Kenny Phillips
Kenny started his entertainment career in the early sixties as a performing musician playing the Hammond organ . After traveling to the far corners of the U.S. and the world he returned to his home town Oklahoma City to engage in studio production work. In 1976 Kenny Phillips created Phillips Pro Audio, His clients included Todd Rundgren, James Brown, Stanley Clarke, Leon Russell, King Crimson, X, Wall of Voodoo, Foghat, Iggy Pop, Chick Corea, Steps Ahead, David Sanborn, Kenny G., Spyro Gyra, Yellow Jackets, Beach Boys, Tammy Wynette, Procol Harum, U2, Flaming Lips, Van Halen, The Band, Ringo Star, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pantera, Tony Bennett. Garth Brooks, George Strait, Travis Tritt, Reba McIntire, Randy Travis, Collective Soul, Nirvana, Toby Keith, Brooks & Dunn, Joe Walsh, Bruce Hornsby and literally thousands more.In 1986 Phillips toured as a sound designer with Robin Williams. The tour climaxed with 2 sold out performances at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC. The live album A Night at the Met won a Grammy and the video Robin Williams Live at the Met won Top Comedy Video of the Year. Following the success of the Robin Williams tour, Phillips moved more extensively into the world of Theater and Comedy.
In 1994, Phillips designed and built the lights, sound and travelling sets for Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman show on Broadway in New York City. The show was a huge success and the production left a sold out theater to go on tour in January of 1997. Phillips has provided production for every show of Rob Becker's DEFENDING THE CAVEMAN since.
In 1999 Kenny worked wih Eric Idle on a new live stage show script which became Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python. Phillip designed and built all of the sound system, lighting, set pieces and props for the tour. He also invented and built the technology used for the inter-active digital video and live camera bits that were used on stage. The show played in 25 cities in the U.S. and Canada including two sold out nights at Carnegie Hall. In 2000, Phillips worked with John Leguizamo on his Live Tour Sexaholics.
In 1999, Phillips began focusing his attention on building a state-of-the art production facility in his home town. Since it's inception, Rockhousecinema Studio has grown to include a sound recording studio and multiple audio and video editing suites. Kenny still plays keyboards live and in the studio and has traveled to extreme regions of the earth to perform for our troops.