• Ask Ken Selcer why it is that he plays music, and he’s likely to respond as though he was on stage. Without missing a beat, he becomes electric. He speaks of defying categories, breaking down barriers and fusing idioms and cultures. Of his live performances (whether solo or with his band) he says, “It’s as though someone keeps changing the channel.”
Indeed, Ken weaves a masterful, fluid thread through genre after genre in his riveting live performances in his solo performances(and with h...
• Ask Ken Selcer why it is that he plays music, and he’s likely to respond as though he was on stage. Without missing a beat, he becomes electric. He speaks of defying categories, breaking down barriers and fusing idioms and cultures. Of his live performances (whether solo or with his band) he says, “It’s as though someone keeps changing the channel.”
Indeed, Ken weaves a masterful, fluid thread through genre after genre in his riveting live performances in his solo performances(and with his bands). He traverses the musical map with infectious melodies and unstoppable rhythms. He sooths the spirit, rocks the house and melts into a seductive, bluesy groove. It’s a unique uplifting sound that comes through both live and on disc! It’s an uplifting and transcendent romp through style after style.
Ken is at equally at home on solo acoustic guitar as he is with a band. He has performed everywhere as a solo singer/songwriter honing his songs and solo performing on the vital New England acoustic scene. He has also led bands(Shazam, String Bean and The Knuckles) from duos to 6 pieces led by his mesmerizing guitar & intimate vocals. Whatever the musical situation he paints sparkling vignettes and visions exploring life’s complexities and wonders. He is about to record a new cd. Selcer is a Berklee College of Music alumnae who owns and runs Selcer Sound and Graphics, a full service music sound and graphics company, has done professional sound at area clubs and art centers, taught music, set-up venues and promoted them, and has been a DJ.
Ken performs solo and with band performing songs from his CD, Breaking the Glass and his upcoming CD. After years of performing solo and with band (and with Somebody’s Sister - Ken’s old band with Jill Stein - and their CDs, Flashpoint, Somebody’s Sister, Green Sky, & Circuits to the Sun) he has secured a loyal fan base and a solid spot on the New England folk rock circuit. Past venues have included Harper’s Ferry, The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival(1993 co-winner of the Artist’s Showcase), 31 Main, The Colonial Inn, The Burren, Ryles, Club Passim, Johnny D’s, Yankee Homecoming Festival, Foxboro Stadium-Earth Day, The House of Blues, The Middle East, All Asia, The Midway, Sally O’Brien’s, Lynn Woods Bluegrass Festival, Worcester First Night, HMV stage, The Plough and Stars, The Asgard, The Hard Rock Cafe - - not to mention just about every coffeehouse and venue in the Boston area! And he’s shared the stage with some impressive characters including, Entrain, Greg Brown, Catie Curtis, Greg Greenway, Laurie Sargent, David Mallett, Sam Hooper, Merrie Amsterburg, Joel Cage & Laurie Geltman among others. Somebody’s Sister, were a semi-finalist in national publication MUSICIAN MAGAZINE’s best unsigned bands of 1996 & 1998.
“Through candid storytelling and inspired guitar play, Ken Selcer delivers a stimulating mind-body listening experience with Breaking the Glass. Engaging tales of relationship pain, frustration, hope and desire will provoke listeners to revisit thoughts of their own relationships. Listeners will not, however, find themselves stewing in self-reflection for very long as Selcer’s lively guitar licks send them truckin’ on down the road to relationship renewal.” - Dennis Carlan, Lyric Tree Publishing
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