Kennedy (musician)

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Kennedy
Origin Thousand Oaks, California
Genres Alternative rock, Disco, Techno,
Years active 2000s - present
Labels Barsuk Records,
Magic Bullet Media,
Sea Level Records,
Warner Bros. Records,
Cordless Recordings
Associated acts Silversun Pickups
Website kennedykarate.com

Jack Kennedy, better known as simply Kennedy is a musician from Thousand Oaks, California who currently writes music that fuses disco and modern day techno and electronica music.[citation needed]

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[edit] Career

Kennedy's hometown is Thousand Oaks, California. He was formerly a guitarist in the band Silversun Pickups. More recently, Kennedy has written and produced with musicians and bands such Morningwood, Bonnie McKee, and Gily Leads.[citation needed] He has also worked with former New Radicals front man Gregg Alexander.[citation needed]

[edit] Kennedy's songs in films

Kennedy's music has been featured in a number of films. Several songs ("White Chocolate", "I Love Me", "Wake Up", and "Turkey Pot Pie") appeared in the 2005 film National Lampoon's Adam & Eve.[1] "Let's Get Def" was featured in the 2006 comedy film American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile.[2] The song "Karate" appeared in the 2006 film The Namesake,[3] as well as the 2008 film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist[4]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • Unicorn (1999)
  1. "Sqirrels"
  2. "Positive Friction"
  3. "I Drive a Mustache"
  4. "The Mentally Ill"
  5. "Picture Book"
  6. "Reyes Adobe"
  • Kennedy (2002)[5]
  1. "Wake Up Motherfucker"
  2. "Turkey Pot Pie"
  3. "If Tomorrow Never Comes"
  4. "Brain in a Room"
  5. "Coldpussy"
  6. "Scott Sterling Extreme Sports Challenge"
  7. "Goatfuck"
  8. "Cocaine Junkie O.D."
  9. "I Love Me"
  10. "Utilitarian Cafeteria"
  • Pink Afros (2004)
  1. "Heavy Metal"
  2. "Big Drag"
  3. "You Were Gone"
  4. "Canada"
  5. "Heliotrope"
  6. "Life Is a Party"
  • Special K (2006)[6]
  1. "Hillbilly Witchcraft"
  2. "K.E.N.N.E.D.Y.
  3. "Your Mama"
  4. "Karate"
  5. "Maybeline"
  6. "Life Is a Party"


  • Life Is A Party (2009)
  1. "Karate"
  2. "John & Yoko Featuring Yelle"
  3. "Oh Yeah"
  4. "Hillbilly Witchcraft"
  5. "Mama Made Me A Pimp"
  6. "Going Insane"
  7. "Life is a Party"
  8. "Sleep Talking"
  9. "Let it Out"
  10. "Wanted the World"
  11. "Your Mama"

[edit] Singles

  • "Get Up"
  • "Mama Made Me a Pimp"
  • "Wake Up" [British release] (2003)
  • "Your Mama" (2006)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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