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Kevin Hearn is best known as a multi-instrumentalist from Barenaked Ladies, the multi-platinum selling band he’s played with for nearly two decades. He is also the keyboardist for his own group, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle. Kevin is one of the most respected Toronto musicians of the past 25 years and his solo albums have attracted many well-known collaborators. One of Hearn’s closest relationships, both musical and personal, was with the late, great Lou Reed, for whom Hearn acted as keyboardist and musical director from 2007 up until his passing in 2013.

Though Hearn has contributed songs to Barenaked Ladies albums for the past 10 years, the songs on his solo records are much more personal, both in subject matter and musical exploration. “It’s fun for me to make music that doesn’t have to fit a certain criteria, whether it be regarding the style or sound, or who is playing it,” he says. “I’m inspired by the works of artists such as David Lynch and Sun Ra, whereas going in that direction with Barenaked Ladies might not make sense. It all finds a home in the proper place. When I make my own records, I can follow my heart and curiosity.”

Barenaked Ladies are still making music after nearly three decades, producing 14 studio albums which have collectively sold more than 14 million copies, winning eight Juno Awards, earning multiple Grammy nominations, writing a U.S. chart-topping single (“One Week”) and the theme song to one of TV’s most popular shows, The Big Bang Theory.