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Rhoads was born in Tucson, Arizona, the younger of two sons. 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 many instruments including bass, piano, and harmonica. He bought his first 4 track recorder in 9th grade, and began recording his own songs. He graduated high school in 1994 and moved to Fort Worth, Texas where he attended [[Texas Christian University]]. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion.<ref>http://www.thepresshouse.com/clients_m_ksrhoads.html</ref> He moved to Nashville in 2001, but it |
Rhoads was born in Tucson, Arizona, the younger of two sons. 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 many instruments including bass, piano, and harmonica. He bought his first 4 track recorder in 9th grade, and began recording his own songs. He graduated high school in 1994 and moved to Fort Worth, Texas where he attended [[Texas Christian University]]. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion.<ref>http://www.thepresshouse.com/clients_m_ksrhoads.html</ref> He moved to Nashville in 2001, but it was not until 2008 that he started work on his debut album ''Dead Language'' with producers Robin Eaton, and Lij Shaw.<ref>http://www.answers.com/topic/k-s-rhoads</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 18:20, 4 February 2011
K.S. Rhoads (born August 7, 1976) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, composer, music-producer, and performer.
Early life
Rhoads was born in Tucson, Arizona, the younger of two sons. 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 many instruments including bass, piano, and harmonica. He bought his first 4 track recorder in 9th grade, and began recording his own songs. He graduated high school in 1994 and moved to Fort Worth, Texas where he attended Texas Christian University. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Religion.[1] He moved to Nashville in 2001, but it was not until 2008 that he started work on his debut album Dead Language with producers Robin Eaton, and Lij Shaw.[2]
Career
Solo Artist
Dead Language was released in 2007 and received excellent critical reviews. American Songwriter Magazine called it "an exhibition in style, grace and limitless possibilities..." [3] 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. " [4] He has toured as the opening act for Marc Broussard,[5] Ari Hest, Butterfly Boucher,[6] and Erin McCarley. In January 2010 he performed at the prestigious ASCAP music cafe at Sundance Film Festival,[7] as well as SXSW in Austin, Texas. He is currently recording his sophomore album. His songs have been featured on the shows CSI Miami [8] and World of Jenks on Mtv.[9]
Erin McCarley
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,[10] The Late Show with David Letterman,[11] and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.[12] Together they have performed with and/or opened for many artists including: Chris Isaak,[13] David Gray,[14] Ray Lamontagne, Guster, Brett Dennen,[15] Jeff Beck,[16] Paolo Nutini,[17] and James Morrison.[18]
Ten Out Of Tenn
K.S. 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 documentary entitled Any Day Now. The film was runner-up in the Nashville Film Festival.[19] It is the story of 10 musical artists on tour together for one summer in 2008.
String Arrangements
- Third Day-Move
- By The Tree-Invade My Soul
- Erin McCarley-Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing (unreleased)
- Phillip Larue-Let The Road Pave Itself
- Trent Dabbs-Decade Fades
- We Are The Emergency-Whispers & Fragments
Albums Produced
- Mia Carruthers And The Retros-We Will Grow
- Erin McCarley-I Saw The Light (single)
- Farther & Faster-(unreleased)
- Sara Donaldson-Leaving Winter
- Ten Out Of Tenn-Christmas
References
- ^ http://www.thepresshouse.com/clients_m_ksrhoads.html
- ^ http://www.answers.com/topic/k-s-rhoads
- ^ http://www.americansongwriter.com/2008/07/ten-out-of-tenn-tour-ks-rhoads/
- ^ http://www.listennashville.com/september292007.html
- ^ http://www.marcbroussard.com/news.cfm?id=53
- ^ http://www.ticketbiscuit.com/exitin/EventPage.aspx?EID=44215&VD=11/1/2009&
- ^ http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/events/sundance/2010/bios/rhoads.aspx
- ^ http://heardontv.com/episodes/view/8307
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/shows/world_of_jenks/episode_music.jhtml?episodeID=172270
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRRj7o54fbk
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9wDCUtSJ3E
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMF0B2poQBk
- ^ http://www.nashvillescene.com/gyrobase/chris-isaak-werin-mccarley/Event?oid=1857733
- ^ http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=dSnE1FgM8rE
- ^ http://blog.al.com/nightlife/2009/01/brett_dennen_and_erin_mccarley.html
- ^ http://www.wolftrap.org/Home/Find_Performances_and_Events/Performance/10Filene/0607show10.aspx
- ^ http://popwreckoning.com/2009/07/27/paolo-nutini-with-matt-hires-and-erin-mccarley-930-club-washington-d-c/
- ^ http://www.last.fm/event/867664+James+Morrison+at+Highline+Ballroom+on+4+February+2009
- ^ http://www.anydaynowfilm.com/