An Austin guitarist and singer bringing high-energy blues and garage rock to the stage, part of a new generation reclaiming rock and roll's Black roots with a loud, riff-driven sound built for the live room.
The Short Version
Who Is He?
Zach Person is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist based in Austin, Texas. He plays a heavy, guitar-forward strain of blues rock that pulls from garage rock, soul, and classic hard rock, delivered with a raw live energy and a big electric tone.
Person came up through the Austin music scene, sharpening a sound rooted in electric blues and the amplified rock and roll tradition. He is frequently grouped with a wider generation of Black rock and blues artists reclaiming and extending the genre's origins, and he has built his reputation largely as a live performer, from festival stages to on-camera live sessions.
His catalog runs from official singles and music videos to full studio tracks and widely shared live recordings. To hear where modern blues rock is heading, this is a good place to start.
Austin, Texas: the live-music town that shaped a loud, electric blues-rock sound.From the Austin Scene to the Festival Stage
The Story
Person's rise has been built the old-fashioned way, on records and relentless live performance, with a run of singles and sessions steadily widening his audience.
The live room is the center of gravity: loud amps, heavy riffs, and a band locked in.
Austin
Roots in the scene
Person established himself in Austin, Texas, a city built around live music, developing a guitar-driven blues-rock style shaped by electric blues, garage rock, and classic hard rock.
2021
Live sessions
Widely shared on-camera performances, including a full Audiotree Live session and a Jam in the Van set, spotlighted his playing and put his songs in front of a national audience.
2022
Singles run
Standalone singles including "Muddy Water" and "Nothing to Lose" arrived with official music videos, sharpening the studio side of his heavy, riff-first sound.
2024
Let's Get Loud
The full-length Let's Get Loud collected the studio material into a nine-track statement of the electric blues-rock direction, including a collaboration with guitarist Tyler Bryant.
2025–2026
Live tape and new singles
A Live to Tape session with Rhett Shull, a live take on Jimi Hendrix's "If 6 Was 9," and fresh singles like "Vacation," "Blow," and "Tonight" kept the momentum going.
Four Songs, One Introduction
Start Here
These four performances are the fastest way to hear the range, from studio music videos to full live sessions. Watch in order.
01 · The Single
"Muddy Water" (2022)
An official music video and a clear window into the sound: a heavy central riff, a driving groove, and the electric blues-rock attack that anchors his catalog.
02 · The Video
"Nothing to Lose" (2022)
Another official single and video, showcasing the tighter, hook-forward side of the writing while keeping the guitars front and center.
03 · The Live Session
"Can't Stop Running" (Audiotree Live)
From his full Audiotree Live session, this performance captures the band in the room and the raw energy that defines him as a live act.
04 · The Deep Cut
"Remnants" (Audiotree Live)
A slower-building performance from the same session, showing the dynamic range beneath the loud riffs and the strength of the songwriting.
The Records So Far
The Albums 4 to start with
Person's catalog is built on singles, EPs, and live sessions rather than a long line of full-lengths. These four releases are the best entry points. The blue-topped card is the place to begin.
2024
Let's Get Loud
The nine-track full-length that gathers the studio material, from "Muddy Water" and "Nothing to Lose" to "Feel It," "Make It," and a collaboration with Tyler Bryant on "Carolina." The clearest single statement of the sound.
A six-song live session captured for Audiotree, including "How Long," "Send Me Away," "Wanna Fly," "Can't Stop Running," and "Remnants." The best document of the band as a live unit.
The standalone single, with its official music video, that put the heavy central riff and driving blues-rock groove on record. A compact introduction to the studio sound.
Two sets: a First Listen of the studio singles and album cuts to bring you in, and a Deep Cuts set drawn from the live sessions and later singles for when you want to sink in. Hit the button on either card to search it up.
Person leads as a solo artist, but his records and live sessions are built with a rotating cast of guitarists and collaborators drawn from the wider blues-rock world.
Heavy amps and electric guitars: the tools at the center of the sound.
Tyler BryantGuest guitaristBlues-rock guitarist who appears on "Carolina" from Let's Get Loud, trading and layering electric guitar work
Rhett ShullGuest guitaristGuitarist and video creator featured on the "Make It" live-to-tape session
Kathy ValentineCollaboratorBassist of the Go-Go's and an Austin fixture, credited alongside Person on the single "We Don't Play"
AudiotreeLive session platformRecorded and released his full live session EP, one of the definitive live documents of the band
Jam in the VanLive session platformCaptured mobile live sessions that helped spread his performances to a national audience
The Roots of the Sound
Influences
Person's music grows from the deep well of electric blues and guitar-driven rock and roll, from the pioneers of the form to the modern players carrying it forward. Here is where it starts.
Rock
Jimi Hendrix
The touchstone for electric guitar as an expressive instrument. Person has performed Hendrix's "If 6 Was 9" live, a direct line to the sound.
Person talks gear, tone, and playing in conversations that pair well with the live sessions. These are worth seeking out to hear the craft behind the sound.
Interview · Gear
The Captain Meets Zach Person
A conversation and playing session with Andertons Music, digging into guitars, amps, tone, and the live-first approach that shapes his sound.
Interview · More
More Conversations
Person turns up in gear demos, session breakdowns, and radio spots around his releases. Search YouTube for the latest interviews and live clips.
Once the singles and sessions have you, Person's world opens into live recordings, covers, and a steady run of new releases.
The live sessions. the full Audiotree Live EP and the Jam in the Van sets are the best way to hear the band play together in the room.
The covers. his live take on Jimi Hendrix's "If 6 Was 9" makes the influences explicit and shows the guitar work up close.
The collaborations. tracks with Tyler Bryant, Rhett Shull, and Kathy Valentine connect him to the wider blues-rock and Austin communities.
The new singles. "Vacation," "Blow," and "Tonight" trace where the sound is heading beyond Let's Get Loud.
The Way to Listen
Do yourself one favor: play Let's Get Loud front to back, loud, then queue up the Audiotree Live session. Studio first, then the live room, is the fastest way to hear what he is really about.
