A singer-songwriter born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Kevin Heider’s original musical style bears a unique indie folk/rock sound coupled with a lyrical form that provides an honest glimpse into one artist’s quest to more fully understand the great mysteries of life and love. And Kevin is self-taught on every instrument he plays – primarily guitar, piano, harmonica, and Montreal Steak Seasoning.
In July of 2008, Kevin was personally selected by Ingrid Michaelson as the winner of Gibson’s “The Way I Am Contest” on MusicNation.com. In March of 2009, he was invited to perform his original song (“Hope for Our Children”) at the Embassy of the Republic of Guyana in Washington, D.C. In 2010 he took his music all the way to Europe and New Zealand. His original compositions have appeared in radio jingles, film documentaries, theatrical productions, television shows, and commercials.
Since 2009, he has released new music every year on May 1st: To Whom It May Concern (2009), The Salzburg Revolution (2010), and Ready, Set, Become… (2011). All of his music is available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, Bandcamp.com, and more. Physical copies of The Salzburg Revolution and To Whom It May Concern can be purchased in the Store here on KevinHeider.com.
While his home base is now in Baltimore (MD), Kevin travels all over the world with his music, performing in a variety of indie music venues, churches, bars, coffee shops, living rooms, street corners, and anywhere else that’ll have him.
John Adams, who held the office of President of the United States of America from 1797-1801, once said:
“I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.”
Pope John Paul II, who reigned as Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church from 1978-2005 and is now in the process of being canonized a Saint, once wrote:
“Those who perceive in themselves this kind of divine spark which is the artistic vocation – as poet, writer, sculptor, architect, musician, actor and so on – feel at the same time the obligation not to waste this talent but to develop it, in order to put it at the service of their neighbor and of humanity as a whole.”
Kevin Heider, the starving artist about whom this bio is, implores:
“We are truly blessed in America to be able to study, play, and enjoy music so freely. May God give us the wisdom and desire to always use our freedom of artistic expression to convey genuine ‘epiphanies of beauty’ and ‘moments of grace’ and to always put our full creative capacities at the service of humanity.”
