Two-time CCMA ...(Canada Country Music Awards) award-winner Entertainer's of the Year and Backup Band of the Year artist Kevin (Bud) Marcy. Born in Grande Prairie Alberta, Bud has driven his 35 year career with his country, rock, blues influenced drum mastery. Bud toured with the likes of Buddy Knox and the Party Dolls for over 6 years. Touring with the Ventures, Bobby Vee, Bobby Curtola, Ozark Mountain DareDevils, Burnt River and many more great artists and groups.. Bud attended and graduated from Grant MacEwan Music College in Edmonton. Over 150 drummers started out on the music course and only 4 i think graduated the 2 year course. Bud has worked in Canadian and American groups such as The Houserockers (Nanaimo), Black Cat Bone with Micheal Patrick (Nanaimo), The Canadian Sweethearts, Lucille Starr, Bob Reagan, The Angel Triston Band, The Now, DMT Allstars and Hal Whitford, Southbound Freeway, 5 Star Band, Caribou, Penny, Silver Mountain Band and Kidd Country. Bud has been on stage with Sergio Mendes, Hoyt Axton, Johnny Lee, David Sterling, Al Cherney, Jackie Gleason to name a few...
Bud was signed with Peavy, Ida Banks Talent Agency and with Danny Makuras Talent Agency with D.M.T. Records for over 15 years. His personal manager was Danny Makurus of Danny Makurus Talent Agency Ltd. Bud has worked in Sundown Recorders in Edmonton, Electric Ladyland Studios in New York, Little Mountain Studios in Vancouver. Worked with some great musical producers over the years on projects were Gary Dere, Roger Monk, R. Harlen Smith, Barry Allen just to name a few ....Please don't ask me to list the musicians friends I have worked with...thanks to all of them.....you all know who u are..all the recordings over the years...can't even remember...lol..
Thx to my business partner and musical friend Bilbozo (Bill Smith) for the last 15 years or more..Matt Beazly..what a drummer and good friend...the list goes on forever...lol...i can't forget to mention my musical band of friends ...The Houserockers ...we have been jamin together for over 14 or 15 years so far...Scott (bassman) Macleod, Richie Rockstar, Brian Plummer, Brian Beatty, Chris Zamba, Limey Luke, Lee Warden, Earle Gibson, Ken Scardina, Todd Sacerty, Mike Jarvis, Lindsey Martell, Tim Porter, Dave Petet, Danial Dube, Neal Evans, Pat Barett and the rest of you canadian looney houserockers and rocketts...hehehe...keep jamin.... Thx Guys...aiso like to thank our dedicated fans for putting up with us over the years...
I enjoy Studio Drumming now , Audio Production and Engineering. I wish to say this.. THANK YOU Looperman!
Drums, very little guitar, bass and keyboards
I use Sonar 7, Acid Software and Acustica
Presonus, DD10's expended card roland drums, teac monitors
I would like to thank a few people for being a major influence on me and giving me a drum workout...Dave Weckl, Tommy Igoe, Marvin Taylor, Vinnie Colaiuta, Spencer Strand, Peter Vogl for providing me drum workouts so far...Drumming style for major influence...John Boham, Niel Peart, Santana, ZZ Top, Grand Funk ...the list goes on