I'm a singer/songwriter, photographer, and graphic designer in Colorado.

Guitarist & composer Ken Verheecke has released several albums since his debut album in 2002. To date he has had over 180,000 album downloads through various digital sites. In 2017 Ken signed with Heart Dance Records and has released 3 instrumental electronic based albums with them… Consider the Moon & Stars which reached the number 5 spot in ZMR Top 100. It was also featured in 180 Radio Stations around the world. His next release was Between Earth & Sky which reached the number 9 spot on the ZMR Top 100 Chart. Both albums were on the Ballot Box for the 2019 Grammy Awards. His latest release with Heart Dance Records is Tripping the Light Fantastic… inspired by his recent move to Northern Michigan and running along Mullet Lake.

Ken has been a long-time admirer and fan of Will Ackerman. “I’ll never forget when I first heard Will’s album Passage. It was fall of 1982 – the moment I placed the needle on the grooves of this record, I was immediately drawn into its simplicity and beauty. I started to dream of one day recording an album as beautiful as Passage. I am still in pursuit of that dream!” ~ Ken Verheecke

Ken has been a resident of South Dakota since 1978 and has recently relocated to Northern Michigan where he lived during his teen years. As a child Ken’s father was in the Air Force, which required the family to move every 2 years, which heavily influenced Ken by the change of surrounding and culture. Not having any other musicians in his family, Ken tried out his first instrument – a ukulele – which didn’t last long. Later on Ken started playing the guitar at the age of 19. He found that he picked up learning the instrument quickly and it soon became his passion, still to this day playing the guitar from the moment he rises until the days ends.

As a musician, Ken’s focus is acoustic guitar, although his most recent release features his electric guitar. Ken has been featured on several sampler releases – Winter Gifts, and Winter Gifts II (Many Miles Music), The Gathering (2012) which includes songs from 22 artists produced by GRAMMY winning guitarist and founder of Windham Hill Records, Will Ackerman at his Imaginary Road Studios in Vermont. The Gathering won the Zone Music Reporter Album of the Year in 2012. Recently both Ken’s music and photography was featured on the sampler CD Best New Age Reviews – The Guitar, which contains some of the world’s best guitarists. Ken has a growing audience in Asia and Europe and hopes to tour there one day.

Within each heart and life are deep internal motivations. We are driven to express… to communicate… to move to the rhythm of a passion to know and be known. We have been given an ability to think and dream and engage all that is around us… but yet there is a longing for a meaningful interaction with a world that is seemingly beyond our grasp. So begins the journey of the heart… desperate to experience life and all it has to offer.

The songs upon this site are mile marker moments within this journey. They are intersections of time when I was moved to express an experience… be it a celebration or a moment of sadness it is all sincere and honest… it is my journey. I hope as you listen to these songs… that you will be encouraged in your journey and that you are ultimately able to find your way within this marvelous gift of LIFE.

Beard The Lion is a progressive metalcore band hailing from the live music capital of the world, Austin, Texas. With a variety of influences, the beards combine heavy hitting metalcore rhythms, tapping guitar hooks, and high soaring vocal melodies, crafting a balance between beardly and pure beard-tality. Their debut EP ‘Out of the Eater, Something to Eat’ released May 13, 2016. Part two, ‘Out of the Strong, Something Sweet’, is expected to release summer 2017.

Band Members:
Lead Vocalist: Ethan Carthel
Guitarist: Seth Carthel
Guitarist/Vocalist: Ray Rodriguez
Bassist: Matt Glisson
Drummer: Justin Boddeker

Singin' and Playin' from the great city of Austin to you. She released her debut EP, Through the Fog, in April 2019. Latest single "Heavy" out now.

Get a taste of the recent things she's been working on here on this profile. These are mostly demos, iphone recordings and weekly submissions for her songwriting group (for now).

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