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Kenny
Age: 28
Study:
Electric bass and double bass with Robert Steadman, 1995-1999.
Violin with Rotraud Schneider,
1996-1999.
AMEB Violin Grade 8, 1999.
Music composition and theory with Annie Nichols, 1996-1999.
Certificate IV in Audio Engineering at SAE Melbourne, 2001.
Electric bass with Jonathan Zion, 2004-2006.
Bachelor of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts, 2007.
Background:
Malaysian born, grew up in Penrith on the outskirts of Sydney at the foothills of the Blue Mountains. Growing up on a diet of Metallica and Tool, Kenny also took to slapping the bass guitar as well as slapping his adversaries in his Tai Kwon Do classes. Now living in Melbourne and a Black Belt in both Tai Kwon Do and the bass guitar, Kenny knows how to manhandle any bass riff he can come up with.
Accolades:
Nominated for New York Advertising Award for music composed for Australian Unity advertising campaign. Nominated for MADC Award for music composed for Australian Unity advertising campaign.
Passion:
Kenny has developed a deep love for the string bass, which he majored in at the VCA. He currently shares his musical talents with a number of bands, playing most nights of the week in the genres of Jazz, Rock and Funk as well as some well heeled licks in the La-mé Brothers projects.