Artist description Kevin Atwood was born in Halifax Nova Scotia. Although starting out as mainly a bass player, he plays electric and acoustic guitar and electronic keyboards as well.

Music Style Progressive Electronica

Musical Influences Mike Oldfield, Yes, Genesis

Similar Artists Mike Oldfield

Artist History Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Kevin Atwood is anything but the stereotypical musician. In high school he built a small, random tone synthesizer from a small Radio Shack amplifier circuit board and surplus electronic parts from old televisions for his grade-ten music project. In the mid-seventies he and two other friends put together a music group called Paralandra, which started out as an avant-garde ensemble and later morphed into a progressive art rock band. Kevin, influenced by Vangelis and Mike Oldfield, has also written music for a variety of modern dance choreographers in the Halifax area. Over the past 30 years, he has worked with hundreds of bands either as a performing musician or providing live sound mixing. In the last ten years music Kevin has co-written music with Caron Nightingale, which has been distributed in 17 different countries and has been used in several television and radio network programs including Global TV’s Santa Claus Parade.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Kevin Atwood is anything but the stereotypical musician. In high school he built a small, random tone synthesizer from a small Radio Shack amplifier circuit board and surplus electronic parts from old televisions for his grade-ten music project. In the mid-seventies he and two other friends put together a music group called Paralandra, which started out as an avant-garde ensemble and later morphed into a progressive art rock band. Kevin, influenced by Vangelis and Mike Oldfield, has also written music for a variety of modern dance choreographers in the Halifax area. Over the past 30 years, he has worked with hundreds of bands either as a performing musician or providing live sound mixing. In the last ten years music Kevin has co-written music with Caron Nightingale, which has been distributed in 17 different countries and has been used in several television and radio network programs including Global TV’s Santa Claus Parade.

Group Members Kevin Atwood

Instruments Electric and acoustic guitars with various synthesizer and samplers

Albums Blessed Be

Location Dartmouth, Nova Scotia - Canada

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