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The youngest son of a military family, Kevin Keith was born in Durham, North Carolina but left the south as a small child. He entered elementary school in Europe where he lived for 3 years but eventually grew up in Tucson, Arizona. Kevin's introduction to music came at age 4 after seeing a guitarist on a children's television program. At that moment he knew that music was his passion and destiny. He began studying guitar at age 8 and by his late teens added bass guitar, bass violin, piano and vocals to his repertoire. At age 17 he entered the University of Arizona majoring in music performance and composition and purchased his first Stick a year later after seeing the unique instrument hanging on a wall in a local music store.
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A restless young man, Kevin left college after only two years and began traveling with a club band touring Canada and the pacific northwest. It seemed the perfect solution at the time to hone his skills as a stage performer and multi instrumentalist. Unfortunately, after only a year and a half of playing Stick, the instrument was stolen during a sound check and due to finances, Kevin was unable to purchase a replacement. After 4 years of non stop touring and a legal battle that dissolved the band, Kevin returned home to Tucson with little money, strained vocal cords and carpel tunnel syndrome in his right hand. He continued to write music but returned to college, this time studying electronics which had been a long time hobby. He earned a degree in Electronic Engineering and with his new found knowledge, became a recording studio engineer and a repairman of technologies for the arts. Kevin moved to Los Angeles, California and soon began working as an audio engineer and music producer. At age 36 he purchased a new Stick and resumed his journey with the instrument but now as a seasoned musician and audio professional in Los Angeles. Today, Kevin writes music for Warner Brothers television and Universal Music Group. His music plays on over 50 national shows including "The Ellen Degeneres Show, Tyra, The Peoples Court, The Bachelor, MTV, VH1, ABC, CBS, NBC plus the History and Discovery channels. As an audio engineer he records major label records and "A" list bands for live television performances. Kevin has worked with over 95 major acts including Taylor Swift, Nelly Furtado, Seal, Lionel Richie, Outkast and Ziggy Marley. As a Stick player Kevin releases independent records and has developed a worldwide following of thousands. In 2011 Kevin will do his first European tour as a Stick player and he continues to break new ground with this incredible instrument. | ||