Tony Casa started off his live performing career in theater, choir and stand-up comedy. He tinkered around with a few different bands and acts after graduating from Hilliard Davdison, including The Pirates of the Scioto. This is where he met Lynn Roose III and formed a bond and friendship that led to newer prospects. The two branched off to form a new original project which was branded, Zoo Trip. After jamming together for a while Tony started to settle on his own style drawing from influences such as Jack White and even a little James Brown. His sound and stage presence is a mixture of funky, groovy, high-energy and electric as he dominates every nook and cranny of the stage with his full voice and insane presence. He draws from real life experiences for lyrical inspiration and has seen many hardships and triumphs for a man of his years. He brings all of this to the table when performing with Zoo Trippin' and him and his brothers-in-arms leave it all on stage.

lynn roose - Bass & vocals

Lynn grew up in Hilliard, oh and began playing music at an early age. while his parents did their best to teach Lynn about good music, he still ended up liking bands like Dave Matthews and bullshit like that. I mean, his top three will always be zeppelin, jack white and Pink Floyd, but he has a sensitive side too. a 4-year letterman in high school tennis, Lynn is indeed a nerd posing as a rock musician. He loves doctor who, LOtr, and listening to npr. Sacha Pfeiffer is one of his hero’s, right along with Anthony bourdain. often times he can be seen cooking family meal for the rest of the animals. though he has a lot of love for sloths and slow things, he contrasts that with some pretty wild antics on stage. Tony has suffered many a bruise from Lynn’s swinging headstock

Zachary Pontzer - Guitar & Vocals

Zach took to the stage as a young boy in Canton Ohio’s Little Theater Troupe impersonating Elvis Presley among other roles. Trumpet lessons began at age ten and continued through his graduation at Jackson High School: a place where Zach envied high school bands as he was unable to form one of his own. He joined his first band, The First Street Heat, in 2009. The 9-piece group from Athens would solidify his love of performing and define his life in college at Ohio University. They played countless shows including a tour to Florida and a main stage slot at Athens’ infamous Halloween Block Party. FSH disbanded in late 2011 which caused former members Zach, Jack Gould, and Eric Turner to create SassafraZ. This new project allowed it’s members to record at Tree Sound Studios, open for Snarky Puppy, and cut a live album at The Bitter End in Manhattan. Zachary grew up watching musicals with his mother at E.J. Thomas Hall in Akron, but his true influences include guitar driven music such as Steve Vai, Black Sabbath, Clutch, funky bands like Tower of Power, Lettuce, Prince, and more unusual groups like Mr. Bungle and Frank Zappa.

Ferris Clark - Guitar & Vocals

On a hot summer day in 2010, Ferris rented a copy of Jimi Hendrix: Live at Winterland and thought, “It can’t be that hard.” Ever since that fateful day, Ferris has been LARPing as the likes of John Mayer, Jimmy Page, and Stevie Ray Vaughn. As the summer weeks became months, and the months became years, Ferris knew that if he was ever going to climb Rock Everest, he needed to trick a real rock band into letting him join. Ferris traveled far and wide in his search; writing songs of hope and studying the blade. After many long years, Ferris hit rock bottom. He met his wife, adopted two dogs, and got a day job. Then finally some animal-themed band fell for the oldest trick in the book. Will air guitar take our Zoo heroes to the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME?

Tyler Birch - Drums & Vocals

Tyler is a guy that is a dude. he thinks thoughts and feels feelings and sometimes makes the boom booms make fun noises in equal and unequal intervals. as a lover of bananas and classic funk, he helps drive the band with groove and potassium. He can be seen in literally any drum circle. like, seriously the dude will find a drum circle and bail on all previous plans. formerly the drummer for Columbus based pop group “The Raquels”, Tyler is a seasoned performer, and adds a swing and flare to the rambunctious group of zoo boys