About Kevin King
Kevin King is a Woodwindist and Composer from the south side of Chicago, Illinois. King honed his skills on the Chicago music scene under the tutelage of Chicago Legends Willie Pickens, Orbert Davis, and Diane Ellis. King has played all over the country with countless artists including Arturo Sandoval, Lauryn Hill, The Fugees, The Temptations, Marquis Hill, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Buddy Guy, etc. King is influenced by every sound known and unknown to man, which creates a sound unlike anything you have heard before. The original compositions King writes are in many ways a symbol of the values King lives by. An urgency to improve the world we live in with the art of sound creation, experimentation, and exploration. The music is a reflection of the world itself.
About Shravan Raghuram
Shravan Raghuram is a musician from Chicago. He is a multi-instrumentalist at heart, and his musical style relies on intuition and improvisation, bringing influences from various types of music to his home base, the drum set. Raghuram has played in various groups over the years, spanning a variety of genres including (but not limited to) rock, jazz fusion, metal, prog, experimental, indie, folk, hip-hop, funk, and ambient. Largely a self-taught musician, he has been able to cultivate a unique musical style by observing and listening to music compulsively and picking apart ideas and techniques used in his favorite records, of which there are many. Raghuram and his good friend Kevin King were recently reunited and have been exploring a fresh, collaborative musical idea that blends the intensity and passion of heavy music genres with the immediacy and uncertainty of musical improvisation.
About Nick Litman
Nick Litman is a bassist originally from the Chicago suburbs. Drawing from a variety of musical influences such as psych rock, kraut rock, and heavy metal, Nick plays with an emphasis on improvisation and love of heavy distortion. Over the years he has worked closely with Shravan Raghuram to develop an ear for live jamming and becoming a rock solid rhythm musician.
