Kenny Fong"Late Night Show" opening!! This was an on-campus composition project for Snow College featuring myself on tenor saxophone- please contact me at kennyrf29@gmail.com for licensing , usage, or if you'd like to purchase sheet music!
Personnel: Tenor and Baritone Saxophone: Kenny Fong Alto Saxophone: Jack Barton Trombone: Ryan Adair Trumpets: Joseph Lo Forte & David Johnson Keys: Jacob Ostler Drums: Jake Larson
Late Night Show IntroKenny Fong2014-12-05 | "Late Night Show" opening!! This was an on-campus composition project for Snow College featuring myself on tenor saxophone- please contact me at kennyrf29@gmail.com for licensing , usage, or if you'd like to purchase sheet music!
Personnel: Tenor and Baritone Saxophone: Kenny Fong Alto Saxophone: Jack Barton Trombone: Ryan Adair Trumpets: Joseph Lo Forte & David Johnson Keys: Jacob Ostler Drums: Jake Larson
Like and Subscribe if you enjoyed it! More to come!Fool for You - Sax Solo π·Kenny Fong2023-03-15 | Another clip from our performance down in Helper, Utah at the Rio Theatre!!
Shout out to the team at the Rio Theater and to Kenny Driggs and West Coast Show Support for setting up the stage and providing us with all the video content!
Check out the band Flamingo if you enjoy the clip!
Set-up π· Mouthpiece: Theo Wanne Durga 4 (Size 8) Reed: Vandoren Java Red Box (Size 3) Saxophone: Yamaha Custom Z (YTS-82ZB)
Saxophone: Kenny Fong Keyboard: Christian Lucy Bass: Aidan Woodward Drums: Matt Morrison Trumpet: Parker Andrezzi Vocals: Jake Chamberlain
Be sure to check out the original "Feel It All," by Angie Petty, on Spotify
SaxoFong (Kenny Fong) π· Patreon: patreon.com/saxofong Twitter: twitter.com/saxofong Instagram: instagram.com/saxofong Facebook: facebook.com/saxofong Email: kennyrf29@gmail.com Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/4kTxxfbdz46XTtRtxNT7Vz?si=imSTSyUeSHKEVmiy9BVCSg π·Gig Recap!! Crawfish Boil π¦Kenny Fong2022-05-31 | Had a pretty unique gig at a crawfish boil in South Salt Lake, Utah and thought I'd document the experience!! Let me know how you feel about the shorter recap as I may try to do one of these once a month or soAsh Ketchum is the best cosplay π #pokemon #arceus #videogames #videogamemusic #saxophone #saxsoloKenny Fong2022-01-25 | It truly unlocks my greatest saxophone abilities#musicmemes with the keyboardist Christian Lucy, completely forgot this happened πβ οΈKenny Fong2022-01-12 | ...Yesterday - The Beatles π· Solo Sax #saxophone #sax #thebeatles #beatles #yesterday #saxcoverKenny Fong2021-12-30 | ...This sax solo was pretty cool πKenny Fong2021-12-29 | ...Short little clip of my sax solo on a Sandu π· #CliffordBrown #blues #shuffle #sax #saxophone #saxoKenny Fong2021-12-10 | ...Merry Christmas!! π·π full live take on my YouTube page #saxophone #sax #saxcover #christmassongKenny Fong2021-12-06 | ...The Christmas Song - Solo SaxophoneKenny Fong2021-12-06 | Volunteered to perform solo saxophone at a local Christmas festival! Had a wonderful time, hope you enjoy a full live take of my performance of "the Christmas Song" as a saxophone cover
Socials Instagram: instagram.com/saxofong Facebook: facebook.com/saxofong Spotify: Kenny FongChallenge accepted π replacing the midi sax solo from Lake Street Diveβs funny TikTokKenny Fong2021-03-21 | Thanks for the inspiration Bridget Kearney!
Original Video: instagram.com/p/CMpbvRQpAnB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkK.K. Soul - Kenny Fong Saxophone CoverKenny Fong2021-01-19 | Finally finished editing my video for K.K. Soul! Recorded waaaaaaay back in July but ran into a ton of issues including dead batteries, camera, and incorrect takes. This has been one of my top performing songs as far as streaming is concerned, and I'm happy I can supply our video of the take! I added some hand percussion to this one just to have a more produced sound.
Hope you enjoy!!
Set-up π· Mouthpiece: Theo Wanne Durga 4 (Size 8) Reed: Vandoren Java Red Box (Size 3) Saxophone: Yamaha Custom (YTS-875)
Like and subscribe for more!The Christmas Song: Kenny Fong Live at NordstromKenny Fong2020-12-25 | Merry Christmas! Hope you enjoy my live take of "The Christmas Song" that I performed recently at Nordstrom! I'm hoping by next year to have some Christmas covers available on streaming platforms
I'm incredibly grateful to have a few more solo gigs!
Thank you to all my subscribers, hope the holidays have treated you well
Set-up π· Mouthpiece: Theo Wanne Durga 4 (Size 8) Reed: Vandoren Java Red Box (Size 3) Saxophone: Yamaha Custom (YTS-875)
Like and subscribe for more!Corporate Hip-Hop? Kenny Fong Gig Vlog #9Kenny Fong2020-12-03 | Hey everyone! I wanted to share some footage from a recent gig with a band called High Society, based out of Salt Lake City, Utah!! For awhile I've been trying to do more gigs as a keyboardist and this has been a great opportunity to get involved with the pop scene. Hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think as well as if you have any advice for me going forward π·
Like and subscribe for more!Solo Saxophone at NordstromKenny Fong2020-11-12 | Some footage from a recent gig where I performed solo saxophone for Nordstrom's Customer Icon Event! I'm happy to have some more work as a soloist and am hoping to have more in the future! It's very tiring but could lead to more work during these crazy times
Hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think π·
Saxophone Set-Up: Mouthpiece: Theo Wanne Durga 4 (Size 8) Reed: Vandoren Java Red (Size 3) Saxophone: YTS-875 (Yamaha Custom)
Songs in video: Gravity Tennessee Whiskey My Eyes Adored You I Feel it ComingNightmare Before Christmas Trailer! (Fan Made)Kenny Fong2020-11-01 | I recently wrote a new composition and thought it fit the Nightmare Before Christmas vibe! I quickly pieced together footage from the two trailers on YouTube and this was the end result!
Hope you enjoy! Please like and subscribe if you enjoy it and be sure to stream or download the audio!
Social Media Twitter: twitter.com/saxofong Instagram: instagram.com/saxofong Facebook: facebook.com/saxofong Email: kennyrf29@gmail.comFlight of the HorsemanKenny Fong2020-10-31 | My latest original! The host of the show "Animal Talking" wanted me to write a halloween-themed intro and this is what I came up with. The track was written, recorded, and produced all within two weeks and I'm very happy with the finished product! Definitely the quickest I've gotten something out
Hope you enjoy! Please give it a save or a share on streaming services as well
Subscribe for more!Setting Up the New Studio! Kenny Fong Vlog #8Kenny Fong2020-10-22 | Happy Halloween! π½ I've moved locations! Not far, but I've moved up to North Salt Lake to be closer to school as well as save some money. I thought I do a little recording as I set up the new space, hope you enjoy!
I wrote a brand new track in the span of two weeks, and thought I'd share the process of how the tune came to fruition. It's the quickest I've ever fully composed and produced a track, and hopefully it can be distributed by the time of the debut, 10/30/20. I took a Halloween spin on my "Late Night Show Intro" and gave it a spooky new vibe. π
Thanks for watching!Jody Jazz DV vs Theo Wanne Durga, Part 2 - Kenny Fong Vlog #7Kenny Fong2020-09-22 | The second edition of the Jody Jazz DV 7* vs Theo Wanne Durga 4 (size 8) series! It has been a few months since I originally purchased the new Theo Wanne mouthpiece and wanted to follow up with the improvements I've made and why I feel I will most likely stick with the Theo Wanne mouthpiece moving forward. The main issues I've ironed out since opening include resistance (from the reed), altissimo, and overall performance.
Thank you to everyone who commented on the previous video, I would love to hear your comments again. As stated in the video, I hope to do at least one more video on this topic, and get a hold of a Jody Jazz DV in the same size to see if I can get similar results! If you've had experience performing on both I'd love to hear your thoughts! π·
Thanks for watching!Get It On- Dave Koz Saxophone Solo (Full Transcription!)Kenny Fong2020-08-23 | Transcription of Dave Koz's tenor saxophone solo on "Get It On" by Brian Culbertson, off the album, "Live From the Inside!" Things have been pretty hectic lately but I'm trying to keep on top of my practice and learning new vocabulary. I enjoyed this solo cause of all the pentatonic goodness, hope you enjoy as well! Lots of blues related licks that I put into 12 keys to use on my pop solos π·
If you notice at the end of the solo, Dave Koz would be unable to play what he's playing without a third hand π€£ I smell some post production!!π€
Let me know what you think! Subscribe if the PDF is helpful to you!
More to come!
Saxophone Set-Up Yamaha Custom Tenor (YTS-875) Theo Wanne Durga 4 (Size 8) Vandoren Red Box (Size 3)
Thanks for watching!A Strange Way I Met Some Celebrities! Kenny Fong Vlog #6Kenny Fong2020-08-12 | This was such a fun, crazy, and unique experience! And I was definitely surrounded by a lot of people with clout which made it very interesting. Hope you enjoy the POV (Vlog #6) of my experience being interviewed on Gary Whitta's show, "Animal Talking," with guest stars Brie Larson, Dr. Lupo and Friskkk, all of which are well known in Hollywood or in their association with the popular streaming platform, "Twitch!" Brie Larson is recently known for her role as Captain Marvel and Dr. Lupo is exclusively contracted to Twitch and is a top Fortnite streamer.
I was able to chat with all the guests, including Kate Stark (another Twitch star) before the show started and get their advice on how to go forward with my content creation and the entertainment business, as well hear about strategies that led to their own success. Very valuable insight! They were all very cool, down to earth people and it was great to meet them all (Including show hosts Gary, Adam and Leah)
This kick started a lot of creative projects and I'm grateful that I could invest so much time and effort into something like this, as I had little to no motivation since the pandemic started. I'm looking forward to keep improving my creative content from here!
You can now stream my music! The full in-studio versions of the songs featured on the show are available on Spotify and Apple Music, in addition to the music videos found here on YouTube!
Thanks so much for watching and your continued support! Be sure to like if you enjoyed and subscribe to stay up to date with my latest projects and releases!!Studio Performance of the Closing Theme!!Kenny Fong2020-08-07 | Our new take of the "Closing Theme," performed for Gary Whitta's show, "Animal Talking!"
I wanted to get a version with the full band in addition to the extended, "Late Night Show Intro," for my appearance on Gary's show, and had a ton of fun hearing the piece come to life with a full band. I love having a horn section! It add so much power to the music and wish I could perform with a group this size all the time.
I'm also excited to announce that I'll be attempting to get my music streaming! I'm not exactly a prolific composer but people have asked about where they can stream my pieces and I'm excited to have them available on a larger platform! I'll be sure to announce that as soon as it's ready, but look for me on Spotify and Apple Music soon!!π₯
For those wondering, I've officially switched to the Theo Wanne Durga 4 mouthpiece, and plan to do a one month follow up video where I go into detail as to why I like the mouthpiece so much. I'd like to try to the Jody Jazz in the same facing as well to even the playing field a bit more.π·
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Thanks for watching!! πBTS of the Animal Talking Sunday Session- Kenny Fong Vlog #5Kenny Fong2020-08-01 | Behind the scenes footage of our recording session Sunday (July 19th, 2020) for Gary Whitta's show, "Animal Talking!" We assembled the full 10-piece band to give the theme it's full justice and shot a music video as well- the tune had never been performed live with a full band, it was a shock to hear it come to life with a loud room full of sound! We set up five cameras, a full mixing board and a ton of lighting to capture it all at once.
This in general has been such a unique experience for me, and was one of the main reasons why I wanted to start doing more content creations as I knew I was going to be going on the show. This was perhaps the biggest project that I've taken on, editing two music videos and two covers, with the turnaround being about two half days. Hopefully my video editing practice paid off! Given the platform, I wanted to represent myself the best I could on the show and audience!
Thanks for watching!! Be sure to like and subscribeK.K. Cruisin - Kenny Fong Saxophone CoverKenny Fong2020-07-27 | Our full take of our performance of, "K.K. Cruisin'," by Kazumi Totaka, AKA, "K.K. Slider" from Animal Crossing. We had a ton of fun putting this together for Gary Whitta's show, "Animal Talking" and I'm looking to try and hopefully get it on to Spotify as well!!! π·ππ₯
Hope you enjoy the video, and let us know what you think!! We'd be happy to do some more K.K. Slider covers if requested!πΌ
NOTE: No copyright infringement intended! I do not own the rights to this song and am covering the works of Kazumi TotakaLate Night Show Intro LIVE on Animal Talking!Kenny Fong2020-07-24 | I was invited on to Gary Whitta's hit Twitch show, "Animal Talking," and I wanted to give my "Late Night Show Intro" full justice by performing it with a full band! It was a project alone to get 10 musicians together to record this stuff (not exactly social distant either), but I'm so happy that we were able to pull this off for the show!!
I was in shock when I heard this take live, I'm so grateful to be surrounded by such talented people, there's no way I could do this alone
If any the above are reading this: THANK YOU SO MUCH for helping me with this project! Much more one the way! Like and subscribe to stay up to date
Thanks for watching!!Jody Jazz DV vs Theo Wanne Durga - Kenny Fong Vlog #4Kenny Fong2020-07-19 | I thought I would never buy another mouthpiece again, yet here we are, trying out the Theo Wanne Durga 4! In all honesty, I've thought about upgrading to larger facing for a while now (from Jody Jazz 7* to Theo Wanne 8) to see if I would notice a difference, it has been 8 years since I purchased the Jody Jazz after all- Watch the whole video to see if it makes a difference and let me know if you can hear anything!
Jody Jazz DV 7* vs Theo Wanne Durga 4 (8 facing)
Side note, I did not pay full price for either mouthpiece. Back in 2012, Jody Jazz offered "B stock" mouthpieces (issues with small things such as paint, etc, things that do not affect the performance) that could save you a lot of money if you are looking to purchase- you may have to reach out directly now as I didn't see that availability on their page last I checked
As well with the Durga, Theo Wanne offers a few discounts if you can find them- one being 15% your first order and others.
Both are great higher end saxophone pieces and I wanted to find out which one I liked more! Hope you enjoy- feel free to hop around the video if you're not a saxophonist shopping for a mouthpiece.
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Twitter: twitter.com/saxofong Instagram: instagram.com/saxofong Facebook: facebook.com/saxofong Email: kennyrf29@gmail.com Jake and the Heist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3j6Jt... "Summer": http://www.bensound.comClosing ThemeKenny Fong2020-07-07 | In honor of my "Late Night Show Intro" receiving some attention, I wanted to get writing again in the late night show style! Here's my short tune entitled, "Closing Theme," hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think in the comments and give it a thumbs up or a share if you enjoyed it! I threw in some, "credits" for the vibe I'm trying to go for
You can say I've been in a bit of a lull as far as originals go, my last piece was indeed my, "Late Night Show Intro" to give you an idea of how long it's been (about six years), I'm going to try my best to get back to writing as I have some good ideas I want to flesh out soon.
I appreciate everyone's support! Be sure to catch this tune on Gary Whitta's Twitch show, "Animal Talking!"
Alto & Tenor Saxophone: Kenny Fong Producer & Drums: Chris Petty Bari Saxophone: Ty Carter Trumpet 1 & 2: Evan Taylor Trombone: Patrick Buie Piano: Kevin Judd Organ: Christian Lucy Bass Guitar: Desmond Splinter
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Much more to come!New Ways to Gig- Kenny Fong Vlog #3Kenny Fong2020-06-25 | Door to door shows? Random house parties? What to expect? Who knows. Our (cough-cough) pandemic has made gigging a strange experience, and while most gigs have been cancelled and businesses shut down, Park City has been offering some interesting alternatives!
GIG VLOG #3 with Jake and the Heist
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My first official saxophone cover! I had a blast putting this together and editing it, and look forward to doing more in the future! π· I've wanted to do some saxophone covers for a while, and am hoping to find some more freelance work in the process
Thanks for watching! Give it a like if you enjoyed it and be sure to subscribe for more! I'll be putting out a new late night inspired original soon!
Stay tuned for more!Too Soon to Gig? Kenny Fong Vlog #2Kenny Fong2020-06-12 | We're back on the scene! After about three months of no work I finally have a gig with a live band, and hopefully, a live audience! Stay tuned to the end to see how it goes
Stay tuned for more!Fighting Wind Noise on Live Gigs- Kenny Fong #1Kenny Fong2020-06-05 | First VLOG!!! Not sure of how many of these I'm going to do, or how frequent, but I've always enjoyed watching these on YouTube and I'd love to get some more content out there- I definitely have a lot of work to do as far as talking in front of the camera and making it feel natural. Hope you enjoy! Give it a thumbs up if you enjoyed it and subscribe if you want to see more, plus saxophone covers and original music, I appreciate your support!
No copyright infringement intended, song covered in the video is "Love Never Felt So Good" by Michael JacksonLate Night Show (Remastered)Kenny Fong2020-05-14 | I wrote this about six years ago and have always wanted to fix a few things with the old track- mainly production issues such as my very amateur mixing and mastering in college. The intro has now made it on to #AnimalTalking with Gary Whitta and has inspired me to keep writing. Hope you enjoy! Feel free to message me about licensing, or if you'd like the sheet music!
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Instagram: instagram.com/saxofongMichael Brecker Solo- Im Just Happy To Dance With YouKenny Fong2018-02-26 | Always have been impressed with Brecker's ability to sound great with anyone, I stumbled upon this awesome pop solo and thought it'd be a good one to transcribe. Enjoy!
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Instagram: instagram.com/saxofongTime of My Life- Saxophone Solo TranscriptionKenny Fong2018-01-03 | This song appeared in one of the productions I do on board a cruise ship, I took it as a good opportunity to transcribe the original and get it close as I can, hope you enjoy!
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Instagram: instagram.com/saxofongMichael Brecker Transcription- Renaissance ManKenny Fong2017-11-07 | Off the record, "Time is of the Essence." Here is my attempt to play Brecker's solo, it was a lengthy summer project I started in May 2017. Michael Brecker has been a huge influence on me in the past year or so. Some pretty gnarly licks that took me 6+ months to work out! Looking forward to starting another heavy transcription in the future!
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Original Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=7_eVDWSNVUYKenny Fong Audition VideoKenny Fong2017-08-09 | Hello all, this is a compilation of myself playing live at recent gigs I made for an audition.
(Timings for if you'd like to skip around) A Night in Tunisia (with solo) 0:20 311-Amber (Melody): 2:27 Besame Mucho (Melody): 4:13 Latin Improv Solo: 4:57 Careless Whispers (Solo + Melody): 5:51 + 7:28Misty- Tenor Saxophone AuditionKenny Fong2017-01-29 | Jazz standard Misty with a groovy feel, short audition video using iReal Pro! Recorded with my tabletDynamiteKenny Fong2015-02-05 | "Dynamite," off the album Ted's Incredible Electric Band-
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Small school project for Anna Butler and I happened to be in the piano lab at the time