Allow me to introduce myself.  I'm Kevin "the Kikwizard" Mennig.

I was born in the lovely town of Scranton Pennsylvania on May 24th 1980.  I live in a shanty in Scranton.  I've lived in my Dalton home for the majority of my life.  With only one year being spent at East Stroudsburg University.  I have one brother whom is 10 years younger than me.

The name Kikwizard comes from my love for over-sized pants; namely Kikwear jeans.  You get the idea.

My music began in 1996 with both the purchase of an electric guitar and a 4-track recorder.  At the time I worked under the name Sichlid.  This name came from my love for fish;  the genus Cichlid comes from Africa.  Its actually a very aggressive fish (even though I'm not that aggresive).  Through time, I've acquired many musical instruments, effects processors, and various other things that contribute to the over-all musical experience.

Currently, I own an 8 track digital recorder, full drum set, 4 string bass, 12 string guitar, 6 string electric, several keyboards, 3 tambourines, bongos, sleigh-bells, etc.

My very good friend Wes Sanford was a big part of the music during the times of Sichlid.  Collaborations weren't as common then, but Ross Conklin contributed a considerable amount as well.

After the Sichlid era, I did the "solo" era.

If I could pinpoint an exact reason why I separate the two eras I would.  Most of the reason was Wes moving away.  However, when I first made the decision to go under my own name off of Sichlid, It was to make a completely solo (and a bit more personal) album.

Thus, one question remains.  Do I separate the solo era from Kikwizard releases?   The answer is yes.  It stems from Spiral Staircase being such a fun multi-collaborative process, it kicked off the era that might be ending pending the release of this next album.  But who knows?  Find out more about a glorius era by going back to my main page.  Or continue on!

If you are interested in a complete discography of all of my early material, please go to the album page.