Ken came to us from Southern California (SoCal to the locals) where he spent the last decade or so playing with the critically acclaimed Friendly Indians. The Friendly Indians released 2 CD’s during that time and their music received airplay on several SoCal radio stations. Not only that but their music appeared on two film soundtracks. So you see Ken is a pro but he’s not a musical snob. Ken started out in the early ‘80’s and honed his fledgling chops on some terrible 80’s hair bands.
He freely admits this fact and will happily go further, proclaiming his love for groups like Night Ranger and Styx (during their Mr. Roboto phase) anytime you ask. It is this love of all music (much of it really crappy) that makes Ken our go-to bass player. There are very few tunes he doesn’t know, even those as horrible as Dan Fogelberg’s 1981 smash “Another Auld Lang Syne”. Go ahead, ask him where his Journey songbook is. He’ll tell you. Ken doesn’t believe in limits. As a musician, you’d be hard pressed to find someone with more reliable chops. Ken is a rhythm section man to the core, but he refuses to be pigeonholed as such. He has listened to too much Billy Sheehan to let that happen. Bass solos? Ken is ready, even if you’re not.
You might find it impressive that Ken, with the Friendly Indians, has headlined and supported national acts on stages at the House of Blues, the Roxy in Hollywood, or the famous Whisky a Go Go on the Sunset Strip.
Ken Dusman