Brian Kehew
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Brian Kehew | |
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Born | [1] | September 22, 1964
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician, producer |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards |
Brian Kehew (born September 22, 1964) is an American musician and record producer. He is a member of
Live performances and recordings
Kehew performed on keyboards with The Who on portions of their 2006–07 touring schedule. He has worked as an instrument technician (primarily keyboards) for The Who's live performances beginning in 2002, and filled in on keyboards during absences of John Bundrick from the tour. Earlier live performances include appearances with the French electronic-based band Air, Hole, and Dave Davies.
Kehew is also known for his band The Moog Cookbook (partnered with former
Production, engineering, and mixing
Kehew co-produced Fiona Apple's album Extraordinary Machine. He also worked in studio with artists such as Eels, Eleni Mandell, Aimee Mann, Matthew Sweet, Michael Penn, Andrew Sandoval, Prick, Beck, and Jon Brion. Mixing work includes Aretha Franklin, Talking Heads, Little Feat, Fleetwood Mac, Ramones, The Pretenders, Morrissey, Alice Cooper, The Faces, Eagles, Black Sabbath, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, The Stooges, MC5, Yes, Elvis Costello, Judee Sill, Rasputina, Crazy Horse, Tiny Tim, Gene Clark, Stone Temple Pilots and Saviour Machine.
Writing, consulting, and collecting
With co-author Kevin Ryan, Kehew spent 15 years researching and writing
Kehew does consulting and programming work for music equipment manufacturers, including contributions to the
Kehew's famously exotic collection of synthesizers and electronic musical instruments includes many rare and unusual vintage machines, including three Mellotrons, two rare Chamberlins, the powerful Crumar GDS, and two of the rare Con Brio, Inc. synthesizers, the ADS-200 and ADS-200R.
He graduated
In the past, Kehew has served as the Archives Historian for the Bob Moog Foundation, a non-profit whose goal is to preserve the archives of Dr. Robert Moog and to teach children about science, music, and innovation.[2]
In 2017 Kehew began working on the restoration of Raymond Scott's Electronium, in an effort partially financed by Gotye.[3]
Discography
The Who
- Encore Series 2006[November 4–5 & November 10 – December 11] (2006)
- Encore Series 2007 [March 22–26] (2007)[4]
References
- ^ [1] Archived April 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "MoogFest 2010 Announces Workshops and Panels". Keyboardmag. September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on December 16, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ^ "Can Synthesizers Compose Music? Nearly 50 Years Ago, This One Could". LA Weekly, June 20, 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ "The Who live in Concert 1962–2014". Thewholive.de. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
External links
- Brian Kehew discography at Discogs
- Recording the Beatles
- Brian Kehew's Blog at the Bob Moog Foundation
- Moog Cookbook
- NAMM Oral History Interview January 23, 2010