American pianist Zachary DeFosses was born in the Granite State New Hampshire on May 6, 1983. He learned to play from his father and siblings as a child. Zachary describes his learning as, “Sitting on the piano bench next to his father banging on the...
American pianist Zachary DeFosses was born in the Granite State New Hampshire on May 6, 1983. He learned to play from his father and siblings as a child. Zachary describes his learning as, “Sitting on the piano bench next to his father banging on the keys around the age of 5 or 6…and what was noise eventually formed into music before entering my teenage years.” His parents attempted to enroll him into piano lessons, which was unsuccessful due to his lack of practice and interest of learning theory. At the age of 12 he completed his first piano composition titled, “Laugh At Me.”
In High School Zachary developed the idea that he would like to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He began to study Music Theory his junior year 1999/2000. By senior year he applied to Berklee. Zachary recorded several original piano compositions on cassette tape and submitted it alongside his college application. He received a response from Berklee that he would need to attend their summer program to enroll in the fall of 2001. As a young pianist and dreamer, he joined a band that summer and never attended Berklee.
In 2008, after several different music projects Zachary found himself landing in a band called Side One. The band was presented an opportunity to go on tour with record label signed Young and Devine as well as 2am Club. The drummer of Side One injured his knee resulting in no tour. Later that year Side One dissolved.
After a 4-year hiatus, Zachary returned to pursuing music professionally. He joined Indigi Music in 2013 and continues to sign songs into their catalog for placement opportunities. In October of 2019, Zachary had the great pleasure of working with Project 2 Studios filming and recording his first music video, “Keepsake.” The video was presented on Project 2 Studios Live. The video was filmed by Director Ben Proulx, and audio was recorded by Connor Hayes.
In 2020, with the world pandemic of Covid-19 Zachary launched a project called Music Speaks. Individuals volunteered a life experience and Zachary created an original piano song after reading their submission. The response was incredibly positive and life changing for the participating individuals, as well as Zachary. In his words, “I truly felt inspired by the Music Speaks Project.”
Zachary continues to create original piano songs. He released his Debut album Keepsake that can be found on all social platforms.
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