Why KEEPING KIND?
Spreading Fun and Kindness through Indie Rock!
Concerned about a lack of fun, compassion and positivity in 2020, Tony Mader took his belief that "music is medicine" and created a group aiming to spread fun indie rock. He was inspired by the positive chalk art messages he saw drawn by children in his River Park (Sac, CA) community and wrote a song entitled Love Will Take Us Through, and KEEPING KIND was born.
KEEPING KIND’s music crosses a number of genres, from Folk/Indie/Acoustic Rock, with inspiration coming from classic artists like Tom Petty, 90s artists like Alice in Chains, to modern indie/folk rock.
Tony Mader
Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Growing up in the Bay Area in the mid-90s, Tony quickly realized he loved live music and the classic venues in SF, seeing Tom Petty at the Fillmore, Santana at the Warfield, and countless others. His enjoyment of live music, jam bands, and his friend’s 4x12 guitar cabinet, encouraged him to move away from reading music, and towards playing by ear and finding the groove.
Tony is a multi-instrumentalist who focuses mostly on guitar and vocals. Because he took guitar lessons from a "harp guitar" player who taught him SRV, he realized you can play any genre on any instrument.
Brett Jackson
Drums, Vocals
Brett is from Sacramento but his musical journey includes working in studios and playing in bands in L.A. He is a multi-instrumentalist who can play just about anything, but focuses primarily on the drums and vocals.
"Professor" Jackson has a music degree from California State University, Sacramento, where he focused on the bass, and allows him to continually educate the band about why our compositions sound cool.
Bill Fuller
Bass, Vocals
Bill grew up in Baltimore, MD, in a home where a lot of Top 40 & rock was being listened to. As a result, he developed an enjoyment of many styles of music starting in the 60s: British Invasion, rock, soul, R&B, and jazz. His music-playing journey started with guitar in the mid-70s and has continued into bass.
He was a founding member of Throbbing Wolfpak, which had many memorable gigs, including one at the (in)famous CBGB’s in NY. When not creating music in Keeping Kind, you can find Bill making music with the Rugged Soul Project and with DD James.
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