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Infobox musical artist | name = Kevin Hearn| image = KevinHearn2.jpg| caption = Kevin Hearn, 2005| image_size = 200| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Kevin Neil Hearn| birth_date = Birth date and age|1969|7|3| birth_place = Grimsby, Ontario|Grimsby , Ontario , Canada | origin = Toronto , Ontario , Canada | instrument = Keyboard instruments|Keyboards , singing|vocals , guitar , accordion , mandolin | genre = Alternative rock | occupation = Musician | years_active = 1988& ndash;present| label =| associated_acts = Barenaked Ladies , Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle , Look People , Rheostatics , The Cousins| website = URL|kevinhearn.com| notable_instruments = Kevin Neil Hearn (born July 3, 1969) is a Canada|Canadian musician who is currently the keyboardist of Barenaked Ladies and his own group, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle . He is also a former member of Rheostatics .Liner notes. The Story of Harmelodia . Rheostatics. 1999.
Early life
Hearn was born to a relatively large family, and they lived in a small home in Grimsby, Ontario|Grimsby , Ontario , Canada .cite video | people = Jim Creeggan , Kevin Hearn, Steven Page , Ed Robertson , Tyler Stewart | title = The Barenaked Truth | medium = Television documentary/DVD | publisher = Take 3 Productions/Casablanca Media Television | date = 2004 He recalls buying Magical Mystery Tour (album)|Magical Mystery Tour and a Beach Boys greatest hits record, and having them become his first two favourite albums, which led him to an interest in performing music. Hearn has a classical piano background. He attended Inglenook Community High School . He also attended St. Michael's Choir School .
Career
Hearn joined Look People in 1988 and played with the band until their break-up in 1993.
In 1995 he replaced departed keyboardist Andy Creeggan in the Barenaked Ladies. Hearn did not own any of the band's albums and had to learn all of the band's songs in a matter of weeks. His early contribution to the band can be heard on the live album|live release Rock Spectacle , which was recorded on his first tour with the group. He played mostly keyboards on the songs included on the album, and some accordion . His first music video with the band was " Shoe Box ", followed by the video for " The Old Apartment ", although he had not played on the recording of either song. Thanks to the opportunities afforded him by his BNL gig, Hearn subsequently released his first solo album, Mothball Mint .
After extensive touring in the United States , building upon the increasing success of Rock Spectacle , the band recorded their fourth studio album, Stunt (album)|Stunt . This was Hearn's first album with the band. While Andy Creeggan was mostly focused on acoustic keyboards (mainly piano ), Hearn was experienced with electronic keyboards, synthesizer s and Sampler (musical instrument)|sampler s. This contribution to the band's sound is evident on Stunt . Hearn also contributed some lead electric guitar to the album, having a noticeably different style than Ed Robertson or Steven Page . On August 27, 2011, Hearn played piano and sang backing vocals for Steven Page's performance of Leonard Cohen 's "Hallelujah" at Jack Layton 's state funeral.
Diagnosis with leukemia
image:KevinHearn3.jpg|thumb|left|Hearn performing in 2003 Shortly after the recording of the album, Hearn was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia . He began treatment at the same time the band was shooting the video for " One Week (song)|One Week ", and as such, does not appear in many of the shots. He was hospitalized in Toronto while the band continued to tour in support of the new album. Several of the band's friends filled in at different points (including Chris Brown (Canadian singer)|Chris Brown and Greg Kurstin). Hearn ultimately required bone marrow transplants from his brother Sean Hearn, and eventually his cancer went into remission.cite video | people = Moll, George (executive producer) | title = Behind the Music | medium = TV-series | publisher = VH1 | location = New York, NY | date = 2000 He rejoined the band in 1999, though still dealing with the effects of the disease. He also released another solo album, called H-Wing (named for the hospital wing he was in when he wrote most of the songs) which centered on his illness. This time his album was performed with a band, Thin Buckle (all the members of whom performed in some level or another on his first album).
Return to work
BNL's next album, Maroon (Barenaked Ladies album)|Maroon , featured one of Hearn's songs, "Hidden Sun" as a hidden track at the end of the disc; his song "Born Human", later re-recorded for Thin Buckle, was recorded and left off the album. Starting with the release of the band's sixth studio album, Everything to Everyone , the band entered into a new writing process in which Hearn and Jim Creeggan brought not only songs, but also song ideas that the band would complete together. Everything to Everyone saw Hearn's first writing credits on the regular body of a BNL album. He learned to play the mandolin for the album and it has become a common instrument for him on tour. Hearn also released a third solo album, Night Light (Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle album)|Night Light in 2003 with Thin Buckle.
A fourth album, The Miracle Mile , was released on July 11, 2006 in Canada and online. The BNL writing process from the previous album continued for their seventh studio album, Barenaked Ladies Are Me , released in September 2006.
Rheostatics
Of note are Hearn's collaborations with the Rheostatics . For their tribute album to Canadian painters, the Group of Seven (artists)|Group of Seven , entitled Music Inspired by the Group of Seven , he co-composed the music, played keyboards, and sang the song "Yellow Days Under a Lemon Sun". For the Rheostatics' 1999 release, The Story of Harmelodia , a thematic, and somewhat psychedelia|psychedelic , children's album, Hearn is listed as a member of the group in the liner-notes. He contributed significantly to the album and composed the songs "Wingophone" and "Monkey Bird".
In addition to Hearn's contributions to the recordings above, he performed live with the Rheostatics on many occasions throughout the latter part of the group's career. He is pictured in the group's official portrait at Zunior Records ' Independent Music Hall of Fame. http://zuniorhalloffame.blogspot.com/2009/09/zunior-independent-music-hall-of-fame.html Rheostatics's page at The Independent Music Hall of Fame, presented by Zunior. Accessed 22 May 2010.
Touring with Lou Reed
Hearn has toured as part of Lou Reed 's band since 2009, including a European tour in 2011. He performs keyboards and piano. His friendship with Reed dates back to 2001, when Hearn received a "get well soon" phone call from Reed during his fight with leukemia.
Personal life
Hearn currently lives in downtown Toronto. He also spends time at a cottage which he acquired in the early 2000s. The isolated cottage is on a lake where his family spent time when he was a child. Hearn has a daughter, HavanaWinter Hearn, born in November 2003.
Hearn's cousin is actor and comedian Harland Williams , with whom he spent a lot of time as a child. They released an album together in 2004, as a duo known as The Cousins .Allmusic|class=artist|id=p750421|pure_url=yes The Cousins at Allmusic.com.
Despite the acrimonious departure of Steven Page from Barenaked Ladies, Hearn has maintained a relationship with him.cite web|last=Kaplan|first=Ben|title=Baring It All|url= http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Baring/5995079/story.html|work=Ottawa Citizen|accessdate=16 January 2012
http://www.kevinhearn.com Kevin Hearn official website
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