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Kevin Valentine

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Kevin Valentine
GenresGlam metal, hard rock
Occupation(s)Musician, sound mixer (current)
Instrument(s)Drums, percussion

Kevin Valentine is an American rock drummer who is best known for being a member of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. Valentine played drums on all of the band's early albums during the 1980s.[1] Valentine has recorded as a member of Breathless, The Innocent, Godz, Rosie, Shadow King, The Lou Gramm Band and Neverland. He also performed (on a session basis) on the Kiss albums Hot In The Shade, Revenge and Psycho Circus, playing on all tracks but one on Psycho Circus. The one track he did not play was "Into the Void", performed by Ace Frehley. On Revenge, he played on one song, "Take It Off" and played on "You Love Me to Hate You" on Hot in the Shade. He was also a touring member of Cinderella. Valentine is also a sound mixer for many prominent TV shows, such as The Good Wife, Legion, Better Call Saul, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Ozark, and The Nevers.

Discography

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With Todd Tamanend Clark

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  • Two Thousand Light Years From Home (1975)

With Breathless

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  • Breathless (1979)
  • Nobody Leaves This Song Alive (1980)
  • The Best Of Breathless · Picture This (1993)

With Rosie

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  • Live (1988)

With Donnie Iris and the Cruisers

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  • Back on the Streets (1980)
  • King Cool (1981)
  • The High and the Mighty (1982)
  • Fortune 410 (1983)
  • No Muss...No Fuss (1985)
  • Out of the Blue (1992)
  • Poletown (1997)
  • 20th Century Masters: The Best of Donnie Iris (2001)
  • 25 Years (2004)
  • Ellwood City (2006)

With Kiss

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  • Hot In The Shade (1989) Drums on "You Love Me to Hate You" and "King of Hearts"
  • Revenge (1992) Drums on "Take It Off"
  • Psycho Circus (1998) All drums except for the song “Into The Void”

With The Innocent

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  • Livin' In The Street (1985)

With Godz

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  • Mongolians (1987)

With Shadow King

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  • Shadow King (1991)
  • Highlander II · The Quickening (soundtrack) (1991)

With Neverland

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  • Surreal World (1996)

With Graham Bonnet

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  • Underground (1997)
  • The Day I Went Mad (1999)

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Work Result Ref.
2015 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Better Call Saul - "Marco" Nominated [2]
2016 Better Call Saul - "Klick" Nominated [3]
2017 Better Call Saul - "Witness" Nominated [4]
2019 Better Call Saul - "Talk" Nominated [5]
Ozark - "The Badger" Nominated [6]
2020 Better Call Saul - "Bagman" Nominated [7]
Ozark - "All In" Nominated [7]
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Nominated [8]
2022 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Better Call Saul - "Carrot and Stick" Nominated [9]
Ozark - "Sanctified" Nominated [10]

References

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  1. ^ "The Official Home of Donnie Iris and The Cruisers". Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  2. ^ "Kevin Valentine". Emmys. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Kevin Valentine". Emmys. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 29 August 2019./
  4. ^ "Kevin Valentine". Emmys. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Kevin Valentine". Emmys. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series One Hour Nominees / Winners 2020". Television Academy. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  7. ^ a b "Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series One Hour Nominees / Winners 2020". Television Academy. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  8. ^ "Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Miniseries Or A Movie Nominees / Winners 2020". Television Academy. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  9. ^ "Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series One Hour Nominees / Winners 2022". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  10. ^ "Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series One Hour Nominees / Winners 2022". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
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