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    When we die, where do we go?
    Kevin Keller
    • Jul 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    When we die, where do we go?

    “You need open heart surgery, during which your heart will be stopped, and you’ll be put on life support.” Those were the words I heard just
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    The "Baby Blues"
    Kevin Keller
    • Jan 27, 2019
    • 2 min

    The "Baby Blues"

    This happens to me every time I release a new album. It feels like the musician's version of "postpartum depression" or "baby blues". Aft...
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    Push It!
    Kevin Keller
    • Nov 5, 2018
    • 2 min

    Push It!

    Filmmaker Brad Grimm and I first met at the Media Center in Brooklyn in October 2013, at which time Brad was looking for a composer for h...
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    Did Hollywood Kill Jóhann Jóhannsson?
    Kevin Keller
    • Aug 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    Did Hollywood Kill Jóhann Jóhannsson?

    This must be said first: I loved Jóhann Jóhannsson’s music. It was unconventional, experimental, and deeply creative, just like it’s crea...
    5,220 views3 comments
    You are a Snowflake
    Kevin Keller
    • Aug 19, 2018
    • 3 min

    You are a Snowflake

    And so am I. Truthfully, I debated using the word “snowflake” here, considering it’s prevalent use as both a political insult and a derog...
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    A Creative Bond
    Kevin Keller
    • Jul 30, 2018
    • 3 min

    A Creative Bond

    Creative partnerships come in many forms. Many times, one creative partner acts as the navigator while the other partner interprets their...
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    Hold on!
    Kevin Keller
    • Jul 22, 2018
    • 2 min

    Hold on!

    When someone meets me for the first time, they usually ask "So, what do you do for a living?" My usual answer is "I'm a composer." From ...
    62 views0 comments
    Crank It Up
    Kevin Keller
    • Jun 4, 2018
    • 1 min

    Crank It Up

    Early in the development of SKIN, my first collaboration with choreographer Bryn Cohn, Bryn brought a set of mannequins into the studio w...
    54 views0 comments
    Leave Me Alone
    Kevin Keller
    • May 24, 2018
    • 2 min

    Leave Me Alone

    Giving yourself the gift of solitude is vitally important to living a creative life. It seems that all of the best ideas come from time s...
    100 views1 comment
    Turn It Upside Down
    Kevin Keller
    • May 22, 2018
    • 2 min

    Turn It Upside Down

    Whenever I write a musical theme, I always test it out to see if it holds up when played upside down (inverted), and in reverse (retrogra...
    56 views0 comments
    Deep Words (like "Muirbiliuqe")
    Kevin Keller
    • May 15, 2018
    • 2 min

    Deep Words (like "Muirbiliuqe")

    Last summer (2017), I had the honor of working with the design team at New York’s American Museum of Natural History, composing custom mu...
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    Healing with Music
    Kevin Keller
    • May 14, 2018
    • 2 min

    Healing with Music

    In early 2015, I received an email from Bjorn Wennerwald, the lead designer of Wavecare, a healthcare company based in Copenhagen, Denmar...
    89 views0 comments
    The Path to Success
    Kevin Keller
    • May 10, 2018
    • 4 min

    The Path to Success

    How do you take your passion, the one thing you were born to do, and turn it into a full time profession? One word: persistence. After al...
    135 views0 comments
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