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Centurion-Records
KING KARMA
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KING KARMA 'The Movie'
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KING KARMA “The Movie” is a short documentary containing interviews with each band member giving insight on KK and recording in Muscle Shoals with legendary producer, Jimmy Johnson. Also includes a collage of live footage of the band
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Rock and roll used to be about plugging in, turning up and letting go, but as rock has aged and changed that simple formula seems to have been forgotten for the most part. Unless you ask KING KARMA, a band fast becoming one of the most talked about new groups in the current resurgence of rock music!
Built upon the solid foundations provided by rhythm section TODD RONNING (bass) and RICK FEDYK (drums), KING KARMA's music is a gorgeous amalgamation of hard rock guitar riffs and introspective acoustic passages. Guitarist, MARKUS WOLFE succeeds, where many more famous names have failed, in that he plays with true feel and purely for the song, rather than simply to show his undoubted technical ability. To round out the line-up there's vocalist SHAUN WILLIAMSON, a man with more soul and raw emotion in his voice than a recording studio full of Boy Band Wannabes and Pop Idol hopefuls.
The group's fresh approach to rock music's most influential time in history garnered the attention of legendary producer, JIMMY JOHNSON, who flew the boys from the west coast of Canada to Muscle Shoals, Alabama and recorded the quartet's awe-inspiring debut. Johnson even goes so far as to say that KING KARMA is the best rock product he's worked on since Lynyrd Skynyrd back in the 70's.
Built upon the solid foundations provided by rhythm section TODD RONNING (bass) and RICK FEDYK (drums), KING KARMA's music is a gorgeous amalgamation of hard rock guitar riffs and introspective acoustic passages. Guitarist, MARKUS WOLFE succeeds, where many more famous names have failed, in that he plays with true feel and purely for the song, rather than simply to show his undoubted technical ability. To round out the line-up there's vocalist SHAUN WILLIAMSON, a man with more soul and raw emotion in his voice than a recording studio full of Boy Band Wannabes and Pop Idol hopefuls.
The group's fresh approach to rock music's most influential time in history garnered the attention of legendary producer, JIMMY JOHNSON, who flew the boys from the west coast of Canada to Muscle Shoals, Alabama and recorded the quartet's awe-inspiring debut. Johnson even goes so far as to say that KING KARMA is the best rock product he's worked on since Lynyrd Skynyrd back in the 70's.
Do you play live?
All upcoming shows are listed at: WWW.KINGKARMA.COM
Band History:
For the story of KING KARMA, we need to go back to the early 90s. Canadian bass player Todd Ronning loves heavy riffs and is searching for a suitable guitar player to write songs with. During auditions a riff caught on tape catches Ronning's ear and soon after he's put in touch with Markus Wolfe. They start writing songs and a little later they're asked to join Paul Rodgers of Bad Company for a show. Rodgers enjoys the co-operation and more gigs follow...
At the end of the 90's a lot of material has been written by the pair and they start thinking about forming a band. Ronning's search for the perfect' vocalist brings him to Nashville , where he meets songwriter/producer Josh Leo, (21 number 1 Records in the US ) who is impressed by their talent and vision. Wolfe joins Ronning in Nashville and with Leo's guidance they begin recording a demo with the help of a local rock singer. As soon as it's ready, it's played to John Briggs (VP of ASCAP) who suggests Jimmy Johnson of Muscle Shoals fame as producer. A meeting is soon scheduled and Johnson is thrilled with the prospect of producing the band's debut album...
Ronning and Wolfe fly back to Vancouver and start working on the songs. In the meantime they recruit top Canadian session drummer, Rick Fedyk. However, as the recording sessions approach, they're still hunting for that perfect' vocalist. Thanks to sound engineer Steve Melton, a long-time associate of Johnson's, they finally locate Shaun Williamson, the perfect voice for KING KARMA. Williamson had just moved back to the Southern US from Germany , where he had been living and touring throughout Europe with German bands, Backbone Slide and Sunnyland Blues Band...
Williamson joins Ronning, Wolfe and Fedyk in August 2002 and together they begin shaping the songs that would later become the band's critically acclaimed debut!
At the end of the 90's a lot of material has been written by the pair and they start thinking about forming a band. Ronning's search for the perfect' vocalist brings him to Nashville , where he meets songwriter/producer Josh Leo, (21 number 1 Records in the US ) who is impressed by their talent and vision. Wolfe joins Ronning in Nashville and with Leo's guidance they begin recording a demo with the help of a local rock singer. As soon as it's ready, it's played to John Briggs (VP of ASCAP) who suggests Jimmy Johnson of Muscle Shoals fame as producer. A meeting is soon scheduled and Johnson is thrilled with the prospect of producing the band's debut album...
Ronning and Wolfe fly back to Vancouver and start working on the songs. In the meantime they recruit top Canadian session drummer, Rick Fedyk. However, as the recording sessions approach, they're still hunting for that perfect' vocalist. Thanks to sound engineer Steve Melton, a long-time associate of Johnson's, they finally locate Shaun Williamson, the perfect voice for KING KARMA. Williamson had just moved back to the Southern US from Germany , where he had been living and touring throughout Europe with German bands, Backbone Slide and Sunnyland Blues Band...
Williamson joins Ronning, Wolfe and Fedyk in August 2002 and together they begin shaping the songs that would later become the band's critically acclaimed debut!
Your influences?
Free, Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Soungarden, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Hendrix, Humble Pie, STP, Bad Company
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