Zach Phillips

Zach Phillips serves as NAMM’s director of professional development. He oversees the organization’s educational initiatives for the music products, sound and entertainment technology industries. He’s also a part-time singer-songwriter and recently released a new album, “The Wine of Youth.” It’s a folk-rock/chamber-pop song cycle and his first big musical project in 13 years. Since the album’s release in April, its songs have been featured on several influential Spotify playlists and in Music Connection magazine, which wrote that Phillips has a “gift for melodic hooks and affecting poetic imagery.”