{"id":4077,"date":"2025-06-20T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seeingthemlive.com\/index.php\/podcast\/s03e12-pathways-to-zachs-musical-paradis\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:00:00","slug":"s03e12-pathways-to-zachs-musical-paradis","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/seeingthemlive.com\/index.php\/podcast\/s03e12-pathways-to-zachs-musical-paradis\/","title":{"rendered":"S03E12: Pathways to Zach\u2019s Musical Paradis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of &#8216;Seeing Them Live,&#8217; Charles interviews Zach Paradis, a Cleveland-born artist now based in Los Angeles, known for blending pop, hip hop, and R&amp;B influences. Zach discusses the overwhelming success of a viral video he did with Crash Adams, which garnered millions of views across various platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. He delves into his early music experiences, including his first concert at a music festival called Alive and his best concert experience seeing Allen Stone at the Grog Shop in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>Zach also recounts his career beginnings at Reach Records in Atlanta, working as a recording engineer, and how that shaped his musical journey. He reveals that he transitioned from attempting to rap to finding his true voice in singing, which he has been developing since. Zach mentions various collaborations with other artists and highlights how these partnerships have significantly influenced his career.<\/p>\n<p>He discusses his recent release &#8216;Hurricane,&#8217; a song that explores the idea of finding calm amidst life&#8217;s chaos. Zach reflects on the different interpretations of the song by listeners, highlighting the subjective nature of music. Finally, Zach talks about his current tour, his upcoming debut album, and his plans to continue producing and releasing new music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BANDS:<\/strong> Alive, Allen Stone, Benny, Chris Jameson, Crash Adams, Drake, Future, Jalen Sean, Kevin Chung, Migos, Roy Woods, Tadashi, WHATUPRG.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VENUES:\u00a0<\/strong> Clay&#8217;s Park,\u00a0Grog Shop,\u00a0Hotel Cafe,\u00a0Phillips Arena,\u00a0Shuba&#8217;s Tavern,\u00a0Subterranean.<\/p>\n<p><p><strong>PATREON:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/SeeingThemLive\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/SeeingThemLive<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please help us defer the cost of producing this podcast by making a donation on Patreon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WEBSITE:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/seeingthemlive.com\/\">https:\/\/seeingthemlive.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visit the Seeing Them Live website for bonus materials including the show blog, resource links for concert buffs, photos, materials related to our episodes, and our Ticket Stub Museum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>INSTAGRAM:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/seeingthemlive\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/seeingthemlive\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FACEBOOK:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61550090670708\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61550090670708<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, artist Zach Paradis discusses his rise from Cleveland to Los Angeles, blending pop, hip hop, and R&amp;B in his music. 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