Zach Kasik

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Born (1984-08-16) August 16, 1984 (age 39)
Norfolk, Nebraska
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Alma materConservatory of Recording Arts
Occupation
  • Producer
  • Audio Engineer
  • Songwriter
  • Professional Touring Musician
OrganizationWild Feather Recording
Websitewww.wildfeatherrecording.com

Zach Kasik is an American Producer, Audio Engineer, Songwriter, and Professional Touring Musician. His eclectic discography[1][2] includes Jamey Johnson, Old Crow Medicine Show, Beck, Michael Jackson, Burning Brides, Too Slim and the Taildraggers and many more.

Personal Life

On August 16, 1984, Zach was born in Norfolk, Nebraska, and grew up in Yankton, South Dakota[3].​ He was raised on Southern Rock, Outlaw Country, Blues, and Soul. By eleven years old, Zach, and older Brother Kenny Kasik, had already begun to make a name for themselves around the mid-west club scene with their Southern Rock Band, The Lugnuts.[4] Zach moved to Phoenix, AZ, in 2002 and earned a degree in Audio Engineering from The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences. In 2003, he moved to Los Angeles, where after a two-week internship at Oceanway Recording in Hollywood, Zach was hired full time. He then spent the next four years working on sessions with everyone from Paul McCartney to The Rolling Stones to Dr. Dre. After that, he spent six more years freelancing and working with some of the biggest names in the business. In 2013 he relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, and opened a studio on a ranch just outside of the city. On January 1, 2019, after networking for several years and recording some of Nashville's finest, Zach moved a few miles down the road and opened his studio, Wild Feather Recording.

Career

Over the past 20 years, Zach Kasik has worked with various people and genres throughout the music industry. At the age of 11, he found a passion for audio engineering after a recording session at the local community college. After completing his internship at Ocean Way Recording, he was hired full-time. He started out working the night shift with Dr. Dre at Oceanway's sister studio, Record One. After proving himself on the night shift at Record one, he moved to Oceanway's main studio and spent the next three years working with and learning from some of the biggest names in the business. It was here that Zach worked with Oceanway's high-profile clientele, such as bands and artists from Green Day to Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones. In addition, Zach was blessed to work with some of the most talented engineers and producers who mentored him early in his career. Some of the most notable are:

Al Sutton, Andy Johns, Darrell Thorp, Dave Cobb, Doug McKeen, Dr. Dre, George Drakulious, Jack Joseph Puig, Jeffrey Cain, Joe Chiccarelli, Joey Waronker, Nick Raskulinecz, Nigel Godrich, Rob Cavallo, Ross Robinson, Theron Feemster.

These experiences got him engrained in the recording industry and shaped him into the engineer, mixer, and producer he is today.

In 2013, Zach decided to move to Nashville to bring his skills and expertise to this ever-growing city. He started his Tennessee life by working with Shannon Lawson building a studio on a ranch outside of town. Through these sessions' connections, he got a slot playing bass on tour with Too Slim and The Taildraggers[5]. So not only is he a Platinum recording engineer, but he is also a musician himself. Zach plays a combination of different instruments such as banjo, guitar, bass, and he even sings. Moreover, he also song writes as well.


Zach Kasik has also been linked to other projects such as movies and audio books. In 2008, he worked on two movies, Repo! the Genetic Opera[6] and Autopsy. It was here that he engineered and played on part of the sound track. Then in 2010, he engineered the soundtrack for the movie The Devil's Carnival. As for audio books he has worked on two of Ann O'Brien's[7] and one of those is an Amazon #1 best seller.

Awards and Accolades

Year Artist Album Label Gold Platinum Job
2008 Jamey Johnson That Lonesome Song[8] Mercury Records X X Assistant Engineer
2006 Beck The Information[8] Interscope X Assistant Engineer
2010 Jamey Johnson The Guitar Song[8] Mercury Records X Assistant Engineer

Discography

Album Credits
Year Artist Album Label Producer Engineer Mixing Second Engineer Job
2022 J-Rad Cooley My Wallet is Dry Vizztone Label Group X
2022 Old Crow Medicine Show Paint This Town[9] ATO Records X
2022 Adam Sizemore Head in the Clouds X Banjo, Guitar
2021 Doug Seegers Hearts on Fire DWS Publishing LLC X X X
2021 Tailor Hill Station A Kid on the Street[10] X X
2021 Daryl Wayne Dasher Honky Tonk Ways[11] X X
2020 Too Slim and The Taildraggers The Remedy[12] Vizztone Label Group X X Songwriter, Banjo, Bass, Guitar, Vocals
2020 Too Slim and The Taildraggers Live at the Domino Room Underworld Records X
2020 Josh Merritt Reynolds Station[13] X X
2020 Kalen Chase When the Sun Comes Up X X
2019 Old Crow Medicine Show Live at the Ryman[14] Columbia Records X
2018 Too Slim and The Taildraggers High Desert Heat[15] Vizztone Label Group X Songwriter, Bass[16], Guitar, Vocals
2015 Wild Throne Harvest of Darkness[17] Roadrunner Records X
2013 We Are Knuckle Dragger The Drone[18] Sapian Records X
2012 The Railways Didn't See It Coming[19] Melody Records X
2011 Natalia Kills Perfectionist[20] Interscope Records X X
2010 Jamey Johnson The Guitar Song[21] Mercury Records X
2010 Drew Brown Tiago La Is Losing The Plot[22] LEX Records X
2008 Jamey Johnson That Lonesome Song[23] Mercury Records X
2006 Beck The Information[24] Interscope X
2004 Burning Brides Leave No Ashes[25] V2 Records Assistant/Intern - Handclaps[26]
Uncredited Works
Year Artist Album Label Job
2010 Michael Jackson Michael Epic / Sony Records Engineer
2008 The Kills Midnight Boom Domino Records Second Engineer
2007 OneRepublic Dreaming Out Loud Interscope Second Engineer
2006 JJ Cale & Eric Clapton The Road To Escondido Reprise Records Assistant/Intern
2005 The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang Virgin Records Assistant/Runner

PA to Kieth Richards

2005 Gemma Hayes The Roads Don't Love You Source Records Second Engineer
2005 John Mayer Heavier Things Concord Records Assistant/Intern
2005 Ray Charles Genius Loves Company Concord Records Assistant/Runner
2004 Green Day American Idiot Warner Reprise Assistant/Runner
2004 Paul McCartney Chaos and Creation In The Backyard Capitol Records Assistant/Runner

References

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  2. "Zach Kasik Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  3. [email protected], RANDY DOCKENDORF. "Halloween Homecoming". Yankton Press & Dakotan. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  4. eMinor. "Zach Kasik". ReverbNation. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  5. "TOO SLIM AND THE TAILDRAGGERS | Top 10 of the Billboard Top Blues". tooslim. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  6. "Zach Kasik". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  7. "Ann O'Brien". Ann O'Brien. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  9. Old Crow Medicine Show - Paint This Town (Official Live Video), retrieved 2022-02-24
  10. "Tailor Hill Station | A Kid On The Street feat. Doug Seegers". Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  11. Dasher, Daryl Wayne. "Honky Tonk Ways". dwdasher.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  12. "Too Slim And The Taildraggers – The Remedy | Album Review". Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  13. "Zach Kasik Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  14. Live at the Ryman - Old Crow Medicine Show | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-01-27
  15. Jones, Steve. "Too Slim and the Taildraggers – High Desert Heat | Album Review". Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  16. "Too Slim and the Taildraggers - Sep 09, 2021 | The Attic". www.sellout.io. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  17. Metason, Wild Throne - Blood Maker, retrieved 2022-01-27
  18. "DRONE-WE,ARE,KNUCKLE,DRAGGER | notems". www.notems.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  19. Didn't See It Comin' - The Railways | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-01-27
  20. "Perfectionist (album)", Wikipedia, 2021-12-26, retrieved 2022-01-27
  21. "The Guitar Song", Wikipedia, 2021-11-23, retrieved 2022-01-27
  22. Tiago La Is Losing The Plot - Tiago La Is Losing The Plot, retrieved 2022-01-27
  23. "Release "That Lonesome Song" by Jamey Johnson - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  24. "The Information". albumlinernotes. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  25. Burning Brides - Leave No Ashes, retrieved 2022-01-27
  26. Burning Brides – Alternative Teenage Suicide, retrieved 2022-02-27

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