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KEYNA'S BIO

FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER I HAVE BEEN HUMMING A TUNE, MAKING UP WORDS TO A TUNE, AND

DANCING. I FIRST STARTED SINGING TO AN AUDIENCE OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS AND HOSPITAL

PATIENTS.

BEING A NATIVE OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN ALL MY LIFE I'VE LEARNED TO APPRECIATE ALL STYLES OF

MUSIC.


MY TWO OLDER BROTHERS WERE MY ROCK AND ROLL INFLUENCE WITH CCR, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD AND THE WHO.

MY SISTER THRIVED ON ELVIS WHILE MY MOTHER COULD SING LIKE PATSEY CLINE, MY FATHER LOVED JOHNNY

CASH. LIKE MANY ARTISTS, I SANG IN MY LOCAL CHURCH FOR YEARS WHERE I LEARNED SO MUCH THAT I KNEW

WOULD BENEFIT ME THROUGHOUT MY LIFE.

I BEGAN SINGING WITH A BAND IN MY LOCAL TOWN TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO STAGE PRESENCE, LEARNING

TO WORK WITH OTHERS AS A TEAM, AND CREATE A FOLLOWING. THE TITLE OF OUR BAND WAS "SOUTHBOUND

75" AND WE SOON FOUND OUT THAT WE HAD A BIGGER FOLLOWING THAN WE EVER IMAGINED. I PLAYED IN

THIS BAND FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS, BUT ONE PHONE CALL TOOK MY MUSICAL CAREER IN A VERY

DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

IN THE YEAR 2005 I WAS ASKED TO PERFORM AN ORIGINAL SONG TITLED, "STAND UP AMERICA" AT THE

LAST RALLY FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. IT WAS A THRILL TO PERFORM A SONG THAT

MEANS SO MUCH TO ME, AND I BELIEVED TOUCHED THE 21,000 LISTENERS THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE THAT

NIGHT. IT WAS A VERY MOVING EXPERIENCE THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET.

THE SAME GRAND FUNK RAILROAD THAT MY BROTHERS LISTENED TO WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, WAS ALSO

THE SAME MARK FARNER THAT ASKED ME TO OPEN FOR HIM IN CONCERT, AFTER HE HAD HEARD ME PERFORM

IN HIS LOCAL CHURCH. IT WAS AMAZING TO MEET MARK FARNER AND HIS WONDERFUL FAMILY, AND DEVELOP

A FREINDSHIP FOR LIFE. MY NEW PROJECT TITLED, "ZERO TO TEN" WAS A YEAR IN THE MAKING AND I AM

SINGING A DUET WITH MARK FARNER ON CUT NO. ELEVEN TITLED, "LOVING YOU".

THIS NEW PROJECT HAS ALLOWED ME TO WORK WITH SOME TALENTED MUSICIANS AND PRODUCERS, WHO

TAUGHT ME TO MOVE OUTSIDE THE BOX AND TO BE WHO I WAS THROUGH THE MUSIC. AS A SONGWRITER

AND A PERFORMING ARTIST, SOMETIMES IT IS A REAL EFFORT TO LET YOURSELF BECOME TEACHABLE TO THE

SUGGESTIONS OF THOSE AROUND YOU. WORKING IN A STUDIO ALLOWS AN ARTIST TO BE HER OR HIMSELF

AND MOVE INTO THE VERY MUSIC THEY HAVE CREATED. PRODUCERS CAN BE GREAT GUIDANCE DIRECTORS

FOR AN ARTIST DURING THE STUDIO PHASE AND I BELIEVE I HAVE WORKED WITH SOME OF THE BEST.

MARSHALL BLOCK OF REAL II REEL PRODUCTIONS OUT OF FLINT MICHIGAN WHO WAS NOMINATED FOR A

GRAMMY ON A CHILDRENS PIECE HE PRODUCED. BRENT BAXTER BARRETT WHO IS KNOWN FOR HIS AMAZING

WORK WITH INDIA ARIE, AND HIS ABILITY TO PLAY ANY TYPE OF MUSIC, ALONG WITH HIS KNOWLEDGE OF

OTHER INSTRUMENTS. RANDY LYNCH, WHO IS A WONDERFUL PRODUCER AND HAS WRITTEN MUSCIAL

SCORES FOR MOVIES AND WORKED WITH SUCH STARS AS CELION DION. DICK WAGNER, WHO IS FAMOUS

FOR HIS WORKS WITH MANY STARS AND HAD SUCH BEAUTIFUL HITS AS, "ONLY WOMEN BLEED",

RECORDING AT THE SOUND KITCHEN IN FRANKLIN TENNESSEE WAS SUCH A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.

BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH, STEWART DUNCAN, ALEX DEPUE, AND DAN DUNSMORE LET ME SEE FIRST HAND

HOW VERY TALENTED THESE PLAYERS ARE IN NASHVILLE. KNOWING SOME OF THIS PROJECT WAS CREATED

AT THE DRAGONFLY EAST STUDIO IN HAYMARKET VIRGINA, HAD ME VERY EXCITED AS THIS IS THE STUDIO OF

DAVE MATTHEWS, AND JASON MARAZ.

SOME MAY SAY THAT BEING A SONGWRITER, PERFORMER AND AN ARTIST IS SO DIFFICULT TODAY, BUT IN

THE TRUTH OF THINGS, BEING A WRITER AND SINGER IS A TRUE, PURE RELEASE OF EMOTIONAL FREEDOM.

AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER WE ALL TRY TO FIND OURSELVES, BELIEVING WE HAVE LACKED SOMETHING IN

LIFE. WE ALL SEEM TO BE LOOKING FOR THE UNKNOWN TO APEASE THE GAPS IN LIFE WE DON'T ALWAYS

UNDERSTAND. IN MY PERSONAL SEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT I CANNOT BE LIMITED TO TRAVEL DOWN ONE

ROAD WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY NEW DESTINATIONS AND JOURNEYS THAT DEVELOP WHO I AM. I LIVE TO

BE CREATIVE. THE JOY OF CREATIVITY IS JUST THAT, BEING ALLOWED TO BE CREATIVE. MUSIC IS A FORM

OF PASSION, AN ALL ENCOMPASSING EMOTION THAT DRIVES US A LITTLE FURTHER BEYOND OURSELVES. I

HOPE YOU WILL FIND A PIECE OF YOURSELF IN THE LYRICS OF MY NEW RELEASE "ZERO TO TEN" AND THAT

YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT IT IS THE JOURNEY WE TAKE AND EVERYTHING WE LEARN ALONG THE WAY

THAT KEEPS US LOOKING BEYOND OURSELVES AND PUSHING FROM "ZERO TO TEN".

OUR DREAMS CAN BECOME REALITY WITH HARD WORK, CONFIDENCE, AND KNOWING THAT WHAT YOU HAVE

BEEN GIVEN IS YOUR GIFT TO DEVELOP AND SHARE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.