Kirk Powers
Kirk Powers is a rock music bassist. In 1976 he joined American Tears, one of the first keyboard-oriented Heavy Ivory bands. He also made pre-production demos and masters with Touch.[1] He found work in the 1980s touring with various artists including Debbie Gibson's band 1986 through 1990 Out Of The Blue and Electric Youth tours. In July 2010 he started touring with the classic southern rock band Point Blank for an international tour.
Kirk Powers | |
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 Kirk Powers with his custom Alleva Coppolo LG5 Bass | |
| Background information | |
| Born | November 24, 1957 |
| Origin | Queens, New York |
| Genres | Rock, Pop, Country, Blues |
| Instruments | Bass guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1976–Current |
| Labels | Columbia, Atlantic, SONY |
| Website | www.kirkpowers.com |
Powers works with Alleva Coppolo Basses on his updated (KBP-4 and KBP-5) signature model custom basses and designing his own Musical Instrument Preamplifier.
In his spare time, Powers enjoys working with dog rescues across Texas.
2017: Powers began to work with Texas musician and songwriter Casey James - formerly of American Idol.
2018: A guest of Debbie Gibson on her Ladies of the 80s tour.
2019: Working with Grammy artists on a new Indie Film out of Austin, Texas.
References
- Stone, Doug. "Biography: Touch". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
Alleva Coppolo are the creators of Kirk's signature KBP4 and KBP5 basses.
Discography
- Deborah Gibson (Greatest Hits)
- Shake Your Love (Live in London, Atlantic A9059CD)
- Debbie Gibson Live In Japan
- Debbie Gibson "Electric Youth" (Atlantic Album78203)
- Point Blank "Volume 9" 2014
- Wonder Years TV Show "sound track" Atlantic
- Ana (Epic/ Park ZK45355)
- American Tears "Power House" Columbia
- Touch - "The Demos" Winter 1979
- Electric Youth World Tour '89-'90
- Out Of The Blue World Tour '88
- Redd Volkaert (Grammy winner Guitar Virtuoso) Instructional Video Release 2015
Powers has worked with Debbie Gibson, Casey James, Dave Evans, Point Blank,Redd Volkaert, Roger Nichols, Otis Taylor, The Wonder Years, VooDoo Kings, Richard Gottehrer, Ana, American Tears, Pal Joey, Dave Lebolt, The Good Rats, Bruce Kulick, Lattanzi, JellyBean Benitez, Fred Norris from Howard Stern, Fred Zarr, George Lynch/Dokken, Derek St. Holmes/Ted Nugent, Guy Gelso, David Baker.