Brock Zeman

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Brock Zeman
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Background information
Born1981
OriginCanada
Genres Roots
Americana
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, producer
Years active2000–present
Labels Busted Flat Records and Mud Records
Website Brock Zeman

Brock Adam Zeman [1] is a singer-songwriter from the Ottawa Valley based in Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada. He has released twelve albums [2] and a live DVD/digital audio release called The Pinball Sessions. [3] He is known as a prolific performer having given more than two hundred live performances across North America every year for the last decade. [4]

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Before his mid-20s, Zeman had signed with indie label, Busted Flat Records, had played most major music festivals in Canada and performed on stage with some of the top talent of the contemporary roots and Americana scenes, including Steve Earle, Lynn Miles, Fred Eaglesmith, Corb Lund, Toby Keith, Prairie Oyster and Blackie & the Rodeo Kings. [5]

Exclaim! magazine calls Zeman "a songwriter worth hearing over and over again" [6] while CKUA hails Zeman's work as "intelligent, tuneful, heart-felt songs served up with an authentic but understated style." The Waterloo Region Record says that "Zeman doesn't surrender an inch to any Texas singer-songwriter you care to name. Closer to home, he has the chops to join the likes of Fred Eaglesmith on the lonesome outskirts of town after the street lights come on." [7]

Zeman has taken a new direction and founded Mud Records (2011), his signature label for releasing his own material and the imprint for showcasing emerging roots talent in Canada, including albums by Robert Larisey and Brothers Through the Hill, which Zeman also produced. [4] The Ottawa Citizen says that Zeman "recognizes talent when he sees it" and Rootstime named Mud Records "a promising young label." [7] [8]

Discography

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References

  1. ↑ "BIG OL BASS". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Discography -" . Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Brock Zeman – The Pinball Sessions, by Busted Flat Records". Busted Flat Records. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ [ dead link ]
  6. ↑ McPherson, David. (14 February 2007) Brock Zeman & the Dirty Hands Welcome Home Ivy Jane. Exclaim.ca. Retrieved on 25 November 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Brockzeman - Official Website of Brock Zeman - Reviews". Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  8. ↑ https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Psst+Heard+about+Brothers+Through+Hill/4214779/story.html . Retrieved 22 March 2011.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Discography". Brock Zeman. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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