The K2B Show

Recently the University of Colorado, Denver enlisted KennyKenny Bergle to do another long-distance lecture for their “Audio Production Seminar” class (400 level) of Prof. Sam McGuire.

Here’s some excerpts from the students’ comments -

“The insight brought by Kenny’s years in the industry helps to make my personal situation seem normal for trying to get into the industry.”

“It was great to hear Kenny’s take on the industry, and how he made it work. With the current economy, it good to hear tips on how to diversify your skills.”

“Kenny was probably the BEST guess lecturer I have heard at this school!’

“His input on the future of the industry kind of made me rethink my future in the industry.”

“It was really interesting to hear how many famous people he had worked with
throughout his career ranging from BB king to Gene Simmons and Ron
Artest, mainly becuase he was so adamant to get to the bottom of the
new technology that was coming out.”

“Here’s a guy who just wanted to get his MIDI gear to work,
and he was so passionate about it that he was willing to piss off every
phone-answering service person enough that he could talk to someone who
knew what the hell they were talking about.”

“He seemed to be “up” on trends that, maybe I hadn’t heard of.”

“He has a million stories, and those little tales thrown in had me hanging on his every word.”

“It was fairly obvious that he actually meant what he said too, whereas most of the people you hear talk about it are just paying you lip service.”

“Kenny had a positive message and was inspiring without sounding preachy or conceited.”

“His realistic but eccentricly positive attitude was uplifting.”

Read what the full blog of what the students said about “Dr.”  Bergle’s talk here -

http://audioproductionseminar.blogspot.com/

Thanks Prof. McGuire, for including TheK2BShow in your Audio Production Seminar Curriculum!

Bob and Kenny pose for a shot after the super-fun Taylor Roadshow held at Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bob is not present for the Taylor Roadshows usually, he and his lovely wife Cindy chose to attend the Sweetwater show in support and as a special treat for Sweetwater customers. He told great stories about his guitar-making; like why Taylor started making electric guitars. Always check out the Sweetwater ‘Events’ page for these fun events. http://www.sweetwater.com/about/events/ They’re always free and always fun and educational (AND KennyKenny is usually the Emcee, so come and meet him!). Thanks Bob, for going the extra 1100 miles!

Omigosh! Thank you people! The WWW.TheK2BShow website logged approx. 20,000 hits last month and we’re not even close to being fully developed yet. Clearly the interest in music technology and the way we entertain with it is growing. Thanks and keep looking.

One exciting feature of the show is a serializing of some great music technology documentaries, the first on industry stalwart and music technology genius Dave Hill, founder of CraneSong and inventor of the latest ProTools phenomenon called “Heat”. (http://www.cranesong.com) Other films that will be serialized on TheK2BShow.com include a documentary of industry maven EveAnna Manley, so keep watching and thanks again!

Sept. 15, 2010 is the 30th anniv. of Bill Evan’s untimely death.

Something that happened during Bill Evan’s visit to the former NTSU Jazz Dept, now called UNT, that made me realize I was, in general, on the right track with music. (Thanks, btw, to the brilliant Dan Haerle, Bill’s friend, for bringing him in for us). At the time (Spring 1980?), my dad was dying from cancer and I was questioning my path in life.

Bill came to UNT and played for an assembly of all the 1500 or so jazz students. His playing was, of course, awesome and inspiring. Several times he said that he really appreciated playing for people that were dedicating their lives to jazz, as most of us were. You could tell it wasn’t just another concert for him.

Anyway, he played for us about 40 minutes and then, in the middle of a piece, he abruptly stopped, shook his head and there was a moment of silence before the gasps and murmurs started from the crowd. He then turned to the audience, stood up, and
raised both of his hands chest-high. He looked at his hands and then back to us. Then he said, “I’m sorry, really sorry. I can’t play for very long anymore before my hands puff up like this.”

Indeed, his hands were like over-inflated rubber gloves, more round than anything with small protruding digits. He seemed as if he was on the verge of tears and again said that he was sorry and that we were the people he really wanted to play for but couldn’t any longer. Then he said that since he couldn’t play any more, he could at least answer some questions from the audience, which he did.

I didn’t find out till later why his hands blew up like that, but at that very moment, I confirmed that music was the way for me. Not sure why really, it simply seemed right. Since this guy was overcoming amazing physical ailment and anguish just to play for us and to let us know that there was a flame to be passed on and carried on, I got lucky just then and figured that I should wake up and welcome it.

Dan did an amazing amount for jazz students back then (still does) and one of the most life-changing things he did for me was to bring his friend Bill Evans to NTSU. Thanks Bill, for dedicating YOUR life to the flame of creativity and for generously and graciously passing it on. And thanks, of course, to Dan for making it happen.

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