Marz Roche - Seven Years (Zodiac Sessions)

night, Dublin, Ireland. MARZ ROCHE Marz Roche (Record Of The Day & Music Week Tip) was born in Co. Mayo deep in the heart of the west of Ireland. An area rich with culture and tradition. Here, he was exposed to traditional Irish music from an early age. He soon found a passion for it and it wasn't long before Marz began playing both the guitar and piano. By age twelve he was playing in the local traditional group. It wasn't until his teenage years that he fully discovered the joys of Rock n' Roll and he and his brother Padraic began to avidly collect LPs by artists such as U2, Fleetwood Mac, The Beach Boys and Stevie Wonder. He spent nights on end figuring out guitar and piano parts for these songs and he and his brother would work out the vocal harmonies between them - it was these early teenage years that would shape Marz's song writing. He began writing his own material at age 15, 2 years later while still in school he was performing his brand of folk and laid back acoustic material up and down the west coast of Ireland. After secondary school he moved to Dublin to study primary school education. Here he reveled in the bustling Dublin music scene, doing singer/ songwriter nights 3 times a week and playing in various different bands. After the first year of college he had gained a significant following and had gained the respect of his peers. It became clear to him that the the next logical step was to record. Soon after he finished the 3 track demo it made its way into the hands of Religion Music who were impressed by his unique voice and his finely crafted songs. http://www.myspace.com/marzrocheshow less...