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Born in Columbus Ohio, Brian Kahanek grew up nearby on an 80-acre farm full of corn and alfalfa fields where his family bred beautiful Arabian horses and sold the yearly harvest. Helping his dad work the farm, feeding the horses and listening to music of all genres was part of daily life. When Brian was 10, the Kahanek clan moved to his father’s birthplace of San Antonio, a hotbed of Texas style rhythm and blues. It was here that a family friend purchased Brian his first guitar, a $100 acoustic from Ruston’s Western Wear store on the outskirts of the city. Even with strings so high that you could shoot arrows with them, he dove into the musical offerings of Jim Croce, Simon and Garfunkle, Crosby Stills and Nash, and a myriad of other 60’s and 70’s singer-songwriters. He was hooked, learning to strum and fingerpick right off the bat, and never looked back.

By the age of 15, Brian was knee deep in The Police, AC/DC, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, ZZ Top and Jimi Hendrix to name a few. Honing his chops by playing every chance he got, Brian graduated High School and left home to study music at The University of North Texas in Denton. What he didn’t realize was that he would be playing more sessions and gigs than attending classes. With a palpable sense of his own artistic vision and a choice to make, he left the school of music to find his own identity as an artist. Cutting his teeth as a guitarist and singer, Brian worked the Texas club circuit for 6 years winning over regional critics and fans.
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  • matheusrosa94

    Thank you once again, Guitar Hero, for showing me good artists.

    25 Aug 2011 Reply

  • Jamesismynamo

    He's a great guitarist and respectable musician of course, but I regret buying 'Real Life'. Only because I only really like the instrumental work. I didn't realize he sang in his songs. Not that he's a bad singer, but it's just not my thing.

    5 Jul 2010 Reply

  • hibernative

    can't find an album...

    8 May 2010 Reply

  • Longinglolwut

    People shouldn't listen to only Gemini, the rest of his work is too great.

    5 Sep 2009 Reply

  • marshmellow_man

    http://www.last.fm/group/Addicted+to+Guitar+Solos

    7 Nov 2008 Reply

  • arteh

    Addition: There is _no_ right place to distribute warez! :p

    29 Sep 2008 Reply

  • arteh

    This is not the right place to distribute warez.

    29 Sep 2008 Reply

  • toad02

    please! Someone upload an album!

    7 Apr 2008 Reply

  • henriquee_t88

    If you can't even find the album for download then it's a thousand times more impossible to be found in a store.

    2 Apr 2008 Reply

  • Fiz1ks

    Brian Kahanek, Joe Bonamassa, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd are spearheading the next generation of blues rock.

    19 Dec 2007 Reply

  • Hells-Vengeance

    Anyhone on here apart from me actually bother to buy his album? Its great classic rock, better than just freeloading Gemini and thats it.

    28 Jul 2007 Reply

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