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Childhood and early years
Kenneth Hollins was born on the 31st May 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee. He began playing music at the age of two at a church where his father served as senior pastor. At 15 years old he began playing music professionally on a live recording under Malaco Record Label with Twinkie Clark and Dr. Mattie Moss Clark.

Career
Throughout his high school he won several awards, including the Louis Armstrong award for outstanding performance in jazz. During Kenneth’s senior year in high school he received first chair positions in both All West Tennessee and All State Tennessee high school competitions. He received a full tuition music scholarship to the University of Memphis where he obtained a Bachelors of Arts degree in Music Performance.

He performed with various musical artists and groups like Marvin Sapp, Tramaine Hawkins, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Timothy Wright, Keith Staten, Ben Tankard, Maurette Brown, Kirk Whalum, Dottie Peeples, Ernie Watts, Bob Berg, Frank Foster, James Williams, Donald Brown, Peter Erskin, The Memphis Symphony and many others. He has appeared on several recording projects and was featured as a special musical guest on TBN (Trinity Broadcast Network).

Works of Kenneth Hollins
Kenneth Hollins is the founder of HMPI (Hollins Musical Productions International) and My Keyboard Connection which focuses on producing instructional videos and services for gospel musicians. He is the producer and instructor of nine full length instructional videos that are used by thousands of musicians worldwide.

An ordained minister, he serves his church and community on a weekly basis. He hosts an Internet video podcast entitled “Successful Living With Kenneth Hollins”. He is the author of two books, “The Principles of Faith” and “The Secrets To Becoming a Master Musician”.