Stalking Horse
Stalking Horse is the latest incarnation of the versatile Sean Kerns: composer, arranger, performer, and producer. It's kind of gothic, kind of edgy. Dark with occasional shafts of light. Most of all, a hard driving, full-tilt rock poetry that grabs you from the very first notes.
Sean began playing guitar at the age of fifteen in his hometown of Rockford, Illinois. Working his way through many local bands during his high school and college years, he developed an interest in a wide range of musical styles. Sean began like many of us by listening to the hard rock of the 70s and 80s; but alongthe way, he acknowledges the influence of metal, classical, and just about every other genre.
Stalking Horse shows those influences, blending them as appropriate for each number. Sean's innate sense of style allows him to blend the old with the new and give voice to something unique. You can find hard rock in his work, but you can also find industrial, a touch of metal, a jazz riff, a dance rhythm, you name it. The best part is that these influences are sometimes so subtle that you have to really be looking for them.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Sean began playing guitar at the age of fifteen in his hometown of Rockford, Illinois. Working his way through many local bands during his high school and college years, he developed an interest in a wide range of musical styles. Sean began like many of us by listening to the hard rock of the 70s and 80s; but alongthe way, he acknowledges the influence of metal, classical, and just about every other genre.
Stalking Horse shows those influences, blending them as appropriate for each number. Sean's innate sense of style allows him to blend the old with the new and give voice to something unique.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
Yes, in clubs around Cincinnati, OH. I don't play as Stalking Horse any more, but my current band, Synergism, is kind of the eveolution of Stalking Horse, and plays a lot of the Stalking Horse material.
Your musical influences
Deep Purple, Rainbow, Cream, Van Halen, Dokken, NIN, Sweet, UFO, Thin Lizzy.
What equipment do you use?
Nothing special. Guitars into amps, some live drums, some drum machines and synths.
