Kevin James Maher

• Name — Kevvy Mental • Birth Name — Kevin James Maher • Born — 20 April 1988 • Birthplace — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada • Instrument — Vocals, guitar, synthesizer • Genre — Puke-rawk, alternative rock, hip-hop • Occupation — Musician, songwriter, sound designer, record producer • Years Active — 2007–present • Associated Acts — Fake Shark - Real Zombie!, Jakalope, Die Mannequin, The Birthday Massacre, Fan Death, Ione Sky, Carly Rae Jepsen, Kat Von D

Maher was born an only child in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised in Langley, British Columbia, by a single mother. Maher attended Langley Fine Arts School majoring in visual art. Maher was kicked out of Langley Fine Arts in his grade 12 year. Maher attended Walnut Grove Secondary to finish his high school education. During his time at Walnut Grove, Maher also attended AI Burnaby for audio engineering.

Maher is primarily a vocalist in the band Fake Shark, but also plays guitar, piano and programs electronics. He has done a variety of remixes, listed below. He has also programmed electronics and contributed vocals to Jakalope, as well as working alongside Dave Ogilvie coproducing the debut album by former Lillix bass player Louise Burns. The record was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize. In 2008, Maher teamed up with writer/director CJ Wallis to score the Sarah Slean short film Last Flowers. The film received a pair of Leo Awards nominations in 2009. In 2012, co-wrote and produced part of Carly Rae Jepsen's new record, Kiss, and wrote the Fake Shark - Real Zombie! record Liar. He has also composed some of the music for the film American Mary.

• Fake Shark - Real Zombie! – Zebra! Zebra! Band Member (2007) • Fake Shark - Real Zombie! – Meeting People Is Terrible Band Member (2009) • Fan Death – A Coin for the Well (Audio Engineering) (2009) • Fan Death – Womb of Dreams (Audio Engineering) (2010) • Jakalope – Things That Go Jump in the Night – Vocals, Programming, Production (2010) • Louise Burns – Mellow Drama – Producer (2010) • The Birthday Massacre – Pins and Needles – Programming, Editing (2010) • Raggedy Angry – How I Learned To Love Our Robot Overlords – Vocals (2010) • Matt Webb of Marianas Trench (band) – EP Producer (2011) • Carly Rae Jepsen – Kiss – Writer / Producer (2012) • Jessica Lee – Carried Away – Producer (2012) • Fighting For Ithaca – To the Rescue Song Writer (2012) • Anami Vice – Are You Serious – Producer (2012) • Cat Thomson – TBA – Producer (2012) • We Need Surgery – Self Titled – Producer (2012) • The Birthday Massacre – Hide and Seek – Synthesizer / Drums (2012) • Kat Von D – TBA – Writer • Fighting For Ithaca – Do What We Wanna – Writer • Fake Shark - Real Zombie! – Liar – Writer/Producer • Paige Morgan – TBA – Producer • Down With Webster – TBA – Writer • Kate Morgan – TBA – Producer/Writer • Carly Rae Jepsen – Emotion Side B - Writer (2016)