Mirosław Kępiński (born 27 July 1980 in
Mława
Mława (; yi, מלאווע ''Mlave'') is a town in north-east Poland with 30,403 inhabitants in 2020. It is the capital of Mława County. It is situated in the Masovian Voivodeship.
During the invasion of Poland in 1939, the battle of Mława wa ...
, Poland), known by his stage name Miro Kepinski, is a Polish film composer, music producer, and performer. Graduating from a Classical Music school in Mlawa, Poland as Musician Instrumentalist (Classical Guitar), he then expanded his musical knowledge by enrolling at the Jazz faculty of the Academy of Music in Katowice, Poland, graduating with the title ‘Bachelor of Art’. Miro has gone on to enjoy a career playing a broad palette of musical styles including classical, rock and electronic. Miro composes mainly for film and his compositions can be heard in productions all over the world from Sydney to Los Angeles. His most recent credits include the multiple-award-winning feature documentary 'The Wounds We Cannot See' by Alexander Freeman, drama 'In This Gray Place' by R.D.Womack II and a dark-comedy, horror 'Suicide for Beginners' by Craig Thieman. His music mixes minimalism with a ‘rawness’ of the north and a Slavic melancholy blended with the classic sounds.
MIRO
In 2014, Kepinski founded a post-rock, ambient solo music project where he played the electric guitar. On March 6, 2015 MIRO has released a 5-track maxi single ''Be There''. Track 'Be There'
riginal mixwas mixed by
Aaron Harris, an acclaimed mixing engineer and ex-drummer of
Isis
Isis (; ''Ēse''; ; Meroitic: ''Wos'' 'a''or ''Wusa''; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎, romanized: ʾs) was a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. Isis was first mentioned in the Old Kingd ...
and mastered by Maor Appelbaum.
Tanana
In 2015, Miro founded an electronic music project called Tanana. Tanana's debut EP, ''Star'', was released on December 18, 2015. In 2016 Miro teamed up with a vocalist
Steve Krolikowski
Steve Krolikowski is an American musician who has provided lead vocals for three notable bands, The Main Frame, Repeater, and the supergroup Fear and the Nervous System.
Career
The Main Frame
The Main Frame was a dark wave band from Long B ...
from ex-band
Repeater
In telecommunications, a repeater is an electronic device that receives a signal and retransmits it. Repeaters are used to extend transmissions so that the signal can cover longer distances or be received on the other side of an obstruction. Some ...
and
Fear and the Nervous System
Fear and the Nervous System was an alternative metal/industrial rock band formed by Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. The band released one self-titled album in 2012 and disbanded in 2014.
History
In early 2008, Korn guitarist James "Mu ...
, the conceptual side project of
Korn
Korn (stylized as KoЯn, or occasionally KoRn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band is notable for pioneering the nu metal genre and bringing it into the mainstream.
Originally formed in 1993 ...
's
James 'Munky' Shaffer. This collaboration resulted in releasing an
EDM
EDM or E-DM may refer to:
Music
* Electronic dance music
* Early Day Miners, American band
Science and technology
* Electric dipole moment
* Electrical discharge machining
* Electronic distance measurement
*Entry, Descent, and landing demonstrat ...
track 'Situation'.
Film scores and other projects
* In This Gray Place - USA, 2018 - directed by R.D.Womack II
* Suicide for Beginners - USA, 2018 - directed by Craig Thieman
* The Wounds We Cannot See
- USA, 2017 - directed by Alexander Freeman
* Just Coffee - USA, 2017 - directed by Matt Dressel
* Happy Birthday - USA, 2017 - directed by Kyle Kelley
* Hello - USA, 2017 - directed by Ty Jones
* Night Shift - POL, 2016 - project commissioned by
Warsaw Uprising Museum
The Warsaw Rising Museum ( pl, Muzeum Powstania Warszawskiego), in the Wola district of Warsaw, Poland, is dedicated to the Warsaw Uprising of 1944. The institution of the museum was established in 1983, but no construction work took place for m ...
* Metanoia - Australia, 2016 - directed by
Quanith Illahi
* Going Up - USA, 2016 - directed by Alexander Freeman
* Image of the Enemy - USA, 2015 - directed by Leo Lopez III
* The Bag - USA, 2015 - directed by Alexander Freeman
* The Last Taboo - USA, 2013 - directed by Alexander Freeman
* Seven Days - USA, 2013 - directed by Alexander Freeman
* Play Time - USA, 2013 - directed by Alexander Freeman
* Face Time - USA, 2013 - directed by Rod Dixon
Awards and nominations
* Outstanding Achievement Award -
Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 2017
* Best Original Music/Score - Winner
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards 2016* Music Score - Award of Recognition
* Music Score - Award of Recognition
* ORIGINAL SCORE FOR A DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (Nomination)
2017 Reel Music Awards
Discography
;As Miro Kepinski
* 一 (single) - 2016
* Where are You? (single) - 2016
* The Wounds We Cannot See (OST) - 2016
* Deep Trip (EP) - 2016
* Endless Sacrifice (EP) - 2016
* The Kraken (OST) - 2016
* Primal Time (EP) - 2016
* Shaped (Single) - 2016
* Elementi (EP) - 2016
As Tanana:
* Traces (EP) - 2016
* Hot Wave (single) - 2016
* Do It (single) - 2016
* Situation feat. Steve Krolikowski (single)
- 2016
* Teslanation (single) - 2016
* Up (single) - 2015
* Star (EP) - 2015
;As MIRO:
* Be There (single)
- 2015
References
External links
Official WebsiteOUTCAST PRODUCTIONS*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kepinski, Miro
Polish film score composers
Male film score composers
Polish guitarists
1980 births
Living people
21st-century guitarists
21st-century male musicians