Kevin Roentgen (pronounced rent-gehn) is a singer/songwriter/producer and guitarist for Brit Award-winning band Orson, who sometimes performs under the moniker, Praying Hands. Roentgen is previously known for fronting L.A. rock bands American Pearl and SOUL. After time spent touring North America and Japan from 1999-2002, and the eventual break-up of American Pearl, Kevin spent most of 2003 in the studio writing and demo-ing new songs.

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  • Kevin Roentgen (pronounced rent-gehn) is a singer/songwriter/producer and guitarist for Brit Award-winning band Orson, who sometimes performs under the moniker, Praying Hands. Roentgen is previously known for fronting L.A. rock bands American Pearl and SOUL. After time spent touring North America and Japan from 1999-2002, and the eventual break-up of American Pearl, Kevin spent most of 2003 in the studio writing and demo-ing new songs. The result was Praying Hands, The Acoustic EP, recorded and co-produced by Noah Shain at his White Buffalo Studio in Hollywood. In 2005, Kevin joined L.A. band Orson as a guitarist. In 2006, Orson released their UK platinum #1 debut, Bright Idea, which contained the UK #1 single, No Tomorrow. In 2007, Orson released the album Culture Vultures, containing the hit single Ain't No Party. The full length Praying Hands album entitled Dogs and Airplanes was released in October 2008. Kevin co-produced with Noah Shain a new project called Hott Mess, an album of 10 songs written and performed by Roentgen, Shain and singer Shayna Ross. Look for an early 2009 release. Kevin has co-written a song, Croire en l'homme, released as the b-side to the debut title track single from Johnny Hallyday's latest album, Ca n'finira jamais. The single has debuted at #1 on the French Single Charts, the week of November 14, 2008. Kevin's song "Lead the Way" from the Dogs and Airplanes album is featured in a new film by director, Julie Davis, called Finding Bliss that stars Leelee Sobieski and Jamie Kennedy. Currently, Kevin is producing an album for the new band, Analog Smith.
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