Bio
Sometimes you have to let it happen
After 15 years in the same band I had to take a break for family reasons. I couldn't give up on Music but I couldn't find a box to fit into So I just went with whatever came next.....
I wrote and released original songs....genre...whatever?! Someone suggested solo acoustic shows doing covers and originals...why not? I accidentally stumbled into a group of amazing guys who shared my love of all things roots reggae, ska and punk rock and had a band. It was all slightly different, but it was all The Black and Blue Hearts. One project to capture everything I did musically. Rooted in empathy and driving towards unity!
Kenny Maciejewski is an American musician, songwriter, audio engineer and producer best known for his attempts to defeat gravity while performing over 1000 shows across the U.S. and Canada in the last two decades with the bands "Something To Do", "Vitamin King" and "the Barnuns". while opening for acts that include: The Offspring, Reel Big Fish, the Spin Doctors, The Skatelites and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. As a member of "Something To Do" and "Vitamin King", Kenny holds a dozen Wisconsin Area Music Industry nominations that include "Album of the Year", "Best New Artist", "Best Pop Rock Artist" and "Best Ska Artist". Both acts combined have sold tens of thousands of CD's and downloads.
Kenny's credits for writing, recording, releasing and producing span A few hundred tracks, 15 albums, numerous compilations and licensing credits that include MTV, Henkel Consumer Adhesives (Duck Tape), and Acid Bath Productions.
Kenny Maciejewski was a leading force in the last two decades of the Midwest Ska, Alternative and Punk Rock scenes. As the owner of Trapdoor Records, he worked to unite a divided music scene through the release of two "Wiskansin" compilation CD's in the late 90's. When a local University discontinued "Skappleton", the longest running annual Ska music festival in the U.S., Kenny took over promotion and ownership of the event.
He studied business and audio production at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater and taught recording classes at Ball State University before operating his own recording studio originally called "Trapdoor Records Studios" and recently re-opened as "Lift Up Music"