Kevin James Maher
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Kevin “Kevvy Mental” Maher is a Canadian musician, film composer, remix artist and music producer, most notable for his work in Fake Shark - Real Zombie!
as lead vocalist and programmer.
and went to the Langley Fine Arts School
majoring in visual art and drama.
, but also plays guitar, piano and programs electronics. He has done a variety of remixes
, listed below. He has also programmed electronics and contributed vocals to Jakalope
, as well as working alongside Dave Ogilvie
remixing songs by Hugh Cornwell
and The New Cities
. He produced an EP
and an LP
with the band Fan Death
on Last Gang Records
, as well as coproducing the debut album by former Lillix
bass player Louise Burns
. The record is nominated for the Polaris Music Prize
.
Maher also hosts a podcast
called My Sound, named after the Squarepusher
song.
In 2008, Maher teamed up with writer/director CJ Wallis to score the Sarah Slean
short film Last Flowers. The film received a pair of Leo Awards
nominations in 2009.
, Nirvana
, and Mike Patton
.
Fake Shark - Real Zombie!
Fake Shark – Real Zombie! is a Canadian dance punk band. Formed in 2005, their musical style combines elements of IDM and post-hardcore. The name is a reference to Lucio Fulci's film Zombi 2, where a real shark and a zombie engage in combat.-History:...
as lead vocalist and programmer.
Early life
Maher was raised in Langley, BCLangley, British Columbia (city)
The City of Langley is a municipality in Metro Vancouver. It lies directly east of the City of Surrey, adjacent to Cloverdale, and surrounded on the north, east and south by Township of Langley.-History:...
and went to the Langley Fine Arts School
Langley Fine Arts School
Langley Fine Arts School is a public elementary school and secondary school in Fort Langley, British Columbia, Canada, and is part of School District 35 Langley. It serves the Fort Langley area, though its strong arts program attracts many students from across and outside the district. Its program...
majoring in visual art and drama.
Musical career
Maher is primarily a vocalist in the band Fake Shark - Real Zombie!Fake Shark - Real Zombie!
Fake Shark – Real Zombie! is a Canadian dance punk band. Formed in 2005, their musical style combines elements of IDM and post-hardcore. The name is a reference to Lucio Fulci's film Zombi 2, where a real shark and a zombie engage in combat.-History:...
, but also plays guitar, piano and programs electronics. He has done a variety of remixes
RemixeS
RemixeS is a compilation of French singer Mylène Farmer's singles by various famous DJ's, including JXL, Felix Da Housecat and Paul Oakenfold.-Brackground, writing and release:...
, listed below. He has also programmed electronics and contributed vocals to Jakalope
Jakalope
Jakalope is a Canadian pop/electronica group. They are named for the fictional animal of the same name, although the animal's name is more commonly spelled jackalope. The band was formed in 2003 by noted Canadian industrial musician and producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie most famous for his studio work...
, as well as working alongside Dave Ogilvie
Dave Ogilvie
Dave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer and musician. He is a producer of industrial music and has been associated with bands such as Skinny Puppy , Doughboys, The Birthday Massacre , Marilyn Manson, Jakalope , Killing Joke, Queensrÿche, Alexz Johnson, Fake Shark...
remixing songs by Hugh Cornwell
Hugh Cornwell
Hugh Alan Cornwell is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for the punk/new wave group, The Stranglers, from 1974 to 1990.-Career:...
and The New Cities
The New Cities
The New Cities is a Juno Award and ADISQ Award nominated band originating from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada and currently based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The current members of The New Cities are David Brown, Christian Bergeron, Nicolas Denis, Francis Fugere, Philippe Lachance, and Julien...
. He produced an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
and an LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
with the band Fan Death
Fan Death
Fan Death is a Italo disco band which started in Brooklyn, New York in 2007 and is now based in Vancouver, British Columbia.In 2008, Erol Alkan remixed and released their debut single Veronica's Veil on his Phantasy Sounds label. Following this Big Love Records from Tokyo released the single...
on Last Gang Records
Last Gang Records
Last Gang Records is a record label that was formed by Canadian music industry lawyer Chris Taylor and concert promoter Donald Tarlton in the Fall of 2003 at the Pop Montreal Music Festival....
, as well as coproducing the debut album by former Lillix
Lillix
Lillix is a pop/rock band from Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, formed under the name Tigerlily in 1997 when the early members were in high school. The band was originally composed of guitarist Tasha-Ray Evin, keyboardist Lacey-Lee Evin, bassist Louise Burns, and drummer Sierra Hills...
bass player Louise Burns
Louise Burns
Louise Burns is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Formerly a member of the band Lillix, she released her debut album as a solo artist, Mellow Drama, on April 5, 2011 on Light Organ Records...
. The record is nominated for the Polaris Music Prize
Polaris Music Prize
The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label...
.
Maher also hosts a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
called My Sound, named after the Squarepusher
Squarepusher
Squarepusher is the performing pseudonym of Tom Jenkinson, an English electronic music artist signed to Warp Records. He specialises in the electronic music genres of drum and bass and acid, with a significant jazz and musique concrète influence....
song.
In 2008, Maher teamed up with writer/director CJ Wallis to score the Sarah Slean
Sarah Slean
Sarah Hope Slean is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and occasional actress from Pickering, Ontario. She has released eleven albums to date .-Major recordings:...
short film Last Flowers. The film received a pair of Leo Awards
Leo Awards
The Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry, celebrating excellence in artistic achievement. Held each May in Vancouver, Canada, the Leo Awards honour nominees and winners in 13 program categories and up to 19 craft categories...
nominations in 2009.
Influence
Maher cites a wide array of artists as influence. He has been quoted as listening to almost nothing but rap music and jazz. He is a huge fan of Tyler the Creator, Christian ScottChristian Scott
Christian Scott, born March 31, 1983, in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 2010 Edison Award winner for Best International Jazz Artist and a Grammy Award-nominated jazz trumpeter, composer and producer. He has been heralded by JazzTimes magazine as "the Architect of a new commercially viable fusion"...
, Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
, and Mike Patton
Mike Patton
Michael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...
.
Credits
- Fake Shark - Real Zombie!Fake Shark - Real Zombie!Fake Shark – Real Zombie! is a Canadian dance punk band. Formed in 2005, their musical style combines elements of IDM and post-hardcore. The name is a reference to Lucio Fulci's film Zombi 2, where a real shark and a zombie engage in combat.-History:...
- Zebra! Zebra!Zebra! Zebra!Zebra! Zebra! is the debut album from Vancouver dance-punk band Fake Shark - Real Zombie! released in Japan on April 25, 2007. Originally meant as an EP, they decided to add a few more songs to make it a full album...
Band Member (2007) - Fake Shark - Real Zombie!Fake Shark - Real Zombie!Fake Shark – Real Zombie! is a Canadian dance punk band. Formed in 2005, their musical style combines elements of IDM and post-hardcore. The name is a reference to Lucio Fulci's film Zombi 2, where a real shark and a zombie engage in combat.-History:...
- Meeting People Is TerribleMeeting People Is TerribleMeeting People Is Terrible is the second album by Vancouver dance-punk band Fake Shark - Real Zombie!. Originally, it was set to be released April 25, 2009 in Canada but has been pushed back by label to August 26, 2009 in Japan and international release May 31, 2010. The album contains the singles...
Band Member (2009) - Christopher SmithChristopher SmithChristopher Smith may refer to:* Christopher Smith *Christopher Neil-Smith, Anglican exorcist*Christopher Smith , English actor*Christopher Smith , British film director...
- The Beckon Call - Bass, Producer (2009) - Fan Death - A Coin For The WellA Coin for the WellA Coin For The Well is the third EP by Fan Death. It was released February 1, 2010.-Track listing:Source: Discogs-Personnel:*Producer – Szam Findlay*Vocals – Dandilion Wind Opaine, Marta Jacuibek-McKeever...
(Additional Production, Audio EngineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
(2009) - Fan Death - Womb of DreamsWomb of DreamsWomb of Dreams is the debut album by electro-disco band Fan Death. It was released on August 6, 2010.-Critical reception:Luke Winkie of musicOMH wrote that "The album becomes more traditionalist and more fun-loving around its middle...When Fan Death are clicking, they're a force to be reckoned...
(Additional Production, Audio EngineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
(2010) - JakalopeJakalopeJakalope is a Canadian pop/electronica group. They are named for the fictional animal of the same name, although the animal's name is more commonly spelled jackalope. The band was formed in 2003 by noted Canadian industrial musician and producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie most famous for his studio work...
- Things That Go Jump In The Night - Vocals, Programming, Production (2010) - Louise BurnsLouise BurnsLouise Burns is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Formerly a member of the band Lillix, she released her debut album as a solo artist, Mellow Drama, on April 5, 2011 on Light Organ Records...
- Mellow Drama - ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
(2010) - The Birthday MassacreThe Birthday MassacreThe Birthday Massacre is a synthrock band, based in Toronto, Canada. The band formed in 1999, known then as Imagica...
- Pins and Needles (The Birthday Massacre album)Pins and Needles (The Birthday Massacre album)-Personnel:*The band:**Chibi - Vocals**Rainbow - Guitar, Synth/Percussion Programming, Vocals**Michael Falcore - Guitar, Synth/Percussion Programming**O.E. - Bass, Vocals**Rhim - Drums**Owen - Keyboards*Rainbow and M...
- Programming, Editing (2010) - Raggedy AngryRaggedy AngryBased in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Raggedy Angry is a band that plays a mixture of synth and industrial rock music.On October 1, 2010 via Synthetic Sounds and Danse Macabre the band released their 3rd full length album entitled How I Learned To Love Our Robot Overlords...
- How I Learned To Love Our Robot Overlords - Vocals (2010) - Matt Webb of Marianas Trench (band)Marianas Trench (band)Marianas Trench is a Juno-nominated Canadian pop punk band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 2001. They have released three full length albums, the most recent titled Ever After, released on November 21, 2011...
- EP Producer (2011) - Carly Rae JepsenCarly Rae JepsenCarly Rae Jepsen is a Juno-nominated Canadian singer/songwriter from Mission, B.C..In the summer of 2007 she placed third in the fifth season of Canadian Idol. She was also a part of the Canadian Idol Top 3 concert tour.-Career:...
- Curiosity - ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Jessica LeeJessica LeeJessica Lee may refer to:*Jessica Lee , American model*Jessica Lee , British politician-See also:*Jessica Lee Rose American-New Zealand actress*Jessica Lee Goldyn, American actress*Jesse Lee...
- TBA - ProducerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Fighting For Ithaca - TBA Song Writer
List of Known Remixes
- Dandi WindDandi WindDandi Wind is a post-industrial band created in Vancouver, Canada in 2003. The band consisted of duo Dandilion Wind Opaine and Szam Findlay. Opaine went on to form the disco band Fan Death...
- Sacrificial - You Say Party! We Say Die!You Say Party! We Say Die!You Say Party was a Canadian five piece dance-punk band from Abbotsford, British Columbia. Their album Hit the Floor! was released in September 2005, and the band recently completed their second Canadian tour, an appearance at South by Southwest and a tour of the United States, before touring the...
- Giant Hands - Saul WilliamsSaul WilliamsSaul Stacey Williams is an American poet, writer, actor and musician known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop and for his leading role in the 1998 independent film Slam.-Biography:...
- Banged and Blown Through - Mindless Self IndulgenceMindless Self IndulgenceMindless Self Indulgence is an American musical group formed in New York in 1997. Their music has a mixed style including rap, punk rock, alternative rock, electronica, techno and industrial...
- On It - MorningwoodMorningwoodMorningwood is an alternative rock band from New York City, USA, founded in 2001 by Pedro Yanowitz and Chantal Claret. Morningwood was signed to Capitol Records.-Career:...
- Best of Me - Raggedy AngryRaggedy AngryBased in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Raggedy Angry is a band that plays a mixture of synth and industrial rock music.On October 1, 2010 via Synthetic Sounds and Danse Macabre the band released their 3rd full length album entitled How I Learned To Love Our Robot Overlords...
- Dance Party - The New CitiesThe New CitiesThe New Cities is a Juno Award and ADISQ Award nominated band originating from Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada and currently based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The current members of The New Cities are David Brown, Christian Bergeron, Nicolas Denis, Francis Fugere, Philippe Lachance, and Julien...
with Dave OgilvieDave OgilvieDave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer and musician. He is a producer of industrial music and has been associated with bands such as Skinny Puppy , Doughboys, The Birthday Massacre , Marilyn Manson, Jakalope , Killing Joke, Queensrÿche, Alexz Johnson, Fake Shark...
- Dead End Countdown - Roche LimitRoche limitThe Roche limit , sometimes referred to as the Roche radius, is the distance within which a celestial body, held together only by its own gravity, will disintegrate due to a second celestial body's tidal forces exceeding the first body's gravitational self-attraction...
- To Be Myself - KMFDMKMFDMKMFDM is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko, who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project...
- Davai - Die MannequinDie MannequinDie Mannequin is a punk rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are fronted by 23-year-old guitar player and singer Care Failure . They played the "Next Big Thing" Stage at Edgefest 1 in 2006, have toured across Eastern Canada several times on their own as well as opening for Buckcherry on...
- Bad Medicine - Fake Shark - Real Zombie!Fake Shark - Real Zombie!Fake Shark – Real Zombie! is a Canadian dance punk band. Formed in 2005, their musical style combines elements of IDM and post-hardcore. The name is a reference to Lucio Fulci's film Zombi 2, where a real shark and a zombie engage in combat.-History:...
- Six Sick Suck & Sestri Levante - Hugh CornwellHugh CornwellHugh Alan Cornwell is an English musician and songwriter, best known for being the vocalist and guitarist for the punk/new wave group, The Stranglers, from 1974 to 1990.-Career:...
with Dave OgilvieDave OgilvieDave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer and musician. He is a producer of industrial music and has been associated with bands such as Skinny Puppy , Doughboys, The Birthday Massacre , Marilyn Manson, Jakalope , Killing Joke, Queensrÿche, Alexz Johnson, Fake Shark...
- Mother Nature - Tub RingTub Ring-Biography:Tub Ring formed in 1992 as a high school punk band.The band really took form with addition of keyboard player Rob Kleiner, who spent his teenage years following around the band Mr. Bungle. With Kleiner added to the band, Tub Ring adopted the similar sounds of Mr. Bungle. Mr...
- Bird of a Different Color (Featuring Chrystal Leigh of JakalopeJakalopeJakalope is a Canadian pop/electronica group. They are named for the fictional animal of the same name, although the animal's name is more commonly spelled jackalope. The band was formed in 2003 by noted Canadian industrial musician and producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie most famous for his studio work...
) - JakalopeJakalopeJakalope is a Canadian pop/electronica group. They are named for the fictional animal of the same name, although the animal's name is more commonly spelled jackalope. The band was formed in 2003 by noted Canadian industrial musician and producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie most famous for his studio work...
- Witness - The Birthday MassacreThe Birthday MassacreThe Birthday Massacre is a synthrock band, based in Toronto, Canada. The band formed in 1999, known then as Imagica...
- Pale - Hot Hot HeatHot Hot HeatHot Hot Heat is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 1999 from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.-Career:Dustin Hawthorne and Steve Bays had been in many different bands together since 1995 and met Hawley in 1998. In 1999, Hawley bought a Juno 6 keyboard and asked Bays to try playing it, as no one...
- JFK's LSD - Fan DeathFan DeathFan Death is a Italo disco band which started in Brooklyn, New York in 2007 and is now based in Vancouver, British Columbia.In 2008, Erol Alkan remixed and released their debut single Veronica's Veil on his Phantasy Sounds label. Following this Big Love Records from Tokyo released the single...
- Son Will Rise (Featuring Chibi from The Birthday MassacreThe Birthday MassacreThe Birthday Massacre is a synthrock band, based in Toronto, Canada. The band formed in 1999, known then as Imagica...
) - ThunderheistThunderheistThunderheist is an electronic music duo from Toronto and Montreal, Canada. Thunderheist is made up of producer Graham Bertie and Omolola Isis Salami . The two began collaborating before they had ever met in person, sending MP3 files to each other over the Internet.They are signed and released one...
- Booty Girl (Featuring Louise BurnsLouise BurnsLouise Burns is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Formerly a member of the band Lillix, she released her debut album as a solo artist, Mellow Drama, on April 5, 2011 on Light Organ Records...
) - AdjectiveAdjectiveIn grammar, an adjective is a 'describing' word; the main syntactic role of which is to qualify a noun or noun phrase, giving more information about the object signified....
- Profession (Featuring Graham Lewis of WireWireA wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the metal through a hole in a die or draw plate. Standard sizes are determined by various... - Japanese VoyeursJapanese VoyeursJapanese Voyeurs is a British alternative metal band from London, England, formed in 2007. The line up is: Romily Alice, Johnny Seymour, Tom Lamb, Rikki Waldron and Steve Wilson....
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