Ken Kunin & The Crooked Sky
Rock Band with a dark junk country blues undercurrent
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Ken Kunin & The Crooked Sky
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Rock, Americana, Country
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Originals Only
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Taking Bookings
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Queensland
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About Us
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Ken Kunin & the Crooked Sky started to take shape soon after Ken Kunin released his Living in Wynnum album. It dawned on Ken that he needed to be able to create the album's sound convincingly live. While this undertaking actually took a few years to really cement, it finally came to life in March of 2018.
This is a rock band with a dark junk country blues undercurrent. After many configurations it finally found it's flight with Ken Kunin on lead vocals and guitar, Mike Kearey on lead guitars and backing vocals, Jon Merigan on drums and Ken's brother in law Greg Sharp on bass. When you listen to the bands recent album I am the fixer, you will hear that they are heavily under the influence of Pink Floyd, Badfinger and Towns Van Zandt. They can be quiet one moment and unbelievably urgent and powerful the next. All members have at least 30 years of professional experience and frankly it shows. Musicianship and taste are highly important but even more so is the need for the players to play to the song itself. |
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What We Bring
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The band's unique sound, solid song writing skills, and strong presentation make this an act to watch.
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Members
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Ken Kunin on lead vocals and guitar.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ken Kunin started his musical career in Tucson Arizona with his band Mere Mortals. Back in Los Angeles, Ken was frontman and songwriter for Mere Mortals, Jet Jaguar, Davis Waits and other solo projects. With Davis Waits, Ken wrote and recorded Senorita which knocked a Limp Biscuit song out of number one position on some alternative charts. After moving to Australia, and something of a hiatus in his music, Ken returned to song writing and producing and released The Life of Goodbye and then a 6 song EP, Living in Wynnum, which did very well on radio both locally and throughout Queensland. Ken's most recent project has been a screenplay, I Am The Fixer, which is a screenplay that Ken created and co-wrote. I Am The Fixer's soundtrack is written, produced and performed by Kunin with his band Ken Kunin & The Crooked Sky. Of all the accomplishments in Kunin’s now 50-year adventure, the thing he is proudest about is being a loyal husband and loving dad to his 14-year-old daughter Lily. Mike Kearey on lead guitars and backing vocals. AKA The Scientist - Favourite guitar - 64' strat. Plays lead, atmospherics. Mike has roots in Brisbane bands that have come and gone, played in blues and rock and roll cover bands, but also has a long history of contributing to original music since high school. He has another musical passion being a fan of Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins, inspired by his Uncle (Guitar Playing) and his father's record collections as a child. He can be found at all hours of the day and night picking out solo acoustic tunes for fun and recreation. Jon Merigan on drums. Jon Merigan started playing drums at a young age. He loved jamming with father playing all the classics from the 60s and 70s. Jon’s musical idol growing up was Phil Collins and taught himself the drums purely by relentlessly playing to Collins songs til he mastered them. Never having had formal lessons, he relies totally on listening to the song which has enabled him to bring great timing and dynamics to his original projects. Greg Sharp on bass. Greg Sharp brings over thirty years as a professional bass player, singer and lead guitarist. He has toured Europe and Australia in bands such as the Fun Addicts, Hemi and the Cadllacs, Edith Strategy, Lucy, The Live Room, The Chagalls, and the Ozkas. Having co-written, recorded and released material with a number of these bands, Greg has achieved significant commercial success and credibility within the industry. Greg also toured Europe extensively as Stage Manager and Guitar Tech for the band, Headswim who played large festivals such as Reading and T in the Park. Before moving to Qld, Greg owned and ran his business Bondi Guitars retail and tuition. He now lives in Brisbane with his wife and cat. |
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Australia
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Queensland
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Brisbane
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"A collection of songs that lifts and inspires the soul infusing a little cynicism and humour" Julie M. Drake - The Daily Sundial "These are great songs, heavy with cynicism but buoyed by moments of guarded optimism...Kunin plunks down a large set of incisive and insightful tunes. With just enough of a commercial edge to be attractive to the regular set. An all together enrapturing set." Jon Worley - Aiding and Abetting |
"Ken Kunin- songwriter, martial arts expert and visionary. Their songs are an amalgam of psychedelic pop, alt-rock, Americana cowboy west and a dash of edgy rock that's always tempered by a natural sense of melody and mood." Totally Music - The Album Network The band's unique sound, solid song writing skills, and strong presentation make this an act to watch. Jorge Hernandez - Music Connection |
Ken Kunin & the Crooked Sky
Offering workshops in the art of song writing and production.
Offering workshops in the art of song writing and production.