Keeno
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Birth name | Will Keen[1] |
Born | 26 February 1994 |
Origin | Winchester, Hampshire, England |
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Years active | 2010-present[1] |
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Will Keen (born 26 February 1994), known by his stage name Keeno, is a British record producer and DJ from Winchester, known for adding orchestral elements to drum and bass.[2][3] His debut album, Life Cycle, was released on 30 June 2014 through Hospital Records' imprint label Med School.[3] It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 198, the UK Dance Chart at number 13 and the UK Indie Chart at number 34. Keeno has also received airplay on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra drum and bass shows.[4][5]
His song "Nocturne", released on 9 December 2013, was used as the title screen for the 2014 racing video game Forza Horizon 2.
Keeno's second album, Futurist, was released on his 22nd birthday, 26 February 2016.[6] The album's first instant grat single, "At Twilight", was released on 12 February 2016.
He released his third studio album, All The Shimmering Things, in November 2017.
Personal life
From the age of seven, Keen took part in a choir.[2] He went to Winchester College and later studied music at the University of Manchester,[7] although he left in January 2015 prior to graduation in order to pursue his music career full-time.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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UK [9] |
UK Dance [10][11][12] |
UK Indie Breakers [13][14] | ||
Life Cycle |
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198 | 13 | 5 |
Futurist |
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— | 18 | 13 |
All The Shimmering Things |
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— | 5 | — |
Extended plays
Title | Details | Track listing |
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Sweetest Sin (with Whiney) |
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Nocturne |
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Preludes |
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Music For Orchestra: Drums & Bass |
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Troopers Peak / Old School Lane |
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Fall Beneath You (feat. Etherwood) / Equinox |
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Singles
Year | Title | Album |
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2010 | "Winding" / "Hurt" | Non-album singles |
2011 | "The View" / "You Know That Feelin' When" | |
2012 | "Rephrase & Rewind" (featuring Fifi Smart) | |
2013 | "Little Son" | |
"Tinderbox" | ||
2017 | "All The Shimmering Things" | All The Shimmering Things |
"Light Cascading" (featuring Becca Jane Grey) | ||
"Cosmic Creeper" |
Promotional singles
Year | Title | Album |
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2013 | "Nocturne" | Life Cycle |
2014 | "As One" (featuring Pat Fulgoni) | |
"Innocence" | ||
"Scripted" (featuring Louisa Bass) | ||
2016 | "At Twilight" | Futurist |
Other appearances
Year | Song | Release | Label |
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2012 | "No More" (with Whiney) |
Sick Music 3 | Hospital |
2013 | "Painted" | Access | Limitless |
"Isokime" | New Blood 013 | Med School | |
2014 | "Scripted (VIP)" (featuring Louisa Bass) |
Hospital Christmas Cracker 2014 | Hospital |
2015 | "Dignity Found" (with Whiney) |
Hospitality 2015 | |
"Ranua" (Muffler featuring Keeno) |
Stone Cold | Spearhead Records | |
"Artificial Skin" (London Elektricity featuring Keeno and Emer Dineen) |
Are We There Yet? | Hospital | |
2017 | "Never Too Long (Whiney featuring Keeno)" |
Talisman | Med School |
References
- ^ a b "Keeno Info". Facebook. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Classical VS D&B: A study by Keeno". UKF Music. 16 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Keeno Biography". Med School Music. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "BBC Radio 1Xtra - Timeline Photos". Facebook. 9 July 2014.
- ^ "BBC - Music - Keeno". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Futurist by Keeno on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Keeno - Mobile Uploads". Facebook. 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Keeno - So, after a LOT of deliberation, I've decided that... | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "UK Singles and Albums Chart Top 200 Archive". Zobbel.de. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "UK Dance Albums Chart Archive". Official Charts Company. 12 July 2014.
- ^ "UK Dance Albums Chart Archive (2)". Official Charts Company. 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
- ^ "UK Indie Breakers Chart Archive". Official Charts Company. 6 July 2014.
- ^ "UK Indie Breakers Chart Archive (2)". Official Charts Company. 4 March 2016.