As Co-Owner of the Emmons Guitar Company, Kelcey is a founding partner and visionary of this resurrected brand, as well as a primary contributor to the rebirth of the Holy Grail of pedal steel guitars: the Emmons ReSound'65. His professional background as a machinist and mechanic has powered his passion for the instrument, which coupled with his love of history, has produced a unique understanding of the heart and soul of steel guitar.

Kelcey hails from the hills of West Virginia; as a son of the mountains, music and sound are infused into his DNA.