Zoë Keating
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 Zoë Keating performing at eTech in 2009. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Zoë Clare Keating |
| Born | February 2, 1972 Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | Modern classical, cello rock |
| Occupations | Composer, producer |
| Instruments | Cello |
| Associated acts | Rasputina, Imogen Heap, Amanda Palmer, Melissa Barak |
| Website | www.zoekeating.com |
Zoë Keating (born February 2, 1972) is a Canadian-born cellist and composer based in San Francisco, California.
In her solo performances and recordings (particularly the ongoing project she calls "One Cello x 16"), she uses live electronic sampling and repetition in order to layer the sound of her cello, creating rhythmically dense musical structures. Zoë's self-produced album One Cello x 16: Natoma has four times made it to #1 on the iTunes classical charts. Keating is the recipient of a 2009 Performing Arts grant from the Creative Capital Foundation.
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[edit] Music career
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Keating also served from 2002 to 2006 as second chair cellist in the cello rock band Rasputina. She is featured on Amanda Palmer's debut solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer. In January 2011, Keating won the award for Contemporary Classical Album from The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards.[1]
[edit] Personal life
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Keating was born in Guelph, Ontario on February 2, 1972 to an English mother and an American father. She began playing the cello at the age of eight and attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York. She is also an information architect and has worked on projects for the Research Libraries Group and the Database of Recorded American Music.
In March 2010, Keating announced via her website that she was expecting her first child with her partner Jeff in May.[1] She gave birth to a son, Alex, on May 12, 2010.[2]
[edit] Discography
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[edit] Solo
- 2004 - One Cello x 16 (EP)
- 2005 - One Cello x 16: Natoma
- 2010 - Into the Trees
[edit] Soundtracks
- 2001 - I Am a Sex Addict - composer, additional music
- 2005 - Frozen Angels - composer, cello
- 2007 - The Devil's Chair - composer, cello
- 2008 - Ghost Bird - composer, cello
- 2008 - Not Forgotten - cello
- 2008 - The Secret Life of Bees - cello
- 2010 - Breaking Bad - recorded cello version of the theme by David Porter
- 2011 - Warrior - cello
[edit] With Curt Smith
- 2010 - All is Love
[edit] With Pomplamoose
- 2009 - Always in the Season
[edit] With Halou
- 2008 - Halou
[edit] With Amanda Palmer
- 2008 - Who Killed Amanda Palmer
- 2010 - Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele
[edit] With Mar
- 2007 - The Sound
[edit] With Rasputina
- 2004 - Frustration Plantation
- 2005 - A Radical Recital
[edit] With John Vanderslice
[edit] With Tarentel
- 2001 - The Order of Things
[edit] With Dionysos
- 1999 - Haiku
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Zoë Keating |
- Zoe Keating's Official Website
- Zoë Keating on Twitter
- Rasputina's Official Website
- An Exclusive interview with Zoe Keating at Bar Hop Sessions
- Jad Abumrad interviews Zoe Keating on WNYC's Radiolab
- "Zoe Keating unabridged" -(Wired interview)
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