About

I’m Ken Tinnin — guitarist, songwriter, and home recording enthusiast who has been making music in one form or another for more than three decades. I picked up my first guitar in 1989 after hearing the opening riff to High Wire by Badlands. I bought a guitar and amp the same day and never looked back.

My influences are rooted in the hard rock of the 1970s — Bad Company, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, AC/DC — and that’s the world my music lives in. I write, record, and release original music from a home studio in New Hampshire.

I’m a Marine Corps veteran and earned a Master Certificate in Music Production and Guitar from Berklee College of Music while on active duty. I’m also a guitar teacher with 15 years of experience. I’ve spent most of my adult life teaching people. From public affairs and photojournalism in the Marines to guitar and responsible firearms use as a civilian. Now I’m applying that to the one thing I’ve always wanted to do — make original music and get it out into the world where it belongs.

This publication is about what that actually looks like from the inside. No sugar-coating; not just the highlight reel, but the day-to-day challenges I encounter making music. Because it’s not all glamorous. There is real friction and the friction is the work.

Listen to my music on Spotify and Apple Music.

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