Biography Kevin Bartlett

Glow In The Dark (2008)

" In a world replete with imitation, repetition, and caricature, Kevin Bartlett has given us

something new, something original, something heartfelt, profound, something

to take us deeper, something to take us to the doorway of joy and inspiration and truth."

James LaVeck, Film Producer

Kevin Bartlett is a composer and musician who fuses his unique guitar sound with electronic wizardry and symphonic elements to create music that is a unique synthesis of progressive, ambient and cinematic styles.

His latest release, "Glow in the Dark", has been described as "breathtaking, soaring, mysterious, haunting, magical, meticulous, epic, beautiful..." His previous release, 2003's "Near Life Experience" was chosen as one of the top 5 albums that matter most by Backroads and charted on Echoes and Musical Starstreams Top picks of that year.

Bartlett’s record label, Aural Gratification, is celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year. Originally created to release his own recordings, Aural Gratification blossomed into an Indie label releasing 25 titles including 9 albums by cult-favorite Happy Rhodes.

Bartlett's career has covered all aspects of the music business, from special effects lighting design, which connected him with the likes of Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, The Who and some of the biggest names in rock, to theatrical and commercial composing, including "Reach For The Stars: The Christa McAuliffe Story”, Toni Morrison's "Dreaming Emmett", New York's Circle Rep and the Nikolai Dance Theatre. His television credits include MTV, HBO, VH-1, Sesame Street, CNN, E Style Network and The Discovery Channel

Music from "Glow in the Dark" is featured as the score for the upcoming documentary, "Peaceable Kingdom" from filmmakers Tribe of Heart.

Bartlett lives and works in Woodstock, NY. He's just finished construction of a new studio where he is continuing work on film and TV scoring along with rehearsals for his own live show.

Bartlett's albums are available at CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon and through Aural Gratification.

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