Web series on “Seven” created by North Platte’s Kevin Kennedy III

His latest career move includes making a travel documentary called “On Seven”. For the miniseries, Kennedy visited all seven continents to write seven songs based on the unique places he visited.

“You know, musicians, the dream is to travel and go and write and perform and go places,” Kennedy said. “And a lot of times we sit there and wait for that opportunity or someone to give us that opportunity. . And I was talking to a friend and I was like, dude, I want to do this now.

Combining his musical talents with a career as a commercial film director, Kennedy and some friends conceived the show, challenging themselves by filming a traveling show and writing a song on each continent.

“We just dived in headfirst and it’s good, we’ve got seven days to do it,” he said. “You know there’s no room for failure here because that’s who we are. here for that. … I really wanted to create a high-quality show that had a kind of cinematic feel and a more adventurous feel.

The episodes are over 35 minutes long and follow the rhythm of travel documentaries, where Kennedy visits various locations with voice-over narration.

Kennedy does this with an extra twist, seeking out local musicians to get their stories, share songs, and maybe collaborate with them for an episode feature song performed at the end.

He also visits local taverns and bars to sample the drinks they have on tap. This includes a cameo by Pal’s Brewing Company in the first episode.

The web series is in the middle of a weekly release and can be found at youtube.com/@On7Show. So far, he has released three feature episodes of his journey, starting with North America, then South America. The last episode shows his trip to Antarctica.

Every week he posts a new episode where he travels to a random country on a different continent.

Private screenings will be held at Pal’s Brewery each Sunday, with the final episode premiering at the Fox Theater on April 12 at 7 p.m. 15% of ticket sales at the Fox screening will be donated to CASA.

Each episode features his releases that act as background music.

He said his wide amalgamation of influences over the years has led him to play country music with flavors of many different styles.

“And so one time I was playing somewhere and some guy was like, ‘Hey, what kind of music are you playing?’ It’s surf country. It’s like surf country.’ And I was like, you know what? I really like that.”

Although he is from a landlocked state, Kennedy is an avid surfer.

“I think the mentality of surfing is that you go to one place and you really absorb the culture,” he said. “You integrate with the people and enjoy the beautiful surf and nature that they have. And I think all of that comes through in my music. “

Kennedy’s music typically features a recognizable high-production, catchy mainstream feel to his sound along with a contemporary country/hip-hop fusion.

However, his style is definitely not limited to his roots in North Platte.

While touring South America, Kennedy combined Latin influences with Argentinian musician Big Nena in his song titled “Es Tarde”.

Kennedy began playing pop-punk, a genre known for heavy guitar chords and loud drum tracks. But when he played small shows, he didn’t do it much, but with an acoustic guitar. This helped shape his style into what it is today.

As he progressed in his career and traveled the world to meet new people, he became comfortable integrating other elements into his music.

“Everybody’s writing, everybody’s creating, and there’s a lot of amazing music,” he said. “And that’s something you can do from anywhere in the world. You know, I always got mad when you’d walk up and someone would play you a song they wrote. And you think this is an opportunity to be number 1 somewhere. But, you know, they’re in the back there, and not many people are going to listen to that song.

Kennedy said fame is fickle. It’s not an easy task, and it’s more important to focus on using your talents to meet other like-minded people who want to create cool things and learn about common interests.

“Your path will always be different than everyone else’s,” he said. “So when you read a story about some famous musician or songwriter who made it or a talented artist, you know, it’s nice to hear their stories and that’s motivation. . But you have to realize that you are an individual and you have your own skills and you can’t follow someone else’s path.”

Mostly, Kennedy said, the best thing about being a musician is the relationships he builds with other people.

According to him, wherever he goes, he meets musicians and has fun with them.

“I realized that my biggest priority was connecting with people,” he said. “Because relationships have always been a driving factor. So the relationship helped me achieve my goal of writing a song. The relationship helped me understand what was going on in that culture. I gained knowledge from each of these relationships and eventually made friendships. So I guess to answer your question, when I’m looking at a story, I’m always trying to say, “How do I show this real relationship that I experienced?”