Artist description The Kickmees are the alter ego of Gino Scarpino, Jr. Which is to say, instead of shooting people when he's suffering from some kind of self induced angst, he likes to write pop songs. Turns out, lots of people like the songs he writes and everybody thinks he looks stupid when he gets violent. So, The Kickmees.

Music Style POP

Musical Influences The Beatles, Ben Folds, The Posies

Similar Artists Ben Folds Five, Nine Days, Everclear, The Rembrants

Artist History An accomplished singer/songwriter, Gino is currently in the studio recording some new material with Academy Award winner Tom Whitlock ( Best Song in a Motion Picture - Take My Breath Away - Top Gun) for a record due out this spring. In the last two years Gino has played over 200 shows featuring his original music. In 1998 he was a runner up for the Diskmakers Independent Music World Series and in 1999 he was one of ten finalist in the Sennheiser International Songwriting Competition. He has dabbled in music for film writing the underscore for the Galaxy Award winning Canadian short film "Just A Heart Beat." When he's not playing or recording music of his own he works as an engineer for Bayside Recording in Bellingham, WA and Tom Weir Recording in Los Angeles.

Location Bellingham, WA - USA

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