Shawn Z. has worked in all aspects of the music business for many years, and presents a dynamic concoction of jokes, stories and songs designed to awaken the slumbering subconscious of the crowd.

His seemingly bottemless song bag provides the soundtrack to observations of life on the thin highways of a Fat America.

Shawn's first independent release titled Wishful Drinkin' receives airplay throughout the US and the world on Americana, Rock, Country and NPR stations .. as well as airplay on Xm Satellite Radio's X-Country and Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Outlaw Country', and reached #11 after 14 weeks while on the Americana Charts.

He's written and continues to write songs with some of the best songwriters in all genres of the music world.. "I guess being famous and well known started off being important... But over time I've found that fame isn't nearly as much of a focus as doing something significant with my music or my songwriting. Not that it's significant yet, but at least I'm getting there."

His second independent release titled Saint Jude Avenue was released on September 23rd, 2008.