Kings Kaleidoscope is an American Christian alternative rock band based in Seattle, led by producer/singer/songwriter Chad Gardner. Their music features an eclectic range of electronic, woodwind, string and brass instruments, with influences from both Motown and math rock. Kings Kaleidoscope has recorded 5 EP’s, and four LPs: Becoming Who We Are, Beyond Control, and The Beauty Between, Zeal

Contents 1 Background 2 Current members 3 Discography 4 Mixtape album 5 References Background

The group formed in 2010 at Mars Hill Church plant on the campus of the University of Washington, where Gardner was a worship leader. Looking for a big, orchestral indie pop sound, he assembled a ten-person group. Drawing on a variety of influences from math rock and hip-hop to the dense sound of Canadian indie outfit Broken Social Scene, Kings Kaleidoscope recorded their first live EP, Sin, at a Good Friday service in 2011.

A year later, they released the studio EP, Asaph's Arrows, shortly followed by a Christmas EP, Joy Has Dawned.

In late 2013, Gardner and the band announced they were leaving Mars Hill, where they had served as worship leaders and artists on the church's label. Their fourth EP, 2014's Live in Color, was released by BadChristian Music, a label formed by Seattle post-hardcore band Emery.

Working with BadChristian Music and well-established indie label Tooth & Nail Records, Kings Kaleidoscope released their debut LP, Becoming Who We Are, on October 27, 2014. The album includes the song "Zion", commemorating Gardner's son who died shortly before he started to write songs for the album.

Their second album Beyond Control was released June 24, 2016, and was the bands most commercially successful release to date.

Third album The Beauty Between was released on August 17, 2017, and features several collaborations with hip-hop artists and producers, including Propaganda, Andy Mineo, Beautiful Eulogy, Derek Minor, Beleaf and DSTL.

Their fourth entry, entitled ZEAL, released on April 5th, 2019.

Current members Chad Gardner - vocals, guitar, keyboards, production, tambourine Andrew Nyte - drums, vocals Zack Walkingstick - bass, synth, vocals Zawadi Morrow - keyboards, flute, violin, saxophone, vocals Blake Strickland - trombone, vocals Jared Buck - guitar, vocals Discography List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions US[1] USChristian[2] Becoming Who We Are Released: October 28, 2014[3] Label: Tooth & Nail Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download 171 9 Beyond Control Released: June 24, 2016[4] Label: Gospel Song Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download — 6 The Beauty Between Released: August 18, 2017[5] Label: Gospel Song Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download — 4 Zeal Released: April 5, 2019[6] Label: Rainbow Format: CD, digital download — —