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The music Kyle TenEyck writes, performs and records is a mix of the past 40 years of
his life. Influences are vast, from local bands Brass Tacks to George Jones, Frank Sinatra, Slayer, and Public Enemy.
Kyle grew up in a small farming town in Upstate New York. A red Gibson Flying V that his mom bought for him was his first guitar. In 1993 Kyle joined the Navy in 1993, and was stationed in San Diego.
While in Korea Kyle bough a bass and used that in studio on the USS Constellation.
“I still play that same bass today. My band at the time played on the flight deck as we crossed the equator, in the hanger bay to 3000 people, and overseas in The United Arab Emirates. The opportunity to travel the world and play music with some amazing and talented guys was awesome.”
He continued with his Navy buddies starting the band The Jellymakers, and made a mark on the 90’s San Diego music scene. “We got to open for Blink 182 once”. Kyle has grown from that kid that just made noise in his bedroom to a working musician Joining and starting different bands allowed Kyle to assume different roles and help him to find his musical voice.
“Starting on guitar and moving to bass, and striving to learn as many instruments as I could, helped me to understand the connection each instrument has to each other.”
Kyle is currently working full-time 9-5 job, working with 1950 Clothing Co, and just “retired” from hosting Open Jams nights for the past four years.
In his latest band Fortune Takes Time with Joe Gibson and Josiah Derksen, he plays bass, acoustic and electric guitar and sings. The band, at any given moment switches instruments on stage. “We like to keep the audience guessing who plays what.”
On his thoughts about the current state of music, Kyle said “We have a very cool music scene out here in the Molalla, Beavercreek, Canby and Oregon City area. Each band supports each other. I believe everyone needs to have one their songs on CD or MP3. Having my own studio has allowed me to work with and record some great local artists. I enjoy any artist that inspires me, and allow me to keep pushing myself in new directions.”
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