ^ http://www.cmj.com/column/chart-discovery/oscillator-bug-chirp-zack-mexico-wknc/
41. . ^ http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/schedule/
42. . ^ http://hsiitbaaa.blogspot.com/2015/09/hopscotch-music-festival-day-three_23.html
43. . ^ http://www.thewildhoneypie.com/hopscotch-festival-2015-recap/
44. . ^ http://www.indyweek.com/music/archives/2015/09/10/an-outsiders-perspective-gary-suarezs-hopscotch-itinerary
45. . ^ http://www.wral.com/hopscotch-daily-picks-jake/14871762/