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Zach Broocke

Presented by The 5 Spot at The 5 Spot

September 27, 2011

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 Zach Broocke is set to debut his third album, 'WatchDogLookOut,' via Dualtone on Tuesday, September 27.   The official vinyl release party will take place on Sept. 27 at the 5 Spot in East Nashville.
 
Recorded and mixed in Nashville and Los Angeles, ‘WatchDogLookOut’ features ten affecting, original songs that tackle poverty, freedom, lost love, true love, luck and hope. On ‘WatchDogLookOut,’ Broocke displays his gritty, heartfelt vocals along with his gift for incisive personal narratives and an emotionally keyed-up delivery. Broocke co-wrote all songs, which reflect the dynamic mix of musical styles and influences he grew up listening to including Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, Willie Nelson and George Jones.
 
For this album, Broocke assembled an all-star cast of Americana characters including percussionists Ken Coomer (Wilco, Steve Earle) and Fred Eltringham (The Wallflowers, Rivers Cuomo), upright bassist Frank Swart (Morphine, Norah Jones), keys guru Curt Perkins (Josh Rouse, J.J. Cale) and guitarist Doug Lancio (Patty Griffin, John Hiatt). Known for his engineering and production work with Ryan Adams, Bob Seger and Steve Earle, Chad Brown produced the album, with mastering done by Andrew Mendelson (Van Morrison, Rolling Stones). With a half a dozen more ancillary players, the team’s total discographies account for well in excess of 40 million records sold.
 
In 2001, Broocke headed for Nashville, where he recorded his first full-length album “Be Somebody.” This album was independently released by Suburban Sweetheart Productions, LLC, a production company/publishing house that Broocke started in April of 2004.
 
Zach left Tennessee in 2005 for Los Angeles where he finished writing and recording “Last Call” EP. Zach has played many L.A. venues including The Hotel Cafe, The Troubadour, The Viper Room, and The Roxy and the El Rey Theatre splitting bills with Josh Radin, Tim Jones, Amos Lee and Todd Snider.
 
Broocke has had numerous film and tv placements including motion picture “The Feast of Love” starring Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear;  "Henry Poole is Here" starring Luke Wilson and George Lopez. He’s also had songs featured in MTV’s “The Real World”, Oxygen Network’s “Bad Girls” and an online television show “Port City P.D.” Zach’s song “Remember Me” from his “Last Call” EP was featured in the April ’07 issue of Paste Magazine.