
Kevin Powell Vocals, Sound, Shaker and Keys
Kevin's mastery of music began when he was but a wee child. In elementary school, it was the fish and recorder that ignited his passion. Not long after, he attended his first guitar lesson. When the teacher asked if it was anyone's first time, he was too shy to be the only kid to say yes. His first guitar lesson would thus be his last. He later took on the challenge of piano. Making it past the first day was a huge accomplishment. With a series of lessons under his belt and his confidence regained, he dropped his rebound instrument and began searching for the next best thing.
It's not completely clear how it happened. Did it find him? Did he find it? Did they have too many of the other more popular instruments and he just got stuck playing it? The one thing for sure is that junior high is where he met the trumpet. After a few years in band, which included a couple football games, track meets and a solo piece at a band competition; high school came calling. The newer greener possibilities where unknown... and so he bid ado to the trumpet.

High school is where he really found his voice. After being wrongfully suspened from school for public display of affection, he and his best friend started what they referred to as a punk rap group (due to the short, fast, caotic nature of the raps they spit) named PDA. Alex Diestelkampf (a.k.a. Mobie) and Kevin (a.k.a. Dill) pinned a number of songs, the first of which was entitled "Castle Bitch" and was dedicated to the teacher that got him suspended. PDA never rapped anywhere outside of their bedrooms and no known recordings from that time exist. There may, however, be a 5.25" floppy disk out there somewhere that contains all the PDA lyrics ever written. Possibly hidden in a copy of Leisure Suit Larry.
Fast forward to 2000. Kevin meets Todd while working at an ad agency. After seeing a number of shows, he eventually becomes a regular at Trucker practices. His participation expands when be begins to run the soundboard. After a brief Trucker hiatus following the departure of their bass player Ben Fired, Todd and Kevin seek a new creative outlet. While recording massively overproduced phone voicemail messages, they stumble upon greatness. This greatness takes the form of a group they call Good Luck Human. Their first single, entitled "VD Blues", received mixed reviews. However, it was a masterpiece in their minds and they forged forward creating nearly a dozen-and-half songs; most of which were conceived during live drunken livingroom concerts, and sparked by improve direction from the sometimes equally drunk audience.
How the Magic is Made
Voice of an angel, Remo Egg Shakers, and Yamaha keyboard.
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