Press kit

Kaz makes

Featured on Tidal Spotlight

Heard on 130+ playlists

New music every month

Performed at TEDx

Composed for 19 brands

Collabs with Leavv + others

About

Meet Kaz

Kaz is an artist and producer making guitar-driven indie funk. Based in San Francisco, he blends old-school songwriting with modern production and plays all instruments live.
COMPOSITION + SYNC

Custom music for leading brands

I also write original tracks for brands, from brief to final master.

Nike

Heineken

Merrell

Ithaca Hummus

Marley Spoon

    Testimonials

    Kind words from partners and fans

    "
    10/10 will work with him again any chance I get!
    Drew Machak
    Collaborator, The Fruits
    "
    Your guitar posts inspired me to get an amp.
    Daryl Moseley
    Fan
    "
    Zak is exactly what you look for in a creative partner; taking a nugget of an idea to that next level.
    Andrew Bly
    Creative Director + Music Supervisor
    STUDIO

    The gear behind the sound

    Explore the guitars, synths, and studio tools that shape every Kaz release.
    Fender Strat

    Fender Strat

    Fender Jazz Bass

    Fender Jazz Bass

    Ableton Push 3

    Ableton Push 3

    Sequential Prophet-6

    Sequential Prophet-6

    UA Apollo

    UA Apollo

    Neural DSP Quad Cortex

    Neural DSP Quad Cortex

    Mesa Mark V/25

    Mesa Mark V/25

    Egnater Rebel 30

    Egnater Rebel 30

    Gear list

    Studio core

    MacBook M3 Pro
    Ableton Live 12
    UA Apollo x8p Gen 2 and Twin X Quad
    KRK Rokit 5 G5
    Steven Slate VSX Platinum
    Audio-Technica M-50X
    Sonarworks SoundID Reference

    Guitar + bass

    Fender American Ultra Luxe Vintage '60s Stratocaster HSS
    Fender American Pro II Stratocaster
    Fender Ultra Jazz Bass

    Amplification

    Neural DSP Quad Cortex
    Mesa Boogie Mark V/25
    Egnater Rebel 30
    Franklin RA-100
    Neural DSP Archetypes (Wong, Abasi, etc.)
    Neural DSP Morgan, Tone King, Mesa

    Pedals

    Strymon Timeline, Bigsky
    EHX Grand Canyon, Q-Tron
    Line 6 DL4
    Walrus Fathom, Slötva, Polychrome
    JHS Pulp N Peel, Tremolo
    MXR Phase 90, Analog Chorus
    Dunlop CryBaby Wah
    Boss Chromatic Tuner, Noise Suppressor

    Hardware + controllers

    Sequential Prophet-6
    Arturia Astrolab 61
    Ableton Push 3
    Arturia MiniLab 3

    Keys + synths

    Arturia V Collection 11, Pigments 5
    NI Komplete 14 Ultimate CE
    Rhodes V8 Pro, V8 Anthology
    ROLI Equator, Cypher, Strobe
    GForce OB-E
    Moog Mariana
    Output Signal, Rev

    Drums + percussion

    Roland TD-17 KVX
    XLN Addictive Drums 2
    XLN XO
    XLN Life
    Mixwave Thomas Pridgen, Tony Royster Jr.
    NI Battery 4
    Handheld rainstick (San Juan)
    Handheld shaker (Peru)
    Steven Slate SSD 5.5

    Digital effects

    UAD Ultimate 13
    Soundtoys 5
    Output Thermal, Portal
    XLN RC-20, DS-10
    NI Ultimate Collector's Edition

    Mics + modeling

    UA Sphere LX
    Shure SM7B + Cloudlifter
    UAD Sphere Mic Collection
    UA Ocean Way Studios

    Mixing + mastering

    UAD Ultimate 13
    iZotope Suite
    Steven Slate VSX Platinum
    Sonarworks SoundID Reference

    Contact

    Let's work together

    For bookings, collaborations, press inquiries, or management, reach out to kaz@kazmakesmusic.com.