Kevin Thornton
Kevin Thornton spent the early 2000s building a reputation as a professional musician in Nashville, TN. His first effort entitled Had A Sword won the Nashville Scene Music Award for Best Experimental Rock. He then toured nationwide, performing in small music venues.
During that time he worked as an actor, ironically, to pay the bills. He appeared in several professional theatre productions, playing John in John and Jen at the historic Tibbit’s Opera House in Coldwater, MI. and in a sketch comedy group aboard a luxury ship in South America.
While on the road, he began writing a series of short stories that described his hilariously heartbreaking coming out story. These vignettes eventually became “Sex, Dreams & Self-Control” which toured to theatres and fringe festivals across the US in 2009. The show received unanimous praise, including a nod from the Los Angeles Times and NPR’s “All Things Considered”.
In a daring move, that same year Kevin bared all for the men’s nudie magazine Unzipped.
Kevin is quickly becoming a prolific artist. Since 2009 he has released five albums, including the soundtrack to “Sex, Dreams & Self Control” as well as an illustrated book version of the show. His new wave rock project Waves on Waves has appeared numerous times on the MTV Network LOGO’s PopLab, and the channel now uses one of the videos as its High Def Tivo commercial.
He spent 2010 submersed in the Hollywood stand up comedy scene, where he won “New Faces Night” at the World Famous Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip.
Kevin is also a YouTube Partner, with several channels and characters
Kevin is currently touring the US through 2012 performing at festivals and in theatres nationwide.
