K E V I N R I C H A R D H O T T E
The Musician - About Kevin
Since 1997, Kevin has released four albums of original music which have received airplay all over the world on public and campus radio including; China, Australia, Eastern & Western Europe , the United States and Canada. His music has been used in film and television in the USA.
Kevin has also performed drumming duties on countless studio sessions for a number of other recording artists. Through his work with an 80’s progressive-pop band, Kevin had the priviledge to work with legendary Canadian producer Bob Gallo who produced multiple hits for Atlantic Records, including artists such as James Brown, The Drifters, Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Bo Diddley and The Young Rascals.
A veteran of the Canadian club and concert circuit, Kevin performs with a number of cover bands. He is also a first-call, hired gun drummer when someone local needs a temporary fill-in drummer for a show. Kevin also performs a hand drumming workshop that he calls Circular Motion. He performs this workshop for corporate and educational clients for the purpose of promoting team building, performance enhancement, bonding, music therapy and exploring personal and spiritual growth. (see menu tabs for more info).
Kevin's primary musical activity focuses around composing original music for film, video, television, gaming and music libraries.
In 2016, Kevin was awarded the Niagara Music Award for Instrumental Artist of the Year. He was also nominated in his home town of St. Catharines for a St. Catharines Arts Award for two years in a row (2015 & 2016) in the Established Artist category. In 2019, 2021 and 2024 Kevin was awarded a Readers Choice Gold Award as "Best Local Entertainer - Drummer" .
In 2015, Kevin started the online group The Niagara Drummers Collective (NDC). It is a social media based support group intended for all drummers (both kit and hand drummers) , who reside in the Toronto, Niagara, Hamilton and western New York corridor regardless of age or experience. The purpose of the group is to educate, network, exchange ideas, philosophies, techniques and buy or sell gear to one another.
In 2026, Kevin established his Free Drum Lessons program, in partnership with his local Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. The program is exclusively for kids 11 to 15 years of age that are facing adversities.
Kevin cites an eclectic range of drumming and musical influences including Buddy Rich, Billy Cobham, Neil Peart, Dave Weckl, Steve Gadd, Chris Coleman and Todd Sucherman on the drumming side and David Arkenstone, Dave Brubeck, Mike Oldfield, Pat Methany and Mark Isham on the music composition side.
