Kevtone

Kevtone (born Kevin Anthony Guess, December 30, 1964) is an American musician, percussionist, and songwriter from Seattle, Washington. Performing live and in studio, his rhythm style may best be described as improvisational, melodic, progressive, and bluesy, over a wide variety of styles; reflecting influences from many genres of music.

He is perhaps best known for his work as the original drummer for the Santa Cruz, California band Camper Van Beethoven, playing on all 17 tracks of their album Telephone Free Landslide Victory and many other tracks from various other Camper Van Beethoven releases. He was the principal drummer for Calm Down Juanita, World Entertainment War, Heaven On, and Box O' Laffs, and he is currently the drummer for I Die Every Day.

Biography

Kevin Guess was born in 1964 and raised in King City, California, where he started playing drums as a young child. He attended San Lorenzo Elementary School in King City, where he studied music under Bruce Graham and later, Leon Olson, bandleader at King City Joint Union High School. At age 15, he played in It Became Monster (IBM) with Fidel Tirado and occasionally David Rodriguez, with whom he also played in another band, Whirlwind. At 16, he played in the Red Mountain Band with Pete Carney and with his elementary school drum teacher, Bruce Graham. He also played drums in many other duos and combos with local groups around the Salinas Valley.