Max ZT - In It

Max ZT's first single - In it - off his debut solo album, Daybreak. (Six Degrees Records/Soundbalm) Scheduled release: April 8th, 2022 Available here: http://maxzt.lnk.to/init Today, Max ZT — the virtuosic Brooklyn-based musician whose cross-cultural approach to the hammered dulcimer has earned him widespread acclaim as one of the instrument’s most prolific innovators — announces his debut solo album Daybreak, out April 8 on Six Degrees Records’ Soundbalm imprint. Stemming from Max’s deep reflection on the healing and restorative powers of music during the darkest days of early COVID lockdowns, the seven tracks on Daybreak conjure exploratory, enveloping soundscapes that epitomize Max’s inventive cross-cultural approach to a truly global instrument. At once evoking Eno’s ambient works and Mary Lattimore’s harp compositions, Daybreak realizes the wondrous emotional possibilities of instrumental music. Lead single “In It” exemplifies Max’s unique ability to invite deep thought through his music: The track begins trepidatiously as his playing grows more intense, almost anxious as it searches for resolution. Eventually calm pierces through, as the coda settles into more optimistic tones. Max ZT - hammered dulcimer Shot in beautiful Joshua Tree National Park, CA. -- Daybreak Album Credits: Six Degrees Records/Soundbalm Mixed and Mastered by Ian Pai in Brooklyn, NY Co-Produced by Ian Pai Executive Producer - Scott Griffin Album Design by Max ZT Album Photos by Max ZT, Alan Teller, and Srikanth Vasudevan Hammered Dulcimers by David’s Dulcimers of Bennington, OK, USA