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Ken Hyland

About Me


Ken Hyland would probably be considered a "singer-songwriter" if he was left with only a guitar or a piano to write with. But since his days as a hip hop obsessed dj in the burroughs of South Jersey, Hyland has picked up not only a turntable or two, but has become his own self taught full band. Not that that was by choice, but by chance, as his first few demos evolved from singing over hip hop beats and samples, to replacing samples with his own instrumentals.
At the time, Hyland didnt know he was carrying on a family tradition of self taught musicians. Having ancestors that formed their own folk quintets and jug bands before the turn of the century, and being a cousin of famed Country-Pop star Eddie Rabbitt, wasn't a topic at family gatherings.
Now residing in LA, Hyland has brought his own brand of songwriting to tinsel town, and is back to original form as a solo artist. Drawing on an eclectic style of influences from the found sound of turntablism to classic and modern rock, his days of DJing and do-it-yourselfer heritage will still echo through his now self proclaimed hip-rock-folk-pop.
His latest projects include the 2003 re-release of the WWE Wrestler turned Nascar Driver "Mike Flyte" theme song. Three versions of the Hyland-penned and performed song entitled "Turbulence" hit iTunes in June 08. Along with this re-release a crop of unlreleased tracks will soon be made available.
Also in 2008, the independent short film "A Moment In Purgatory" is to be released. The film features an all original score by Ken Hyland, as well as a batch of new songs for the accompanying soundtrack.


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Member Since: 24/01/2005
Band Website: www.kenhyland.com
Band Members: Ken Hyland:
Vocals/Guitars/Keys
Ed Klyhn:
Bass
Dan Ney:
Drums

Influences: PureVolume
Facebook
Last.FM

Sounds Like:

Self Portrait
New Album Available Now

iTunes / iGift
eMusic
Napster
Amazon

Framed
12 Previously unavailable tracks out Now!

iTunes / iGift
eMusic
Napster
Amazon

Turbulence (The Mike Flyte Theme Song)
Theme Song for WWE Wrestler "Mike Flyte" Available Now!

iTunes / iGift
eMusic
Napster
Amazon

Pencil Drawings
12 Previously unavailable tracks out Now!

eMusic
Amazon
Still Life

Coming Soon

Line Of Movement
12 Previously unavailable tracks

Coming Soon

A Moment In Purgatory
Original Soundtrack

Coming Soon

Shaded
12 Previously unavailable tracks

Coming Soon

Sketches Vol.1
Demos and Early Recordings

Coming Soon

Sketches Vol.2
Demos and Early Recordings

Coming Soon

Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Song "Day 'n' Nite" (Kid Cudi cover) available now for download!

New song Day 'n Nite now available from my myspace mp3 store: Visit http://www.myspace.com/kenhylandThis is a teaser track from my upcoming all-covers album. It's my interpretation of Kid Cudi's elect...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:16:00 GMT

3 New Songs Added From the Album "Still Life"

3 New Songs Just Posted!: "Halfway Gone," "Better Than Him," and "The Baja Blue Cafe"Who doesn't love love songs around the holidays? Here's three new indie-ballads from the forthcoming album "Still L...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:02:00 GMT

New Single - "California Died"

New Single "California Died" (rough mix) just posted to iLike and MySpace. Coming Soon to iTunes, Emusic, Amazon and all other online stores.Listen to "California Died" on iLike here!"California Died"...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:27:00 GMT

"Pencil Drawings" Available Now!

"Pencil Drawings" available now:Pencil Drawings contains twelve more previously unreleased songs that we've recently remixed and mastered. The songs contained in this album are dear to me and are part...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:56:00 GMT

New Releases!

Two Full length Albums and an EP released this month!27 previously unavailable tracks have just been released this month on all major online stores. The albums "Framed" and "Pencil Drawings" contain 1...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:06:00 GMT

Thrill Magazine Interview w/ Terry Mullins

"Everlast and Keller Williams hitching a ride with Jack Johnson to a jam session in Beck's basement."interview w/ Terry Mullins:(Thrill Magazine, Jambase, The Villager)(Below is the full interview fro...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:29:00 GMT

Two NEW Full Length Albums and an EP Out Now!

Two Full length Albums and an EP released this month!27 previously unavailable tracks have just been released this month on all major online stores. The albums "Framed" and "Pencil Drawings" contain 1...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:18:00 GMT

"Kiss In The Middle" a hit?

theres a cool new service for music analyzing called Platinum Blue. I tried it out on "Kiss In The Middle" and it got a decent grade...not bad for a last minute song. I think I'll get the entire album...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:44:00 GMT

Ken added to Pandora.com

www.pandora.com.....if you havent heard of it already, youre totally missin out man! go to this website, type in KEN HYLAND (ofcourse) and sit back and enjoy..if you arent totally addicted, I'll gladl...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:41:00 GMT

I'm on TV!!...what???

hey guys,my good friend Sandie has started a new podcast as an audio supplement to her very succesful "daemon's tv" blogspot. She has been gracious enough to feature my song "The Wrecking Ball Da...
Posted by on Tue, 22 May 2007 00:44:00 GMT