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Kevin Wicker

Kevin Wicker and I met back in the middle 90's in Nashville. We both had out offices in Midtown Plaza on West End Avenue near Music Row. After bumping into each other several times in the building's snack bar, we got to talking and realized we had several things in common. That was the beginning of a friendship that has lasted over fifteen years. Kevin is a great singer and musician, and possibly an even greater arranger/producer/engineer. He has been singing for my publishing company, Elevating Music, on and off since 1999 when we did an album together, titled "That Feather" by The Masked Cowboy Band. We brought in some of the best session players in Nashville and had a great time doing those songs. We have done a music video together and another CD as well as a few singles. More are in the works.

I learned in Nashville that you need several things to fall into place in order to become successful. You have to be good at what you do, of course, whether, singing, writing or playing. And you have to have a ton of good luck to get the timing right so that the industry is looking for what you do at the time you are at your peak performance. It's a lot like training for a road race. I don't know why but neither Kevin nor I ever got the "luck part of it" to fall into place for use for the proverbial "record" or "publishing" deals.

Now, thanks to the Internet, we can take our efforts in music directly to people like you. I hope you will take a few moments to sample some of our songs and even buy a few. I have a check on my office wall from BMI for one penny! I'd like to do better than that on this new web site.

Also, please feel free to provide feedback. We need to hear and understand what folks want out of their musical experience. And I hope you find something that you really like right here at Elevating Music. And be sure to check out Kevin's web site: www.kevinwicker.com. He has a whole 'nother musical life apart from Elevating Music. And he has been true to his art for many years. I am proud to call Kevin a good friend.

Stephen Pell

Cover art for "Eclectica" by Don Wilson, Athens, Tennessee.

Special thanks to camera operators Betsy B. Pell, David Pell, Stephen Pell and Lori Thomas at HaleyMAX Productions for their work on the live shoot for the music video "There Is Power". Taping was done in July, 2006 at the "Black Box Theater" / Athens Area Council for the Arts, Athens, Tennessee.

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