BLACK MAGIC WOMAN -The Bushman Brothers -The Six Bells Chiddingly-19.04. 2009.

http://www.bushmanbrothers.com/ The Bushman Brothers -The Six Bells Chiddingly-19.04. 2009. The Bushman Brothers at the Six Bells Chiddingly recorded on the 19th April 2009. The Bushman Brothers are brothers Brian Kellner (guitar) and Steve Kellner (drums) who were born in South Africa. Their music is a cross between many guitar based styles with emphasis on melody and feel.Influences include Jimi Hendrix,Jeff Beck,Joe Satriani,Steve Vai,Stevie Ray Vaughn,George Benson Gary Moore and Larry Carlton. At a young age, they were keen on sport and music, so all their free time was spent either trying to coax some resemblance of a tune out of one of the many instruments in the house, out and about skateboarding or down the beach surfing. They had classical piano lessons, as their father was a keen pianist and tried to steer them down a similar path. When by chance, their father brought home a guitar and a drum kit they took the opportunity to play these and continue to do so. During their teenage years their parents decided to relocate to England. In many ways this major change in culture and climate had a dramatic effect on them, both from a musical and sporting point of view. Just prior to leaving South Africa Steve was already competing in many skateboarding events and had won the first SA championships. On arrival in the UK both brothers started competing on the British scene and won many titles in the years that followed, both in the UK and Europe. Steve started getting regular work in a local studio laying down the rhythm tracks for various bands and projects.One of these artists was Robin Scott of 'M', who had a hit with 'Pop Music.This led to an introduction for Steve to 'Fischer Z' with whom he played, and recorded four albums. Since those early music days Steve has toured the world with varied range of acts and artists including 'Jazz Africa', John Iisley (Dire Straits), John Entwhisle (The Who) and 'Towering inferno'. Steve also did extensive drumming master-classes all over Europe for his cymbal and drum sponsors 'Sabian' and 'Remo'. This flexible life style still left plenty of time between jobs to hook up with Brian and get back to the ocean. Brian went to Hossegor on the west coast of France and got quickly connected on the local music scene, playing in the clubs at night and surfing during the day.For a few years Brian travelled between Hawaii and France, following the seasons, spending six months a year at each location and riding some of the best waves on the planet. While gigging in a club Brian was approached by the legendry sax player Ron Aspery from the band 'Back Door'. After many jams and socials later he hooked Brian up with a division of EMI records. Their long relationship culminated with Brian appearing as a guest at the final 'Back Door' concert in London. After about twelve years of recording and touring, Steve knew it was time for a change. So with their new contact at EMI Brian and Steve decided to work together for the first time in years composing for film, radio and TV.Their first commission was an album for extreme sports. After releasing that album, they have continued to have a busy schedule writing in many varied styles. During this period they discovered 'Kite Surfing'. Since the early days of the sport when they had to build all their own equipment, things have changed a lot. Due to the lack of equipment they decided to design boards to suit the sport. Coming from a very strong surfing background and having shaped their own surfboards for years this was a natural progression. Once they had realised the full potential off the craft they had visions of the next 'James Bond' movie and utilising 'Kite Surfing' for a truly unique action sequence. This was finally realised in 'Die Another Day' when their ideas were used in one of the major chase sequences. Steve was fully sponsored and competed on the world circuit for three years being placed in the top ten. After stopping competing , Steve and Brian did travel articles for the 'Kite Surfing' magazines. The last few trips have included Australia, Namibia, Hawaii and their birthplace of South Africa, as always looking for epic conditions and locations away from the crowds. To get away from the many hours spent in the studio recording they both felt the urge to get some sort of live act together, so they could get out and have a blast playing music from the heart with out the constraints of commercialism.Various line-ups were considered, but due to the restrictions of many of the smaller venues they decided to keep things simple with guitar and drums. Having played together in many different situations an instant vibe and connection was made, and are now successfully playing many gigs as a duo and have a good following. For additional information and gig dates,please visit http://www.bushmanbrothers.com/