Keith Kenniff is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and electronic music producer. He composes ambient/electronic music under the moniker Helios and post-classical piano music under Goldmund. He is also one half of the

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band Mint Julep, and ambient project A Pale Fire (previously Hollie & Keith Kenniff). Kenniff is also a composer for film, television, dance and performance art. In 2010, he created the record label, Unseen. He composed the song "Years" for Facebook's 'A Look Back' feature, as well as composing the soundtrack for the

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winning documentary, '' Blood Road''.

Biography

Kenniff graduated from

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in 2006 with a B.A. in percussion and composition. In 2004, ''Unomia'', Kenniff's first album under the moniker 'Helios', was released. This was followed by the critically acclaimed album ''Eingya'' in 2006. His third album, ''Caesura'', was released in 2008. Kenniff also records and performs music for solo piano under the name Goldmund, for which he has six releases on Unseen Music, Type Records, and Western Vinyl. He has toured and performed extensively throughout the US, Europe, Japan and Canada. He has an indie rock/shoegaze band with his wife under the name Mint Julep. In late 2010, they released an EP called "Adorn". The band followed up with the release of their first album, ''Save Your Season'', in 2011. The Kenniffs also have a children's music project, Meadows (inspired by the couple's young son), whose debut album, ''The Littlest Star'' was released in mid-2011.

Discography

;As Helios *''Unomia'' (2004) *'' Eingya'' (2006) *'' Ayres'' (2007) *''

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'' (2008) *''Unleft'' (2009) *''Live at The Triple Door'' (2010) *'' Ayres'' (Instrumental) (2010) *''Somnus'' (forthcoming, 2011) *''Moiety'' (2012) *''Yume'' (2015) *''Remembrance'' (2016) *''Veriditas'' (2018) *''Domicile'' (2020) ;As Goldmund *''Corduroy Road'' (2005) *''The Heart of High Places'' (2006) *''Two Point Discrimination'' (2007) *''The Malady of Elegance'' (2008) *''Live at The Triple Door'' (Digital only release.) (2010) *'' Famous Places'' (2010) *''Corduroy Road'' (Remastered. Digital only release.) (2010) *''The Heart of High Places'' (Remastered with bonus track. Digital only release.) (2010) *''All Will Prosper'' (2011) *''Sometimes'' (2015) *''Occasus'' (2018) *''The Time It Takes'' (2020) ;With Meadows *''The Littlest Star'' (2011) ;With Mint Julep *''Songs About Snow'' (CD-R/digital 2008) *''Adorn'' (2010) *''Save Your Season'' (2011) *''Broken Devotion'' (2016) *''Stray Fantasies'' (2019) *''In a Deep and Dreamless Sleep'' (Remastered.) (2021) ;With Hollie & Keith Kenniff *''A Deep and Dreamless Sleep'' (2011) ;As Keith Kenniff *'' Blood Road'': Original Soundtrack by Keith Kenniff (2017) *''The Last Survivor'': Original Soundtrack by Keith Kenniff (2010) *''Branches'' (2010)

References

External links

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Todd Burns interview with Keith Kenniff
Stylusmagazine (2006) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenniff, Keith Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Ambient musicians Western Vinyl artists