KEVAN KOYA

Big thank you to Michael Casswell who has played all the guitar parts on 2 of my albums 'The only living thing on Mars' and 'Heavenly Mortals' and a few other tracks in between.

Not only was Michael a highly acclaimed and accomplished guitarist (in other words Brilliant!) but also a talented singer songwriter and producer.

In the mid 90's, just before the untimely and tragic death of drumming legend Cozy Powell, Michael wrote and produced the last Cozy Powell album titled 'Especially for you' which was released on Polygram records.

Michael had a very impressive and extensive musical history, touring with some of the greatest names in the music industry such as: the Queen guitarist Brian May, Ronan Keating, Rosy Royce, Cozy Powell, UK based Japanese blues guitarist Saiichi Sugiyama (musician), Dean Freidman, Limahl (Kajagoogoo), Rhino's revenge band (bass player and drummer from Status Quo) and many more.

Michael's playing has been heard on countless TV ads, jingles, theme tunes and in the late 80's William Friedkin film 'To live and die in LA'.

Michael's extreme ability in mastering the guitar was such that there was nothing he couldn't play, from country to heavy metal, funk to swing jazz. Whatever song needed guitar parts adding Mike could play it.

I personally feel that one of the contributing factors that made Mike such an excellent guitarist was his ability to interpret with tremendous thought and sensitivity to what a particular song needs, not only in the style and technique of playing but also finding the right sound.

Every time Michael popped down to the studio he never ceased to amaze me at his care and professionalism in his guitar work, bringing the songs to life with his own unique style of playing.

I would like to say a very special thank you to Phil for playing bass on my latest album 'Heavenly Mortals'. Phil is an exceptionally talented bass guitarist and musician, a true professional and a great pleasure to work with.

Phil is co-founder of The Satellites studio team and is also a long-term member of Tony Hadley's band. His experience in the live field is all-encompassing, ranging from world tours with Kim Wilde in the early 90's, to 'We will rock you' in London's West end.

Phil has served as a corporate musical consultant for Sony international's corporate events. He has also worked with Keith Emerson, Squeeze, Go West, Roger Daltrey, Rick Wakeman, ABC and Gary Barlow and is an active member of The Satellites studio team. His experience spans sessions work and composition for soundtracks, advertising, television and radio and has recorded bass guitar DVD's for 'Lick Library' and product endorsement for Yamaha spanning over 10 years.

A very special thank you to Tim for playing drums on my latest album 'Heavenly Mortals'. Since working on this album I have had the great pleasure of working with such fine and professional musicians, Michael Casswell, Phil Williams and Tim Bye. Tim is also an exceptionally gifted musician, a great drummer and a pleasure to work with.

Tim began his career with Universal signings Un-Amercian, who toured the states throughout the 90's and were chosen by Pete Towsend to support The Who at Madison Square Gardens and the Hollywood Bowl.

Since then he has been very busy on the UK session scene, carving out a great reputation for his feel and song-driven approach. He works alongside other core members of The Satellites regularly, both live and in the studio.

A very big thank you to Richard Naiff.

Richard is an exceptionally talented pianist and flautist and has performed with the bands Soulsec, The Waterboys, Icicle Works and the Catacoustics to name but a few.

During the summer of 2009 Richard played the piano part to a song I'd written called 'I believe in you'. Since then he has played piano on another three songs from the Heavenly Mortals album 'Winters sky', 'Down to earth' and 'If only you knew'. These remaining tracks from the 'Heavenly Mortals' album will be released some time this year.

A big thank you to my friend Andy Ellis who has designed this web site and is also an exceptionally talented and gifted guitarist and who has worked on a number of my recording sessions.

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Andy does all things guitar and tech - teaching, mentoring, producing, song writing, recording in the Sussex area.

Working with various artists including singer songwriter Abbo and plays alongside Paul Roberts (legendary ex Stranglers front man) for their bands Soulsec and BowiePR.

Also Andy is a very well respected guitar tutor having many pupils of all ages under his wing, has taught at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music , published tuition books for the Xtreme series with Sanctuary Publishing / Music Sales Group.

I would like to say a very big thank you! To my friend David, for all the album cover designs he has done for me over the years. I'm thrilled, that his cover designs are so visually striking, which not only compliments my music, but also completes the albums as a whole. Also, to add, David is a very skilled photographer and I'm grateful for the photos he has taken of me over years which can be seem on my music webpage.

David is an exceptionally talented and well-established book cover designer and for more information regarding his business and designs, he can be found on www.headdesign.co.uk

Doug Scarratt has played guitar on three of my albums 'Hello America', 'Bad boys' and 'Stranger to love'. Doug is an exceptionally talented and gifted guitarist and songwriter that I have had the pleasure of knowing.

Now very much an established member of the legendary heavy metal band Saxon who have a strong and devoted following throughout Europe and America.

My personal favourite tracks that are embellished with Dougie's superb guitar work are 'Angry at the world' and 'One more day' from the 'Stranger to love' album and both title tracks from the albums 'Hello America' and 'Bad boys'.

Pete Varkala I have known for quite a few years now. He is an exceptionally gifted producer, recording engineer and songwriter and a very competent and versatile musician playing guitars, bass guitar, piano and I'm sure I've seen him put his hand to playing the drums to.

Combining his talents with musician and songwriter Brian Powell and under the flag of their company 'KLIKTRAX' they composed bespoke pieces of music for film and television and supply many publishers and libraries as well as corporate clients.

I first met Pete in the late 90's. I had just completed writing an album called 'Stranger to love' and was then looking for a studio and producer to begin work recording this album.

I arranged a meeting with Pete at his recording studio to discuss the album and the ideas I had for it's production. Within a very short time of our meeting I knew Pete was the right person to record 'Stranger to love'. Since then I have recorded another two albums with Pete 'The only living thing on Mars' and 'Heavenly mortals'.