Kevin James Maher
Kevvy Mental | |
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sound designer , record producer | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, synthesizer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Kevin "Kevvy Mental" Maher (born April 20, 1988)[1] is a Canadian musician, producer, film composer and remix artist most notable for his work in Fake Shark as lead vocalist and programmer.
Early life
Maher was born an only child in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised in Langley, British Columbia, by a single mother. Maher attended Langley Fine Arts School majoring in visual art.[2] Maher was kicked out of Langley Fine Arts in his grade 12 year. Maher attended Walnut Grove Secondary to finish his high school education.[2] During his time at Walnut Grove, Maher also attended AI Burnaby for audio engineering.[3]
Musical career
Maher is primarily a vocalist in the band
In 2008, Maher teamed up with writer/director CJ Wallis to score the Sarah Slean short film Last Flowers.[6] The film received a pair of Leo Awards nominations in 2009.[7]
In 2012, co-wrote and produced part of
Influence
Maher cites a wide array of artists as influences. As a child, he listened to the
Another influence and friend is Henry Rollins of Black Flag.
Credits
- Fake Shark - Real Zombie! – Zebra! Zebra!Band Member (2007)
- Fake Shark - Real Zombie! – Meeting People Is Terrible Band Member (2009)
- Audio Engineering) (2009)
- Fan Death – Audio Engineering) (2010)
- Jakalope – Things That Go Jump in the Night – Vocals, Programming, Production (2010)
- Louise Burns – Mellow Drama – Producer[10] (2010)
- The Birthday Massacre – Pins and Needles – Programming, Editing (2010)
- Raggedy Angry – How I Learned To Love Our Robot Overlords – Vocals (2010)
- Matt Webb of Marianas Trench (band) – EP Producer (2011)
- Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss – Writer / Producer (2012)
- Jessica Lee – Carried Away – Producer (2012)
- Fighting For Ithaca – To the Rescue Song Writer (2012)
- Anami Vice – Are You Serious – Producer (2012)
- Cat Thomson – TBA – Producer (2012)
- We Need Surgery – Self Titled – Producer (2012)
- The Birthday Massacre – Hide and Seek – Synthesizer / Drums (2012)
- Kat Von D – TBA – Writer
- Fighting For Ithaca – Do What We Wanna – Writer
- Fake Shark - Real Zombie! – Liar– Writer/Producer
- Paige Morgan – TBA – Producer
- Down With Webster– TBA – Writer
- Kate Morgan – TBA – Producer/Writer
- Carly Rae Jepsen – Emotion Side B - Writer (2016)
References
- ^ "Kevin James Maher". IMDb.
- ^ a b "Honesty makes Fake Shark Real Zombie's Liar a monster". The Georgia Straight. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "#ArtistAtHome with Kevin 'Kevvy Mental' Maher". Vancouver Is Awesome. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Vancouver singer-songwriter Louise Burns sets a new musical fire" Archived 13 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Vancouver Sun, 1 February 2011.
- ^ Review, AU. "Louise Burns on her Polaris Prize nomination and new music". youtube.com. YouTube. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (13 November 2008). "Fake Shark – Real Zombie! Front-man Scoring Sarah Slean Film", Exclaim!. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "2009 LEO AWARD NOMINEES & WINNERS" (PDF). leoawards.com. Leo Awards. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ Leader-Post. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "American Mary Soundtrack". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Introducing Louise Burns". Uptown Mag.
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