Kevin Hearn
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Kevin Hearn, 2005
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kevin Neil Hearn |
| Born |
July 3, 1969 Grimsby, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Keyboards, vocals, guitar, accordion, mandolin |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Website | kevinhearn |
Kevin Neil Hearn (born July 3, 1969) is a Canadian musician who is currently the keyboardist of Barenaked Ladies and his own group, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle. He is also a former member of Rheostatics.
Hearn was born to a relatively large family, and they lived in a small home in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. He recalls buying Magical Mystery Tour and a Beach Boys greatest hits record, and having them become his first two favourite albums, which led him to an interest in performing music. Hearn has a classical piano background. He attended Inglenook Community High School. He also attended St. Michael's Choir School.
Hearn joined Look People in 1988 and played with the band until their break-up in 1993.
In 1995, he replaced departed keyboardist Andy Creeggan in the Barenaked Ladies. Hearn did not own any of the band's albums and had to learn all of the band's songs in a matter of weeks. His early contribution to the band can be heard on the live release Rock Spectacle, which was recorded on his first tour with the group. He played mostly keyboards on the songs included on the album, and some accordion. His first music video with the band was "Shoe Box", followed by the video for "The Old Apartment", although he had not played on the recording of either song. Thanks to the opportunities afforded him by his BNL gig, Hearn subsequently released his first solo album, Mothball Mint.
After extensive touring in the United States, building upon the increasing success of Rock Spectacle, the band recorded their fourth studio album, Stunt. This was Hearn's first album with the band. While Andy Creeggan was mostly focused on acoustic keyboards (mainly piano), Hearn was experienced with electronic keyboards, synthesizers and samplers. This contribution to the band's sound is evident on Stunt. Hearn also contributed some lead electric guitar to the album, having a noticeably different style than Ed Robertson or Steven Page. On August 27, 2011, Hearn played piano and sang backing vocals for Steven Page's performance of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" at Jack Layton's state funeral.
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