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12 unusual facts about Kevin Lyman


Crunkcore

For instance, Warped Tour co-creator and CEO Kevin Lyman calls the group 3OH!3 as "the real tipping point for scrunk", and said that "though 3OH!3 doesn't incorporate the blood-curdling screams of many scrunk acts, they were the first emo-influenced act to depart from traditional instruments in favor of pre-programmed beats", while still retaining many of the stylistic elements of emo.

IllScarlett

Kevin Lyman, the Warped Tour organizer and co-owner of Warcon Enterprises, noticed them and invited them to play at his personal barbecue.

John L. Reese

In 2005, Reese co-founded the Rockstar Taste of Chaos with fellow industry executive, producer and entrepreneur Kevin Lyman.

Kevin Lyman

Kevin Lyman is creator of touring music and extreme sports festivals called the Warped Tour, the Taste of Chaos and the Mayhem tours.

One of Lyman's most recent successes is the Coachella and Stagecoach Festival Campgrounds.

Kristan Harris

Subdue performed on Van's Warped Tour in 2004 hand picked by Kevin Lyman for the Ernie Ball Stage performing alongside Story of the Year, Bowling For Soup, and Big D & The Kids Table.

Mayhem Festival 2009

Mayhem Festival 2009 was the second annual North American Mayhem Festival founded by Kevin Lyman.

Punk Rock Holocaust

The backstory to this film is that Warped Tour head Kevin Lyman once allowed a hideously bad band called Brutal Enigma on the tour since they submitted a phony demo tape.

Shanti Wintergate

"This Moment" was a spark of an album with catchy 3-4 chord pop/rock tunes that caught the attention of famed Warped Tour promoter Kevin Lyman and let to performances on 2006/2008 Vans Warped Tours.

Taste of Chaos

Taste of Chaos (or "TOC") was a live music tour that was started in the winter of 2005 by Kevin Lyman, the creator of the successful Warped Tour along with friend and business partner, John Reese.

Taste of Chaos 2010

Taste of Chaos 2010 is the sixth installment of the Taste of Chaos tours created by Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman.

Warped Tour

The Warped Tour was created in 1994 by Kevin Lyman, who got the idea while working on skateboarding shows such as the Vision Skate Escape and Holiday Havoc which included music with skateboarding contests.