Zachery

OSU, CCAD

Artist/Songwriter/Columbus Icon

The Digital Empire

Art Photography, Film, Dancing, Writing Songs, Music, Putting on Art Shows

I like the writings of :TS Eliot, Edgar Allan Poe, Sylvia Plath, George Orwell, Robert Frost, Richard Wright, James Joyce, and Hubert Selby junior.

Orson Welles is prolly my fave film director .Citizen Kane, Apocalypse Now, Dr. Strangelove, 2001 : A Space Oddity, Its a Wonderful Life, Network, Chicago, Tommy, Vertigo Touch of Evil, Wings of Desire, Nosferatu, Chinatown, The Exorcist, American Beauty

Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order, Public Image Ltd, Joy Division, Bjork, Bowie, The Sex Pistols, Neil Young, Nine Inch Nails, The Smiths, Le Tigre, Talking Heads, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, George Clinton, Ladytron, Iggy Pop, Wire

The Simpsons, Are You Being Served?, The Daily Show, The Dave Chappelle Show

I'm Zachery Allan Starkey. I am a Photographer, a songwriter, and a pretty nice guy.

I show my at work in galleries pretty often. Often enough that I make a living from my photography. I shoot black and white 1940's style film nior stuff

I am the lead singer and main songwriter in The Digital Empire. The Digital Empire is a Post Punk influenced electro band. You should come see us play sometime, we are fun to dance to.

When I am not busy with art and music I am majoring in Fine Art Photography at OSU. I am in my 5th year, and getting a bit sick of being in college.

I love to dance, so I go dancing a lot. Especially to 80's new wave music. I also like to read. I read voraciously. I also like going for bike rides, walks, and talking to random people.

I am a very intelligent and creative person and I am not ashamed to admit that. I am very independant and uncomprimising. I dont have faith in much of anything besides myself. I grew up in a poor working class neighborhood and I have worked my ass off for everything I have. I despise scenesters, and I cannot tolerate elitist pricks. I am a populist to the the last.

I am also very political, and I am not ahsamed of my leftist political views. I think more people need to become politically active.

Here in Columbus, I am very very well known. I get recognised everywhere I go and people I have never met know my name. People dress up as me for Halloween every year. Sometimes, it all wierds me out a little bit.

I live a very busy and stressful life. I am always wrking on a school project, getting work ready and promoting one of my art shows, writing songs and playing out with my band. I don't have much of a personal life, but I like to stay creative. If I am not doing something creative I feel worthless.

I do not like most scenesters. They are vacant morons with nothing interesting or thoughtful to say.

Beyond all of that, I am a very kind and friendly person. I am mega fun to hang out wit

I am up for meeting anyone. If you are an intelligent,
individual,dynamic person that likes good music, art, and
coffee, and is disgusted and appalled by the current
presidential administration, then we can probably be
friends.