Tommy Marz

Tommy Marz is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and founder of the Tommy Marz Band.

Tommy Marz
Tommy Marz performing at the Crofoot in Pontiac Michigan on December 5, 2015
Background information
BornDetroit, Michigan, United States
GenresRock, singer-songwriter
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active2004–present
LabelsStagefiend Records LLC
Associated actsP.M. Dawn, Tommy Marz Band, Go To Zero
Websitetommymarzband.com,soundvapors.com

Born and raised in the city of Detroit, Michigan,[1] Marz started playing drums at the age of 10 and was a member of the Detroit based Ann Arbor Trail Marching Band Drum Line. He formed the rock band Go To Zero in 2004 as the band's front man and guitar player. In 2011, he released a cover version of George Michael's song Faith. After George Michael retweeted the cover video to his followers, Marz's video went on to garner more than 100,000 views on YouTube.[2] After having musical appearances on two episodes of Last Call with Carson Daly,[3] he formed the rock trio the Tommy Marz Band along with drummer Jason Tucker and bassist Chris Alef. The band once again featured Marz on vocals and guitar. The band spent the years of 2012–2018 touring with bands and artists such as Scott Stapp, Great White, The Dan Band, Fuel and Scott Weiland. On June 21, 2019, Marz released a collaboration with P.M. Dawn on a cover of the Puddle of Mudd hit, Blurry.[4]

Music

Marz has released two albums with the Tommy Marz Band, Bringing Alpha[5] and Seventy One Trips Around The Sun.[6] ESPN writer Brian Campbell said this about "Bringing Alpha", "While 'Bringing The Alpha' is far from a concept album, there's a context of unity to each track that binds the music together. With a total run time of just over 30 minutes, part of the album's charm is that it doesn't belabor or linger; instead it leaves you wanting more – not just from each one of the album's standout tracks, but from the songwriter himself."[7] Eric Heemsoth of National Rock Review gave his opinion on the band's second album, "As impressive as their debut album, Bringing Alpha and Seventy-One trips Around the Sun are masterpieces of songwriting, instrumentation, overall recording, producing, mixing and mastering. Not sure if credit goes to the recording studio, the producer, the mixer, or even just to the band themselves, but Seventy-One Trips has so many layers to it waiting to be peeled away. Each song is like a beautiful plump head of lettuce; each time you listen to it, you peel away a layer discovering a new one in its place."[8]

Sound Vapors

In March 2018, Marz started the Sound Vapors website.[9] The music site includes interviews with artists, industry professionals and album reviews.[10] In November 2018, he started a music interview podcast. Past episodes include interviews with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, William DuVall of Alice In Chains, Wes Scantlin of Puddle of Mudd, Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters, Black Stone Cherry, Theory of a Deadman and Tiffany.[11]

gollark: They're foldable, which is neat.
gollark: They... work?
gollark: I wear not-very portable dirt-cheap analog wired headphones.
gollark: My actual F-91W drifts about 1 second per day.
gollark: You could just buy two Chinese smartwatches and wear both, for redundancy.

References
  1. “Tommy Marz Biography”, July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. Crunch, Johnny. “Tommy Marz to release collaboration with PM Dawn”, Sound Vapors, June 11, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  3. . “Last Call with Carson Daly, Tommy Marz – Musician”, IMDB April 14, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. "Tommy Marz Drops New Single Featuring P.M. Dawn". National Rock Review. June 21, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  5. "Tommy Marz Band shares new anthem for live audiences Don't Give A". Elmore Magazine. February 10, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  6. "An Interview with the Alternative Rock Trio Tommy Marz Band". All Access Music. February 10, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  7. "Tommy Marz Album Review Written By ESPN's Brian Campbell". Skope Magazine. February 10, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  8. "Seventy One Trips Around The Sun – Tommy Marz Band". NRR. February 10, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  9. "Aerosmith's drummer wanted to play at the Grammys — so he sued the band to do it". CNBC.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  10. "Sound Vapors website". Soundvapors.com. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  11. "Apple Podcasts". podcasts.apple.com. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
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