TK The Architect

TK The Architect has spent his life finding a balance. Raised in New York by his Japanese mother and Italian-American father, TK (born Zach Takayuki Zanghi) grew up in a bilingual household. From playing in bands since he was 9 years old to spending time on tour as a guitar tech/stage manager, music has always been a part of TK’s life. It was during his time on the road that he was dubbed TK, an abbreviation of his middle name. His new album, Blue Season, is a representation of his self-awareness and ability to bridge different worlds. “I genuinely feel that no one could have made this record but me,” says Zanghi, who recorded a majority of the record in his bedroom on Long Island and in his house upstate. “This is the first time I found a way to connect everything I do, as a musician/producer and as an MC.” While he performed most of the instrumentation on the record, his trusted friends/bandmates in the Get Back Kids filled the spaces between. Both literally and figuratively, Blue Season is a representation of the world surrounding The Architect. Years in the local scene advocating for his community with his collective, CON TEMPLATE, have resulted in a tight-knit network, with integrity as the integral component. The balance of these influences has helped create his genre-blurring approach to Hip-Hop. Through his music, TK provides a glimpse into the world as TK sees it, with his unique lens focused on the human experience we all share despite our differences. http://con-template.com http://twitter.com/TKtheArchitect http://lifeasanarchitect.tumblr.com http://instagram.com/TKtheArchitect NY-Based Musician/Producer/MC @TKtheArchitect Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/tkthearchitect