ABOUT ZITA - The most inspirational person I have been influenced by musically would definitely be my father. Though he is a phenomenal drummer, he probably should have been a guitar player. To this day, I don't know anyone else so passionate about all aspects of music; which allows me to learn and respect many diverse talents. A few of which in particular have driven me to play guitar. Listening to Carlos Santana's "Black Magic Woman" and Prince's "Purple Rain" on long drives home back from guitar lessons has forever  changed my approach on guitar. After my father tried teaching me all he knew about guitar, he decided it would be best for me to take classical guitar lessons. At age 6, that's what I did. My very first guitar was a nylon stringed El Degas. The body was small, and the action was high...beautiful. When I imagine performing now, I can't imagine singing and playing guitar separately. When I first started playing guitar, I never sang along. The first time I tried to sing for my family, I hid in the closet, so no one could see what I looked like. Singing is something that I worked on with my father for awhile, until taking part in singing lessons, first locally, then with renowned teacher Elaine Overholt who helped in many fabulous ways. My very first acoustic song, was Sarah Mclaughlin's "Building A Mystery." She's definitely big influence to me as a singer/musician.