As an Emmy Winner for Musical Composition, a
published poet and a decorated performer, Zach Roberts weaves raw emotion into
every word he delivers.
Zach has co-written, written and performed number one charting Christian Country songs for himself, David L. Cook, and Caroline Keller. Zach's debut album, "He Broke the Law," generated the longest charting Christian Country Single of 1996, “Daddy was a Man of His Word." His two subsequent singles from that album, “Once and for All,” and “Somebody Set the Woods on Fire,” both reached #1 on the CCRB Christian Country Charts.
After “He Broke the Law,” Zach took some time off from performing and began writing. He jokes, “I had my first poem published in 8th grade, and I’ve been singing my whole life. Naturally I waited until my mid-twenties to put the two together and write music.” Zach found direction in his writing when an injury to his vocal chords left him unable to sing for over a year. Now fully recovered, he points to that period of his life as particularly impactful.
“There I was living in Nashville for the sole purpose of being a singer, and I was physically unable to sing. I had a bit of an identity crisis. God always has a plan, though. It was during this period of time that I started learning about writing, and realized I could write from different perspectives with different types of artists in mind. Before the vocal injury, I never wrote anything I couldn’t hear myself singing.”
The change in approach proved successful, as Zach partnered with David L. Cook to co-write a string of Christian Country #1 tracks for David, along with several #1 songs for Caroline Keller. Zach and David also achieved success by co-authoring “Meet Me at the Crossroads,” a song selected as the theme song for TV’s “New South Crossings,” and an Emmy winner for Best Musical Composition in 2010.
During this musical journey, Zach joined forces with Suzzane Skinner to create Audience Company, a Nashville staple that has provided seat fillers and casted crowds for CMA, CMT, Nashville Star, and numerous music videos.
Today, Zach is putting the finishing touches on his new EP and first release since 1997. “I always promised myself that I wouldn’t record anything just for the sake of recording. It’s been awhile since I’ve felt like I had anything to say as an artist, but I feel that old fire again. I’m really excited to share this new project. It’s very different from my past work, there is a lot of the emotion from what I call the voiceless days captured in the sound."
Zach has co-written, written and performed number one charting Christian Country songs for himself, David L. Cook, and Caroline Keller. Zach's debut album, "He Broke the Law," generated the longest charting Christian Country Single of 1996, “Daddy was a Man of His Word." His two subsequent singles from that album, “Once and for All,” and “Somebody Set the Woods on Fire,” both reached #1 on the CCRB Christian Country Charts.
After “He Broke the Law,” Zach took some time off from performing and began writing. He jokes, “I had my first poem published in 8th grade, and I’ve been singing my whole life. Naturally I waited until my mid-twenties to put the two together and write music.” Zach found direction in his writing when an injury to his vocal chords left him unable to sing for over a year. Now fully recovered, he points to that period of his life as particularly impactful.
“There I was living in Nashville for the sole purpose of being a singer, and I was physically unable to sing. I had a bit of an identity crisis. God always has a plan, though. It was during this period of time that I started learning about writing, and realized I could write from different perspectives with different types of artists in mind. Before the vocal injury, I never wrote anything I couldn’t hear myself singing.”
The change in approach proved successful, as Zach partnered with David L. Cook to co-write a string of Christian Country #1 tracks for David, along with several #1 songs for Caroline Keller. Zach and David also achieved success by co-authoring “Meet Me at the Crossroads,” a song selected as the theme song for TV’s “New South Crossings,” and an Emmy winner for Best Musical Composition in 2010.
During this musical journey, Zach joined forces with Suzzane Skinner to create Audience Company, a Nashville staple that has provided seat fillers and casted crowds for CMA, CMT, Nashville Star, and numerous music videos.
Today, Zach is putting the finishing touches on his new EP and first release since 1997. “I always promised myself that I wouldn’t record anything just for the sake of recording. It’s been awhile since I’ve felt like I had anything to say as an artist, but I feel that old fire again. I’m really excited to share this new project. It’s very different from my past work, there is a lot of the emotion from what I call the voiceless days captured in the sound."