“Necessity was the inspiration for this album. My goal was to find the purest essence of what I do, and put it into musical terms,” explains L.A.-based singer-songwriter ZACK HEXUM. “Inspirational” is the term to describe The Story So Far, Zack Hexum’s extraordinary debut solo album, scheduled to be released this summer on What Have You/Trauma Records.

The autobiographical album, which deftly mixes rock, pop and jazz into an irresistible blend, was recorded during a 2-week burst of artistic inspiration at Media Vortex Studio in Burbank, California, during the fall of 2003.

Zack is a songwriter who tends not to shy away from compositions that reveal his most personal thoughts and experiences. “The songs are dramatizations of true stories. I just put it right out there as it happens, though there are times when I try to make the details a little ambiguous. But, overall, I try not to worry about how it might make me look.”

Zack’s musical journey began when he was very young; he was taking violin lessons by age seven and was a determined piano student through most of his adolescence. He attended the University of North Texas where he studied jazz and was chosen to be part of One ‘O Clock Lab, the renowned big band on campus, and met his current bandmates (two of whom also attended the school).

With the creation of his first major recording now behind him, ZACK HEXUM can look forward to the next logical step in his musical evolution - taking his music to the people. “As soon as humanly possible I want to get out on the road, and stay out as long as possible.” With an opening stint for brother Nick’s band, 311, under his belt, Zack is well on his way.*

*taken from ZACKHEXUM.COM