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Kevin Danzig still leads the nomadic troubadour’s life where stories are indelibly etched within a blink of an eye. Danzig impresses with intriguing songwriting atmospheric vocals and diversely textured arrangements. Danzig has a knack for crafting memorable, tuneful compositions that stretch across a gamut of emotions….for Danzig, life’s good once again and it shows.” ---Dan Willging Kevin Danzig is a performing songwriter who writes and sings modern folk and acoustic rock tunes as well as selected cover songs, accompanied by acoustic guitar and harmonica; he plays a tambourine with his foot. Originality is Danzig’s hallmark; Kevin’s lyrics are invariably intelligent and the instrumental arrangements are in perfect sync and skillfully executed. His original songs can be heard on folk, rock and easy listening stations in North America and are available for digital download at www.cdbaby.com, itunes and other sites. Just enter Kevin Danzig While calling San Clemente, CA his home, Kevin Danzig remains a traveling troubadour. Kevin's fans range from age 3 to 83 and he plays a wide range of venues throughout North America, including clubs, concert halls, festivals, college campuses, coffee shops, outdoor arenas, house concerts, corporate events and weddings. In the past 10 years, he has been invited for a return engagement to every venue at which he's performed. Growing up in a musical family in Southern California, Kevin Danzig has been playing instruments nearly his entire life and professionally since the age of 18. At age 11, Kevin was recording for K-TEL Records, (Mike Curb Productions), as one of the jubilant voices of "50 Children’s Favorites”, (as seen on TV). It was in 1978, however, that he got his first big...rejection, when Chuck Barris, (host of the Gong Show), told him, "Kid, you're too good for this show!" His original song, The Great Mississippi, has been claimed by Cape Girardeau, MO as its “unofficial” town anthem. He is currently working on a musical "Mountains of Chat" highlighting the diversity and history of the Tri-State Region (Missouri-Kansas-Oklahoma) as well as songwriting projects for the West Ray Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution. Among fellow singer/songwriters Kevin’s performed alongside or opened for are: John Mayer, Shawn Mullins, Ellis Paul, Martin Sexton, Edwin McCain, Bill Stains, Leo Kottke, John Hammond, Chuck Pyle, Trout Fishing in America, Chuck Brodsky, Spencer Bohren, The Allison Brown Quartet, The Judith Edelman Band, Still on the Hill, Kate Campbell, The Radiators, among many others. When asked to comment on his "live" performances, Kevin states, "Let's face it, major stardom is not often in the cards for most singer/songwriters. What’s important to me is to touch live audiences and radio listeners with my music and lyrics one heart at a time. I want my audience to leave feeling entertained, but also with a melody in their heads they can't seem to shake and if I'm real lucky, a new topic for their next conversation." Here's what other people are saying about Kevin Danzig... "After a brief sound check, the beret-clad troubadour steps to the mic, and his face lights up. With the first notes from his guitar you sense that the room is his." "Kevin reminds me of a young Andrew Lloyd Webber, in an 'off-Broadway' sense." "Kevin somehow just pours his energy into his guitar, yet not at all like those thousands of players with more energy than skill. This is something more ethereal, kind of a 'something inside him flows from his being through the instrument out to the listening space' that enhances the vocals and the lyrics instead of burying them for the attentive listener." "Kevin's latest CD is the best acoustic record I've heard!" "Reflective listeners will hear Kevin but will see themselves." "One minute he's like Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull's charismatic leader), and the next, he's crooning like Cat Stevens." "Danzig's voice inhabits each tune with a presence that ranges from plangent to poignant." *** Press contact: Website: www.kevindanzig.com |
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