Zomb: First things first where are you from and how old are you?

PEZZZ!: I’m from Atlanta, Georgia and I am 20 years old. 

Zomb: Massive shout out to Georgia, tell us a little bit about your early years and what it was like growing up in GA 

PEZZZ!: So, I moved here when I was like 10ish. I was born in Alabama and moved all up the East Coast until I settled down in Georgia. Georgia is very southern, different from what I was used to compared to living in states like North Carolina and Virginia. Had to learn southern hospitality and manners real quick, but it ended up teaching me a lot about how to approach conversations. Other than that, Georgia is also known for its traffic and bipolar weather, which I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing over the years. 

Zomb: That’s very insightful, I know most other southern people would agree with you. What were some of your first experiences with music? Who did you listen to growing up initially?

PEZZZ!: I had Rockband 2 when I was a kid, and would sing in the crappy Xbox 360 microphone to the songs that were charted on there. This lead to me doing chorus, and other forms of singing in elementary, which I kind of grew out of in middle school. I really didn’t stop listening to music however, I played games like Skate 3, and NBA2K which had playlists of songs that were curated for the games, and that’s where most of my music listening journey started.  Just a few artists to mention who were on these soundtracks, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Drake, Eminem, Anderson Paak, Travis Scott, Juice WRLD, etc…

Zomb: That whole era of music was really so legendary. When did you start getting into production and how old were you at the time?

PEZZZ!: I started getting into production via GarageBand on my phone, just making shitty beats in like my junior year of high school. Learned a coding DAW in my senior year of high school in a computer science class and then I decided to pull the trigger on Ableton. So started producing in 22’ but then fully went into it in 23’.

Zomb: Wow what a great journey for you, you obviously stayed extremely dedicated in that time. When did you first realize you wanted to take music seriously and pursue it past being a hobby? 

PEZZZ!: To be completely honest with you, I would say it’s still a hobby somewhat currently, but I’ve taken it more seriously as I’ve progressed with my skills. When I dropped my first album which was PROTECT THE PEZCENTS vol. 1, I didn’t have the mindset of taking it super serious, it was really just some shit that sounded cool that I wanted to put out there and see if it resonated with people. But now, I just want to make some stuff that will resonate with people and share my emotions with others. The serious intention with my music is just to 1up myself in everything that I do and be better than the previous iteration of myself, which I had a hard time realizing a few years back.

Zomb: Absolutely wonderfully put, your passion reflects in the music greatly. How often are you cooking instrumentals and how long does it usually take to get a full release or project out? 

PEZZZ!: I go on stretches of making songs. It really just depends on if I’m on like a streak when it comes to making music or not. On a really productive month I could probably get up to ten songs done. On a month that’s not as productive it’s like 1-7. I’m always cooking ideas, but I don’t really save instrumentals unless I know they would hit or unless I have some feeling that I can come back and create something good with them. My recent project, POLYVINYLCHLORIDE, I actually sat on for like a year and a half, maybe even two years. There was a lot of time that went into curating the features on the album and updating the songs to our liking. I think a lot of that also just goes into the importance I have for my full fledged projects to be actually fledged out and not weak. I’m a very heavy perfectionist when it comes to that unfortunately. My current average time for getting “albums” out is not that great, but to fix that issue is something I plan on doing in the future as I have grown and learned more musically. And then mixtapes and EPs are leftovers or just straight instrumentals that I think are cool but wouldn’t fit a project, I can pump those out relatively fast, like 2-3 months. 

Zomb: Wonderful breakdown by you, that’s a really great insight for anyone curious. Do you have any favorite tracks you’ve released or been a part of? What do you consider your favorites? 

PEZZZ!: This recent album is honestly my favorite piece of work I’ve ever done. Every track on there I feel deserves to be listened to in some way. I do have a few favorite tracks on that album, I think blackberry feat. Can We Get Serious and hold on tight feat. ASHERAMAR are my favorite pieces on the tracklist.

Zomb: Absolutely huge picks there, everyone needs to dive into all of the recents. We’re at the top of 2026, what are your some of the plans for the new year? 

PEZZZ!: I have two projects in mind that I want to get out, one a collab EP and another an album concept I’ve been thinking about doing for a minute. I need some solo work on my discography and I want to attempt vocals on this next project. I also just want to learn more about the music industry and its business side so I can apply it to my music and make this hobby a job I can partake in for the rest of my life. I also am studying a journalism degree as well, and I have around 3 more semesters left before I get my bachelors. Want to lock in on that as well.