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July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019. Marz started playing drums at the age of 10 and was a member of the Detroit-based Ann Arbor Trail Marching Band Drum Line. He formed the rock band Go to Zero in 2004 as the band's front man and guitar player. In 2011, he released a cover version of

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". After George Michael retweeted the cover video to his followers, Marz's video went on to garner more than 100,000 views on YouTube.Crunch, Johnny
"Tommy Marz to release collaboration with PM Dawn"
Sound Vapors, June 11, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019. After having musical appearances on two episodes of ''

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IMDB April 14, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2019. he formed the rock trio the Tommy Marz Band along with drummer Jason Tucker and bassist Chris Alef. The band once again featured Marz on vocals and guitar. The band spent the years of 2012–2018 touring with bands and artists such as

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, Great White, The Dan Band,

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. On June 21, 2019, Marz released a collaboration with

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on a cover of the

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". Marz took part in the For the Crew virtual show hosted by

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guitarist and keyboardist

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, which was streamed on March 6, 2021. Since that time Tommy and Jeff have collaborated on two singles called "15" and "Never Look Back".

Music

Marz has released two albums with the Tommy Marz Band, ''Bringing Alpha'' and ''Seventy One Trips Around the Sun''.

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writer Brian Campbell said about ''Bringing Alpha'', "While 'Bringing The Alpha' is far from a concept album, there's a context of unity to each track that binds the music together. With a total run time of just over 30 minutes, part of the album's charm is that it doesn't belabor or linger; instead it leaves you wanting more – not just from each one of the album's standout tracks, but from the songwriter himself." Eric Heemsoth of National Rock Review gave his opinion on the band's second album: "As impressive as their debut album, Bringing Alpha and Seventy-One trips Around the Sun are masterpieces of songwriting, instrumentation, overall recording, producing, mixing and mastering. Not sure if credit goes to the recording studio, the producer, the mixer, or even just to the band themselves, but Seventy-One Trips has so many layers to it waiting to be peeled away. Each song is like a beautiful plump head of lettuce; each time you listen to it, you peel away a layer discovering a new one in its place." Marz released the six-song EP ''Chasing Light'' on September 23, 2020. It includes a cover of the Stealers Wheel song, "

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Sound Vapors

In March 2018, Marz started the Sound Vapors website. The music site includes interviews with artists, industry professionals and album reviews. In November 2018, he started a music interview podcast. Past episodes include interviews with

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, Chris Shiflett of

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and Tiffany.

Discography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marz, Tommy Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Detroit 21st-century American musicians American rock guitarists American male singer-songwriters American rock singers 21st-century American male singers 21st-century American singers Singer-songwriters from Michigan