Ken Hacker
This is the Web home for Ken Hacker and his original music. Right now, he is working out the rest of his other pursuits while working on the songs that will eventually get recorded. This site will provide access to his musical work and music recordings. It now provides consulting information, academic product information, and music information as it develops.
Everything on this website is copyrighted. No permission is granted in any way to use anything found here. Thank you.
The music journey for Ken began a long, long time ago. It actually begins with childhood and being told that he had a great score on his "Seashore test" given in elementary school in Rochester, New York. He tried piano lessons but did not like the piano teachers. As a teenager, he tried guitar and did not get in with any group to form a band.
In college, he jammed with friends (Dave Nielsen and Paul Harrington) and then later in Sacramento, California, started writing music with his best friend, Roy Williams. Decades went by with no tangible products. Only self-satisfaction and occasional compliments seemed enough. Then, he met Joann, his wife, in 1994 and started writing songs for and about her. She liked them and encouraged him to play more in front of other people. One thing led to another and he began working with two very talented musicians in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Now the three are planning upcoming recording sessions.
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The first CD is titled "My Hero" and will have only songs written by Ken Hacker. The follow-up CD will have Ken Hacker originals plus some songs by other writers.
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Once this CD is started in 2010, it will be planned for release here in 2011. Things are planned despite the fact that progress slowed down. No hurry. Ken his looking for his old friend from Sacramento, California, Roy C. Williams to come to New Mexico and help with the recording. Roy is great bass and guitar player and knows how to write music and record songs. Jump in Roy!
The songs will be available online either here or on MySpace for downloading by individual song as well.
Musicians working with Ken Hacker include Eddie Pacheco and Tony Lopez of Taos, New Mexico. Songs are worked on in Santa Fe and the CDs will be recorded in Taos, NM.
"No one should ever doubt the support that I give to my wife for her service in the NM Army National Guard. My songs express the love I have for her and my deep respect for her service. My wife is the subject of most of my new songs and I hope that she will always be my main focus as I have never loved anyone as much as her in my entire life. As a member of the NM State Guard, I have some awareness of what military service involves and I will be using my music to express the feelings that soldiers, family members, and relatives of soldiers feel when their loved one in uniform is sent to be in harm's way. I will be playing my music to both military and civilian audiences but there will always be a theme of support for the troops." (Ken Hacker)
Ken wishes he could have a home studio in the place in the picture above.
Tony Lopez playing the box, while Bardo adds some additional Latin rhythm.
Some music samples will begin to appear here in the summer of 2009. These will be only snippet of the music style that is forming. Overall, that style is country rock ballads.
