As you probably already know, I write songs for a living. Yeh, I know it's hard work, but somebody has to do it :) Anyway, I have this really amazing writing room that looks out on my porch, which has all this fresh cut firewood. So, I've just written this song for someone that has this idea of what happens if "Beauty never awakes" or "the slipper doesn't fit". I know it sounds pretty depressing but it's actually very encouraging. Anyway, as I was writing it, I look out the window only to notice that I have made a new friend. A chipmunk is sitting about 1 foot from my window on my firewood. Standing up and looking right at me. When I stop playing he loses interest and runs away. However when I begin to play again, he returns to the same spot as if to encourage me. It's a good day and I feel like Snow White. I'm just glad I don't look like her :) -zk-

Alright... I'm not exactly famous. It was just a cheap trick to get you to read my blog :) But, BMI is showin' me some love this month. They have podcasts every month and introduce ya'll to the hottest up and coming artists. BMI has hundreds of thousands of songwriters, but the humbling thing is, they made me the focus artist during September. My homeboys over at Hightide Blues also made the cut. Please drop by and check out my interview @ http://bmi.com/podcasts/?link=navbar

I love ya'll

-zk-








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Aight ya'll... I played a BMI showcase @ Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta. It was a great show, despite the never ending flight of stairs that we had to use for unloading. No worries... just burning calories. Anyway, I got a kick out of this press clip that someone sent me. Check it out:

Zachary Kale
This feature man, with full backing band right in step, was the first to go on upstairs at Smith's, and when he did, the crowds followed for good reason. Kale, looking like the cool substitute teacher that stole your girlfriend in high school, did it all. Starting as the guitared frontman, Kale popped over to the keys for a bit and even crooned like a soulful southerner when the time came. Midway though it became obvious why BMI signed the fellow as he switched gears from country-tinged pop/rock to steamy rhythm and blues ballads, including a noble crack at Alicia Keys. He was the jack of all trades and master of the room.

HA! HA! I love the "substitute teacher" thing. I don't even know what that means, but it makes me sound way cooler than I am. If anyone comes across anything that good, send it my way. If you ask me, this dude really knows what he's talking about :)

-zk-

My new album "Only Chance" is currently looking for all available CD players, iPods, and computers. My fiance feels sorry for inanimate objects, so hopefully you do as well. I have boxes of albums sitting all by themselves just waiting to fulfill their purpose in life... just to be played :( Help em' out ya'll! Even if you don't like music, use it as a coaster for your favorite summer drink or perhaps on a miniature ultimate frisbee course.

On a serious note, I'm very proud of the new stuff. It definitely captures where I am in life right now. The whole album is pretty much a summary of the last 6 years of my life. From financial tragedy to the loss of my daddy (my hero) to Lou Gehrig's Disease. You will hopefully be encouraged while listening.

In about 2 weeks the album will be up on iTunes, Amazon, Napster, and unfortunately Limewire (that's not where you can get it). However, if you want a real album, and you should cause it's really hip if I do say so myself, hit me up on here and I'll work it out witcha. I'd love to tell you that you can pick it up at Starbucks or Target, but you gotta get the word out if you like my stuff and then I can start working on that :) Let's build this thing from the ground up, together. Thanks for your love and support.

Let me know what you think about the new songs,

-zk-