Empathy Music Productions

Holyoke, MA

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Travels up to 150 miles

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Golden Years

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The Gambler

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live at 99 restaurant

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Zack Danziger singing for Miss American, Heath French

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Zack Danziger DJ-ing a wedding dance party

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singing with Kirsten D

Overview

I play and sing music of many styles, including jazz, pop, rock, country, motown, blues, broadway. I provide a full sound with vocals, harmony, percussion, and guitar solos. I can rock a dance, or mellow out in the background. BA and MA in music and music teacher for 18 years ... I know what I'm doing.


Reviews

1 review

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Benjamin C.

August 13, 2025

Five stars… if you’re looking for a DJ who can turn a packed

This DJ was so bad he'd ruin a silent disco and could spoil the mood at a surprise party for a lottery winner. If you want a dude who completely ignores your playlist that we spent hours on, murders the excitement, and makes every special moment feel like an elementary school talent show gone wrong, look no further. I wouldn’t trust this guy to run music at a kid’s birthday party. If bad vibes had a sound engineer, it’d be him. The cake was the only thing worth dancing for. He transitioned between songs with all the grace of a forklift in a library. Every transition sounded like two songs colliding in a dark alley as he sang on the mic with his own made up lyrics. His “crowd reading” skills could best be described as “blindfolded lawn darts.” He was asked 4 separate times to use our playlist and stop the commentary. This only provoked him and he proceeded to call my wife a "control freak" not once but twice on the mic in front of everyone. Our guests didn’t leave because the night was over, they left because of his attitude and the music made them question their will to live. This wasn’t a soundtrack to our wedding, it was a test to see how tolerant we could be. If you value your wedding and the money spent on it or your sanity, do not hire this DJ. Avoid this guy like he avoids listening to the bride, groom and the rest of our family. Adding insult to injury, he left his solar panels to his van on my in-laws lawn which burned and killed the grass.

Hired as: Wedding DJ

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Booking information

Price range: Contact for rates

Languages: English

Gig length: 30 - 300 minutes

Insurance: $100,000,000 - general liability

What to expect

I working closely with the event planner, the bride and groom, and the family. I play lovely music for the ceremony, classy cocktail hour music, lovely background music for the dinner, and kick it up for the dance party. I also provide DJ services.

Solo, duet, trio, or bigger groups can be arranged.

About

BA and MA in music, taught public school music for 18 years,

I have been a freelance performer for 30 years, doing private parties, special events, clubs, bars, Miss America, Political events, nursing homes, churches, synagogues, broadway shows.

released 2 self-produced cds,
recorded on many other people's cds,

3) PLACES WHERE I PLAY
every Wednesday 5 - 8, Bertucci's (Amherst)
every Thursday 9 - 11, 99 Restaurant in Enfield,
monthly, Chandler's (South Deerfield),

other: Uno's (Springfield, and many other reputable places.

Country Clubs: Longmeadow CC, Ridgewood CC (Danbury Ct), Greenfield CC (Greenfield Ma), Springfield CC, Great Horse Country Club (Hampden, Ma) Hartford Golf Club (Hartford Ct) Portsmouth Yacht Club (Portsmouth Ma), Cranwell Resort (Lenox Ma)

Chambers of Commerce: Amherst, Holyoke, South Hadley, and Chicopee.

Seniors:
Lathrop Community (Easthampton), Rock Ridge (Northampton), Avery Heights (West Hartford CT) Northampton Senior Center, Agawam Senior Center, Elaine Care (Hadley) Linda Manor (Northampton) and more.

Services offered

Past booked events

October 2016

15

Saturday

Sinatra theme private party, Portsmouth NH

6:00pm - 9:00pm

15

Saturday

classical, private party

10:00am - 12:30pm

13

Thursday

zack danziger

9:00pm - 11:00pm

12

Wednesday

Zack Danziger

5:00pm - 8:00pm

Influences and inspiration

Sinatra, Beatles, Jason Mraz, Bruno Mars, David Bowie, Dean Martin, Tony Bennet, Stevie Wonder, One Direction

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