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Kev

Still Stage Divin' After All This Time!

About Me

NOTE: All bands spamming me with friend requests without even bothering to talk to me first will be added to my ignore list.
Talk to me first ...
Now, on with me ...
First and formost, I am Anglo-Irish - Irish by birth, Anglo because I was brought up in this godforsaken hole they call England LOL
I am a Musician & Composer - I play a 5-string bass and a Drop-6 (Baritone) Guitar. I write everything from thrash metal to baroque classical and record it all in my home studio.
My current project is here on MySpace, so click the banner and have a listen
Let me know what you think ...
I am a Sound Engineer & Producer and am prepared to give advice to young an upcoming bands. For a small charge I can transcribe your music into professional sheet music, including guitar TAB and even drum TAB (ask for more details). I am happy to take recordings and produce them for bands from anywhere in the world (again, ask me).
My World Visitor Map!

My Interests

Music
Most styles of Metal
Progressive Music
Classical Influence
Technical Proficiency

MOSHING!

Politics
Liberal Democratic Party
Progressive Democracy
World Government

American Football
New York Jets
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Hamburg Sea Devils
Nottingham Caesars

Rugby
Ireland
South Africa
London Irish

Being a white knight
(no silver charger, sorry!)

Interesting People

I'd like to meet:

Anyone with a lust for life, a thirst for knowledge and an addiction to having fun ... but that is calm and hassle free, loves chatting and is open minded.

Fans of my favourite sporting teams (as listed on the left of the page). Anyone who likes the music I post here is encouraged to contact me. In fact, anyone who thinks they might have something in common ...

Musicians of all descriptions and at any level of skill - from beginners to shredding guitarists and everything in between. Also, those associated with music in other ways - band managers, venue co-ordinators, promoters and so on - are welcome ...

BANDS PLEASE READ: I am more than happy to talk to you about your band, but think that sending out friend requests and "join our forum" requests without first having a chat is counter productive. I don't want to compile the biggest friend list on MySpace - I want my friend list to be full of people I get on with. Send me a message telling me who you are and I will almost certainly ask about your music. I will also force you to listen to mine ... LOL

Music:

(generic labels are just for reference - I don't like putting music into categories)

PROG METAL:
Dream Theater
Skyclad
Queensryche
Pain of Salvation
Kamelot

SPEED/POWER METAL:
Sanctuary
Megadeth
Flotsam & Jetsam
Annihilator
Iron Maiden
Testament
Overkill
Nevermore
Mordred
Nuclear Assault
Iced Earth
Suicidal Tendencies
Death Angel
Dragonforce
Pantera

PROG/HEAVY ROCK:
Deep Purple
Jethro Tull
Styx
Marillion
Rush
Fish
Yes
Greg Howe
The Tea Party
Kate Bush
Joe Satriani
Ozzy Osbourne

Movies:

SCIENCE FICTION
2001
Alien: 1,2 & 3
Capricorn 1
Event Horizon
Fourth Element
Outland
Star Wars
Terminator 1 & 2
The Matrix

FANTASY FILMS
Lord of the Rings
Blade: 1,2 & 3
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Underworld

anything by Kevin Smith ...

Television:

Red Dwarf
Hitchhikers Guide
Babylon 5
Stargate SG-1
Stargate Atlantis
Andromeda
Space Above & Beyond
American Sports
Metal Music Channels

Books:

Julian May
Saga of the Exiles
Galactic Milieu Trilogy
Intervention
Perseus Spur
Orion Arm

Isaac Asimov
Foundation Trilogy
The Robot Series

Terry Pratchett
JRR Tolkein
Lord Of The Rings
Silmarillion
The Hobbit

Robert Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land
Time Enough For Love
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress

William Gibson
Neuromancer
The Difference Engine

Sheri Tepper
The True Game
The Enigma Score
Grass

Heroes:

Dave Mustaine
Steve Harris
John Myung
Stanley Clarke
Richard Branson

My Blog

LYRICS: Dogma (Keltic Jihad 2006)

Dogma (Keltic Jihad)Music = Kev McCarthy (100%)Lyrics = Kev McCarthy (75%), Mike Armstrong (25%)Verse 1:The chosen few of this new EmpireCommand you all to fall in line.Those ancient faiths deemed old...
Posted by Kev on Wed, 17 May 2006 02:45:00 PST

Some lyrics ...

Keltic Jihad - Terror TacticsLyrics = Kev McCarthy (100%)I am rage incarnate, Sword of the enlightened"Wrath of God" defines me - Holy Fire!Twisted word of prophets justify my motivesDreams of greater...
Posted by Kev on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:55:00 PST

Insidious

The Insidious recording carries on apace ... the sound is really good and the band is really tight. It should result in an excellent recording at the end of the day ... which is what the band wants, w...
Posted by Kev on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 02:45:00 PST

Recording

As of Thursday this week, I started recording the first album by a signed act known as Insidious. They are the Kings of Nottingham's Grindcore scene. Perhaps the fastest band in the world, or at least...
Posted by Kev on Mon, 13 Mar 2006 06:17:00 PST

World of Warcraft

WARNING: World of Warcraft seriously damages friendships and its players act like addicts of narcotics. One suggestion that perhaps playing the game every might for 3 hours is just a little excessive ...
Posted by Kev on Thu, 09 Feb 2006 03:42:00 PST

Band SPAM & My Reaction

Ever since Linkin Park succeeded in getting a contract from their work at mp3.com, every band in the world thinks the way to get signed is to SPAM as many people as possible. It has got so bad here...
Posted by Kev on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

LibDem Advances

Well, the election was a success in many ways. The best number of seats in 80 years was obviously the crowning achievement, but the successes were far more in depth than just that. I downloaded the Ex...
Posted by Kev on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Election Night

Suffice it to say that I am both glad we don't have a Tory government and very happy at the best Liberal performance since David Lloyd George freed Southern Ireland from English oppression. The era of...
Posted by Kev on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

My new toy

Just taken delivery of a brand new iPod Photo ... and it's better than I thought it would be. The sound quality is very good, the colour screen will display album art and the operation of the machine ...
Posted by Kev on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Band Stuff

On a positive note, I started setting up a new band today. I have an albums worth of material ready and have got someone running around for me to find the right people LOL The musical style? Well, ...
Posted by Kev on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST