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Michael Zuko

'miles from a kiss' available at CD BABY

About Me

I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)"Mike gave a catchy and colorful performance that delighted our live and TV audiences..."......John Irving, Cafe Improv, 5/27/06 (Princeton cable show).................."Michael Zuko is one of the top songwriters in New Jersey..."...Dan Drake, NJ club owner/promoter/singer-songwriter, 11/22/06............."The guitar work and Michael's vocals really stand out...he possesses a fine song writing talent, very natural and an instinctive way of expressing emotion and I'm really looking forward to his first solo CD 'Miles From A Kiss' being recorded now and due out in December."...Gaynor Andrews, writer, United Kingdom, 7/2007..........Michael Zuko is a Brooklyn-born singer / songwriter whose tunes have popped up everywhere from FM radio, here and abroad, to the Discovery Channel. He has played regularly in the NYC and NJ area - solo, as a duo with Ron Mitaro, and as lead singer of The Voltaires, a power-pop group based in New Jersey. Michael's new solo CD, " MILES FROM A KISS", was released Dec 14 2007, is available at CD BABY, all live shows, and via Snocap on this website (individual tracks).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/22/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/michaelzuko
Band Members:
View Michael Zuko's EPK
Influences: Buddy Holly, The Beatles, The Ramones, Ronnie Spector, Beach Boys, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Simon and Garfunkel, Shangri-La's, Stones, Del Shannon, Everly Brothers, Peter Case, The Plimsouls, Echo and the Bunnymen, Kinks, Yardbirds, Dick Dale, The Pretenders, Motown, Four Seasons, Johnny Mathis, Ritchie Valens, Dion and the Belmonts, Eddie Cochran, The Who, Fred Astaire, my brother Walter, Manhattan, Brooklyn, London, Big Sur, To Sir With Love, West Side Story, Endless Summer, Coney Island, Amelia Earhart, Jack Kerouac, subways, alleyways, cloudy days, solitude, ex-girlfriends....and Buddy Holly.
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Record Label: 9 Lives Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sunnyside Up - A Shout Out To London Egg

Ronnie, Fiddlin' Joe and I had the pleasure of opening for our friends London Egg last Friday in NYC  - of course, fantastic songs and sounds were witnessed and a grand time was had by all, ...
Posted by Michael Zuko on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 07:15:00 PST

UK Tour Cancelled

The UK tour has been postponed, and will be re-organized later this year. My apologies to all involved.
Posted by Michael Zuko on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:11:00 PST

2nd Interview With Gaynor Andrews

The U.K.'s fab and talented writer Gaynor Andrews checked in with me recently for a chat...take a look! *********** During a recent phone interview with Michael Zuko, here's an update of lif...
Posted by Michael Zuko on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:32:00 PST

FIRST REVIEW OF "MILES FROM A KISS"...

Happy and healthy New Year to all! The U.K.'s very own Gaynor Andrews has released her review of "miles from a kiss". Check it out!   'Miles From a Kiss' & Michael Zuko    The mar...
Posted by Michael Zuko on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:39:00 PST