A Short Biography of Eddy Zenn As a guitarist singer songwriter, Eddy Zenn has crafted his own unique style of music blending elements of folk, rock, blues and jazz into a musical storytelling art. His lyrics speak of the romantic trappings and social pitfalls of living in the modern age. "Most of my songs are about purpose and motion," Eddy says. Describing his writing process, he finds his musical reflections are often about relationships although not necessarily his own. Take for instance, Invasions of the Baby Snatchers which examines the difficult dynamics of a May to December romance. Which Zenn never experienced personally, but was inspired to write when a friend sought his counsel. Inspiration comes in many forms. A song written by Ani DiFranco or Peter Mulvy might stir Eddy Zenn to try a new alternative tuning. A Rather Happy Song about Death and Adventure was written one night after watching Cameron Crowe’s Vanilla Sky. However, on some creative endeavors it’s pure imagination. For example, the brooding stream-of-consciousness writing in Things Simply Fall Apart allow the listener to project his own experience onto the emotion portrayed in the song. Generally, during the creative process, Eddy Zenn crafts the music before putting words to paper. He began writing songs at the age of 19, after teaching himself to play guitar by listening to Beatles albums. Eddy Zenn plays both the twelve-string and six-string guitar, although his current favorite is a blond six-string Taylor. Eddy Zenn’s, Currents CD was release in the fall of 1998. Currents is included in City Weekly’s 1998 Top 25 Local CDs; Bill Frost wrote “Any collection of songs that makes you think about your own existence a little more than you did before you picked it up is worth another listen-Currents is good for many.” Ben Fulton of City Weekly wrote, “…you’ve got to admire anyone who can span the lyrical gap between candy bars, immortality, and organized religion. Anyone seeking a possible route to local folk Nirvana will want to keep an eye on Zenn.” Seven years and many performances later, Strange Destinations is Eddy Zenn’s second album being released in the Spring of 2005. Backed by the musical talents of San Diego producers, Myndi Anjuli, Steve Murdock and drummer CJ Burton, the Strange Destinations CD is an engineering marvel in the best spirit of independent music. In his 2005 review City Weekly’s Randy Harward said, “Eddy Zenn can construct a toe-tapper.” Eddy Zenn has been a regular performer at Salt Lake’s First Night Celebration and thoroughly enjoys his summer lunchtime shows at the Gallivan Center. He sometimes shouts, “Put down your pencils and listen to the music,” to the tall buildings for the downtown workers to come out and enjoy the sunshine. Eddy Zenn was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on January 28, 1970. Coming from a talented musical family, he has always been passionate about music. Some of his strongest musical influences have been artists such as David Bowie, The Beatles and Donovan. He lives in the Salt Lake avenues with Mrs. Zenn and his big black dog, Nigel.