Ken Tamplin

Ken Tamplin
Tamplin in 2012
Tamplin in 2012
Background information
Genres
Occupations
  • Vocal coach
  • YouTuber
  • singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1980–present
Labels
Websitekentamplinvocalacademy.com

Ken Tamplin is an American vocal coach and former Christian rock musician. He is a former member of the bands Joshua, Shout, and Magdallan.

Early years

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Tamplin began playing guitar at age six and singing at age nine. Despite being raised in a Christian home, he was not openly Christian until some time before he began his musical career.[1]

Career

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Tamplin was one of the members of the group Joshua in the early 1980s.[2] He left Joshua to form the band Shout along with Chuck King. The group disbanded in 1989 after financial difficulties. He went on to found Magdallan with Lanny Cordola.[3]

Tamplin signed a solo recording contract with Frontline Records, releasing the album An Axe To Grind in 1990.[3] He later had recording contracts with Benson Records[4] and Spring Hill Music Group.[5]

Tamplin is the winner of four GMA Dove Awards, including Hard Music Album of the Year at the 25th GMA Dove Awards in 1994, for his album Tamplin; and received 12 nominations.[6][5]

In 2001, Tamplin produced the album Make Me Your Voice, featuring gospel singer Andraé Crouch, to help raise funds for Christian groups working in Sudan.[5]

Personal life

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Tamplin is married and has two children.[6][7] He also has a brother, Lance, who is a pastor, and with whom he started Living Stones Fellowship in 2001,[7] which was based at the La Tierra Elementary school in Mission Viejo, where he served as a worship director.[8]

Tamplin is a cousin to former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar.[9] Hagar said of Tamplin in an interview: "I've only met him once. But you know, he sends me his records and all that stuff."[9]

Tamplin was a resident of Costa Mesa, California,[5] and co-owned Music Painter Studios with Robert Hart, located at the nearby Santa Ana Heights.[10] He later relocated with his wife to Flagstaff, Arizona.[6] His Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy and studio are based in Sedona.[11]

Discography

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Albums

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Source:[12][13]

  • 1984 – Joshua – Surrender
  • 1987 – Shout – It Won't Be Long
  • 1988 – Shout – In Your Face
  • 1989 – Angelica – Angelica
  • 1989 – The Power Team – Take 'Em Back
  • 1990 – Tamplin and Friends – An Axe to Grind
  • 1991 – Ken Tamplin – Soul Survivor
  • 1991 – Magdallan – Big Bang
  • 1992 – Rock Of The 80's – Volume 1
  • 1993 – Tamplin – Tamplin
  • 1993 – Hollywood Hairspray – Volume 2
  • 1994 – Shout – At The Top Of Their Lungs
  • 1995 – Tamplin – In the Witness Box
  • 1995 – Ken Tamplin – We the People
  • 1995 – Ken Tamplin – Goin' Home
  • 1996 – Magdallan – End Of The Ages
  • 1997 – Ken Tamplin – Liquid Music Compilation
  • 1997 – Ken Tamplin – The Colors of Christmas
  • 1997 – Shout – Back
  • 1998 – Major League Soundtrack – Back To The Minors
  • 1999 – Ken Tamplin – Brave Days of Old
  • 2001 – Ken Tamplin – Where Love Is
  • 2001 – Ken Tamplin – Make Me Your Voice 1
  • 2002 – Laudamus – Lost In Vain
  • 2003 – Ken Tamplin and Friends – Wake the Nations
  • 2004 – Ken Tamplin – Make Me Your Voice 2
  • 2009 – Ken Tamplin – How Sweet the Sound (Spring Hill Music U.S.)
  • 2011 – Ken Tamplin – Got You Covered Vol 1
  • 2011 – Ken Tamplin – Got You Covered Vol 2
  • 2011 – Ken Tamplin – Got You Covered Vol 3
  • 2011 – Ken Tamplin – Got You Covered Vol 4
  • 2011 – Ken Tamplin – Got You Covered Vol 5
  • 2011 – Ken Tamplin – Got You Covered Vol 6
  • 2012 – Ken Tamplin – Then Sings My Soul
  • 2012 – Ken Tamplin – Superstar Medleys
  • 2014 – Ken Tamplin – Ballads of Ken Tamplin Vol 1

Additional credits

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References

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  1. ^ Milette, Dan (August 1989). A SHOUT for Mortality. Vol. 12. CCM Magazine. p. 17.
  2. ^ DeBoer, Terry (January 21, 1996). "Singer-songwriters new album is 'strictly pop-R&B". The Grand Rapids Press. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Van Pelt, Doug (November 1, 1990). "Ken Tamplin: Now a solo, the one time Shout frontman is still in your face". Cross Rhythms. No. 4. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
  4. ^ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 30, 1994. p. 40. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d Lobdell, William (February 19, 2001). "Raising Their Voices". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "Ken Tamplin Bio". Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ a b Tamplin, Ken. "News Archive". Ken Tamplin Online. Archived from the original on March 31, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. ^ Tamplin, Ken; Tamplin, Lance. "Living Stones Fellowship". Living Stones Fellowship. Archived from the original on February 24, 2001. Retrieved February 6, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ a b "What Sammy Hagar Sez". HM Magazine (66). July–August 1997. Archived from the original on October 31, 2000. Retrieved April 30, 2007.
  10. ^ "Music Painter Studios — Ken Tamplin & Robert Hart". iZ Technology Corporation. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "In Studio: Singing Lessons - Sedona". Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy. Archived from the original on December 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ "Ken Tamplin | Frontline Records". frontlinerecords.us. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "Shout/Tamplin". girdermusic.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "KISS Concert History Online - Song Stories - "I Confess" (1997)". www.kissconcerthistory.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
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