Kent is a freelance guitarist based in New York City ------ recent credits include: Rock Star Karaoke NYC --- playing ARS Nova, Bonnaroo Music Festival Tennessee, Saturday Night Live (SNL) after party, ABC TV's Life on Mars wrap party, Times Square Ford Fiesta feat. Ace Young, Lucky Magazine Party, LIV Fontainebleu Miami, Mayor Bloomberg's summer party // Venus Adore; Shinobi Ninja; Yasin Abdur; Jazz Foundation of America's "Jazz in Schools" program; Play Group Theater's production of musical "Zanna, Don't"; Spectre Box's "Touched" Cabaret // In London, Kent performed with Fully Funktional and played throughout the UK and in China, Dubai, Israel, Egypt and FranceFor a full resume, please contact
[email protected]///////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////////////////////////Kent Thompson began his career in a band with Borne’s Cameron Tapp in Tasmania and touring the surf beaches of Australia with Seventh Heaven. Kent moved to Sydney to study music at the Sydney Conservatorium in 1993. Here he wrote and recorded tracks with Sony artist (INXS backing singer) Lisa Maxwell and released the album “Morsels†with his band The Cooks in 1998.Kent moved to London in 1999 and became involved with a short-lived band 8JETZ who, at their peak, supported top Australian acts Grinspoon and Tommy Emmanuel. Kent bought a Mac computer in ‘02 and the self-made album "Project" (2004) was the result. After some promising industry reviews and indie label releases (on Criminal Records, UK and Acne Records, USA), Kent realized he missed the energy of working with a live band. He formed the Kent Thompson Band and recorded album "FILE 2.0" (2006).After winning the Green Card lottery and selling his soul to the devil like Robert Johnson, Kent is now based in New York. He released his first instrumental release – “The Liquid Love Sessions†in 2008.On latest album AcousDICK, Kent and the Liquid Love Band revisit some of their favorite jazz standards.////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////////////ALL MUSIC AVAILABLE ON ITUNES, CLICK THE BUTTON FOR LATEST ALBUM/////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////// Press for Kent Thompson: Lou Reed and David Bowie have a lot to thank Kent for, he has brought them together in his unique and evocative rendition of Funny Valentine and I love it!!! I want more. Can I have a CD to play on ABC radio?Yianni Johns ABC Australia 92.5 FM
