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About Me

All the world's a stage, and we are merely players. I guess that sums it up. Either that or "supersize it and add a slurpy". Either way, it all has deeper meanings. A musician for as long as I can remember (I may have even started a bit before then), I'm lucky enough to get to spend waaaaay too many hours doing what I want...writing and playing. Needless to say, I'm a bass player/singer/songwriter/once-in-a-while actor. Not a bad start.

My Interests

Music. More specifically good music. Films ... most definitely. Passtimes? When I have a little 'me' time, I love to hop out of airplanes at 10,000 feet, take a long walk along a mountain trail, sit on the beach and write, dive (you see so much life just 30 feet down), or drop into a cave. Yeah, pretty diverse. All things that usually inspire me to write more and that let me feel alive. In contrast to being chased by a bear, which makes me thankful to be alive. Travel? A favorite ... you learn so much when you see new places. And when you understand someone's culture, you really come to understand their point of view. The arts are the perfect blend ... travel, write, and meet new people. Share a part of your soul and see where it ends up.

I'd like to meet:

Anybody. Buddha would be cool ... haven't met him. Jeff Martin, Adam Sandler, Trent Reznor, any of the guys in AudioSlave, Apt. 26, or Econoline Crush, Gandhi (the mug slapped me one time!), Jesus (that guy still owes me $5!), the pizza man, Bill Murray, John Coltrane, Robin Williams, Jabba D. Hutt, Val Kilmer, Jim Morrison, and The guy who made that little plastic thingie that holds the soda cans together.

Music:

Take two and call me in the morning. I'm into a broad range of stuff... from Tchaikovsky to Metallica, Stevie Ray to Stevie Wonder, NIN to The Tea Party, The Police to Apt 26, Prince to Bowie. I don't think there's been a band that hasn't influenced me yet.Don't really listen to Yanni, though. *smirk*Really love the local music scene ... Atlanta is the best! You've got a hundred great bands here each full of great people! What more can you want? The best music is usually always the stuff waiting to be discovered. Now, to listen to a little Snoop Dogg ...

Movies:

I'm into B movies, horror flicks, and a good comedy. Let's not forget David Bowie in Labyrinth. A classic! Foreign films rock. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, anyone?

Television:

I've been told that I have one, but I rarely am home long enough to confirm or deny this vicious rumor...

Books:

Yes. Lots of them. Too many. Rooms full of 'em. Especially on western and eastern mystery traditions, comedy, horror, business, music theory, and philosophy, Shakespeare, Twain, Nietzsche, blah blah blah. Hitchhiker's Guide is one of my favs ... also highly impressed by Thomas Disch's "The M.D." and Craig Shaw Gardner's "Epics of Ebenezum".

My Blog

What is a Session Player?

So, last night I was playing a show in Douglasville and was asked an interesting question (actually, one of many) -- "What is a session player?" Having spent my whole life around the music industry, I...
Posted by Ken on Sat, 22 Apr 2006 02:43:00 PST

It's showtime

So, I've started sitting in with this really great bunch of guys -- excellent musicians. The Pete Whitfield Band. Things have been a blast and seem to keep picking up. And I'm getting to play wit...
Posted by Ken on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 09:18:00 PST

Business as usual

So, I had this guy ask me about helping him find a job. Suggestions as to where to look, who to call, ways to get into something "solid". Am I the only one who chuckles at the irony of someone coming ...
Posted by Ken on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:55:00 PST

Birthday Week

So, it turns out I'm not the only one born on the cusp of Pisces/Aries. Lots of my friends ended up with late March birthdays. So, for the last week it's been a series of birthday celebrations and fri...
Posted by Ken on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 05:25:00 PST

On the road again

So, I'm about to spend a week on the road with the guys in the band Elsewhere ... should be a great time! It's always exciting when you get ready to take off on one of these trips. You're frantically ...
Posted by Ken on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 06:42:00 PST

Thumpin' along

So, I took a year off from blogging on MySpace. It's been insanely busy for the last year. Starting to make a name for myself doing bass and vocals for hire and loving that "job". Started writing and ...
Posted by Ken on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:56:00 PST

Requiem

So, this week I got the news that someone I knew passed away. Even worse, he did it on purpose. Wasn't this first time this week I found out something like this; a close friend started the w...
Posted by Ken on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Inspired ...

It's a beautiful evening here. I'm sitting outside on my porch looking out across my yard. The rains have just stopped, leaving all of the leaves covered in a fine mist. Surreal is the best way to des...
Posted by Ken on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Not playing to the crowd ...

Last night I got to spend some time watching a bunch of really great bands at one of the better venues in Atlanta. Copper, The Swear, Trances Arc, and Bain Mattox. What a great night ... four bands th...
Posted by Ken on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

I think therefore I am more confused than ever...

Alright, so it looks like I'm finally getting 'moved in' ... after having been told by so many of my friends that I needed to show up in myspace once in a while, I figured "what the heck". Anyway, so ...
Posted by Ken on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST