Love Raptor featuring Zach Heckendorf

    Zach Heckendorf joins Love Raptor, a collaborative project of many musicians, to perform a funky version of Zach's single "Up".

    “Up”


    Love Raptor is a jam-funk band founded by music producer and bass player Mikhail Pivovarov. Based in Fairfield county, CT, the band is comprised of an ever-expanding lineup of some of the best musicians on the east coast. With a new video every week you can always be sure to find something exciting and funky filled with a raw, experimental and improvisational spirit.

    With poetic chops and a melodic pop sensibility, Denver-born artist and frequent Love Raptor collaborator Zach Heckendorf is as much a storyteller as a musician. Already an accomplished performer in his teens, Zach returns to songwriting with a renewed vigor and a mission to invite his listeners into the catchy world he’s created through his upcoming album Hawk Talk.

    Members of Love Raptor have appeared with Adele, Beach House, Amos Lee, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Harry Styles, Five For Fighting, Johnny Winter, Alan Evans Trio, Vulfpeck, Theo Katzman and many more.

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