Kevin Roentgen is a singer/songwriter/producer and guitarist for Brit Award-winning American rock band Orson

Orson (band)

Orson was a BRIT Award-winning American rock band from Hollywood, California, formed in 2000.-Career:Originally the band called itself Halogen. Recently, it was also known as Dr. Lady...

, who sometimes performs under the moniker, Praying Hands. Roentgen is previously known for fronting L.A. rock bands American Pearl

American Pearl

American Pearl was a hard rock band from Los Angeles, California. They released one studio album through Wind-up Records in 2000 and toured internationally before disbanding two years later.-History:...

 (Wind-Up Records

Wind-Up Records

Wind-up Entertainment, Inc. is a record label based in New York City. It was formed in 1997 by Alan Meltzer, former owner of CD One Stop, following his 1996 purchase of Grass Records. Wind-up is currently the largest independently-owned record label in the world...

) and SOUL (Elektra Records

Elektra Records

Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....

).

Following the eventual break-up of American Pearl, Kevin spent most of 2003 in the studio writing and demo-ing new songs. The result was Praying Hands, The Acoustic EP, recorded and co-produced by Noah Shain at his White Buffalo Studio in Hollywood.

In 2005, Kevin joined L.A. band Orson

Orson (band)

Orson was a BRIT Award-winning American rock band from Hollywood, California, formed in 2000.-Career:Originally the band called itself Halogen. Recently, it was also known as Dr. Lady...

 as a guitarist. In 2006, Orson released their UK platinum #1 debut, Bright Idea

Bright Idea

Bright Idea is the debut album by the Hollywood band Orson. Originally self-released in 2005, it was released commercially on May 29, 2006 in the UK and was released internationally on June 13, 2006....

 (Mercury Records

Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

), which contained the UK #1 single, No Tomorrow

No Tomorrow

"No Tomorrow" is the debut single by American pop rock band Orson. It was released on 27 February 2006, eventually climbing to the top of the UK Singles Chart three weeks after its release. "No Tomorrow" is the lead single from Orson's 2006 debut album, Bright Idea...

. Orson

Orson (band)

Orson was a BRIT Award-winning American rock band from Hollywood, California, formed in 2000.-Career:Originally the band called itself Halogen. Recently, it was also known as Dr. Lady...

 went on to win the Brit Award in 2007 for Best International Breakthrough Act. In the Fall of 2007, Orson

Orson (band)

Orson was a BRIT Award-winning American rock band from Hollywood, California, formed in 2000.-Career:Originally the band called itself Halogen. Recently, it was also known as Dr. Lady...

 released the album Culture Vultures

Culture Vultures

Culture Vultures is a 2007 indie rock album by American band Orson. The album was released on October 22, 2007 but it leaked online on October 20, 2007....

, containing the single Ain't No Party.

The full length Praying Hands

Praying Hands

Praying Hands can refer to:*A drawing by artist Albrecht Dürer, see Betende Hände*A 60-foot bronze sculpture on the campus of Oral Roberts University *A rock band led by singer/songwriter Kevin Roentgen...

 album entitled Dogs and Airplanes was released in October 2008.

Kevin co-produced with Noah Shain a new project called Hott Mess, an album of 10 songs written and performed by Roentgen, Shain and singer Shayna Ross.

Kevin's song, Croire en l'homme, was released as the b-side to the debut title track single from Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...

's latest album, Ca n'finira jamais

Ça n'finira jamais

"Ça n'finira jamais" is a 2008 song recorded by French artist Johnny Hallyday. It was the first single from his album of the same name on which it features as first track...

. The single debuted at #1 on the French Single Charts, the week of November 14, 2008, and remained number one for two weeks.

Kevin's song "Lead the Way" from the Dogs and Airplanes album is featured in a new film by director, Julie Davis, called Finding Bliss

Finding Bliss

Finding Bliss is a 2009 romantic comedy film written and directed by filmmaker Julie Davis . Finding Bliss explores the adult film industry through the eyes of an idealistic 24 year-old film school grad, Jody Balaban .-Plot:After a long humbling year temping as a traffic cop on a studio lot, Jody...

 that stars Leelee Sobieski

Leelee Sobieski

Liliane Rudabet Gloria Elsveta Sobieski , known professionally as Leelee Sobieski, is an American actress. Sobieski achieved recognition in her mid-teens for her performance in the 1998 film Deep Impact...

, Donnamarie Recco, Denise Richards

Denise Richards

Denise Lee Richards is an American actress and former fashion model of Croatian and Welsh descent. She has appeared in films including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough...

 and Jamie Kennedy

Jamie Kennedy

James Harvey "Jamie" Kennedy is an American comedian, rapper, and actor.-Early life:Kennedy, the youngest of six children, was born in Upper Darby Township, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family is of Irish descent and he was raised Roman Catholic. He attended and graduated from...

.

Kevin has produced the Light of Day EP for LA band, Analog Smith, and is currently working on their follow-up full length.

Kevin is also currently in the studio with Noah Shain recording the debut album from Goldsboro, the rock trio consisting of Roentgen, Chris Cano and Johnny Bentjen.

Kevin has written and produced original music compositions for Fox TV promos including American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

, Lone Star, Chicago Code, Fringe

Fringe (TV series)

Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security...

, Bones

Bones (TV series)

Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...

and Cops

COPS (TV series)

Cops is an American documentary/reality television series that follows police officers, constables, and sheriff's deputies during patrols and other police activities...

.

External links

• http://www.lyrichousestudio.com
• http://www.facebook.com/pages/Goldsboro/143965048960789?sk=app_178091127385
• http://www.theprayinghands.com