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About Me

I am a fully-fledged Rock-whore!Okay, mostly fledged...This is my solo project (Please check it out!!!). Used to play in The Viletones, New World Disorder, Uncle Crunchie, The Mystics and Vampire Beach Babes. I get around. What a slut.I am also a Producer/Engineer based in Toronto. Now that I am not playing in the VBB I have a lot more time for producing bands - you can send me your demos if you like, I will listen and try to do something for you!I started out working with John Punter (Roxy Music, Nazareth, Japan, Slade) when I finished school (Harris Institute) and worked with him for almost two years, up to the point that he retired and I went on tour... Together we worked on albums by Lori Yates, Syzygy, 3MDM, Beyond 7, Rainbow Butt Monkeys, (there's more, but I am forgetting right now...)In between playing with bands, I have worked on my own producing The Viletones, New World Disorder, Pirhana People, Saint X, Noir, Outrider, and of course Vampire Beach Babes. I am leaning more toward producing these days, so I am going to start actively looking for artists. If you'd like me to do something with you, then drop me a line here and we'll talk!
Buy Now!Look at what I found!! This is old footage from when I was with The Viletones!!

My Interests

Kurtys Kidd
Producer/Engineer
Protege of John Punter (Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Japan, Nazareth, Slade...)
Selected Discography:
Vampire Beach Babes - "Beach Blanket Bedlam" - Divine/RED
Outrider - "Dehumanize" - Independent
Noir - "Noir" - Independent
Saint X - "Saint X" - Sierra Records
Viletones - "What It's Like To Kill" - OPM
New World Disorder - "Happy Destructive" - Death Records
Pirahna People - "Pirahna People" - Spock 5 Music
With John Punter:
Lori Yates - "Breaking Point" - Virgin
Rainbow Butt Monkeys - "Letters From Chutney" - Mercury
Beyond 7 - "Beyond 7" - Spoon
Syzygy - "Impromptu" - Mouthmush
3MDM - "3MDM" - Independent

I'd like to meet:

I use this page to keep in touch with people I actually know and see outside of the cyber world - If you want to random add me - then go to my band page and I will be glad to add you!

Be Cool Like Me!

Music:

If it ain't Celine Dion - then I probably like it!

Movies:

Quickly - Here's my Top 10:

1. Blade Runner
2. Apocalypse Now
3. Wild At Heart
4. Big Trouble In Little China
5. Blue Velvet
6. Highlander
7. The Usual Suspects
8. The Matrix
9. Team America (Fuck Yeah!)
10. Scarface (Pacino vers.)

Television:

South Park, ANTM, The Unit, Survivor...

Books:

Currently reading:
"Absolute Power" by Micheal Baldacci. Just getting into it - but so far I am intrigued by a lawyer who is having second thoughts about getting married while his ex-girlfriend's dad has just watched the President of the United States get into a very comprimising position with someone else's wife - resulting in her death at the hands of a Secret Service agent...
Last Read:
"The Two-Minute Rule" by Robert Crais. I really love Robert Crais writing. His Elvis Cole novels are great detective stories. Gritty and with a strong flavour of old-style noir running through them. This one Introduces us to Max Holman - the so-called "Hero Bandit" - a former career bank robber. He is just getting released from prison after doing 10 years, only to find out that his estranged son, a policeman has been brutally murdered. He is consumed with anger, grief and the need for revenge - so he sets out to find out who did it - only to find it is much more complicated than he thought. Excellent read!!

My Blog

Studiooooooooooo!

Julianne and I were in the studio tonite! We have just begun mixing The Death Of Me's first album "...This Will Be". Goddammmmmit I am excited! 1 track done and it sounds f'ing amazing! This is gonna ...
Posted by Kurtys on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:33:00 PST

Okay - stuff happening...

So - I have been busy. I have a new band - it's called "The Death Of Me". It features myself and Julianne (aka Sunshine on my friends list)- my former bandmate in the VBB. We do an '80's flavoured new...
Posted by Kurtys on Thu, 17 May 2007 11:30:00 PST

Been a while...

Hey. I keep meaning to post a new blog up here - but I always talk myself out of it. I always want to wait until I have something new and interesting to tell everybody. I have been working a lot and g...
Posted by Kurtys on Tue, 08 May 2007 09:47:00 PST

Bulletins...

WTF? I am jonesing for bulletins now! They've been down for the last 2 days (at least while I've been online) and I feel so very disconnected now. Weird. What am I going to do without random surveys f...
Posted by Kurtys on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:36:00 PST

Okay - so, opinions here...

Facial hair. Yes, or no? Do I shave it off, or do I keep it? It is pretty much exactly like it is in my profile pic right now. I am getting bored with it. But, I also hate shaving. Give me a good reas...
Posted by Kurtys on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:53:00 PST

Running silent, running deep...

Okay. Everyone who knows me, knows I work. A LOT! But - gonna get worse before it gets better. My day job schedule, which was oh so reliable for the last 7 years has suddenly been changed to some stup...
Posted by Kurtys on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 07:24:00 PST

Me and God...

You may have a hard time believing this, but I have an excellent relationship with God. I know you probably think I'm an atheist, but nothing could be further from the truth. I love God. If God was he...
Posted by Kurtys on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 04:25:00 PST

My eyes...

My eyes are 2 different colors. One is green and one is blue. Except that they change colors. If you look at the pic of me recording Vox - you can really see the difference. (In my pics area) I have b...
Posted by Kurtys on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 12:25:00 PST

Love and the meaning of my existence...

THE ULTIMATE L0VE SURVEY!!!YOU MUST ANSWER EVERY QUESTION..WITH THE TRUTH!!1] Is there someone who you like at the moment?There are a few people that I really like. It's finding time to spend with the...
Posted by Kurtys on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 04:20:00 PST

Ohhhh man!!!

Ohhh god!! I sooo missed Cuban food!! Ate the entire sampler platter last nite and washed it down with Black Bean soup and fried plantains!! MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!! Going out for more to...
Posted by Kurtys on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 02:45:00 PST