Guitarist Kevin Delaney was born and raised in Long Island, NY where he taught himself how to read music and play guitar by the age of seven. He would form his first rock band with neighborhood friends by the age of twelve and release his first professional record by age sixteen.

Throughout his early teens, Kevin studied classical guitar with Richie Cerniglia (Aviator/The Illusion) and applied theory with Al Pitrelli (Megadeth/Trans Siberian Orchestra/Alice Cooper) before landing teaching jobs himself within the neighborhood.

After High School, Kevin attended Five Towns Music College in Long Island, NY where he mastered in audio engineering and by age twenty, relocated to New York City where he continued teaching and started his music production company (Manic Entertainment) and record label (Manic Records) before moving west to Los Angeles in 1998.

Since the early nineties Kevin has written, performed, produced and released records with a wide variety of artists and labels around the world and has toured nationally many times over culminating into an impressive body of work.

In addition to being a musician in high demand, Kevin equally continues to be a much sought after guitar instructor both locally and internationally. His forthcoming DVD series "Shred Like A Metal God" (scheduled for a fall 2010 release) is based on the methods he created for his Heavy Metal Guitar Workshop which has visited 55 US cities and has included over 1,500 attendees worldwide since its inception in 2006.

A multi instrumentalist and gifted music producer, Kevin currently showcases his exceptional guitar and songwriting prowess as a solo artist on his debut instrumental album "The Awakening" which was release in April 2009 on Manic Records with plans for an extensive US tour to follow. To learn more about Kevin Delaney and his music visit his official websites at:

www.KevinDelaneyMusic.com
www.MySpace.com/KevinDelaney
www.Manic-Records.com