Zack Villere

Zack Villere
Birth name Zachary Miles Villere
Also known as Froyo Ma
Born August 16, 1995 (1995-08-16) (age 23)
Origin Covington, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres R&B
Years active 2015-present
Associated acts J'Von, Charlotte Day Wilson, Ameer Vann, Brockhampton

Zack Villere is an artist and musician from Covington, Louisiana.

Early life

Zack Villere was born in Covington, Louisiana to Keith Villere, the Mayor of Covington at the time and his wife Carol Miles, who was a social worker. He wasn't allowed to play video games at home and spent time listening to music. He attended Covington High School and later was permitted to have dual enrollment with the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.

Villere learned how to play the Saxophone in Middle School and later learned how to play the guitar during his later years of High School. He was a member of the Covington High School Jazz Band. Villere began making beats with FL Studio in his junior year of high school, later one of his friends showed him how to use Ableton.

Career

Villere adopted the moniker "Froyo Ma" while attending Loyola University of New Orleans and released music on Soundcloud. He dropped his first EP, Pants on October 25, 2015, featuring the artist Charlotte Day Wilson, in his first minor hit "Spent Missing". The song has over one million plays on the music platform Spotify. He has since acquired over 30 thousand followers on Soundcloud and released his first studio album, Little World. His first single "Cool", released on May 23, 2017, has over one million plays on Spotify and its music video has over 2,000,000 views on Youtube.[1]Zack collaborated with former Brockhampton member Ameer Vann on the single "High Tolerance" and produced the song.

Music Style

His work has been labeled R&B and alternative music. He has collaborated with J'Von, a rapper from Seattle, numerous times throughout his career.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Little World (2017)

References

  1. Siber, Alex. "Zack Villere is Going Viral With an Endearing Song About Self-Love", Pigeons&Planes 26 May 2017. Retrieved on 29 August 2017.
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