Kevin Guitron
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Age: 34
Hometown: Portland, OR
Current City: Bellevue, WA
Influences: Billy Joel (the 1982 version of Billy was the best), Ray Charles,
Elton John, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Tom Petty
Favorite Bands: Coldplay, Oasis,
The Fray, All American Rejects,
Boyce Avenue
Favorite song to play: Wonderwall....I friggin' love that song!
www.youtube.com/user/kevinguitron
www.twitter.com/kevinguitron
www.facebook.com/kevinguitron
Age: 34
Hometown: Portland, OR
Current City: Bellevue, WA
Influences: Billy Joel (the 1982 version of Billy was the best), Ray Charles,
Elton John, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Tom Petty
Favorite Bands: Coldplay, Oasis,
The Fray, All American Rejects,
Boyce Avenue
Favorite song to play: Wonderwall....I friggin' love that song!
Kevin has been playing piano since he was 12 years old. He comes from a family of piano players and has been surrounded by music and inspiration his entire life. With the help of his Dad, he worked through some basic piano books and was self taught in how to read music.
After marrying his high school sweetheart, Kevin took a job as a firefighter in Bellevue and they have been there ever since. It was on a vacation trip to Myrtle Beach, SC that sparked his interest in dueling pianos. After watching his first show he was hooked. Upon returning home, Kevin put all of his music books away and started re-learning how to play piano. It was a style that allowed for total freedom and the ability to memorize literally hundreds of songs without being forced to have endless piles of sheet music in front of him.
Now, you can find Kevin playing everything from solo piano shows in dive bars around town to dueling piano shows all over the NorthWest. He is getting booked for fundraising events, weddings and the usual bar gigs. His favorite song to play really depends on the moment and the crowd. Over the past 5 years, he has grown to love entertaining and that means playing whatever will have the greatest effect on the crowd.
Whether it’s playing a song from the top 40 charts so a younger crowd can sing and dance or a jazz standard to please an older demographic, his show is all about reading the crowd and making everybody feel like they are a part of the show.
Kevin brings a vibrant amount of energy to his performances. You’ll often see him running through the crowd, jumping up on speakers, or dashing across the grand pianos getting the crowd all fired up!
After marrying his high school sweetheart, Kevin took a job as a firefighter in Bellevue and they have been there ever since. It was on a vacation trip to Myrtle Beach, SC that sparked his interest in dueling pianos. After watching his first show he was hooked. Upon returning home, Kevin put all of his music books away and started re-learning how to play piano. It was a style that allowed for total freedom and the ability to memorize literally hundreds of songs without being forced to have endless piles of sheet music in front of him.
Now, you can find Kevin playing everything from solo piano shows in dive bars around town to dueling piano shows all over the NorthWest. He is getting booked for fundraising events, weddings and the usual bar gigs. His favorite song to play really depends on the moment and the crowd. Over the past 5 years, he has grown to love entertaining and that means playing whatever will have the greatest effect on the crowd.
Whether it’s playing a song from the top 40 charts so a younger crowd can sing and dance or a jazz standard to please an older demographic, his show is all about reading the crowd and making everybody feel like they are a part of the show.
Kevin brings a vibrant amount of energy to his performances. You’ll often see him running through the crowd, jumping up on speakers, or dashing across the grand pianos getting the crowd all fired up!
