SoundClick artist: Kit's demo's - Just me and volunteers

It is just me. Now I am collaborating with some great artists on sound click to bring the best of my music and make it better. Remember I just want to touch one person with one song and my job is done. At least for now. I am currently recording the music for my next cd GUITAR MANN, with the help of some great sound click artist. In doing this I hope again to be able to touch one person with one song, and I'm happy. Then I will continue to write more songs just to be able to touch one person.

Three songs have been added to Kit's Demos for my next cd Guitar Mann. Christmas Time In Heaven, Title track Guitar Mann, and Where has our star gone. These songs could not have been completed with out the help of some great sound click artist helping. Go to my music and you can see the names of each person that helped with each song, and maybe stick around and listen to a few an enjoy. Any and all comments are welcome. Kit

Why this name?

Band name: Kit Mann, that's my name no joke

Do you play live?

I have played at the county fair, campgrounds and coffee bars and a private party. A special moment. I was playing my song When Skies Turn Grey, a song I wrote for Karen and her father, after Walter passed away. I talked about the reason for this song and afterward a young girl in the front row was crying. I asked what was wrong. She said that her father had passed away and it reminded her of him. I felt so bad for making her cry, and I also noticed that she suffered from Downs Syndrome. So I asked if she liked Elvis. She said she did, so I played Steam Roller Blues for her. After I came off the stage, she came up smiling and gave me big hug. I then gave her a copy of my cd A CRY FOR HELP and told her thank you. This I will always remember.

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?

As much as TV changed Radio. Now unsigned artist from all over the world can work together on music, and not be confined by location, race, color, beliefs, Just music. You know, this is one of the constance of this world. Music. No matter what country, jungle, city, town, or village music will always be there.

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

Just to sell my songs for someone better than I to use them.

Band History:

Just me. I write the music, play the guitar, or keyboard, and then I ask for help from other people willing to donate their time and expertise to my music. I guess I kind of record backwards to what the norm is. I lay down some guitar tracks and vocals, then have other artist add what they can to make a song worth listening to. Or at least I try.

Favorite spot?

Europe, Chicago, next to a beautiful lake, or on the beach next to the gulf coast.

Equipment used:

Ovation guitars. Ovation Elite acoustic and classical guitar, Ovation UKll, Preacher and Viper, Ovation Adams 12 string also an Oscar Schmidt Bluesman. Crate GFX212 100 watt amp, Acoustic bass amp, Line 6 Pod Plus, Boss Super over driver, Kustom PA system, mac mini with garage band and logic express. Lexicon Lambda interface
Audio Tech Midnight Blues mic

Anything else...?

With the music I have posted if one person finds one song they love or can relate to or it just touches them. I'm happy. My song Cajun Queen is being played for the customers of the Creole Queen in New Orleans. My music has been on the United Kingdom International radio and is in rotation on WCER AND WSKRS RADIO STATIONS. My song Christmas Time In Heaven with Mary Clare, went to #3 on sound click. And you know it's not the position that gets me, it is the amount of people this song touched. I wrote this after my grandfather George Lone passed a way, and I recorded for a dear Friend Iffy, so he could have it for Christmas last year. This song will be on Guitar Mann.

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