East of Sideways Music is an indi music label located in LA, California. Our primary artists are Barry Keenan and his band Invisible Poet Kings.
Invisible Poet Kings are four highly skilled, accomplished, and greatly respected professional musicians. Coming from different corners of the US. The band formed in Los Angeles around the group's founder, Barry Keenan, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. Veteran music producer and LA native, Mandi Martin introduced Keenan to drummer, Voyce McGinley III who settled in LA after leaving Virginia. Barry met guitarist, Ed Krzyzaniak after Ed moved to LA from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. When Voyce introduced Barry to bassist, Jayme Lewis from Southern California, the band was complete. Influenced by British Pop music and classic American rock n' roll, the band performs songs written by Keenan which they refer to as American Brit Pop Rock... songs with a great feel, catchy melodies and thought provoking, engaging lyrics.

Sounds Like: The Beatles, The Kinks, Muse

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Invisible Poet Kings is presently working with Producer Matt Forger. He has worked with Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Patti Austin, Michael McDonald, James Ingram, Quincy Jones, George Duke, and many others. His work with Michael Jackson began on Thriller and continued with Bad, Dangerous, HIStory, and Blood on the Dancefloor. Matt also worked on the E.T. Storybook Album. and on the groundbreaking Thriller video. He then recorded and mixed the Captain EO Film & "4-D" attraction for Disney.