LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE BAND

The spirit of Led Zeppelin remains, and many continue to try to conjure it. 

The mountaintop peak of classic rock bands is indisputably Led Zeppelin. With a catalog featuring some of the most revered songs in history ever to ring from speakers, its songs combine the band’s unique tapestry of influences and sounds. From propulsive driving rock to wistful and gentle acoustics, spanning the raw lust of rock and roll and the worlds of fantasy and the occult. Led Zeppelin was a creative union never to be matched.

ZEP-LA, a powerful recreation of Zeppelin’s catalog, has its roots in the very origins of Led Zeppelin tribute bands. It arises out of a desire by some of LA’s top session musicians to capture the intangible essence of the legendary band. A labor of love and a true love letter to the fans who still believe in Led Zeppelin’s enduring magnetism.

Vocalist Paulie Z channels the wailing, haunting vocals of prototypical frontman Robert Plant. Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, he led his own band ZO2 through a tour with rock heavyweights KISS and Poison, a band which was also chronicled in the IFC comedy series “Z Rock.” Paulie was also personally recruited to sing another legendary catalog with UK glam rockers Sweet.

Guitarist Steve Zukowsky is a founder of the original Led Zeppelin tribute band Led Zepagain, which resonated with widespread audiences aching for a true Zeppelin experience. He would return to explore the guitar wizardry of Jimmy Page in Zeppelin USA and Acoustic Graffiti. Veteran tribute band royalty, Steve was a finalist for the official Queen tribute band Queen Extravaganza, then performed the band’s guitar parts note-for-note in Sheer Heart Attack as well as those of Pink Floyd (Which One’s Pink?), Heart (Dog N Butterfly), The Rolling Stones and David Bowie (Windborne).

After wowing his native Buffalo, drummer Glenn Jost took New York City by storm where he pounded the drums down in the village while working for renowned Grammy-winning engineer Bob Ludwig. Moving to Los Angeles, Glenn carved a niche in an eclectic run of projects, playing at the Playboy Jazz Festival, drumming for the house band on FOX’s hit TV Series “Ally McBeal,” with the band of Broadway hit “Dreamgirls,” and bringing his skills to the comedy world with veterans like Robin Williams (Improv All-Stars) and albums with “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”’s Laura Hall.

Canadian-born bassist Aaron Samson grew up in Los Angeles with the music bug, quickly landing himself on the legendary RCA Records roster and the classic documentary “The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years.” A protege of legendary composer David Foster, Aaron would go on to play with various LA bands as well as rock heroes like George Lynch (Dokken) and Steven Adler (Guns ‘N Roses) and John 5 (David Lee Roth, Marilyn Manson).

Keyboardist Victor Bender began his musical life in Colombia, playing the clubs, assisting at the studio of prominent label Fuentes Records and crafting demos for artists including pop sensation Juanes on Universal Records. Moving to Los Angeles, Victor formed Bender Post and dove into campaigns for major national brands (Coca-Cola, Samsung, Nordstrom, Dawn) and TV and movie studios (Disney, Paramount, Netflix, Sony, Universal, FOX). He would pay homage to another great classic rock catalog, playing the keys in Queen tribute band Sheer Heart Attack.

ZEP-LA is an experience like no other, a complete immersion into the ethereal world of Led Zeppelin.