About Zack
Zack Uidl is a guitarist, instructor, composer, session musician, author, producer, and mixing/mastering engineer from the Chicagoland area. He is also the owner of Paramount Music Academy. Zack is a highly acclaimed instructor for clinics, workshops, master classes, and seminars, and has taught hundreds upon hundreds of students to places of great success. He teaches at Paramount Music Academy and has taught clinics around North America as well as at the University of Wisconsin and for Camp Jam. Zack is also well known for his work with thenextstepguitar.com where he has published various instructional products. He is in high demand for his compositions and production work for various films, television series, record labels and various artists of all genres.
In spring 2012, Zack joined progressive death metallers 7 HORNS 7 EYES. The Seattle-based band's full length debut Throes of Absolution was released April 24, 2012, and Zack joined the band in time for their DUAL DESTRUCTION May/June west coast tour (with Stealing Axion) in support of the new release (replacing Sean Alf).
Zack has also performed on albums and in concert with Thoughts Betrayed, which he is a founding member of, as well as Project Ruins with his former student Jeff Treadwell of Divinity Compromised. In addition to this, he also released and performed with his solo material and is actively in the studio recording numerous new albums for him as well as with various musicians from around the world.
Zack is currently looking for more dedicated guitar/music students who are interested in making THEIR goals reality. Visit the lessons page to learn more.
Tour
- 7 HORNS 7 EYES opening with Chimp Spanner and Jeff Loomis on The Contortionist's Intrinsic North American Tour » 07/14/2012 - 08/3/2012
- 7 HORNS 7 EYES with Jeff Loomis at Studio Seven, Seattle » 07/10/2012
- 7 HORNS 7 EYES - co-headling with Stealing Axion on the Dual Destruction Tour » 05/17/2012 - 06/6/2012
- Instructional Clinic Tour » 09/14/2009 - 09/27/2009
- Arts Enterprise Symposium » 01/30/2009 - 02/01/2009
- Midwest/East Coast Clinic Tour » 09/07/2008 - 09/13/2008
- Thoughts Betrayed Tour » 06/19/2008 - 07/15/2008
Press
- Evolution Rock's MASTERS OF SHRED XIV Podcast [February 2012]
- Stylus Pick ad (featured Premier Guitar magazine) [December 2011]
- Evolution Rock's MASTERS OF SHRED 7 Podcast [November 2010]
- Clinic Tour Group Interview [September 2009]
- Shred Academy Instructing Interview [April 2009]
- Radio review of Chronicles [January 2009]
- Shred Academy reviews Zack Uidl: Insomnia [August 2008]
- Lords of Metal reviews Thoughts Betrayed : Recollection [March 2008]
- DangerDog.com reviews Thoughts Betrayed : Recollection [March 2008]
- Q-Tuner Neodymium Pickups [November 2007]
- Shred Academy Interview — "The busy shredder tells us to get organized" [November 2007]
- Interview with Shred Academy [August 2007]
Comments from Colleagues
Click here to read some testimonials from Zack's fellow musicians, composers and instructors.
Gear
Zack's axes include a custom Conklin Sidewider 8-string, a Schecter Hellraiser C-8 8-string, ESP LTD H-1007FR and H-1007 7-strings (with 7 HORNS 7 EYES), Carvin DC747 and DC727C 7-Strings, an Ibanez RG7 7-String, and a D-Angelico EXL-1. His primary amplification is a Peavey 6505+ through a Mesa Boogie cabinet.
Click here to visit Zack's artist page at Conklin Guitars.
