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Kevin Vu

About Me

It's always weird for me to write band biographies. It seems rather pompous at times to call yourself the next big thing in music. I won't waste your time with all that marketing garbage. Instead, I'll bore you with my own biography.
At a young age, my folks thought I might have some talent in music. Unfortunately, I also had a knack for destroying things. My first guitar was an unfortunate victim of juvenile idiocy. I used to speak Vietnamese, but my speech was lost when I entered a small little Christian school in central New Jersey. I retained my ability to understand the language, but the words become more blurry and faint as the years pass.
Through a series of mishaps, I ended up leaving the North to end up here in Florida. It's rather warm here, and I like the people. They're much friendlier here in Jacksonville than in Union. I was labeled as the smart Asian kid in elementary school, and my social ineptness was painfully obvious. I had no friends, save for a few people who thought I was entertaining. Middle school was rather interesting, as I realized that liking girls was a socially-acceptable thing. After stumbling through that, I entered the world of high school. It was here where I discovered myself. I picked up the guitar one night, and was in a few bands after that. I've come to terms with the idea that we will all die alone. As I face kids, life, and the uncertainty of tomorrow, I open my heart to you.
For those that are familiar with me, this will be a departure from what you might expect. For everyone else, this is my diary. Enjoy.
If you'd like to book me for your next gig, contact me at [email protected]. MySpace mail is kind of hokey, you know?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/09/2005
Band Members: Kevin Vu (guitar/vox/production)
Influences: Tosin Abasi (Animals As Leaders)
Masahiro Andoh (T-Square)
Dave Brubeck (Dave Brubeck Quartet)
Austin Burleigh (Crypteria)
Clint Delgado (ex-My American Heart)
Paul Desmond (Dave Brubeck Quartet)
Marvin Gaye
Eliot Holden
Allan Holdsworth
Albert King
E.J. McKnight (Standing Ovations)
Al Di Meola (ex-Return to Forever)
Kyle "Gravel" Munford (Killer on the Way)
Grant Nielsen (Fusebox Funk)
Paul Masvidal (Cynic)
Al McKay (ex-Earth Wind & Fire)
Brett Norton (Killer on the Way)
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (The Mars Volta)
Carlos Santana (Santana)
Chuck Schuldiner (Death)
Fredrik Thordendal (Meshuggah)
John Wand (A Plea for Purging)
Ben Weinman (The Dillinger Escape Plan)
Sounds Like: The Doombringers - thrash metal (guitar) (2004-2009)
The Diary of... - acoustic rock (vox/guitar) (2005-2006)
Redlight Family - R&B/funk (vox/guitar) (2007-2009)
Sanguinary - power metal (guitar) (2009)

And introducing...

Lovemachine - ??? (guitar/vox)
Muon Neutrino - polygenre rock opera (production/guitar/vox)
World Without End - technical death metal (guitar)
A-Vibe - acoustic/R&B (guitar/vox)
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Rebuilding the mighty rig.

Time to get geeky!Right now, the recipe for "Kevin Vu tone" is simple: a Carvin-loaded Squier Double-Fat Tele Deluxe into a TS9 reissue into a Peavey Ultra 120 and Sheffield-loaded Peavey cab. The ton...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:24:00 GMT

My new project!

I'm taking the time to announce my new project. This may be my most eclectic, ambitious, and difficult project I've ever undertaken.Muon Neutrino.There are three aspects to it: a graphic novel, a seri...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:34:00 GMT

In dreams, create.

FearDistending.AwaitThe calm.In waking,Avert our eyes.In dreams,Create.Watch this city in motionAnd the gears it containsPart of a sequence in clockworkThe Mobius chain.Hearing words without purposeDa...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Jul 2009 05:10:00 GMT