Past, Present, Future: Kiven

We got a chance to interview California-based band, Kiven. This is a new feature for our blog, a short and sweet interview with an up and coming band in sort of a Past, Present, Future format. Look for more coming soon and check out Kiven's music here!

Members/Instruments:
Tyler Demorest - Vocals Guitar
Ted Boldt - Drums
Billy Yarbrough - Keys/Utility Man
Danny Schnair - Lead Guitar/Vocals
Colin Fitzgibbon - Bass/Vocals

Year Formed: 2008

1. Past: What is your musical background? What has led you to this point?


I started playing music in 7th grade and have been in a collection of bands since then, mostly playing with Ted the drummer. I've studied jazz guitar, rock, blues, and i have extensive knowledge in lead singer syndrome...cause I'm the best...at everything...obviously... The rest of the band are all very talented musicians as well, and have been studying their instruments for quite some time. Ted (the drummer) has wanted to be a front man since he was 7 but chose the wrong instrument so he is definitely the brains behind most the creative (crazy) wardrobes and live operations which make our shows fun, Danny studies jazz guitar at USC and simply rocks it, Billy (Ubility / Utiility Bill) can pretty much play it all... and does when we need him to, and Colin is a funky bass player who you can hear strutting his stuff at your neighborhood Guitar Center.


2. Present: Where are you at now in your career? What are you currently working on?


Kiven is a relatively young band, but we have accomplished a great deal. We made the Cover of the "No Cover" magazine distributed throughout Southern California, landed a spot in OC Music-Fest and the RO5K, headlined multiple shows, sell merch, rock the stage, steal hearts... all that good stuff. We are currently just working on making our live show something to remember and writing a bunch of new music for our up and coming album.


3. Future: What’s coming up for you? Where do you see yourself in 5 years?


We are working on setting up a tour around California and a bit of Nevada right now and yeah I guess the only other milestones are finishing our CD and rocking your face with sweet melody at every show. I would say in 5 years we will be on our second tour with a record label behind us blowing our audiences mind with a crazy live performance, and of course great looks...


4. Where can people find more of your music?


Our music will be up on all those internet downloading services (iTunes, Amazon...) shortly, however if you want to get a copy of our newly recorded song "Run" go to www.reverbnation.com/kivenmusic and sign up for our mailing list. All members of the mailing list will get a free download of the song as soon as its done in the next few weeks. And hey if you don't want the song, join the mailing list anyway cause we give out great deals on merchandise and so forth to our outstanding fans.


5. Anything you’d like to plug?


Nothing really other than thanks for reading the interview, join our mailing list, come to a show, and don't forget to watch the famous "Chuck Corris" updates on our MySpace page as often as we put them up. Thanks for all your support!