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Zac Baird
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| Zac Baird | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Zachary Baird |
| Born | February 16, 1971 |
| Origin | Orange County, California |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop, Punk, Electronica, Funk, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Keyboardist |
| Instrument(s) | keyboards, synthesizers, piano, organ, Moog synthesizer, programming |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Associated acts |
Maimou, BillyGoat, Cottonmouth Texas, HairyApesBMX |
| Website | myspace.com/zacbaird |
Zac Baird, born February 16, 1971 in Orange County, California, is a keyboardist and pianist, currently collaborating with the band Korn.[1] He is also noted for using the Moog synthesizer.[2]
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Zac Baird graduated from the Arts Magnet, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas[3]. A high school that has produced other artist such as musicians Edie Brickell, Erykah Badu, jazz trumpet player Roy Hargrove and singer Norah Jones.
His first project was the band BillyGoat which he joined in 1990 and was a member for six years. Over the years he either founded or was involved in numerous other projects and bands, including:
- Cottonmouth Texas
- Decadent Dub Team
- HairyApesBMX
- Maimou
Baird has collaborated with artists from many various music genres, including Edie Brickell, Everlast, Evanescence (provided programming for their debut album "Fallen"), Colin Hay, Daniel Powter, Mike Dillon, and Stone Gossard.
He was auditioned for Nine Inch Nails. He calls the experience odd:
| “ | I never even met Trent Reznor. I just played along with a prerecorded tape. They had this work area set up where there were no other musicians to play along with, and the guys in the band all sat up in this dark balcony area where I couldn't even see them. Or, at least I think they were up there. It was just weird.[3] | ” |
He was also auditioned for the Grammy-awarded alternative artist Beck, he describes it as great experience:
| “ | Trying out for Beck's band was great. He was just set up in this cool little room, and we jammed on five or six of his songs.[3] | ” |
He was touring with pop singer and pianist, Daniel Powter in Europe in 2005.[3]
He has recently worked with the band Korn, touring with them worldwide as a masked horse ( Which in turn, he got his nickname "Horse") in See You on the Other Side tour, as well as in their 2006 edition of Family Values Tour. He has temporarily joined the band for their eighth studio album.
Collaboration with Korn and his previous projects was quite a difference for him:
| “ | This has really been a trip. I've been working here all day long every day at the band's rehearsal space at S.I.R. Studios in Hollywood, just learning every song and getting used to all of this amazing gear.[3] | ” |
On December 9, 2006 Baird performed with the band on MTV Unplugged playing piano.
- 1992 - "Bush Roaming Mammals" - BillyGoat
- 1994 - "Live at the Swingers Ball" - BillyGoat
- 1995 - "Black & White" - BillyGoat
- 1997 - "Anti-Social Butterfly" - Cottonmouth, Texas
- 1999 - "The Right To Remain Silent" - Cottonmouth, Texas
- 2000 - "Expatriape" - HairyApesBMX
- 2001 - "Out Demons" - HairyApesBMX
- 2001 - "Bayleaf" - Stone Gossard
- 2002 - "Ultimate Collection" - Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
- 2002 - "Slow Drip Torture" - Maimou
- 2003 - "Fallen" - Evanescence
- 2004 - "Persephonics" - Maimou
- 2005 - "Just Like Heaven" - Soundtrack
- 2006 - "Chopped, Screwed, Live and Unglued" - Korn
- 2007 - "MTV Unplugged: Korn" - Korn
- 2007 - "Korn's eighth studio album" - Korn
- 2007 - "Alone I Play" - Jonathan Davis
- 2008 - "Untitled studio album" - Jonathan Davis
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003592846 Korn Goes Experimental, Vents Anger On New Album, Todd Martens, BillBoard.com, June 01, 2007
- ^ Moog Music. moogmusic.com. Retrieved on 2007-03-08.
- ^ a b c d e The Dallas Morning News. wfaa.com (2006-05-31). Retrieved on 2007-03-06.