NOTICE: The player containing the music catalogue and lyric sheets have been taken down due to space. The songs can be found on Spotify (link below), Apple Music, iTunes, etc., which is better than gathering dust in storage.
The Zzeben Project is a resurrection of a character-driven, advocacy based, music project and performances from decades ago — Back then it was called “The Survivor Project”. We cut some demos, but my vocals, while fine for some tunes, didn’t possess the tone this batch of songs demanded (listening to the tracks bear this out). Back then, I tried experimenting with voice processors like the Roland VT1, later a TC-Helicon VoiceLive 2 to create three main alter egos/characters (male/female), but the results sounded too artificial, so the demos and TSP went into storage.
Recently, advances in technology (when used as tools, not replacement for creativity) enables that concept to return with the three characters fully realized. The decision was to either let the songs decay in storage, or use the tools available to give them new life. The answer resulted in TZP.
The lyrics and melodies were/are/will always be 100% human.
I wrote the lyrics, melodies, and used demo tracks as a source for many tracks. The music industry currently mandates that “all final audio” must be listed as AI. Since AI is being used as a tool to alter my vocals and finish the tracks with additional instrumentation and production, it is an accurate description, but somewhat misleading.
The core idea remains — to turn what had once been unspoken into sound: rhythm, atmosphere, metaphor, and melody. The catalogue (90s demos – present day) contains stories for the visible life, and for the battles no one sees. Some tracks are playful and upbeat, while others convey a more atmospheric terrain of a life carried in silence (the entire intention of TZP).
The name “The Zzeben Project” was applied in 2026 and comes from the “mute” character on the old action-adventure series, who turned silence into presence, restraint, and strength. That “silence” became a metaphor for TZP: the things people hold inside, the stories that don’t always come out in their own voice.
The Zzeben Project (link below) is music about the human condition — the visible life, the private one, and all the strange, beautiful territory in between.
