Zakk Wooten has been singing professionally since he was 15 years old. He co-founded the professional group No Better Cause during his junior year of high school. After high school he joined the group Soul’D Out where he traveled the high seas with Celebrity Cruise Lines. Zakk then got his degree in Music Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. There he founded and directed the acappella group Rocktavo. Zakk led Rocktavo, in their first year, to the ICCA finals where they placed second and his arrangement won “best arrangement.” After Zakk graduated he was hired by The Cat’s Pajamas to start a sister group called The Cat’s Meow, where he traveled the world aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines.
In October of 2010 The Cat’s Pajamas offered Zakk a full time position with the group in Branson Missouri. Zakk sang with the Cat’s Pajamas until December of 2011 until he moved to Denver Colorado to pursue mountains and more musics. Zakk is a consultant and performer for Diamond Empire Band and currently performs with Aria Gray, a duo with fellow DMI teacher Aubrie Hamrick. Zakk is the lead engineer for Sonic Audio Productions and Tony Huerta. Zakk also performs and writes for the original project Madeleine with another familiar DMI face, Lizzy Gogolowski. Z
akk is so pleased to be able to teach at Denver Music Institute and looks forward to meeting, educating, and making music with everyone he can!
PRO TEACHER – Zakk is one of DMI’s Pro-Teachers. We take great pride in providing working professional musicians as teachers at DMI.
What’s a Pro Teacher? Our Pro-Teachers are taught to incorporate practical knowledge that directly translates to practical skills while performing. A Pro Teacher might say something like:
• “That works perfect in here while we study, but performing live try this…”
• “Remember when you are on stage with others to be aware of what they’re doing.”
• “Listen to the group and blend your sound, you can’t just focus on your tone.”
• “Let’s do it again singing into a mic. Mic technique can make or break a performance.”
And so on… These tips are invaluable and make the transition from studying to application of a skill much more smooth. Guaranteeing a more successful first impression with any audition. It’s our goal to make the transition from student to performer as seamless and simple as possible. This is why we have implemented the Pro Teacher staff initiative at DMI.
If you like the idea of an education that goes past learning scales…
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