Vinny K

I began playing guitar at the age of 12 and haven't stopped since! I went to Five Towns College on Long Island after HS and learned all that I could. It wasn't about the "Degree" ( even tho its great that I have a BA) it was about giving myself tools to live my dream of making music and performing and sharing it with music fans! I've always been very open minded and had a lot of family/friends who listened to different music - so as a result I've learned to appreciate and enjoy a wide variety of sounds ( see influences<<< ). During college I really got into writing my own stuff and was in a band with some friends from the area I grew up in East Northport/Northport/Commack, NY. There were different members over time and different names. FAR , Black Onyx. We actually recorded a handful of tunes. A couple are available for download on my Snocap store below>>I was in the middle of re-forming what was left of Black Onyx when I got a call from Steve Speelman asking if I'd like to play in Labyrinth as a keyboard player mostly. He had answered my add. Originally I was looking for a keyboardist to cover the parts I was writing so I can play guitar. Steve to me was more commited to being in a band/being a musician than anyone in FAR or Black Onyx that I knew so I thought "lets try it". For some reason I did actually think I would play guitar too at some point tho it never really happend. ( My guitar parts that I "wrote" were used and played by Steve in some of the tunes like "DREAM OF LOVE" we would later write together-so I was happy for that ) So as it turned out I was in the band Unified Past from 1995-2005 ! We made 2 albums ( and some other stuff under the name Labyrinth which had to be changed because another band took it already) "From The Splintered Present Surfaces" and another one called "The Quintal Concept" It should be enough material for a double album almost. Despite the fun time I had with U.P. I was becoming increasingly frustrated with the role I took up. Even tho I did in fact write a lot of stuff that was keyboard oriented, I didn't realize that I was painting myself in a corner too when I decided to commit to being a keyboard player full time. Quite frankly- I underestimated how much not playing guitar, not being able to develope etc -frustrated me! I realized that YES there should be a perspective here. That as much as I enjoyed the experience in the band which I signed up for, I really needed to get back to my hearts original path musically which is writing songs as a guitarist/singer and having the keyboard skills there as a bonus when I want to use them. Besides feeling like it was time to move on from U.P. I was tired-ofNY/Long Island Its a beautiful place but it/s a tough place to live for me personally so I wanted to move and did to Reston,Va. The change of scenery is exactly what I needed!And I was able to finish up my keyboard tracks and vocals for "Quintal Concept" in time before my move :-) When I arrived here in Va, I began a "Second Life". So now I've returned things to their proper perspective and have written a new solo double album called "THE TRAIL" which focuses on a very bare bones intimate vibe that I was after when I began the project in 2004. I like to mix it up of course so theres a good amount of electric guitars to go with the acoustic textures that dominate this project. Among my brand new tracks the longest that I've written to date entitled "Inside The Mirror Of The Universe" . As an after thought I do plan recording bass and drums for these songs on "THE TRAIL" at a future date. However this is the way I wanted them to sound initially. I just fell in love with this type of sound. In time when I record the "full monty" versions -fans will be able to enjoy the best of both worlds with "The Trail"! And I plan (after satisfying myself with some solo things ) to return to another aspect of my original path which was to form a band from scratch instead of joining an established one. For now its all about "THE TRAIL" in 2009! I hope you enjoy the material as I put it on here for you to sample and download on SNOCAP. Peace .. and ROCK ON! -VINNY .. ..Catatonia- Live @ Jimmy's Old Town Tavern 12/07

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