• TOP 10 Charting Radio Artist
"Ship of Fools (Big Enough)" on Modern AC Radio [FMQB]
• Hundreds of placements including:
• Music video won MTVu viewer contest
• Headlined at RED ROCKS to 6,500 (Denver, CO)
• Licensed to EMSTREAM & playing on AUSTRALIAN RADIO nationwide
• Top 10 Best Underground Bands The Denver Post
• Best Rock/Pop ARTIST Westword Music Showcase
 Xiren is an alternative rock project formed in Denver, CO by Xiren Kenny. As its main producer, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, Xiren is the only official band member and remains solely responsible for its direction.
From the origins of lethal Detroit garage-rock modernism to SoCal pop-hook savvy, it's always been an adventurous blaze of alternative style rock. At the core, Xiren, and in orbit around him are other talented musicians and co-writers blending timeless influences with modern music creating built-to-last tunes.
Packing a counter tenor, world class musicians/entertainers and national level computer assisted stage production; Xiren's live show peels the paint off the walls and always leaves the audience wanting more.
Xiren is an avid yogi and has an active passion for researching and amplifying practical and under exposed, often suppressed, technologies relating to health and alternative energies. In early 2012 he'll be launching an educational web project exploring these topics called "Know How Things Work".
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In 2008 Xiren was lured on an international con to India (READ: India scam part I | part II) followed by a coast-to-coast US tour which ended abruptly in a catastrophic tour bus accident. By hauling portable recording equipment throughout India and on the bus, he was able to capture the love, grief, rage, sensuality and hope from those experiences and translate them into a scorching pop/rock album. And it’s resonating with listeners. The first single, “Ship of Fools”, held for 6 weeks in the Top 10 on US radio (fmqb.com/Modern AC) against major label artists - extraordinary for an independent artist! Relevance is the quality he’s always enjoyed about great music - the ability to generate an experience that crosses cultures, political and religious perspectives, and always allows whatever interpretation is needed by the listener.
