artist Kevin Wong

Born and raised North of Toronto by 30 minutes, Kevin Wong missed any sort of musical sophistication in his teenage years. Developing his early sound from a blend of bubblegum pop and ’90s pop/r&b mixed with 14 years of classical training in violin and 5 years in piano, Kevin’s sound was originally that of a weak Brian Mcknight imitator crossed with a would-be Backstreet Boy.

Kevin attended the University of Western Ontario where he was heavily involved in theatre and music from 2002-2006, then obtained a law degree at the University of Windsor in 2009.  Throughout, he has experimented with music in pop, classical, theatre, jazz, contemporary urban, and classic soul.  His sound is reflective of that eclectic blend, sometimes calling up a hint of reference to Billy Joel, Jamie Cullum, Donny Hathaway, but never quite falling into any of those categories.

In 2006, Kevin released his debut LP Every Day is Beautifully Flawed which he wrote and completed with the help of Jason Chapman at Boreal Forest Music at the end of his time in London, Ontario.  The CD was purchased by nearly 15 whole people, and still somehow managed to be bootlegged in the Bay Area.  His lead single “The Best Thing That Never Happened” received positive reviews and the CD received airplay on Humber Radio, iRadio LA, the Upper Room with Joe Kelley, and other independent radio.

During his time in university, Kevin’s music began to reflect his own experiences, both as an Asian-Canadian in a fairly diverse community, then as a young man coming out following the advent of marriage equality reform in Canada.  His later work also reflects his personal experiences with dating, love, loss, and sarcasm.

The Pink in the Grey is Kevin’s second studio LP and is his first venture into completely self-produced work.  It will be available in March/April 2010.  The first single “Falling Balloons” will be available for free in late February 2010.