Zach Kasik

Zach Kasik is an American Producer, Audio Engineer, Songwriter, and Professional Touring Musician. His eclectic discography 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.​ 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. 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. 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 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 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	Mercury Records	X 	X 	Assistant Engineer
2006	Beck 	The Information 	Interscope 	X 	 	Assistant Engineer
2010	Jamey Johnson	The Guitar Song 	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 	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 	 	X 	X 	 	 	
2021	Daryl Wayne Dasher 	Honky Tonk Ways 	 	X 	X 	 	 	
2020	Too Slim and The Taildraggers	The Remedy 	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 	 	 	X 	X 	 	
2020	Kalen Chase 	When the Sun Comes Up 	 	 	X 	X 	 	
2019	Old Crow Medicine Show 	Live at the Ryman 	Columbia Records 	 	X 	 	 	
2018	Too Slim and The Taildraggers	High Desert Heat 	Vizztone Label Group	X 	 	 	 	Songwriter, Bass, Guitar, Vocals
2015	Wild Throne 	Harvest of Darkness 	Roadrunner Records 	 	X 	 	 	
2013	We Are Knuckle Dragger 	The Drone 	Sapian Records 	 	X 	 	 	
2012	The Railways 	Didn't See It Coming 	Melody Records 	 	X 	 	 	
2011	Natalia Kills 	Perfectionist 	Interscope Records 	X 	X 	 	 	
2010	Jamey Johnson 	The Guitar Song 	Mercury Records 	 	 	 	X 	
2010	Drew Brown 	Tiago La Is Losing The Plot	LEX Records 	 	X 	 	 	
2008	Jamey Johnson 	That Lonesome Song 	Mercury Records 	 	 	 	X 	
2006	Beck 	The Information 	Interscope 	 	 	 	X 	
2004	Burning Brides 	Leave No Ashes 	V2 Records 	 	 	 	 	Assistant/Intern - Handclaps
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
Category:American producers
Category:American audio engineers
Category:American songwriters
Category:People from Norfolk, Nebraska