About this episode
The episode discusses the formation and journey of the band Never Zero, highlighting their musical influences and performances.
Never Zero was formed in 2022 by Ben Keenan on bass, Matt Kiser on guitar and vocals and Scott Hinkle on drums. Matt, Ben and Scott were high school friends but COVID-19 related events brought them back together and a few jams led to an excitement about a more serious project. The guys soon realized something else was needed and out of respect and admiration for Zachary White’s talent they pursued him to join the band. While the members of Never Zero appreciate all genres of music they share a love for 70s, 80s and 90s rock and alternative music. Since forming in 2022, they have performed at the WVPubfest, LivFree Fest, Lewisburg Winter Music Fest, Greater Beckley Beer Fest, McClung Fest and Hinton Railroad Days. They released an EP in 2023 followed by five singles throughout 2024 and have been featured on WTSQ 88.1FM’s the Morning Mix radio show. They were nominated as a best Rock artist in Born & Bred magazine two years running in 2023 and 2024. Never Zero is excited to explore creative directions and continuing to perform as often as possible in 2025!
Topics covered
- band formation
- music genres
- live performances
- EP release
- rock music
Keywords
- Never Zero
- rock music
- band formation
- live performances
- EP release
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Never Zero, WVPubfest, LivFree Fest, Lewisburg Winter Music Fest, Greater Beckley Beer Fest, McClung Fest, Hinton Railroad Days, WTSQ 88.1FM, Born & Bred magazine
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