Kevin Demmon

Kevin Demmon was a child of the ‘60s, but alas too young to really enjoy them in his parochial home town of London, England.

After spending most of his teenage years playing in punk and post-punk garage bands, Kevin packed up his trusty guitar and headed for South-East Asia for a spell at the end of the ‘80s. He played with many different people, in many different bars in many different countries, including a spell running a beach bar on Koh Samui, Thailand. He developed the uncanny knack of learning new songs incredibly quickly and remembering them again years later. This soon earned him the nickname “Juke Box”.

When the thick Asian smoke finally cleared, Kevin found himself in Cairns, Australia, playing evenings at a backpackers hostel and trying to seduce the owners fabulous daughter. In 1991, after a year together in England living on a canal boat, Kevin & Vicki returned to Australia to get married and run the backpackers hostel where they met. A huge variety of international musicians passed through the hostel, and it developed a growing reputation as a muso hangout, with regular jam sessions and a weekly show. Kevin was exposed to an amazing range of musical styles, line-ups and approaches, expanding further his repertoire. He spent some time in an acoustic based duo with a flute player, as well as other solo and band gigs.

In 1999 Kevin & Vicki moved back to Victoria and soon Kevin was playing again, this time with a group of fellow teachers. This evolved into a four piece cover band playing mostly weddings and other private functions.

At the end of 2006, Kevin again moved, this time to Torquay on the Surf Coast. One night he stumbled into a local bar that was having its regular ‘Open Mic’ night, and met Stewart Guthrie. Within a couple of months, they had become a regular feature of the local original music scene.

Call Kevin direct on: 0425 800 561, to chat about a booking or guitars!!!

Email:  (music @ stewartguthrie dot com) 

Phone us on: Australia, 03 52619800