Touring Musicians
- Michael Kenney
- Active: 1988–present
- Instruments: keyboards
- Release contributions: all Iron Maiden studio releases from No Prayer for the Dying (1990) to Virtual XI (1998), all live releases from Maiden England (1989) to present
- Since 1980, Michael Kenney has been employed by the band as Steve Harris' bass technician. Following Iron Maiden's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son album, in which the band used keyboards for the first time, Harris insisted that Kenney perform the keyboard parts live under the alias of "The Count". Following this tour, Kenney provided keyboards on their next four studio albums, after which Steve Harris took over playing keys with Kenney assisting. He still provides the band's live keyboards, although, unlike the 7th Tour of a 7th Tour during which he performed on a forklift, Kenney now plays the keys backstage. For the Maiden England World Tour 2012-13, Kenney reprised his role as "The Count" during performances of the song "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son".
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