Zachery Allan Starkey

Zachery Allan Starkey is a New York City based Composer/Musician/Producer who uses analogue synthesizers and electronics to craft dark, melodic, and heavily emotional dance floor journeys. Starkey garners the influences of Techno, Electro, House, Post-Punk, Italo Disco, SynthPunk, and HI-NRG, pulling elements from this spectrum to create his own unique sound of self-expression. He has released his music both as Zachery Allan Starkey and as ZGRT. 2020 sees Starkey release his new solo album, FEAR CITY. Composed, performed, produced and arranged entirely by Starkey himself, FEAR CITY also sees Starkey collaborating with one of the pioneers of electronic music: Bernard Sumner of New Order / Joy Division, who provides synthesizers, guitars, drum programming, and additional production on two key tracks. Starkey’s 2017 release, the critically acclaimed HARD POWER album, saw him opening for the legendary New Order on their Music Complete Tour, including sold out shows at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall. Starkey produced "HARD POWER" with Gavilán Rayna Russom (LCD Soundsystem/Black Meteoric Star). HARD POWER was followed by "CONNECTION”, "BLACK ANGEL", "GAME OVER”. In 2016, Starkey released the COME INSIDE EP on Three Hands Records. 2013 saw the the release of Starkey's heartbreaking dance single, "Into the Sun. His 2013 singles, "We’re All Fucked!" and "Rats," saw Starkey accurately predicted the current political situation, as did the buzz creating full length album, DIY.