ZDAN | EPK
BIO
brandy ZDAN (zuh-dan) is a Canadian artist & Record producer based in Nashville TN. After two JUNO nominations (Canada’s Grammy) and years on the road as a session guitarist, ZDAN carves out a rock n roll/post punk sound reminiscent of the Runaways, Bikini Kill, with some 80’s Bryan Adams thrown in the mix. She is also quickly making her name as a sought out record producer with her dark and raw sensibility, approach of serving the song, and creating a sonic palette unique to the artists she works with. As heard on her latest work with Oh Boy Records artist Emily Scott Robinson, Heather mae and The Wild ponies.
press
"Zdan, who self-produced the album, makes her songs arena-ready while highlighting her own voice, creating a sense of intimacy akin to post-grunge ‘90s rock."
"Thumb-biting liberation courses throughout [ZDAN's] fourth studio record, SO WHAT!, on which she shatters the glass ceiling and demolishes the patriarchy with split-tongued lyrics."
If Joan Jett’s “I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll” had a daughter, it would be “save me (rock n roll).”
Reverb.com
Brandy Zdan on writing, engineering, and producing falcoN.
GUITAR WORLD
FEATURE / INTERVIEW
Rolling STone
RS Country Music Picks for the Week of August 16th
KUTX 89.9 Austin
Song of the day
Music Connection Magazine
Producer Crosstalk
talkhouse
Brandy Zdan on grieving a miscarriage, becoming a mother in isolation, and learning to trust her artistic instincts.
Paste Studio on the road: Nashville
WMOT / NPR Live Session
Finally Friday
Premier Guitar
Hooked: Brandy Zdan on Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You"
"the track rips through expectations with snarling guitars, thick grooves, and unfiltered conviction...‘hell no’ is equal parts resistance and rock ’n’ roll revival: a rallying cry for anyone who refuses to shrink themselves to fit. With SO WHAT!, ZDAN shatters the genre binary and roars into her most unapologetic form yet."
-Return of Rock
“Standing her ground in the post-punk terrain that has become her recent comfort zone, ZDAN unleashes with a chunky, chugging, charging anthem that straight comes for you full of riot grrrl swagger, with both middle fingers raised and no fucks given.”
-Darryl Sterdan/ Tinnitist.com
TOURING HIGHLIGHTS
HIGHLIGHTS:
Support tours with Buddy guy, Doyle Bramhall II, Aaron Lee tasjan, Will Hoge, American Aquarium.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2012 JUNO AWARD NOMINEE
2009 JUNO AWARD NOMINEE
RECORD Producer | Production CREDITS
Official Spotify Playlists:
New Noise / Fierce Femmes / Rockin' Vibes / Badass Women
Interview & video recording session for AVID, the makers of Pro Tools
Gibson guitar endorsement
Co- Founder of The Red River Songwriters Festival in New Mexico (now in iTS 8th year).
2014 LONE STAR MUSIC AWARD NOMINEE FOR 'MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR'
FILM & TV PLACEMENTS/ SYNC HISTORY
“Wild Fire” Freeform Network’s Good Trouble
‘Wild Fire” CW Network’s Charmed
“Get To You” & “ I Want Your Trouble” Netflix’s Terrace House (Japan)
“Living is a Sin” CW Network’s In The Dark
“People Like Us” 1 Mile to You Film Soundtrack
“Only the Sad Songs” MTV’s Awkward
“Dawn is my Enemy” & “Only the Sad Songs” MTV’s Teen mom 2
“More of a Man” MTV’s Awkward
CONTACT INFORMATION
PUBLICITY //
LUCKY BIRD MEDIA jake@luckybirdmedia.com
RADIO PROMOTION //
LICENSING //
FIT OUT MEDIA
SYNC@FITOUTMEDIA.COM
PUBLISHING //
ROUGH TRADE PUBLISHING