Kevin Garant
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Kevin Garant - Guitarist - Composer - Sound Designer
Kevin has worked with everyone from Sting to Afrika Bambaataa from Hall & Oates to Vanilla Ice, world tours with Amnesty International to Weird Al and Ben Stiller’s MTV shows.
Relocating from New York City to Melbourne, Australia in 94 , Kevin formed the Largest Living Things with ex-Crowded House and Split Enz drummer/vocalist Paul Hester.
The Largest Living Things performed throughout Australia and had their own television series on the ABC "Hessie’s Shed" which broadcasted in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and on MTV in Europe.
The Largest Living Things were also the house band on the legendary short lived Mick Molloy Show on the Nine Network in Australia.
Kevin has worked with Paul Kelly, Neil Finn Mandawuy Yunupingu (Yothu Yindi), Rob Hirst, Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, Stephen Cummings, Colin Hay, Deb Conway, Mick Thomas Ross Hanaford, Renne Geyer, Dan Warner Kutcha Edwards, Fernando Saunders, Jon Langford and Ross Wilson to name a few
As a producer Kevin has worked with such diverse artists as "Kingston Trio" founder and folk music legend David Guard, to Australian Indigenous artists Kutcha Edwards and Manuel Nulupani Dhurrkay from "Saltwater" band and hip hop artist Meriiki Hood
Kevin has composed themes and underscores for TV shows, soundtracks for Films, and songs recorded by many international artists. As a sound designer, Kevin was nominated for a Monitor Award, toured Asia for Japanese musical instrument manufacturer, Roland, and created sounds for pop/rock legends Sting, Hall and Oates and Ziggy Marley.
Sound Design for film soundtracks for Largo Desolato: written by Vaclav Havel starring F. Murray Abraham, Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Film “Cinema Paradiso”, Hamlet” starring Kevin Kline, “Necessary Parties” starring Allan Arkin, The Tall Guy starring Jeff Goldblum, Color Museum directed by George Wolf and “ Dirtiest Dozen of Comedy “featuring Tim Allen, Chris Rock and Bill Hicks
