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Kevin Kastning

April 26, 2024

Kevin Kastning (born 1961 in Wichita, Kansas) is an American guitarist, composer and musical instrument inventor.[1] He plays the 36-string Double Contraguitar, 30-string Contra-Alto guitar, 28-string Double Contraguitar, 24-string Double Subcontraguitar, 17-string Hybrid Extended Classical guitar, 15-string Extended Classical guitar, twelve-string guitar, six-string guitar, fretless guitar, 12-string extended baritone guitar, 6-string bass-baritone guitar, alto guitar, the 14-string contraguitar, the 16-string contraguitar, the 17-string contraguitar, 12-string soprano guitar, mandolin, piano, and bass.

Kevin Kastning
Kevin Kastning with the 36-string Kevin Kastning Signature Double Contraguitar by Emerald Guitars
Background information
OriginUSA
Genresmodern classical, avant-garde acoustic, jazz
Instruments36-string Double Contraguitar, 30-string Contra-Alto guitar, 16-, 17-, and 18-string Contraguitars, 28-string Double Contraguitar, 24-string Double Subcontraguitar, 15-string Extended Classical guitar, 17-string Hybrid Extended Classical guitar, 12-string guitar, six-string guitar, fretless guitar, 12-string extended baritone guitar, 6-string bass-baritone guitar, 12-string alto guitar, 12-string soprano guitar, mandolin, piano, bass
Years active1979-present
LabelsGreydisc Records
Websitewww.kevinkastning.com

History edit

Born in 1961 in Wichita, Kansas, Kastning's father was a musician, and Kevin began on trumpet at age 7. By age 11 he had his first guitar.[2] He attended Wichita East High School[3] during which time he was in the school orchestra and jazz ensemble as well as in several bands. Kastning attended Wichita State University between 1980 and 1984, graduating with a Bachelor of Music. While there he studied composition under the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Walter Mays. In 1985, Kastning moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he pursued graduate studies at Berklee College of Music for 2 years.[4] At Berklee, Kastning studied with Walter Beasley and John la Porta while being privately tutored by guitar legend Pat Metheny. Between the years of 1985 and 1990 he played in numerous jazz chamber groups, playing at clubs throughout the greater Boston and Hartford area are as well as in his own jazz ensemble, the Kevin Kastning Unit, which released a self-titled album in 1988. The Kevin Kastning Unit included Carl Clements on tenor and soprano saxophone with which Kastning has maintained a working relationship.

Since that time, Kastning has made numerous notable collaborative contemporary classical guitar recordings, which are largely improvised. Kastning plays a number of guitar family instruments of his own imagining on his albums including a 36-string Double Contraguitar, a 30-string Contra-Soprano guitar, 6-string bass-baritone guitar, a 12-string extended baritone guitar, a 12-string alto guitar, and 14-string, 16-string, and 17-string Contraguitars. His music consistently receives strong reviews in the experimental acoustic music community and other modern abstract traditions. Irish painter, Ken Browne's March 2011 exhibition 'Odyssey II'[5] at the Origin Art Gallery[6] (Dublin) featured abstract paintings based on Kastning's music.

Kastning has invented a number of guitar family instruments which extend the traditional range of the guitar into new territory.

Kastning is an artist endorser for Santa Cruz Guitar Company, Daniel Roberts Stringworks, Anvil Cases, Emerald Guitars,[7] Godin Guitars, Enhanced Audio, Bricasti Design,[8] Kelsone, Peluso, John Pearse Strings,[9] Cervantes Classical Guitars,[10] Microtech Gefell Microphones, G7 Performance Capos, ToneRite, Hipshot, and K&K Sound.[11]

Recording artist edit

In 1990 Kastning was invited by colleague and fellow guitarist to form the KastningSiegfried Duet Project,[12] and over the next several years they wrote and recorded 5 albums of acoustic, experimental classical guitar compositions which were all released on the label, Greydisc. The KastningSiefried Duet Project is ongoing although Kastning has moved away from performing and recording composed music and favors instead improvisation[13] in the recording studio.

In 2006 Kastning began a long term collaboration with Hungarian guitarist, Sandor Szabo.[14] Together they have released multiple albums, on the Greydisc label, each of which is completely improvised, or composed in real time within the studio. Each album was recorded in a single day and each track represents a one time recording without overdubs or multiple takes.[15] Szabo and Kastning toured Hungary[16] in 2009[17] with guitarist, Dominic Miller,[18] who is well known for playing with Sting (musician).

In 2009, Kastning met British electric guitarist Mark Wingfield and proceeded the following year to record an ambient, electro-acoustic album of improvised guitar duets with Wingfield which was released on Greydisc Records.[19] In 2012 Kastning and Wingfield released a second album of wholly improvised ambient duets entitled "An Illustrated Silenece".[20]

During the 2009 Szabo/Kastning European tour, Kastning recorded a trio album, entitled "Triptych", with Szabo and percussionist, Balazs Major on location in Nograd. Triptych was released on Greydisc Records in December 2011.[21] The album has drawn comparisons to the recordings of Ralph Towner and John Abercrombie.[22]

Kastning toured Europe a second time in March 2012 with Szabo and Major in support of Triptych with a concert entitled "Kontaktus". The concert was a melding of sound poetry[23] and movement featuring two Hungarian dancers from the Hungarian National Ballet, Timea Gyorke and Judith Szamosi.[24] The tour included dates in Budapest, Debrecen and Vacz. In Vac Kastning and Szabo recorded a duo album entitled "The Book of Crossing", which was released on Greydisc Records later the same year, as well as a trio album with Major, "Becoming", which was released in March 2013.

In 2012, Kastning released a duo album with longtime musical collaborator Carl Clements entitled "Dreaming As I Knew". The album represents various improvised contemporary classical duets with combinations of Kastning's guitar family instruments and Clements multiple wind instruments.[25]

In 2012 Kastning also released a duo album with famous bassist, Michael Manring entitled "In Winter" an exploratory album of improvised compositions.[26]

Composer edit

In addition to performing, Kastning is a modern classical composer with over 200[27] compositions for various chamber and solo instrumentation, including ten piano sonatas, seven string quartets and numerous works for unusual instrument duets, trio, quartets and quintets. Kastning's works have been performed annually by the London Chamber Group since 2001.[28]

Inventor edit

Kastning has invented a number of guitar family instruments in collaboration with Dan Roberts. The two met in 1999 when Kastning commissioned a guitar from the Santa Cruz Guitar Co,[29] where Roberts was the production manager. By 2002, Kastning was an artist endorser for the Santa Cruz Guitar Co. Kastning is interested in extending the pitch range of the guitar and from this, he has developed several unique instruments with Roberts. The first instrument was the DKK 6-string extended baritone guitar, a 13 fret D baritone, voiced for a low G tuning developed in 2005 with Roberts and the Santa Cruz Guitar Co. The second was the Santa Cruz DKK-12 string extended baritone guitar, a 13 fret, D baritone voiced for a low F# tuning developed in 2005/06 . The third, the Santa Cruz KK-alto, a 12 string alto guitar in A, was developed in 2008. Kastning continued his collaboration with Roberts after Roberts left Santa Cruz Guitar Co to form his own company, Daniel Roberts Stringworks.[30] In 2007 Kastning commissioned at 14 string contraguitar[31] from Roberts which was completed in 2010. A second Contraguitar was commissioned from Roberts in 2011 to be utilized in alternate tunings.[32] In 2012 Roberts converted one of Kastning's contraguitars to a 17-string, 9-course contraguitar.[33]

In 2012 Kastning collaborated with Alistair Hay of the Irish company, Emerald Guitars, to conceive of and build a 30 string double-necked guitar. The guitar model was named "Triocha," the Kevin Kastning Signature Model, and combines an 18-string Contra guitar neck with a 12-string alto guitar neck providing an unorthodox tonal range. This instrument is known as the Kevin Kastning Signature Series 30-string Contra-Alto guitar

In 2013, Kastning again collaborated with Alistair Hay of the Irish company, Emerald Guitars, to conceive of and build the 36-string Double Contraguitar. This doubleneck instrument consists of two 18-string Contraguitars used in two different tunings. This instrument provides both an extended range and an unorthodox harmonic palette. The 36-string Double Contraguitar and the 30-string Contra-Soprano guitar have become Kastning's main instruments for both concerts and recordings. This instrument is known as the Kevin Kastning Signature Series 36-string Double Contraguitar.

In 2014, Kastning once again collaborated with Alistair Hay of the Irish company, Emerald Guitars, to conceive of and build the 15-string Extended Classical guitar. This is a classical nylon-string guitar with six double-courses, and three bass single courses. It also features a Multi-scale. This is known as the Kevin Kastning Signature Series 15-string Extended Classical guitar.

In 2017-2018, Kastning again collaborated with Alistair Hay of the Irish company, Emerald Guitars, to conceive of and build the 17-string Hybrid Extended Classical guitar. This is a double-course classical guitar, with each course consisting of one nylon string and one steel string. The low sub-A or sub-B course is the only single course. It also features a Multi-scale. This is known as the Kevin Kastning Signature Series 17-string Hybrid Extended Classical guitar.

In 2023, Kastning again collaborated with Alistair Hay of Emerald Guitars, to conceive of and build the 24-string Double Sub-Contraguitar, and the 28-string Double Contraguitar, which features four triple courses.

Awards and honors edit

  • Resonance, The Perfect Sound magazine's Top 10 Albums of 2007[34]
  • Parabola, NPR one of The Best Albums of the Year for 2009[35]
  • I Walked into the Silver Darkness, Favorite of 2011, WFMU-FM, 2011[citation needed]
  • An Illustrated Silence, top ten album, New York City's WFMU-FM, 2012[36]
  • Book of Crossings, top ten albums of 2012, Acoustic Guitar[37] It was also named one of the top 20 albums of 2012 by FAME magazine.[38]
  • In Winter, Best Instrumental Album of 2012 by Latewire magazine
  • Dark Sonatas, top ten album by WFMU-FM and Acoustic Music, 2013[39]
  • Becoming, top ten album, Acoustic Music, 2013[40]
  • Artist of the Month August 2014; K&K Sound[41]
  • KDNK Radio Network Hall of Fame, added September 2014[42]
  • Watercolor Sky, 2014 Album of the Year, Acoustic Music[43]
  • In Stories, top 10 2014 Albums of the Year by Acoustic Music[44]
  • Otherworld, WFMU Favorite Album of 2015.[45]
  • Kastning's 2015 Greydisc solo release "Otherworld" is named as one of the Best Albums of 2015 by The Perfect Sound Forever magazine.[46]
  • Eleven Rooms, one of the Best Albums of 2015, The Perfect Sound Forever magazine.[47]
  • Otherworld, No. 1 on the iTunes Classical chart for the week of September 22, 2015.
  • The albums 17/66, Ethereal I, Even this late it happens, and Kismaros were in first-round voting for the 2020 Grammy® Awards.
  • The albums Convergence I and Nograd were in first-round voting for the 2021 Grammy® Awards.
  • The albums The First Realm, Ethereal IV, and Rubicon I were in first-round voting for the 2022 Grammy® Awards.
  • The albums Levitation I and Ethereal V were in first-round voting for the 2023 Grammy® Awards.
  • The albums Levitation II, Ethereal VI, and Strand in Strands were in first-round voting for the 2024 Grammy® Awards.

Discography edit

All albums on Greydisc Records, unless otherwise noted.

As a solo artist

  • Otherworld (2015)
  • Skyfields (2016)
  • A Connection of Secrets (2017)
  • 17/66 (2018)
  • 30/36 (2018)
  • Piano I (2019)

KastningSiegfried

  • Binary Forms (1992)
  • Book of Days (2002; reissued 2018)
  • Bichromial (2004)
  • Scalar Fields (2005)
  • Gravity of Shadows (2011)

With Sándor Szabó

  • Resonance (2007)
  • Parallel Crossings (2008)
  • Parabola (2009)
  • Returning (2010)
  • The Book of Crossings (2012)
  • Perspectives (2016)
  • Invocation (2017)
  • Ethereal I (2018)
  • Ethereal III (2019)
  • Nógrád (2020)
  • Ethereal VI (2023)
  • Unbending Sky (2024)

With Mark Wingfield

  • I Walked into the Silver Darkness (2011)
  • An Illustrated Silence (2012)
  • Dark Sonatas (2013)
  • In Stories (2014)
  • Eleven Rooms (2015)
  • The Line to Three (2017)
  • Rubicon I (2021)
  • I dreamed of invisible journeys (2022)
  • Rubicon II (2024)

With Sandor Szabo, Balazs Major

  • Triptych (2011)
  • Becoming (2013)
  • Ethereal II (2018)
  • Ethereal IV (2021)
  • Ethereal V (2022)

With Sándor Szabó, Carl Clements

  • Convergence I (2020)
  • Convergence II (2021)
  • Convergence III (2023)

With Carl Clements

  • Dreaming As I Knew (2012)
  • Nowhere, Now Here (2013)
  • Watercolor Sky (2014)
  • A Far Reflection (2016)
  • Even this late it happens (2017)
  • Strand in Strands (2022)

With Michael Manring

  • In Winter (2012)

With Balazs Major

  • Kismaros (2018)

With Soheil Peyghambari

  • The First Realm (2021)
  • The Second Realm (2024)

With Laszlo Gardony

  • Levitation I (2022)
  • Levitation II (2023)

Other

  • The Kevin Kastning Unit (1988)
  • International Unfretted Artists (IUA, 2008)
  • The Open Road Volume 1 (Moonjune, 2013)
  • Escape the Mind, Volume 3 (Bongo Boy Records, 2020)
  • Escape the Mind, Volume 4 (Bongo Boy Records, 2023)

References edit

  1. ^ Kevin Kastning Website
  2. ^ Nathan Lamb, "Unique Transatlantic Sound", Nashoba Newspapers, November 6, 2009
  3. ^ Wichita East High School
  4. ^ "Berklee Alumni". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  5. ^ Kathy Foley Dublin Sunday Times March 27, 2011
  6. ^ "Ken Browne opens at Origin Art Gallery" 'Irish Art Blog', March 25, 2011
  7. ^ Emerald Guitars
  8. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  9. ^ John Pearse Strings
  10. ^ Cervantes Classical Guitars
  11. ^ K&K Sound
  12. ^ Benny, "Kevin Kastning: a new classical language at onclassical.com", OnClassical, June 15, 2009
  13. ^ Barry Cleveland, "Improvising an album", Guitar Player Magazine, September 2011
  14. ^ Billy Bunker, "Interview with Kevin Kastning", Billy's Bunker: Music Reviews from the Independent Underground, July 2010
  15. ^ Mark Tucker, "A Second Conversation", Perfect Sound Forever Magazine, April 2011
  16. ^ Millenaris Teatrum "Dominic Miller, Kevin Kastning - Szabo Sandor Duo" Millenaris Teatrum Listings, November 2009
  17. ^ "Millenaris Program" 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine Millenaris Print Program: Dominic Miller, Kevin Kastning-Sandor Szabo Duo, November 2009
  18. ^ Greg Jazz Blog, "Koncert-beszamolo: Dominic Miller", November 9, 2009
  19. ^ Robert Silverstein, "An Interview with Kevin Kastning and Mark Wingfield", mwe3, December, 2011
  20. ^ Mark Tucker, "FAME Review: An Illustrated Silence"FAME, October 2012
  21. ^ Mark Tucker, "FAME Review: Triptych" FAME, January 2012
  22. ^ Teja Gerken, "Triptych" 2012-05-06 at the Wayback Machine, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, May 2012 Edition
  23. ^ "Kontaktus"Fuge Produkcio, March 2012
  24. ^ Dehir "Nyerjen jegyet az akusztikus zene királyának koncertjére a Dehir.hu játékán!" Dehir, March 22, 2012
  25. ^ Mark S. Tucker, "FAME Review: Dreaming as I Knew" FAME, April 2012
  26. ^ "Review: In Winter" Guitarbench Magazine, Issue 4, 2012
  27. ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  28. ^ Maureen King, "Kevin Kastning: An Artist at Peace", The Middlesex Beat, December 2004
  29. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  30. ^ Daniel Roberts Stringwords
  31. ^ Barry Cleveland, "Classical Spotlight", Guitar Player Magazine, Holiday Edition 2010
  32. ^ Irene Trudel, "An Interview and Live Studio Performance with Kevin Kastning and Carl Clements" WFMU Radio, April 30, 2012
  33. ^ Robert Silverstein, "Kevin Kastning AND Mark Wingfield", Music Web Express 3000", November 2012
  34. ^ Mark S. Tucker, "Perfect Sound Forever 2007 Writer's Poll" Perfect Sound Forever, December 2007
  35. ^ "Pushing the Envelope Best Recordings of 2009"[permanent dead link] New Music Reblog, December 2009
  36. ^ "Afterglow and Thought Radio Top 10 Report for October 2012" Bill's Galactic Travels, October 2012
  37. ^ Mark Smith, "Essential Albums of 2012" 2013-01-15 at the Wayback Machine Acoustic Guitar Magazine, February 2013
  38. ^ Mark S. Tucker, "FAME Reviewers' Best of 2012 Lists" acousticmusic.com, January 2013
  39. ^ Mark S. Tucker, "FAME Reviewers' Best of 2013 Lists" acousticmusic.com, January 2014
  40. ^ Mark S. Tucker, "FAME Reviewers' Best of 2013 Lists" acousticmusic.com, January 2014
  41. ^ K&K Sound http://kksound.com/artist-of-the-month.php?month=8&year=2014
  42. ^ KDNK Radio Network http://www.kdnk.org/newmusic.cfm 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
  43. ^ AcousticMusic.com http://www.acousticmusic.com/
  44. ^ AcousticMusic.com http://www.acousticmusic.com/
  45. ^ WFMU-FM; New York City http://wfmu.org
  46. ^ The Perfect Sound Forever http://www.furious.com/perfect/2015writerspoll.html.
  47. ^ The Perfect Sound Forever http://www.furious.com/perfect/2015writerspoll.html.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Facebook
  • YouTube channel

April 26, 2024
kevin, kastning, born, 1961, wichita, kansas, american, guitarist, composer, musical, instrument, inventor, plays, string, double, contraguitar, string, contra, alto, guitar, string, double, contraguitar, string, double, subcontraguitar, string, hybrid, extend. Kevin Kastning born 1961 in Wichita Kansas is an American guitarist composer and musical instrument inventor 1 He plays the 36 string Double Contraguitar 30 string Contra Alto guitar 28 string Double Contraguitar 24 string Double Subcontraguitar 17 string Hybrid Extended Classical guitar 15 string Extended Classical guitar twelve string guitar six string guitar fretless guitar 12 string extended baritone guitar 6 string bass baritone guitar alto guitar the 14 string contraguitar the 16 string contraguitar the 17 string contraguitar 12 string soprano guitar mandolin piano and bass Kevin KastningKevin Kastning with the 36 string Kevin Kastning Signature Double Contraguitar by Emerald GuitarsBackground informationOriginUSAGenresmodern classical avant garde acoustic jazzInstruments36 string Double Contraguitar 30 string Contra Alto guitar 16 17 and 18 string Contraguitars 28 string Double Contraguitar 24 string Double Subcontraguitar 15 string Extended Classical guitar 17 string Hybrid Extended Classical guitar 12 string guitar six string guitar fretless guitar 12 string extended baritone guitar 6 string bass baritone guitar 12 string alto guitar 12 string soprano guitar mandolin piano bassYears active1979 presentLabelsGreydisc RecordsWebsitewww kevinkastning com Contents 1 History 1 1 Recording artist 1 2 Composer 1 3 Inventor 2 Awards and honors 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksHistory editBorn in 1961 in Wichita Kansas Kastning s father was a musician and Kevin began on trumpet at age 7 By age 11 he had his first guitar 2 He attended Wichita East High School 3 during which time he was in the school orchestra and jazz ensemble as well as in several bands Kastning attended Wichita State University between 1980 and 1984 graduating with a Bachelor of Music While there he studied composition under the tutelage of Pulitzer Prize winning composer Walter Mays In 1985 Kastning moved to Boston Massachusetts where he pursued graduate studies at Berklee College of Music for 2 years 4 At Berklee Kastning studied with Walter Beasley and John la Porta while being privately tutored by guitar legend Pat Metheny Between the years of 1985 and 1990 he played in numerous jazz chamber groups playing at clubs throughout the greater Boston and Hartford area are as well as in his own jazz ensemble the Kevin Kastning Unit which released a self titled album in 1988 The Kevin Kastning Unit included Carl Clements on tenor and soprano saxophone with which Kastning has maintained a working relationship Since that time Kastning has made numerous notable collaborative contemporary classical guitar recordings which are largely improvised Kastning plays a number of guitar family instruments of his own imagining on his albums including a 36 string Double Contraguitar a 30 string Contra Soprano guitar 6 string bass baritone guitar a 12 string extended baritone guitar a 12 string alto guitar and 14 string 16 string and 17 string Contraguitars His music consistently receives strong reviews in the experimental acoustic music community and other modern abstract traditions Irish painter Ken Browne s March 2011 exhibition Odyssey II 5 at the Origin Art Gallery 6 Dublin featured abstract paintings based on Kastning s music Kastning has invented a number of guitar family instruments which extend the traditional range of the guitar into new territory Kastning is an artist endorser for Santa Cruz Guitar Company Daniel Roberts Stringworks Anvil Cases Emerald Guitars 7 Godin Guitars Enhanced Audio Bricasti Design 8 Kelsone Peluso John Pearse Strings 9 Cervantes Classical Guitars 10 Microtech Gefell Microphones G7 Performance Capos ToneRite Hipshot and K amp K Sound 11 Recording artist edit In 1990 Kastning was invited by colleague and fellow guitarist to form the KastningSiegfried Duet Project 12 and over the next several years they wrote and recorded 5 albums of acoustic experimental classical guitar compositions which were all released on the label Greydisc The KastningSiefried Duet Project is ongoing although Kastning has moved away from performing and recording composed music and favors instead improvisation 13 in the recording studio In 2006 Kastning began a long term collaboration with Hungarian guitarist Sandor Szabo 14 Together they have released multiple albums on the Greydisc label each of which is completely improvised or composed in real time within the studio Each album was recorded in a single day and each track represents a one time recording without overdubs or multiple takes 15 Szabo and Kastning toured Hungary 16 in 2009 17 with guitarist Dominic Miller 18 who is well known for playing with Sting musician In 2009 Kastning met British electric guitarist Mark Wingfield and proceeded the following year to record an ambient electro acoustic album of improvised guitar duets with Wingfield which was released on Greydisc Records 19 In 2012 Kastning and Wingfield released a second album of wholly improvised ambient duets entitled An Illustrated Silenece 20 During the 2009 Szabo Kastning European tour Kastning recorded a trio album entitled Triptych with Szabo and percussionist Balazs Major on location in Nograd Triptych was released on Greydisc Records in December 2011 21 The album has drawn comparisons to the recordings of Ralph Towner and John Abercrombie 22 Kastning toured Europe a second time in March 2012 with Szabo and Major in support of Triptych with a concert entitled Kontaktus The concert was a melding of sound poetry 23 and movement featuring two Hungarian dancers from the Hungarian National Ballet Timea Gyorke and Judith Szamosi 24 The tour included dates in Budapest Debrecen and Vacz In Vac Kastning and Szabo recorded a duo album entitled The Book of Crossing which was released on Greydisc Records later the same year as well as a trio album with Major Becoming which was released in March 2013 In 2012 Kastning released a duo album with longtime musical collaborator Carl Clements entitled Dreaming As I Knew The album represents various improvised contemporary classical duets with combinations of Kastning s guitar family instruments and Clements multiple wind instruments 25 In 2012 Kastning also released a duo album with famous bassist Michael Manring entitled In Winter an exploratory album of improvised compositions 26 Composer edit In addition to performing Kastning is a modern classical composer with over 200 27 compositions for various chamber and solo instrumentation including ten piano sonatas seven string quartets and numerous works for unusual instrument duets trio quartets and quintets Kastning s works have been performed annually by the London Chamber Group since 2001 28 Inventor edit Kastning has invented a number of guitar family instruments in collaboration with Dan Roberts The two met in 1999 when Kastning commissioned a guitar from the Santa Cruz Guitar Co 29 where Roberts was the production manager By 2002 Kastning was an artist endorser for the Santa Cruz Guitar Co Kastning is interested in extending the pitch range of the guitar and from this he has developed several unique instruments with Roberts The first instrument was the DKK 6 string extended baritone guitar a 13 fret D baritone voiced for a low G tuning developed in 2005 with Roberts and the Santa Cruz Guitar Co The second was the Santa Cruz DKK 12 string extended baritone guitar a 13 fret D baritone voiced for a low F tuning developed in 2005 06 The third the Santa Cruz KK alto a 12 string alto guitar in A was developed in 2008 Kastning continued his collaboration with Roberts after Roberts left Santa Cruz Guitar Co to form his own company Daniel Roberts Stringworks 30 In 2007 Kastning commissioned at 14 string contraguitar 31 from Roberts which was completed in 2010 A second Contraguitar was commissioned from Roberts in 2011 to be utilized in alternate tunings 32 In 2012 Roberts converted one of Kastning s contraguitars to a 17 string 9 course contraguitar 33 In 2012 Kastning collaborated with Alistair Hay of the Irish company Emerald Guitars to conceive of and build a 30 string double necked guitar The guitar model was named Triocha the Kevin Kastning Signature Model and combines an 18 string Contra guitar neck with a 12 string alto guitar neck providing an unorthodox tonal range This instrument is known as the Kevin Kastning Signature Series 30 string Contra Alto guitarIn 2013 Kastning again collaborated with Alistair Hay of the Irish company Emerald Guitars to conceive of and build the 36 string Double Contraguitar This doubleneck instrument consists of two 18 string Contraguitars used in two different tunings This instrument provides both an extended range and an unorthodox harmonic palette The 36 string Double Contraguitar and the 30 string Contra Soprano guitar have become Kastning s main instruments for both concerts and recordings This instrument is known as the Kevin Kastning Signature Series 36 string Double Contraguitar In 2014 Kastning once again collaborated with Alistair Hay of the Irish company Emerald Guitars to conceive of and build the 15 string Extended Classical guitar This is a classical nylon string guitar with six double courses and three bass single courses It also features a Multi scale This is known as the Kevin Kastning Signature Series 15 string Extended Classical guitar In 2017 2018 Kastning again collaborated with Alistair Hay of the Irish company Emerald Guitars to conceive of and build the 17 string Hybrid Extended Classical guitar This is a double course classical guitar with each course consisting of one nylon string and one steel string The low sub A or sub B course is the only single course It also features a Multi scale This is known as the Kevin Kastning Signature Series 17 string Hybrid Extended Classical guitar In 2023 Kastning again collaborated with Alistair Hay of Emerald Guitars to conceive of and build the 24 string Double Sub Contraguitar and the 28 string Double Contraguitar which features four triple courses Awards and honors editResonance The Perfect Sound magazine s Top 10 Albums of 2007 34 Parabola NPR one of The Best Albums of the Year for 2009 35 I Walked into the Silver Darkness Favorite of 2011 WFMU FM 2011 citation needed An Illustrated Silence top ten album New York City s WFMU FM 2012 36 Book of Crossings top ten albums of 2012 Acoustic Guitar 37 It was also named one of the top 20 albums of 2012 by FAME magazine 38 In Winter Best Instrumental Album of 2012 by Latewire magazine Dark Sonatas top ten album by WFMU FM and Acoustic Music 2013 39 Becoming top ten album Acoustic Music 2013 40 Artist of the Month August 2014 K amp K Sound 41 KDNK Radio Network Hall of Fame added September 2014 42 Watercolor Sky 2014 Album of the Year Acoustic Music 43 In Stories top 10 2014 Albums of the Year by Acoustic Music 44 Otherworld WFMU Favorite Album of 2015 45 Kastning s 2015 Greydisc solo release Otherworld is named as one of the Best Albums of 2015 by The Perfect Sound Forever magazine 46 Eleven Rooms one of the Best Albums of 2015 The Perfect Sound Forever magazine 47 Otherworld No 1 on the iTunes Classical chart for the week of September 22 2015 The albums 17 66 Ethereal I Even this late it happens and Kismaros were in first round voting for the 2020 Grammy Awards The albums Convergence I and Nograd were in first round voting for the 2021 Grammy Awards The albums The First Realm Ethereal IV and Rubicon I were in first round voting for the 2022 Grammy Awards The albums Levitation I and Ethereal V were in first round voting for the 2023 Grammy Awards The albums Levitation II Ethereal VI and Strand in Strands were in first round voting for the 2024 Grammy Awards Discography editAll albums on Greydisc Records unless otherwise noted As a solo artist Otherworld 2015 Skyfields 2016 A Connection of Secrets 2017 17 66 2018 30 36 2018 Piano I 2019 KastningSiegfried Binary Forms 1992 Book of Days 2002 reissued 2018 Bichromial 2004 Scalar Fields 2005 Gravity of Shadows 2011 With Sandor Szabo Resonance 2007 Parallel Crossings 2008 Parabola 2009 Returning 2010 The Book of Crossings 2012 Perspectives 2016 Invocation 2017 Ethereal I 2018 Ethereal III 2019 Nograd 2020 Ethereal VI 2023 Unbending Sky 2024 With Mark Wingfield I Walked into the Silver Darkness 2011 An Illustrated Silence 2012 Dark Sonatas 2013 In Stories 2014 Eleven Rooms 2015 The Line to Three 2017 Rubicon I 2021 I dreamed of invisible journeys 2022 Rubicon II 2024 With Sandor Szabo Balazs Major Triptych 2011 Becoming 2013 Ethereal II 2018 Ethereal IV 2021 Ethereal V 2022 With Sandor Szabo Carl Clements Convergence I 2020 Convergence II 2021 Convergence III 2023 With Carl Clements Dreaming As I Knew 2012 Nowhere Now Here 2013 Watercolor Sky 2014 A Far Reflection 2016 Even this late it happens 2017 Strand in Strands 2022 With Michael Manring In Winter 2012 With Balazs Major Kismaros 2018 With Soheil Peyghambari The First Realm 2021 The Second Realm 2024 With Laszlo Gardony Levitation I 2022 Levitation II 2023 Other The Kevin Kastning Unit 1988 International Unfretted Artists IUA 2008 The Open Road Volume 1 Moonjune 2013 Escape the Mind Volume 3 Bongo Boy Records 2020 Escape the Mind Volume 4 Bongo Boy Records 2023 References edit Kevin Kastning Website Nathan Lamb Unique Transatlantic Sound Nashoba Newspapers November 6 2009 Wichita East High School Berklee Alumni Archived from the original on 2012 07 30 Retrieved 2011 09 27 Kathy Foley Backchat Amy s Keenon a Rewind up Dublin Sunday Times March 27 2011 Ken Browne opens at Origin Art Gallery Irish Art Blog March 25 2011 Emerald Guitars Bricasti Designs Archived from the original on 2011 10 05 Retrieved 2011 09 27 John Pearse Strings Cervantes Classical Guitars K amp K Sound Benny Kevin Kastning a new classical language at onclassical com OnClassical June 15 2009 Barry Cleveland Improvising an album Guitar Player Magazine September 2011 Billy Bunker Interview with Kevin Kastning Billy s Bunker 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