Colin Kyffin (Biografía)
As a former Columbia Records recording artist and Los Angeles based singer, musician, songwriter, Colin has worked with some of L.A.’s top music industry talent over the years Sonny Knight (producer of Spiral Staircase), Terry Melcher (producer of The Byrds, Paul Revere and The Raders, Mark Lindsey), David Kirschenbaum (producer of Duran Duran, Tracy Chapman, Joe Jackson, Laura Branigan, Bryan Adams, Supertramp, Cat Stevens, Tori Amos, etc.), and Jack Gold (West Coast Senior VP Columbia Records), Dallas Smith (producer of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Five Man Electrical Band), Hal Blaine (Wrecking Crew drummer), Glen D. Harding (session pianist and music director with Elvis), Jim Keltner (session drummer, worked with Ringo Star, The Travelling Wilburys, etc), Alan O’Day (artist/songwriter of Angie Baby, Rock and Roll Heaven, Undercover Angel, Easy Evil), Pat Flynn (songwriter/guitarist and member of The New Grass Revival), and Lee Sklar (bassist with James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Carol King, etc.) to name a few.
In addition to singing, playing guitar, songwriting, record production and engineering, Colin plays bass, pedal steel guitar, and dobro and has recorded and performed with many notables on their projects, as well as his solo projects . Music was his first career, and although it was not his primary focus for a period of time, he’s been back performing (mostly an acoustic single in Southern California), is currently recording an album of original material and releasing singles in advance of the album release, and does occasional session work for other artists and friends. In addition, he plays guitar in a trio at the church he attends and says it’s a great investment of the gifts that God has blessed him with and a little pay-it-forward action.
Como ex artista discográfico de Columbia Records y cantante, músico y compositor radicado en Los Ángeles, Colin ha trabajado con algunos de los mejores talentos de la industria musical de Los Ángeles a lo largo de los años: Sonny Knight (productor de Spiral Staircase), Terry Melcher (productor de The Byrds, Paul Revere y The Raders, Mark Lindsey), David Kirschenbaum (productor de Duran Duran, Tracy Chapman, Joe Jackson, Laura Branigan, Bryan Adams, Supertramp, Cat Stevens, Tori Amos, etc.) y Jack Gold (vicepresidente senior de la Costa Oeste). Columbia Records), Dallas Smith (productor de Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Five Man Electrical Band), Hal Blaine (baterista de Wrecking Crew), Glen D. Harding (pianista de sesión y director musical de Elvis), Jim Keltner (baterista de sesión, trabajó con Ringo Star, The Travelling Wilburys, etc.), Alan O'Day (artista/compositor de Angie Baby, Rock and Roll Heaven, Undercover Angel, Easy Evil), Pat Flynn (compositor/guitarrista y miembro de The New Grass Revival), y Lee Sklar (bajista de James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Carol King, etc.), por nombrar algunos. Además de cantar, tocar la guitarra, escribir canciones, producir discos e ingeniería, Colin toca el bajo, la guitarra con pedal de acero y el dobro y ha grabado y actuado con muchas personas notables en sus proyectos, así como en sus proyectos en solitario. La música fue su primera carrera y, aunque no fue su enfoque principal durante un tiempo, ha vuelto a actuar (principalmente un sencillo acústico en el sur de California), actualmente está grabando un álbum con material original y lanzando sencillos antes del álbum. lanza y ocasionalmente realiza sesiones de trabajo para otros artistas y amigos. Además, toca la guitarra en un trío en la iglesia a la que asiste y dice que es una gran inversión de los dones con los que Dios lo ha bendecido y un poco de acción de recompensa.