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Ken Kiser EP available August 1st

About Me

Ken Kiser is singer/songwriter out of Atlanta. He was the winner of the 2006 Flatrock Folk Festival Songwriting Contest and has recently recorded his first debut album.The self-titled debut EP is a 7 song recording that infuses rock, alt-country, with melody driven folk/americana. Produced by Will Robertson (Arlington Priest, David Berkeley, Tim Williams, Bleedin Bleedins’), these 7 songs blend Ken’s raspy, soul filled voice with catchy hook-driven lyric lines, tasteful harmonies, and a diverse arrangement that display electric guitar, electic bass, drums, tamborine, stand-up bass, piano, electric organ, and Ken’s flat pickin percussive acoustic guitar playing.

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Member Since: 2/5/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/kenkiser
Band Members: Ken Kiser EP 2007Produced by Will RobertsonKen Kiser - Guitar and VocalsWill Robertson - Up-right Bass, Electric Bass, Piano, Electric Guitar, Organ, Electric OrganPeter Day - Guitar,Background Vox on Track 4Will Kimzey - Background vox on Tracks 1, 3, 7Guy Strauss - Drums on track 1All Songs written by Ken Kiser
Influences: Gregorian Monks, Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Johnson, Woody Guthrie, The Beatles and of course...WINGER!
Sounds Like: Jack Johnson, Mason Jennings, John Prine, Robert Earl Keen, and Bill Withers
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Ken Kiser EP Available on CDBABY starting August 1st

The New CD is finished. Special thanks to Will Robertson for a great job producing and playing on the album. Also, special thanks to Scott Elson for a great mastering job. Some of the new tunes hav...
Posted by ken kiser on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:38:00 PST

$1000 Open-mic Shoot-out

This past Monday I advanced to the open-mic $1000 shoot-out at Eddies Attic. This is a bi-annual event where all the weekly winners go head to head until there is one artist left standing. This will...
Posted by ken kiser on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:08:00 PST

Misery wins!

I performed my song Misery Makes Good Music at the Flatrock Music Festival this weekend and won first place! The contest was a lot of fun with a lot of talent. It was great meeting all the contestan...
Posted by ken kiser on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:22:00 PST

Flatrock Folk Festival Song-Writer Contest

Just got news that my song Misery Makes Good Music made it to the finals of the Flatrock Folk Festival Song-writing contest. I will play at 11:00 am on the MAINSTAGE!!! If I win I will play again at ...
Posted by ken kiser on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 05:34:00 PST