Kien Lim
Musician
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Style: Singer-Songwriter
Joined: April 03, 2006
Last Sign In: 23 hours ago
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Folk/Rock
Kien Lim is an Independent Folk/Rock troubadour who is currently based in London. His haunting melodies, not so innocent lyrics, and powerful, dreamy vocals, take one on a mesmerizing trip to unexpected places.

Although born in Brighton, England, Kien was raised in Malaysia, and started his musical journey as an electric guitarist playing diverse musical styles from Jazz, Funk and local Malay songs to heavy rock.

At age 21, he relocated to London, continuing to play in bands, broadening his musical vocabulary.

One night, while watching a BBC documentary on Country Music, he heard Gillian Welch. Her simple and beautiful music inspired and turned him on to the acoustic guitar. Also around this time, a friend invited him to perform at the next year's Rogue Performance Festival 2004 in Fresno, California. He decided to write songs for it and decided to start singing.

His debut performance at the Rogue Festival was very well received and set him on his new musical path.

On returning to London, he started busking his songs in the underground stations, to test and hone his music, to make a living from it.

He returned the next year to play the same festival and was voted by the local press, The Fresno Bee, as one of the "Top 5 Rogue Acts 2005".

Since then, Kien has played Festivals in Manchester and London, and continues to steadily win audiences with his unique brand of genre blending music wherever he plays.

Formation Date: March 01, 2003
Label Type: Independent
Band Members: Kien Lim, Martin and Vintage guitars
Influences: Gillian Welch, Led Zeppelin, Ryan Adams, James Brown, Hendrix, Lucinda Williams, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Neal Young, Tommy Emmanuel, Doors, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Barefootim, The Stanley Brothers, Kurt Vonnegut, Kristian Fjellstad, Pink Floyd, Never Mind the Bollocks, Stevie Wonder, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Scofield, Santana, Portishead, Elliot Smith, Jim Jarmusch, Tarrantino, Free, Quicksilver MS, Man, Off The Wall, McLauglin, Early Crimson, Acetone, That Guy Kevin, Greg Holden
Sounds Like: Gillian Welch, Led Zeppelin, Ryan Adams, James Brown, Hendrix, Lucinda Williams, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Neal Young, Tommy Emmanuel, Doors, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Barefootim, The Stanley Brothers, Kurt Vonnegut, Kristian Fjellstad, Pink Floyd, Never Mind the Bollocks, Stevie Wonder, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Scofield, Santana, Portishead, Elliot Smith, Jim Jarmusch, Tarrantino, Free, Quicksilver MS, Man, Off The Wall, McLauglin, Early Crimson, Acetone, That Guy Kevin, Greg Holden
City: London
Hometown: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Country: United Kingdom
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Website URL: http://www.kienlim.com
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Gillian Welch 16 Videos
Her music inspired me to start writing and singing. Beautiful timeless music.
Jason Mraz 30 Videos
One of my faves.
Kien Lim 25 Videos
My own original songs.
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Channel Comments (12)
aileenri (9 months ago)
Thanks again for the recent add.
You're so prolific! I really need to be on this more often.
Great vids of great songs! You know I love your music.
That's why I have it in my mini doc . . .
See you at Rogue 2008!
Aileen.
Badwaiterproductions (9 months ago)
Thanks for subscribing Kien! LIQUID SOUL LITE is coming soon!
BrianHendersonWard (1 year ago)
Hi

I would like to invite you to our new radical songwriters website!!
I'ts called www.midlate.com
I'm sure you you love the facilities and the interaction with other writers. Its free and so much fun!


Regards
Brain

www.midlate.com
tribalplaytime (1 year ago)
Hello Kein(again)! You're a really good song writer and I've noticed it's exchrushiatingly hard to sing and play an instrument at the same time. I'm glad you're not like those bands today who can't sing,write or even play yet peolpe love them..... it's very strange if you ask me. Well keep rocking and never stop rocking k bye!^^
-T.p
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hiflynblues (1 year ago)
I am really missing your music videos. Where is that cup of sunshine I need to warm my soul up? Please add one soon, my cup is getting empty!
Take care, hope you are well.
Hiflynblues
lestyoubejudged (1 year ago)
Just stopping by to say Merry Christmas. Hope you have an awesome holiday.

Vicky
aboutalithium (1 year ago)
Hi
I like what you're doing;)
moycs777 (1 year ago)
thanx man for your answer, i am thinkin about buying a crate power block and a eminence speaker,, what do you think about this equipment?