# Z Berg > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Z_Berg > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Z_Berg.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Berg > Source revision: 1350474094 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American musician (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Z Berg | image = Z Berg 2016 (cropped).jpg | caption = Berg performing with [Phases](/source/Phases_(band)) in July 2016 | birth_name = Elizabeth Anne Berg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|06|28}} | birth_place = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California) | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} | parents = [Tony Berg](/source/Tony_Berg) (father) | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | genre = {{hlist|[Alternative rock](/source/Alternative_rock)|[indie folk](/source/indie_folk)|[indie rock](/source/indie_rock)}} | years_active = 2001–present | label = {{hlist|[Geffen](/source/Geffen_Records)|Metropolitan Indian|[Dangerbird](/source/Dangerbird_Records)|[Warner](/source/Warner_Records)}} | past_member_of = {{hlist|[The Like](/source/The_Like)|[Phases](/source/Phases_(band))|Palm Springsteen}} }} }} '''Elizabeth Anne''' "'''Z'''" '''Berg''' (born June 28, 1986) is an American musician. She was a founding member, guitarist, and lead vocalist of the indie rock group [The Like](/source/The_Like).{{cite news|title=Quick Spins: Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?: The Like|author=Lewis, Catherine P.|date=September 14, 2005|newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)|page=C05}} Berg's father is former Geffen Records A&R exec/record producer [Tony Berg](/source/Tony_Berg). Berg was also a member of [Phases](/source/Phases_(band)) and Palm Springsteen, and released a solo album, ''Get Z to a Nunnery'', in 2020. ==Musical career== [[File:The Like (4955672136).jpg|thumb|right|Berg performing with [the Like](/source/the_Like) in 2010]] thumb|right|Berg performing in 2015 Berg co-founded [The Like](/source/The_Like) along with members Charlotte Froom and [Tennessee Thomas](/source/Tennessee_Thomas) at the age of 15. In 2009, Berg formed the supergroup [JJAMZ](/source/Jjamz) along with James Valentine ([Maroon 5](/source/Maroon_5)), Jason Boesel ([Bright Eyes](/source/Bright_Eyes_(band))/[Rilo Kiley](/source/Rilo_Kiley)), [Alex Greenwald](/source/Alex_Greenwald) ([Phantom Planet](/source/Phantom_Planet)), and Michael Runion.KROQ: [http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2012/10/23/jjamzs-z-berg-has-made-a-suicide-pact-with-her-best-friends-isnt-afraid-to-jump/ JJAMZ’s Z. Berg Made A Suicide Pact With Friends, Isn’t Afraid To Jump] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222022350/http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2012/10/23/jjamzs-z-berg-has-made-a-suicide-pact-with-her-best-friends-isnt-afraid-to-jump/ |date=February 22, 2014 }}. October 23, 2012. Accessed February 16, 2014. Their debut album, ''[Suicide Pact](/source/Suicide_Pact)'', was released on July 10, 2012, via [Dangerbird Records](/source/Dangerbird_Records).''Spin'': [http://www.spin.com/reviews/jjamz-suicide-pact-dangerbird/ JJAMZ, 'Suicide Pact' (Dangerbird)]. July 16, 2012. Accessed February 16, 2014. Following Valentine's departure from the band, it was renamed [Phases](/source/Phases_(band)) and a new record, ''[For Life](/source/For_Life_(Phases_album))'', was released under the new name and lineup on September 18, 2015, before quietly going on hiatus the following year, followed by a one-off reunion in 2021. Music critic Dan Cairns described her voice as "[Björk](/source/Bj%C3%B6rk) meets [Harriet Wheeler](/source/Harriet_Wheeler)".{{cite news |author=Cairns, Dan |date=November 13, 2005 |title=The Like |newspaper=[The Sunday Times](/source/The_Sunday_Times) |page=23}} In 2018, Z Berg released four songs as a solo artist, "I Fall For the Same Face Every Time" and "[I Go to Sleep](/source/I_Go_to_Sleep)" (released February 25, 2018) and "Time Flies" (released 11 May 2018). She also directed the music video for "Time Flies." Z Berg released the music video for her song "All out of Tears" on 26 September 2018 and the single was released on music platforms on 2 October 2018. In December 2018, Berg collaborated with [Ryan Ross](/source/Ryan_Ross) on the [Christmas](/source/Christmas) single "The Bad List", a song detailing their breakup.{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/features/ryan-ross-z-berg-the-bad-list/|title=Ryan Ross, Z Berg team up on Christmas song, "The Bad List"—watch|date=December 10, 2018|website=Alternative Press|access-date=January 15, 2019|first=Jessica|last=Norton}} She also featured on [The Young Veins](/source/The_Young_Veins) (Ross' band) album ''[Take a Vacation!](/source/Take_a_Vacation!)'' in 2010 with a cover of the [Everly Brothers](/source/The_Everly_Brothers) song "Nothing Matters but You" when the two were a couple. Since 2017, Berg has done multiple one-off shows titled "Z Berg and Friends" where she performs alongside various musicians and friends. September 30, 2019 marked the first show of The Dead End Kids Club tour, a 7 show tour that expanded on this concept. She toured along with [Ryan Ross](/source/Ryan_Ross), Dan Keyes, and Palm Springsteen. Berg was the keyboardist for Palm Springsteen at the time. The tour concluded with a Halloween show in San Francisco on October 28, 2019.{{cite web |author=Alternative Press |date=July 17, 2019 |title=Ryan Ross and Z Berg to hit the dead end on tour--with your help. |url=https://www.altpress.com/ryan-ross-z-berg-tour-interview/|website=Alt Press}} Berg released her debut solo album, ''Get Z to a Nunnery'', in July 2020.{{cite web |author=Sphuler, Robert |url=https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/listen-summer-and-christmas-songs-from-margo-price-z-berg-quinn-xcii|title=Listen: Summer and Christmas songs from Margo Price, Z Berg, Quinn XCII|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=July 9, 2020}} In 2024, she released the original motion picture soundtrack to the film [Strange Darling](/source/Strange_Darling).{{cite web |author=Detwiler, Grace |url=https://rue-morgue.com/z-berg-on-her-soundtrack-to-strange-darling-and-psychic-connection-with-director-jt-mollner/|title=Z Berg On Her Soundtrack To “Strange Darling” And Psychic Connection With Director Jt Mollner|work=Rue Morgue|date=August 9, 2024}} Berg also co-wrote and contributed backing vocals to multiple tracks from the [Daisy Jones & the Six](/source/Daisy_Jones_%26_the_Six) soundtrack. The most notable songs being "Let Me Down Easy," which she sang at her live shows years before its release, and "The River."{{cite web |author=Davis, Clayton |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Riley Keough and Marcus Mumford Are Emmy Contenders…|url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/daisy-jones-emmys-original-song-emmys-submission-1235578270/|website=Variety}} ==Discography== ;Studio albums * ''Get Z to a Nunnery'' (2020) * ''Strange Darling - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2024) ;EP * ''Covers and Love Letters: Screaming into the Void'' (2021) ;Digital singles * "I Fall For the Same Face Every Time" (2018) * "[I Go to Sleep](/source/I_Go_to_Sleep)" (2018) * "Time Flies" (2018) * "All Out of Tears" (2018) * "The Bad List" (featuring [Ryan Ross](/source/Ryan_Ross)) (2018) * "We Almost Nailed It" (2019) * "To Forget You" (2020) * "[Love Hurts](/source/Love_Hurts)" (featuring [Keith Carradine](/source/Keith_Carradine)) (2024) '''With The Like''' * ''[Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?](/source/Are_You_Thinking_What_I'm_Thinking%3F)'' (2005) * ''[Release Me](/source/Release_Me_(The_Like_album))'' (2010) '''With JJAMZ''' * ''[Suicide Pact](/source/Suicide_Pact)'' (2012) '''With Phases''' * ''[For Life](/source/For_Life_(Phases_album))'' (2015) * ''Afterparty'' (2016) '''Guest performances''' * "When You're Older" (by [Kate Earl](/source/Kate_Earl), backing vocals, 2005) * "Snow Through The Pass" (by [Mt. Egypt](/source/Mt._Egypt), backing vocals, 2005) * ''[Cassadaga](/source/Cassadaga_(album))'' (by [Bright Eyes](/source/Bright_Eyes_(band)), backing vocals, 2007) * "Everybody Pays As They Go" (by [Jakob Dylan](/source/Jakob_Dylan), backing vocals, 2008) * "Invisible" (by [Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers](/source/Bruce_Hornsby), backing vocals, 2009) * "Hunting My Dress" (by [Jesca Hoop](/source/Jesca_Hoop), backing vocals, 2009) * "Nothing Matters but You" (by [The Young Veins](/source/The_Young_Veins), vocals, 2010) * "My Boo" (by Jesca Hoop, backing vocals, 2010) * "Women Know" (by [Blake Mills](/source/Blake_Mills), backing vocals, 2010) * "Dreamcatcher" (by [Elizabeth & The Catapult](/source/Elizabeth_%26_The_Catapult), backing vocals, 2010) * "Gravity" (by [Ashtar Command](/source/Ashtar_Command_(band)), vocals, 2012) * "Tickets" (by [Maroon 5](/source/Maroon_5), backing vocals, 2012) * ''[After The Disco](/source/After_The_Disco)'' (by [Broken Bells](/source/Broken_Bells), backing vocals, 2014) * ''[The Voyager](/source/The_Voyager_(album))'' (by [Jenny Lewis](/source/Jenny_Lewis), backing vocals, 2014) * "Let Our Sun Shine Down" (by [Joshua Radin](/source/Joshua_Radin), backing vocals, 2015) * "How Can I Blame You" (by [John Legend](/source/John_Legend), backing vocals, 2016) * "Temporarily Painless" (by John Legend, backing vocals, 2016) * "Carry Me - Acoustic" (by [Family of the Year](/source/Family_of_the_Year), vocals, 2016) * "All Hell Broke Loose" (by [Michael Shuman](/source/Michael_Shuman), vocals, 2017) * "Good Thing" (by Michael Shuman, vocals, 2017) * ''Goodbye Sunshine, Hello Nighttime'' (by Family of the Year, backing vocals, 2018) * "Hollow Jubilee" (by [Johnathan Rice](/source/Johnathan_Rice), backing vocals, 2019) * "Silver Song" (by Johnathan Rice, backing vocals, 2019) * "Naked in the Lake" (by Johnathan Rice, backing vocals, 2019) * "Living in the Future" (by [Mini Mansions](/source/Mini_Mansions), backing vocals, 2019) * "Forgot Your Name" (by Mini Mansions, backing vocals, 2019) * ''Here, Right Now'' (by Joshua Radin, backing vocals, 2019) * "[You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory](/source/You_Can't_Put_Your_Arms_Around_a_Memory)" (by [Ryan Ross](/source/Ryan_Ross), backing vocals, 2019) * ''but i'd rather be with you'' (by [Molly Tuttle](/source/Molly_Tuttle), backing vocals, 2020) * "splinter" (by [Switchfoot](/source/Switchfoot), backing vocals, 2021) * "Simple Prayer II" (by Bruce Hornsby, vocals, 2022) * "Miracle Mile" (by [Hollywood Stargirl](/source/Hollywood_Stargirl) Cast, vocals, 2022) * ''Aurora'' (by [Daisy Jones & the Six](/source/Daisy_Jones_%26_the_Six), backing vocals, 2023) * "North Dakota Slate Roof" (by Bruce Hornsby, backing vocals, 2026) ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == {{commons category}} * {{Official website|https://zbergmusic.com/}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Z}} Category:Living people Category:American women singer-songwriters Category:Singer-songwriters from California Category:1986 births Category:Crossroads School alumni Category:21st-century American women singers Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters Category:Phases (band) members Category:The Like members --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Z Berg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Berg) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Berg?action=history)). 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