New Ken McCoy Band Website

Check my Brand new website www.kenmccoyband.com I designed and made it myself so I am still learning please give me any feedback you can so I can improve on it. It will be updated weekly even once a day.
You can see pics and vids has well as show dates, contact info, Blog facebook and twitter entries and much much more so check it out!

Hula Hoop Mama

This my My Mom hula hooping to the Wii, Sorry Mom but this is just to funny not to share LOL Love ya Mom

Thanks to my Band

I would like thank my band past and present! My present band consists of Tony Del, Jay Wittur and Gary Grace. They are a great bunch of guys and a ton of talent
Tony joined the band back in June of 96 and has been the longest member. Tony plays lead guitar and vocals and can eat pretty much any kind of hot sauce you put in front of him. I even have a picture Tony pouring Dave's insanity sauce down his throat.
 Tony is to me like Keith Richards is to Mick Jagger, Joe Perry is to Steven Tyler, like Lady is to GaGa.... ok the Lady Gaga doesn't work but you get my drift. He has been a great friend all these years and is an amazing talent! To watch Tony play is incredible. I have seen people stand in front of him in awe with his amps blaring into their heads and they don't move.
He is a caring and very generous man and glad to to call him my friend and the brother I never had.

Jay Wittur Bass, Doghouse Bass and vocals.
Jay......hmmmm how do I some up Jay.... You just got to know him.
His sense of humour is just waaaaay out there. I am usually the BUTT end of his oneliners. ( I'm sure he has a comeback for that one too).
Jay is the most level headed nice guys you will ever meet and always keeps me in check.  The go to guy and it will get done! He use to play with Doug and The Slugs and several other bands and he too is amazing talent. He has great harmonies and his bass playing is always smooth and rock solid. He also is very well versed in the theory of Music.
The only thing bad to say about Jay is DON'T FEED HIM ALMONDS.

Gary Grace the latest drummer ( I seem to go through more drummers than anything) to join the band is a world class drummer. Every time is plays a solo we watch with amazement he always does something different each time. His sense of humour is too like Jay's and catches me off guard all the time.
Gary plays also with Dave Martone and Prism and has studied under some of the top drummers in the world. He himself teaches some BIG Rock Stars still today. Just watch youtube vid of his playing it is truely amazing! http://youtu.be/6W0CX0__GTI

There is some past member I have to say thanks to as well
All are great people great talents and great friends!
Dave Gustafson Drums You never meet a more sweetheart of man
Theo Pire Drums Remains still one of my close friends
Mike Nitchie Bass another great talent and friend
Chris Leadbeater Lead Guitar one of best buddies all the way from my high school years
Linden Northcott drums Always a great luagh when Linden was in the room
Trent Johnson When trent was around the target was off me LOL sorry Trent
Dave Harris Guitar Mandolin, Fiddle, harp and everything you can think of. another amazing talent that you really have to see.
I know there as been more including great fills guys like Steve Ohe the man of million songs!
All these people and more Thank You for sharing your talent on stage with me, They say if you surround yourself with great talent you yourself will look good. Thanks for making me look and sound so good all these years I hope I have many more to come and get a chance to play with you all again. You are all class acts! 

Free song when you Join Ken McCoy Band Fan Page

Get a Free download when you join the Ken McCoy Band fanpage on facebook
Click the link below and you click the "Like" button to join the fan page and then pick your favorite song tell us what it is and we send it to you free. Also 5 lucky people will have a chance to win Ken's complete catalogue of music. You must join to be entered.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Ken-McCoy-Band/210018965695485

Ken McCoy Links

Other sites to check out

Ken McCoy Band on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ken-McCoy-Band/210018965695485

Live Music Venues on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIVE-Music-Venues/192467857497985

Snake Oil Band on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/Snake-Oil-Band/221827277842684

Vibedeck song download site

http://vibedeck.com/kenmccoyband/

Reverbnation

http://www.reverbnation.com/kenmccoy

Twitter, Facebook and the Internet

The world is so much smaller now with the Internet. We can go anywhere and learn about anything we want without leaving the comfort of our home. We can promote ourselves and business make hundreds thousands and even millions of new "friends". Without even shaking one of their hands.
It's an amazing thing we can reconnect with old friends from school that we have not seen in years. Or hear news of some child hood friend having a baby. Or even sad news of someone passing. You can learn pretty much whatever you want by googling it.
I think one thing we have to learn to do is not to forget how to meet people on a one to one face to face platform. To sit down a talk and listen to people in person. That old man you walk by everyday on your busy scheduled life might have some amazing stories about his life that might inspire you in some way. A lot of people stay home more don't go out and enjoy life and find things away from the Internet. I am to blame for this too. Here I am writing this when I could be going to watch a local hockey game at a rink or even a simple thing as going for a drive and seeing where you end up. Maybe if we all got out we would stimulate the economy more. Who knows? twitter Facebook and everything the Internet has to offer is a great thing as well as fun and educational . But meeting people in person doing stuff with friends and family is more important. Say hello to your neighbor. I realize I have been living in my home for over 4 years now and I know little about any of my neighbors most I don't even know their last names. A lot of people are like this. It is sad. I grew up on a street in Victoria BC Canada that had about 20 houses I could tell you everyone of their names we were our own community. We did a lot of stuff together, street garage sales. Christmas decorating our houses, parties and so much more. Why? Because our parents knew how to meet people in person they didn't have the Internet and everything that came with it.
The Internet Facebook twitter and everything else is amazing I am not knocking it. We in this time just have to get out more and interact with our fellow human beings. The Internet has made the world smaller but has made the space between us a little wider. I know it's not just me.

Copperhead Road ( Live at Cloverdale )

Thank You

I am sitting thinking what could I write about. It is easy to complain about almost everything in the music industry today. Where does it get you well.... Nowhere! I am focusing on everything positive and the best place for me to start is to thank you. Thank You to everyone who has been apart of my life and my career. Whether you are a family member, friend, fan or industry related person. Without all of you my ride through life and music would not be possible. I am going to continue with my career writing producing and performing and even teaching! Hopefully I will get to meet you all again and meet new people along the way.
To my Family a special thank you has you have always been so supportive through good times and bad. The fans who still come out cheer us on you are the best!
Thank You All
Ken

X factor and more

There was a time when I thought shows like x factor and American idol and all the other next big star shows were nothing but a live karaoke show. In some ways they still are. But I have to say this people like Simon Cowell are at least trying to find talent. (and making a ton of money at it to boot ) unlike the big record labels that sit around waiting for the acts to come to them. Just mainly to tell no or yes but that artist has to work his or hers ass off to keep themselves on the label with usually no help from the labels. not that hard work should not be expected but help is also. The big labels are helping out the artist that usually don't need help anymore. There was a time when record labels went door to door looking for talent. And they nurtured them along.
I think it is funny that big labels have missed out on artist like Josh Krajcik and Melanie Amaro. They were there all along right under their noses and they were to lazy to go look.
The thing is there is more of them out there. I think the record labels lack imagation when looking and listening to unknown artist. They can't see what that artist has or can become. They only see what is there.
They are afraid to take a chance anymore. To build a career. The want the ones who take little work usually one hit wonders get them in get them out. Make their money and wham bam thank you maam see ya later. In the 50's 60's and 70's they were out looking and building a mountain of talented artist who had talent.
I'm sure most of them now sit in their offices skimming through the Internet watching YouTube clips. Most never really get out and look.
So hats off to x factor and all the others at least they are trying to find talent.

The Tip of the hat goes to…

Through all the bitching and whining that comes with biz we call music. There are those who stand tall through it all. I would like to tip my hat to guy that is trying his very best to keep live music alive and well in the greater Vancouver area. Though he runs a small pub 80 to 100 seats he has entertainment going at least 3 to 4 nights out of the week. With acoustic nights on Tuesday and bands Friday Saturday and special events and jams and more. He is a strong believer in supporting the bands of all genres of music. He himself has been in music biz for years.
Don Taylor at Mavericks tap house and grill in Surrey BC gets the tip of the hat.
Way to go Don thanks, everyone I talk with has nothing but great things to say about you. You have earn the respect of a lot great musicians.
Also great staff and amazing food too.