Kevin Chown | |
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.jpg) Chown at Wacken Open Air 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 24, 1969 Escanaba, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | Progressive rock, heavy metal, rock, jazz, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Bassist |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | kevinchown |
Kevin Chown (born December 24, 1969) is an American bass player best known for his work with Finnish vocalist Tarja Turunen, funk/rock/fusion quartet Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats, and progressive metal bands Edwin Dare and Artension.
In addition to the Bombastic Meatbats, he is a member of Steelheart, instrumental groups Cosmosquad and Der Elefant as well as L.A. blues rockers Bleeding Harp, and has performed and recorded with artists such as Paul Gilbert, Sebastian Bach, Uncle Kracker, Chuck Berry, Ted Nugent, Tony MacAlpine, Jeff Kollman, and Tiles. Chown currently resides in the Los Angeles area where he works as an in-demand session player, writer, producer and sometime television actor in addition to his band commitments.
He was one of the cast members of season 8 of Swedish reality show Allt för Sverige[1] and became a regular on WDBC radio with host Craig Woerpel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ "Escanaba native takes love of U.P. to Swedish reality television show". UpperPeninsula.biz. Retrieved July 13, 2018.