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{{short description|American singer-songwriter}} |
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| birth_name = Kevin Scott Rhoads |
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| birth_place = [[Tucson, Arizona]], U.S. |
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| years_active = 2007—present |
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| associated_acts = [[Erin McCarley]]<br>[[Ten Out of Tenn]]<br>[[By The Tree]] |
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| ⚫ | Rhoads was born in Tucson, Arizona |
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| ⚫ | Rhoads was born in Tucson, Arizona. He moved to Denver, Colorado, soon after he was born, and many places thereafter, eventually settling in Fort Myers, Florida. At age 15, he began focusing intensely on music, learning numerous instruments including bass, piano, and guitar. He began recording his own songs on a tascam 4 track recorder.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Press House | website=The Press House | date=2010-06-17 | url=http://www.thepresshouse.com/clients_m_ksrhoads.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002103211/http://www.thepresshouse.com/clients_m_ksrhoads.html | archive-date=2010-10-02 | url-status=dead}}</ref> He moved to Nashville in 2001, and recorded his debut album ''Dead Language'' |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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''Dead Language'' was released in 2007 and received excellent critical reviews. ''[[American Songwriter]]'' called it "an exhibition in style, grace and limitless possibilities..."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2008/07/ten-out-of-tenn-tour-ks-rhoads/ |title=Ten Out of Tenn Tour: k.s. Rhoads |work=American Songwriter Magazine |date=July 2, 2008}}</ref> Listen! Nashville says: "Rhoads has the perfectionism and musicianship of [[Roger Waters]], as well as a similar political chip on his shoulder, making him a force to be reckoned with."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.listennashville.com/september292007.html |title=k.s. Rhoads, CD Release |date=September 29, 2007 |first=Vincent |last=Wynne |access-date=November 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723183129/http://www.listennashville.com/september292007.html |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Rhoads' songs have been featured in hundreds of television shows (including Grey's Anatomy, This Is Us, Nashville, The Good Doctor, Station 19, CW's Batwoman & Blacklist) as well as ads for Apple, Coke, Zillow, Levi's and more. |
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His second and third albums are titled "The Wilderness" and "Experts" respectively. |
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| ⚫ | Rhoads has toured and recorded with fellow Nashville musicians for a project called [[Ten Out of Tenn]]. He, along with the other artists in Ten Out Of Tenn, is the subject of a documentary entitled ''Any Day Now'' directed by Jeff Wyatt Wilson. The film was runner-up in the Nashville Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anydaynowfilm.com/ |title=Any Day Now: a performance documentary |publisher=AnyDayNowFilm.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923071148/http://www.anydaynowfilm.com/ |archivedate=2010-09-23 }}</ref> It is the story of 10 musical artists on tour together for one summer in 2008. |
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Rhoads has worked with many recording artists including [[Miranda Lambert]], [[Kris Allen]], [[Lisa Loeb]], [[Ruelle (singer)|Ruelle]], [[Emily West]], [[Natalie Hemby]], [[Kacey Musgraves]], & [[Beth Nielsen Chapman|Beth Neilsen Chapman]] |
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===Solo Artist=== |
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Rhoads' song “Because You Are Who You Are" is featured in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjBIJGMum9A Academy Sports+ Outdoors' Fathers Day ad] in 2015 as well as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFFLEN90aeI Apple's Mother's Day ad] in 2016. |
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Dead Language was released in 2007 and received excellent critical reviews. [[American Songwriter Magazine]] called it "an exhibition in style, grace and limitless possibilities..." <ref>http://www.americansongwriter.com/2008/07/ten-out-of-tenn-tour-ks-rhoads/</ref> |
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Listen! Nashville says: "Rhoads has the perfectionism and musicianship of [[Roger Waters]], as well as a similar political chip on his shoulder, making him a force to be reckoned with. " <ref>http://www.listennashville.com/september292007.html</ref> He has toured as the opening act for [[Marc Broussard]] <ref>http://www.marcbroussard.com/news.cfm?id=53</ref>, [[Ari Hest]], [[Butterfly Boucher]] <ref>http://www.ticketbiscuit.com/exitin/EventPage.aspx?EID=44215&VD=11/1/2009&</ref>, and [[Erin McCarley]]. In January of 2010 he performed at the prestigious [[ASCAP]] music cafe at [[Sundance Film Festival]] <ref>http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/events/sundance/2010/bios/rhoads.aspx</ref>, as well as [[SXSW]] in Austin, Texas. He is currently recording his sophomore album. His songs have been featured on the shows [[CSI Miami]] <ref>http://heardontv.com/episodes/view/8307</ref> and [[World of Jenks]] on Mtv <ref>http://www.mtv.com/shows/world_of_jenks/episode_music.jhtml?episodeID=172270</ref>. |
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Rhoads song "Our Corner Of The Universe" was featured in the trailer for the [[Netflix]] movie "The Little Prince'' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gARHWfXE40 |
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===Erin McCarley=== |
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K.S. Rhoads often plays piano and acts as music director for Universal recording artist Erin McCarley. With McCarley he has performed on [[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]] <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRRj7o54fbk</ref>, [[The Late Show with David Letterman]] <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9wDCUtSJ3E</ref>, and [[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]] <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMF0B2poQBk</ref>. |
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Together they have performed with and/or opened for many artists including: [[Chris Isaak]] <ref>http://www.nashvillescene.com/gyrobase/chris-isaak-werin-mccarley/Event?oid=1857733</ref>, [[David Gray]] <ref>http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=dSnE1FgM8rE</ref>, [[Ray Lamontagne]], [[Guster]], [[Brett Dennen]] <ref>http://blog.al.com/nightlife/2009/01/brett_dennen_and_erin_mccarley.html</ref>, [[Jeff Beck]] <ref>http://www.wolftrap.org/Home/Find_Performances_and_Events/Performance/10Filene/0607show10.aspx</ref>, [[Paolo Nutini]] <ref>http://popwreckoning.com/2009/07/27/paolo-nutini-with-matt-hires-and-erin-mccarley-930-club-washington-d-c/</ref>, and [[James Morrison]] <ref>http://www.last.fm/event/867664+James+Morrison+at+Highline+Ballroom+on+4+February+2009</ref>. |
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As a composer, he has arranged orchestral music for the [[Nashville Symphony]], The [[Arkansas Symphony Orchestra|Arkansas Symphony]], scored and co-wrote the Ballet Seven Deadly Sins for the [[Nashville Ballet]], and arranged orchestra for numerous pop artists including [[Little Big Town]], Kris Allen, [[Third Day]] & the show "[[Nashville (2012 TV series)|Nashville]]." |
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===Ten Out Of Tenn=== |
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===String Arrangements=== |
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* [[Third Day]]-Move |
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* [[By The Tree]]-Invade My Soul |
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* [[Erin McCarley]]-Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing (unreleased) |
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* [[Phillip Larue]]-Let The Road Pave Itself |
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* [[Trent Dabbs]]-Decade Fades |
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* [[We Are The Emergency]]-Whispers & Fragments |
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===Albums Produced=== |
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* [[Mia Carruthers]] And The Retros-We Will Grow |
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* Erin McCarley-I Saw The Light (single) |
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* [[Farther & Faster]]-(unreleased) |
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* [[Sara Donaldson]]-Leaving Winter |
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* Ten Out Of Tenn-Christmas |
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His video series "Kids Favorite Jams By Their Dad's Favorite Bands" has garnered millions of streams and intense popularity on social media. In the series He reimagines a children's song in the style of a famous band. |
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==References== |
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https://musicrow.com/2012/12/the-ascap-foundation-honors-nashville-songwriters/ |
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https://www.newschannel5.com/news/dad-entertains-2-year-old-daughter-with-ambitious-nursery-rhymes-in-the-style-of-famous-bands |
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https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AfUJ/apple-iphone-shot-on-iphone-mothers-day-song-by-ks-rhoads |
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https://www.insidehook.com/music/ks-rhoads-musician-nursery-rhymes |
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* {{official website|http://www.ksrhoads.com}} |
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[http://www.myspace.com/ksrhoads K.S. Rhoads on Myspace] |
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[http://twitter.com/#!/ksrhoads K.S. Rhoads on Twitter] |
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[http://www.thepresshouse.com/clients_m_ksrhoads.html K.S. Rhoads Publicity] |
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[http://www.erinmccarley.com Erin McCarley Official Website] |
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[http://www.10outoftenn.com/ Ten Out Of Tenn Official Website] |
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[[Category:1976 births]] |
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[[Category:American male singer-songwriters]] |
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[[Category:American male composers]] |
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[[Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:28, 5 November 2024
K.S. Rhoads | |
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| Birth name | Kevin Scott Rhoads |
| Born | August 7, 1976 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Years active | 2007—present |
Kevin Scott Rhoads (born August 7, 1976) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, composer, music-producer, and performer.
Early life
[edit]Rhoads was born in Tucson, Arizona. He moved to Denver, Colorado, soon after he was born, and many places thereafter, eventually settling in Fort Myers, Florida. At age 15, he began focusing intensely on music, learning numerous instruments including bass, piano, and guitar. He began recording his own songs on a tascam 4 track recorder.[1] He moved to Nashville in 2001, and recorded his debut album Dead Language
Career
[edit]Dead Language was released in 2007 and received excellent critical reviews. American Songwriter called it "an exhibition in style, grace and limitless possibilities..."[2] Listen! Nashville says: "Rhoads has the perfectionism and musicianship of Roger Waters, as well as a similar political chip on his shoulder, making him a force to be reckoned with."[3] Rhoads' songs have been featured in hundreds of television shows (including Grey's Anatomy, This Is Us, Nashville, The Good Doctor, Station 19, CW's Batwoman & Blacklist) as well as ads for Apple, Coke, Zillow, Levi's and more. His second and third albums are titled "The Wilderness" and "Experts" respectively.
Rhoads has toured and recorded with fellow Nashville musicians for a project called Ten Out of Tenn. He, along with the other artists in Ten Out Of Tenn, is the subject of a documentary entitled Any Day Now directed by Jeff Wyatt Wilson. The film was runner-up in the Nashville Film Festival.[4] It is the story of 10 musical artists on tour together for one summer in 2008.
Rhoads has worked with many recording artists including Miranda Lambert, Kris Allen, Lisa Loeb, Ruelle, Emily West, Natalie Hemby, Kacey Musgraves, & Beth Neilsen Chapman
Rhoads' song “Because You Are Who You Are" is featured in Academy Sports+ Outdoors' Fathers Day ad in 2015 as well as Apple's Mother's Day ad in 2016.
Rhoads song "Our Corner Of The Universe" was featured in the trailer for the Netflix movie "The Little Prince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gARHWfXE40
As a composer, he has arranged orchestral music for the Nashville Symphony, The Arkansas Symphony, scored and co-wrote the Ballet Seven Deadly Sins for the Nashville Ballet, and arranged orchestra for numerous pop artists including Little Big Town, Kris Allen, Third Day & the show "Nashville."
His video series "Kids Favorite Jams By Their Dad's Favorite Bands" has garnered millions of streams and intense popularity on social media. In the series He reimagines a children's song in the style of a famous band.
References
[edit]- ^ "The Press House". The Press House. 2010-06-17. Archived from the original on 2010-10-02.
- ^ "Ten Out of Tenn Tour: k.s. Rhoads". American Songwriter Magazine. July 2, 2008.
- ^ Wynne, Vincent (September 29, 2007). "k.s. Rhoads, CD Release". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
- ^ "Any Day Now: a performance documentary". AnyDayNowFilm.com. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23.
https://musicrow.com/2012/12/the-ascap-foundation-honors-nashville-songwriters/ https://www.newschannel5.com/news/dad-entertains-2-year-old-daughter-with-ambitious-nursery-rhymes-in-the-style-of-famous-bands http://www.ksrhoads.com/info https://www.ispot.tv/ad/AfUJ/apple-iphone-shot-on-iphone-mothers-day-song-by-ks-rhoads https://www.insidehook.com/music/ks-rhoads-musician-nursery-rhymes
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