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The group is made up of lead singer Tyler Demorest, guitarist Danny Schnair and bassist Matt Cohen. Their friend, Jake Reed, will be joining them on drums for the upcoming show at Bar Pink, Thursday, Feb. 21.<\/p>\n
Set to play at this year\u2019s South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival in Austin, Texas, the trio first met while studying music and marketing at the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe band kind of started forming while we were still in school at USC,\u201d Demorest said. \u201cWe released an EP and a single, and we really started putting some full-time effort into it once we graduated.\u201d<\/p>\n
Today they all work together in the music marketing industry, but as Schnair said, they are excited about the future. \u201cA year from now our goal is to no longer have day jobs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Over the last year, Kiven has been focused on perfecting their sound and finding an identity that combines the modern music they listen to today, with what they listened to growing up.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could say we\u2019re a progressive rock band, taking rock sounds from the early 2000s and applying new age sounds to it as well,\u201d Cohn said. \u201cWe like to think that we are a collection of all the sounds that influenced us. There\u2019s a mash up of a lot of different genres.\u201d<\/p>\n
Calling the band a mix of Radiohead and Muse, Schnair said he agreed with Cohn\u2019s sentiment. \u201cI\u2019d say it\u2019s an amalgamation of everything that we\u2019ve not only listened to recently but also things that we\u2019ve grown up on throughout our careers as budding musicians,\u201d Schnair said.<\/p>\n
Schnair comes from a background that is heavy on improvisation in music, having studied Jazz guitar in school. An emphasis on being creative in the moment, like improvisation, makes Kiven\u2019s live shows special.<\/p>\n
\u201cMusic for us is all about not only creating something that we want to listen to, but creating an exchange between us and the audience members,\u201d Schnair said. \u201cWe really pride ourselves on that in our live shows. Not only giving people what they want to hear from the record, but also something new and improvised that\u2019s in the moment, and makes the show a unique memorable experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Though this will be their first show at Bar Pink in North Park, the band has played a few shows at other venues in the area. That is not the only San Diego connection, however. Demorest lived in the city for 12 years, attending Francis Parker School in Mission Hills and Linda Vista before moving away.<\/p>\n
The upcoming show is part of a soft touring schedule for the band, as they gear up for their first appearance at SXSW in March. They are also promoting their recently released EP \u201c1840,\u201d which will be available at the show.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think \u20181840\u2019 was a big step for us to realize how we want to finish off our songs from the past, because we ended up re-recording a lot of them,\u201d Schnair said. \u201cWe\u2019ve really streamlined the process so that we aren\u2019t just cranking out songs to put them out, we\u2019re putting out songs that we really feel are finished quality products.\u201d<\/p>\n
The EP isn\u2019t the only release they\u2019ll be putting out in 2013. Demorest said they are in the process of writing and recording their first full-length album, which they expect out sometime this summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re about halfway through. The three of us have been writing it together everyday after work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Kiven\u2019s Feb. 21 Bar Pink show is at 9 p.m., where the band with play with Hargo. Bar Pink is located at 3829 30th St. For more information visit kivenmusic.com, barpink.com or call 619-564-7194.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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