Keith's musical education started at the age of nine and his career spans several decades.  

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A prolific composer across many different genres of music, ranging from full orchestral works for film, documentaries, theatre productions and big band arrangements, to television and radio station identity and advertisements.

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Past: 

Lived and worked in Johannesburg, London, Bristol and Los Angeles.

Toured extensively across the world with various bands.

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Present :

Based in Ireland, focused on Composition.

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Key Occupations

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Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, Programmer and Producer.

Songwriter and Lyricist. 

Musical Director for Film, Theatre Productions and Live Shows.   

Creator of Library and Mood Music.

Performer:  Solo Artist, Band Member, Session Player.

Voice Over Artist.

Music Educator :  Theory, Scales, Performance, Harmony, Counterpoint, Technology.

External Examiner: The Wits School of Arts (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) :

3rd year Modern Composition and PhD Students.

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Compositional Styles

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A protean stylist who can move effortlessly from blues and ballads to rock-jazz-fusion and 

richly-textured orchestral works.

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Personal Style : 

Eclectic, Multi-genre, Cross-modal.

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Film & TV : 

Thematic Orchestral;  Atmospheric;  Soulful;  Dramatic and Descriptive; Nuanced;  Evocative

of Emotional and Visual Imagery, from colours and abstract shapes to complex visual narratives.

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Jazz-Fusion : 

Modal, Intellectual.

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Blues-Rock :

Rhythmic and Controlled, incorporating Funk and Jazz.

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Instruments

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Multi-instrumentalist.

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Piano; Keyboards;  Alto, Tenor and Soprano Saxophone;  Flute;  Clarinet;  Guitar;  Bass Guitar;  Orchestral  and Latin Percussion.  

 

Master in Electronic and Digital Music Technology, Electronic Instruments, Special Effects, Software and Digital Audio Equipment, Mixing and Mastering.

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Performance

 

An experienced composer and session player across many different genres, displaying virtuosity and energy as a piano, keyboard and sax player.  Demonstrates dexterity and intuitive improvisation skills on-stage,  The intense, energetic, delivery style makes him a great solo performer and an asset in a band or orchestra.

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Works

 

Composed, performed, produced, mixed and mastered :

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33  Solo Album Projects. 

49  Collaboration Album Projects (Co-writer, Producer and Session Performer).

100+ Piano Pieces.

Original Scores for Corporate Videos, Live shows, Events and Ceremonies. 

Orchestrations for Theatre Productions and Live Performance. 

Q444 - Set of four Symphonic Tone Poems.  'Save the Earth' .

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Scores, Arrangements, Parts and Sessions :

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Over the course of his career, Keith has prepared hundreds of scores and parts and

performed live and as a session player in studios and with :

Johannesburg Festival Orchestra.

Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra.

Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra.

Gauteng Philharmonic Orchestra.

JMI Orchestra, Eclectica.

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Original music for Advertising Industry Clients :

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Ogilvy & Mather.

Hunt Lascaris.

Lindsay Smithers.

Inter-Talent Voice Over Agent.

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Band Touring Highlights

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Joined the seminal cross-over band Johnny Clegg and Savuka and embarked on a decade-long, extensive international touring schedule to sell-out shows.

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Performed at Amnesty International Human Rights Now.

Headline for the show in Abidjan at the Stade Houphouët-Boigny, Cote d’Ivoire .

 

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Performed in the following countries:

Europe :

France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom. 

Performed at many Music Festivals including the Montreux Jazz Festival.

 

French Touring Highlights 1988 : 

Le Zenith, Paris:  14 consecutive shows to audiences in excess of 7 000.

Lyon :  audiences of 40 000.

Le Havre:  audiences of 110 000.

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Far-East and Island Nations :

Japan, Fiji, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion, Mauritius, Seychelles and Island of Gorée (Senegal).

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Undertook a number of successful tours of all the major cities in the USA and Canada :

East Coast :  Quebeck City to New Orleans.

West Coast:  Vancouver to Los Angeles 

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Appeared on US, UK and European TV Music and Chat Shows : 

Saturday Night Live.

Sunday Night.

Carson Tonight Show.

Dave Letterman Show.

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Collaboration on five albums with Johnny Clegg, for which the band received one Diamond, several Platinum and Gold discs internationally for :

Third World Child.

Shadowman.

Cruel Crazy Beautiful World.

Heat Dust and Dreams. 

In My African Dream.

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Album Awards :

Biggest-selling International album in France.

Biggest-selling World Music album in France. 

GRAMMY Nomination :  Best World Music Album (Heat, Dust and Dreams).

Billboard Music Award :  Best World Music Album.  

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Performed at the inauguration ceremony of President Nelson Mandela - South Africa. 

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Conclusion of the journey with Johnny Clegg with a gruelling 37 cities / 37 show tour up and down the East and West Coasts of the USA. 

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Key Credits

Film, Documentaries, Theatre Productions, Live Shows 

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