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Kevin Hataley

'Art Is A Hammer, Not A Mirror' k.jay

About Me



I am a Canadian composer, songwriter and guitarist very interested in both musical and visual art impressionism, and the ideas of the early 20th century symbolists. I am trying to discover words (symbolic lyric and phonetic structure) which also work with tone (favoring a quasi melodic and harmonic structure as opposed to the classical dissonant flavors) in the creation of a musical atmosphere and mood which evoke images, ideas and meaning transcending the material world. Of course the concept of 'love' is a perennial theme ... I think it was Plato or Aristophanes who suggested that love is the force which causes us to relentlessly seek completion... still an enigma...I am inspired by the work of Dr. A.M. Davie, Prof. William (Buddy) Wynn, Joseph Campbell, Dale Pond, Walter Russell, George Gurdjieff, P.D. Ouspensky, Carl Jung, and Manly P. Hall, to name but a few on a long list of 'giants'...My real life hero is my Dad... he has a sword of wisdom.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/30/2006
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'Still Falling' Words and Music by Kevin Hataley ©KHat/SuperNal Music SOCAN/BMI 2006 All Rights Reserved. Recorded by Barrage. Arranged and Produced by Dean Marshall. Video produced by Pyramid Productions.

Influences:

The body is the house of God. That is why it is said, ‘Man know thyself.’ Temple Aphorisms from Luxor
Sounds Like:

Shawn Lane - Peace In Mississippi

Record Label: Ursusa Records

Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Ecclesia Gnostica

http://egina2.blogspot.com/
Posted by Kevin Hataley on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 08:46:00 PST

Dr. David Swann's Blog

It is a rarity in these times that such a politician as Dr. David Swann exists! I am honoured to be associated with his myspace page, and I continue to support him in his political endeavours in my ow...
Posted by Kevin Hataley on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 02:43:00 PST

WaTeR...

New Waters for a Thirsty World By Morad Eghbal, USA.   The Mystery of Water Since antiquity, the source of water generated from deep within the Earth has been a mystery. How does one explain sou...
Posted by Kevin Hataley on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:14:00 PST

It has been an interesting few weeks!

I have been reconnected with several dear old friends and aquaintances. One fellow I met a few years ago in British Columbia is Cal Batchelor. Cal is an amazing guitarist, singer, and composer wh...
Posted by Kevin Hataley on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:16:00 PST

In Memory of Shawn Lane

I have posted a video of Shawn Lane playing his composition titled 'Peace In Mississippi' which he wrote in memory of Jimi Hendrix. Sadly Shawn passed away in September of 2003 way before his time. My...
Posted by Kevin Hataley on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:30:00 PST

Bethe Hagens - Anthropology of Consciousness

..>..> ..> Bethe Hagens Selected writings onArts-based Researchand the Anthropologyof Consciousness ..>..>..> Bethe Hagens' research focus is the relatively new interdisciplinary field of anthrop...
Posted by Kevin Hataley on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:30:00 PST

Jason Mitchell Video 'A Rattle In My Cage'

Jason Mitchell deserves mega-attention. The man is brilliant, kind, sweet, super intelligent, and just one helluva nice guy! I met Jason in Kelowna, BC a few years back when we sat down together ...
Posted by Kevin Hataley on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:56:00 PST

Fantastic Musical Machine

http://www.svpvril.com/forum_images/FantasticMachine.wmv
Posted by Kevin Hataley on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:42:00 PST

Crop Circle Harmonics

'One day, whilst working in my capacity as a computer programmer, I discovered a program for the Acorn Archimedes range of computers which could take a scanned photograph and 'play' it as a sequence o...
Posted by Kevin Hataley on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:11:00 PST

This Is Your Brain On Music

'As a rock producer, Daniel Levitin worked with Stevie Wonder, the Grateful Dead and Chris Isaak. But the music business began to change, and a disillusioned Levitin turned to academia, where a career...
Posted by Kevin Hataley on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:30:00 PST