How can you forget a name like Zach? He’s certainly one of a kind and, as an Auburn resident, has been entertaining in the area for quite some time.  If you’d like to enjoy his tribute to The Beach Boys, he’ll be performing at the Gladys E. Kelly Library in Webster on Thursday, August 7, at 6:30 p.m.  Check him out and enjoy his entertainment.  Is it a coincidence that he once opened for The Beach Boys when they played at Meadowbrook Farm (now known as the BankNH Pavilion) in Gilford New Hampshire?  And here he is over 15 years later playing their fun-in-the-sun style.

Zach’s originally from the Lakes Region of New Hampshire and began his interest in dance and theater at a young age while also learning xylophone and drums in fifth grade.  A few years later in high school he took up guitar. He and his buddies had their own band calling themselves Mahi Mahi. “Thank goodness this was before TikTok and other social media,” laughed Zach, “or I would be busy tracking down any videos of us so I could remove them! It’s okay that our performances are lost to time.”  

After enjoying musical theater in high school, Zach began his solo guitar career and went semi-professional. This is when he opened for The Beach Boys in New Hampshire. He sang a program of cover songs and his own originals. While furthering his education at Keene New Hampshire State College, he and his buds formed the Affirmative Jackson Band and played plenty of gigs on campus, but he’s been solo for quite a few years now. At Keene State, he obtained his American Studies Degree cum laude with an emphasis on history and cultural analysis. He also won the Robin Dizard American Studies Award by unanimous department vote.

“After college, I stayed in Keene and began a public access TV show,” said Zach, “I also began filming comic sketches and music videos.” He was picked up by an Australian TV station where his videos still play. “Public access gave me great insight into these types of TV stations,” he said, “but then COVID came along and put many videos on hold.” 

He is a current member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers) and also of BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc) that represents songwriters, composers, and music publishers. 

Today, his main employment is working at a Marlborough public access TV station and as a Youth Coordinator assisting middle school reporters with their show interviewing members of the local community. He is also involved in a Marlborough acting camp where his students rehearse and then hold a screening night for the filming of their finished product. He has a sci-fi comedy movie called The Hay Man on TUBI television which can be accessed at fawesome.tv/movies/10649421/the.hay.man and has also performed family concerts at the Auburn Public Library as well as in the towns of Hamilton, Wenham, Lexington, Southwick, Ludlow and Northborough; he also released a Greatest Hits Collection of his 20 years in music which can be heard at youtube/qfV-CbF C6M?feature=shared .

  “I have a friend, Dave Allen, who is also involved with some of my videos and we liken ourselves to Abbott & Costello, the comedy duo who were famous during the 1940’s and 1950’s,” he said.

Zach very much enjoys performing live while playing for many libraries and senior centers. His music encompasses The Beatles, Motown, and, of course, The Beach Boys along with hits from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. He has written two children’s books which can be found on Amazon and Kindle: “Atticus the Elf” and “Betsy Robin.”

He’s certainly a showman keeping himself right up front enjoying live performances and making his audience laugh and dance.  Check out Melodious Zach at https://melodiouszach2.wixsite.com/melodiouszach  .  Zach is currently working on a script for his next movie and will be hosting a late-night family show to be viewed on YouTube. 

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Zach can be reached at [email protected]