On ‘Searching’, ZOCO distills the project’s mission statement into a single, cinematic bolt of genre-blending rock. Founded and led by Marco Zocco, the international group frames iconic, guitar-forward writing with modern pop immediacy and a broad palette that nods to metal, SoundCloud rap, electronica, latin, dance, and blues. The result feels stylised yet vulnerable—technical in its construction, heartfelt in its delivery.
Rooted in Zocco’s multinational upbringing (American–Italian, raised in Geneva) and sharpened by formal study in engineering and music composition at Stanford University, ZOCO’s craft balances innovation with tradition. That duality drives ‘Searching’: guitar riffs lead the conversation while piano, synths, bass, and drums expand the frame; orchestral colors—violins, organs, saxophone—enter like scene changes, pushing the track toward a widescreen arc. References surface naturally rather than as pastiche: think the theatrical poise of David Bowie, the dynamic whiplash of System of a Down, the hook discipline of Green Day, and a modern, internet-native edge.
‘Searching’, also reads as a thematic bridge into ZOCO’s wider catalog—songs about purpose, love, digital overload, and the simple fact of being alive—channeled through a tone that is both regal and rebellious. That worldview was forged across years of hands-on musicianship: Zocco writes and performs guitars, piano, bass, drums, vocals, and lyrics, often alongside his brothers Paolo and Matteo and a circle of collaborators. It’s the same community-minded ethos heard on the 2024 debut album “Lumanista”, created with contributions from Carmine Rojas, Theron “Neff-U” Feemster, London Hudson, Gunnar and Matthew Nelson, Slim Jim Phantom, JJ Wallace, and Katja Reickermann, with production guidance from Gunnar Nelson and Kerry Brown, mixes by Stephen DeAcutis, and mastering by Howie Weinberg.
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