LOS ANGELES-BASED ROCK BAND BAZERK BRILLIANTLY BLENDS METAL, FUNK, AND RAP TOGETHER WITH LYRICAL MELODIES AND A HARD-HITTING RHYTHM SECTION. FIERCE FRONTMAN ZOOKEYNEE (AKA ZOO), ORIGINALLY FROM INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, CAME TO LA IN 1999 SPECIFICALLY TO FORM BAZERK. THOUGH KEEPING A SOLID LINE-UP PROVED TO BE CHALLENGING, ZOO’S VISION REMAINED THE GLUE THAT HELD TOGETHER THE SOUND AND THE MESSAGE. FULL-THROTTLE SEVEN-STRING GUITAR LICKS, HEAVY BOTTOM-END BASS,AND HYPNOTIC DRUM BEATS PROVIDE A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR ZOO’S OBSERVATIONS OF THE WORLD FROM AN URBAN POINT OF VIEW.
BAZERK HAS PERFORMED ALL OVER CALIFORNIA AND THE WEST COAST AT WORLD-FAMOUS VENUES LIKE THE VIPER ROOM, THE HIGHLANDS, THE GIG, THE JOINT, THE RHYTHM LOUNGE AND MANY MORE. THE BAND HAS PLAYED LIVE AT FASHION SHOWS, HOUSE PARTIES, RADIO STATIONS, AND MULTIPLE MUSIC FESTIVALS (INCLUDING THE HOLLYWOOD MUSIC FESTIVAL, THE EL SERENO STREET FEST, AND THE LA4REAL MUSIC FESTIVAL WHICH DONATED $$ TO THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION). THEY’VE SHARED THE STAGE WITH LUDACRIS WU TANG FISHBONE, BAD BRAINS, ONE SIDE ZERO, DE LA SOUL, 1AD7, BLOODSUGAR, YEAR OF THE DRAGON, SLEEPY BROWN, AND MORE. AFTER WINNING A BATTLE OF THE BANDS JUDGED BY GEORGE CLINTON (MR. FUNKADELIC HIMSELF!), BAZERK DID SOME RECORDING IN THE STUDIO WITH CLINTON AND THEY PERFORMED TOGETHER AT A PEPSI-SPONSORED SHOW. ANOTHER CAREER HIGHLIGHT WAS JAMMING AT PRINCE’S BIRTHDAY BASH IN LA, AFTER WHICH THE PURPLE ONE CAME BACKSTAGE TO CONGRATULATE THE BAND AND OFFER ENCOURAGEMENT. MOST RECENTLY, BAZERK WAS CHOSEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF YOUNG MUSICIANS' ANNUAL "HOLLYWOOD LIVE TALENT SHOWCASE," WHERE THEY WON THE AWARD FOR ORIGINALITY AND WERE PRESENTED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES!
BAZERK’S RAW, HARDCORE SOUND HAS BEEN COMPARED TO LIVING COLOUR, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, HED PE, PUBLIC ENEMY, 311, KORN, LINKIN PARK, CYPRESS HILL, AND OTHER IN-YOUR-FACE ACTS. THEIR CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM “I HEARD Y’ALL LIKE VIOLENCE, THE RAGE ALBUM†IS AVAILABLE IN TARGET STORES NATIONWIDE AND ON ITUNES, AMAZON, EBAY, AND SDSRECORDS.COM (RINGTONES, AUDIO SNIPPETS, AND DIGITAL VIDEO DOWNLOADS ALSO AVAILABLE AT SDSRECORDS.COM ).
ZOO’S FUNKY LIVE PERSONA IS THAT OF A MAN POSSESSED AND ON A MISSION. SO WATCH AND LISTEN… BAZERK IS ON THE MOVE!
BAZERK ALBUMS
Featuring the track "Children Getting Restless" with Dirty Walter of Fishbone
BAZERK NEWS
CD on sale in Target stores nationwide!
Certificate of Commendation from the City of Los Angeles!
