Kelly Pettit, Tokyo Japan.
Instruments;
vocals, guitars, harmonica, mandolin
Music Style/Genre
If Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, or Celine Dion, are the musicians that turn your crank, then you´re probably not gonna like this! However, if you grabbed Neil Finn from Crowded House, Bryan Adams, and the Jayhawks, threw them on a private beach somewhere down under loaded with guitars and whiskey, you might end up with something similar to my music.
General Music Style
Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc
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Tracks on Famegames
 She´s Just Like Summer
(Rock LLight rock, Soft-rock, Rocky-Pop, Pop-rock, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: Some have said the song gives off a Rob Thomas or a Counting Crows vibe. I really have no idea. I wasn´t writing it with a specific style in mind. It´s just what transpired from within at the time.) |
Reviews8 Reviews |
FanMail23 FanMails |
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Someday
(Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: I was trying to layer guitars in a similar vein to Foofighters. I also wanted to create dynamics to the song with a big explosion at the end. The vocals almost get lost in the mix just like how the lyrics express desire for the same.) |
Reviews11 Reviews |
FanMail13 FanMails |
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Talk About It
(Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: The guitar hook in this song is basically where the song started for me. I´d had a chorus written for another idea but when I added it to this song it fit well to me.) |
Reviews10 Reviews |
FanMail6 FanMails |
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World Is Turning
(CountryIncludes light country rock, Americana, Western swing, Cajun, Bluegrass, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: Kelly Clarksons band member Cory Churko plays the fiddle and adds tasteful harmonies. He´s been a good friend since our days of busking together. Cory did a great job of writing an extra hook with the fiddle. ) |
Reviews11 Reviews |
FanMail11 FanMails |
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Makes Me Crazy
(Rock LLight rock, Soft-rock, Rocky-Pop, Pop-rock, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: Acoustic punch up-tempo feel good song. You´re driving home from a successful date and feeling goooood. ) |
Reviews6 Reviews |
FanMail6 FanMails |
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Make It Hollywood
(Rock LLight rock, Soft-rock, Rocky-Pop, Pop-rock, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: This is a power ballad with a catchy melody sung from the heart. Regret teaches what not to do again, but makes you suffer for a long time while doing so.) |
Reviews7 Reviews |
FanMail6 FanMails |
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Little Imperfections
(Rock LLight rock, Soft-rock, Rocky-Pop, Pop-rock, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: The lyrics are about not getting worked up over little imperfections in ourselves and our partners. I wanted to write an up-tempo pop happy type of song to fit the bill.) |
Reviews10 Reviews |
FanMail12 FanMails |
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Down & Out
(Rock LLight rock, Soft-rock, Rocky-Pop, Pop-rock, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: up-beat easy listening light rock song full of harmonies and crazy sythn.) |
Reviews5 Reviews |
FanMail1 FanMails |
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Tired And Blue
(Rock LLight rock, Soft-rock, Rocky-Pop, Pop-rock, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: Piano and guitar driven song with a harmonica solo and a dynamic finish.) |
Reviews7 Reviews |
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Stone After Stone
(CountryIncludes light country rock, Americana, Western swing, Cajun, Bluegrass, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: 6/8 feel with fiddle and lush harmonies.) |
Reviews5 Reviews |
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When You´re Alone
(Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: layered guitars and counter melodies added to a driving upbeat song about being alone.) |
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Christmas Everyday
(CountryIncludes light country rock, Americana, Western swing, Cajun, Bluegrass, etc.
Kelly Pettit has classified the song as: Very light, acoustic based demo with a dash of a Christmas jingle thrown in.) |
Reviews12 Reviews |
FanMail31 FanMails |
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Full Bio
Kelly Pettit is the offspring of a redneck Aussie bloke and a west coast Canuck. Raised on Vancouver Island, with dual citizenships on opposite sides of the world, Kelly has bounced back and forth and everywhere in between.
After playing in lots of very bad bands as a teenager and dipping in and out of local recording studios, Kelly decided to go take all his possessions (bicycle, backpack, $5, and a guitar), and chase dreams in the land down under. This is where he discovered busking, surfing, beer, women and the art of performing live.
Influenced by Aussie bands and more so Crowded House, Kelly cunningly snuck back stage after one of their concerts and ended up playing guitar with lead singer Neil Finn (Mr. Finn “you’re playing it wrong, man”).
From there, Kelly started jamming with talented musicians from all walks of life and moving his act indoors with proper sound systems. After time, several other countries, some scrapes and bruises, Kelly ended back in Vancouver to study. During those days, music was always a part time job and songwriting never stopped.
10 years ago Kelly was invited to perform in Japan from a music agency in Tokyo and now he is busier than ever writing music and performing live. To date, he has just released his 4th CD titled “FUEL”, recently won an ultimate band contest, gigged everywhere, written a score, had a song in a soundtrack, in compilation CD’s, reviews in magazines, performed on TV and radio, produced and on more occasions than he cares to mention been a wedding singer.
Short Bio
Kelly was born in Nanaimo, on the west coast of Canada. After living in several different countries and gathering influences from many corners of the world, he now resides in Japan where he is a full time musician. Influenced by bands like Crowded House, Bryan Adams and Counting Crows, Kelly tries to write songs that don´t sound like each other and from that has unconciously ended up with a very diverse and unique sound.
Bio update 1
I feel reallly fortunate to win Track of the Week for 3 weeks straight. I have a feeling that this week however, is going to be extremely tough as I have listened to some amazing songs that I will be up against. Whatever the outcome for me, it´s been a fun ride! Thanks FG´s.
´´She´s Just Like Summer´´, was one of those songs that almost wrote itself. As you might expect, it was written in the summer and yes, the words were inspired by a new romance in the air. I wanted to capture a feel good, driving with the windows down, life is great mood. At the time, that´s exactly how I was feeling and it was probably the only kind of song I could have written. I´m so glad some of you are enjoying it too!
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