About

Kevin’s music, whether composed for film, concert music, or electronic music, his music is always composed as if a film was the source of inspiration. Often the film was life stories that led him to say, “Music is a gift that reflects emotions of the past, present and future and anyone can learn and perform music.”

Kevin is known as a composer and educator who believes that everyone has the ability to learn and perform music.  This conclusion came about from the ups and downs, and twists and turns that transpired in his life, yet with hard work, enthusiasm and long hours of studying he became his life’s dream of being a composer.

Many composers and musicians can tell their story of how they started at an early age learning and playing an instrument. This was not the so in Kevin’s childhood. Kevin’s ambition to be a musician started in third grade with the exception he did not play an instrument or wasn’t taking lessons or learning to play. It was just an idea from watching the elementary band rehearse at school. The actual learning to play an instrument began around eighth grade from having access to an old church organ.
This desire continued while attending St. Augustine High School in New Orleans. One would think the natural progression would be to play in the band. Unfortunately, the expense of paying high school tuition, not playing an instrument other than the old church organ, and the need to learn more about music notation were the real forces he had to contend with.

As time continued, his music education was progressing and soon it was off to college where he thought he had enough skills to become what he said he would after graduation, a composer. His first year at Xavier College, then Dillard University, showed no promise of success. He was a first-generation college student, with no knowledge of how college worked. A major recipe for disaster. The bright spot during this period he met and worked with his first real music teacher in composition, Roger Dickerson. He learned the craft of composition while honing his musical skills.
After realizing college was expensive, The Air Force was the backup plan to at least having a job. As he progressed through the ranks of the Air Force, he grew confident in his music skills and finally when his tour of duty was completed, he stepped back into the college scene with more determination to succeed.
His journey picked up where he left off with Roger Dickerson, and then finally completing his college degree at LSU while studying composition with Dr. Dinos Constantinides. Finally, he was becoming a composer, writing trios, chamber works, orchestral music, and more importantly hearing them performed.
And so, this journey continues as he still composes today and became an educator of music where he teaches students that, “Music is a gift that reflects emotions of the past, present and future and anyone can learn and perform music.”