Kevin writes: I record under “Kevin Ray”. I released my first full studio album at the end of 2024. The EP was self-released and has been well-received. We assembled a dream team of artists, producers and engineers (most of whom are local legends like Chris Daniels, we recorded at The Blasting Room) to create an EP that has a little bit of everything, Laurel Canyon, Americana, country rock, singer songwriter, and folk. I’ve been told that you can hear Cat Stevens, James Taylor, and Jackson Browne in the songs, both in lyrics and melody. That’s not surprising given their immense influence on me. Their music literally saved me. There is no EP without them.
Here are my social media links as well as streaming links.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569187471385
https://www.instagram.com/the_kev_ray/
https://kevinray.hearnow.com/love-and-other-myths
An interesting thing… Forbes magazine named me one of the Top 200 CPAs in America in March 2024 and I released the EP in December 2024. So, I went from the pinnacle of one profession to the “basement” of another. Ha, ha!
People seem to like my music. I’ve been writing songs for over 50 years and I look forward to the next songwriting contest.
I started recording my second studio album a few weeks ago at The Blasting Room. It’s gonna be good. We’re recording some of it at Abbey Road and some at Muscle Shoals. I continue to write… it’s my therapy.
I really look forward to being part of the group!!
Kevin Ray