Kevin Kern (musician)
American musician
Kevin Kern (born Kevin Lark Gibbs on December 22, 1958) is an American pianist, composer and recording artist known for his new-age compositions. Born legally blind, Kern is aided in studio by SONAR's accessibility and Dancing Dots's assistive music technologies for the vision impaired.
Biography
Kern was born in Detroit, Michigan. He was found playing "Silent Night" on the piano at 18 months of age. He started learning the piano regularly at four years and began writing music at eight. At 14, he put on performances with the music group he founded called "The Well-Tempered Clavichord". He studied with Russian-Ukrainian pianist Mischa Kottler, and was inspired by blind pianist George Shearing, who stayed with Kern's family when performing nearby.
Personal life
Kevin Kern is married to Pamela Gibbs, a former cardiac transplant nurse and product manager for several medical device companies. According to the liner notes of his album, Embracing the Wind, the couple were married in June 2001 on the island of Maui, Hawaii, in a private ceremony with friends and family present. The song "From This Day Forward" was written for her.
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