Artist.......: Keegan DeWitt
Album........: Islands
Label........: Izumi
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: n/a
source.......: CDDA
rip.date.....: May-25-2010
str.date.....: 2009
quality......: VBR/44.1Hz/Joint-Stereo
Url..........: n/a
track title time
01. The clutter 03:04
02. Telephone 03:29
03. Stormy weather 03:17
04. If you do 03:36
05. Come Celia 03:34
06. Walk alone 04:40
07. Complicated 03:27
08. Untitled 00:42
09. The floor above 05:23
10. Speak your love for me low 03:06
Runtime 34:18 min
Size 36,4 MB
Release Notes:
Keegan DeWitt (born April 8, 1982) is a film
composer, singer-songwriter and actor raised in
Lake Oswego, OR, now residing in Brooklyn and
Nashville.
Early Life
Keegan was born in Bend, OR, the largest town in
Central Oregon. He became interested in studying
poetry, music, and screenwriting at an early age
and sought out the Pacific Crest Community School
in Portland. It was here where he met and became
friends with Aaron Katz and began making a series
of short films together. This collaboration
continued after high school while Katz attended the
North Carolina School of the Arts and DeWitt
attended SUNY Purchase (Film Conservatory) in New
York to study directing. After graduating from SUNY
Purchase, Keegan then moved to New York City to
attend The Atlantic Theater Company (Acting
Conservatory), founded by David Mamet to study
acting. Shortly thereafter DeWitt began working
with the LABrynth theater company founded by Philip
Seymour Hoffman where he was a young associate.
Film Composing Career
While supporting himself in New York by working at
various hotels and restaurants in the city Keegan
continued his collaboration with Katz and other
independent filmmakers as both a composer and
actor. In 2005 Keegan composed the score for New
York Times "Critic's Pick" "Dance Party USA" and in
2007 he scored "Quiet City" which was also a NY
Times "Critic's Pick" and Independent Spirit Award
nominee. Both films are written and directed by
Katz, were featured premieres at the South by
Southwest Film Festival, and part of the hyped
"Mumblecore" movement. Reviews for the films often
singled out Keegan's contributions as composer.
To date, Keegan has scored over ten films. In 2009
the Independent Film Channel release "Still
Walking" featured Keegan's original score in its
trailer and DeWitt contributed four original cues
to two documentaries directed by Benoit Faiveley
that premiered on HDnet. He completed the score for
the latest film by Katz entitled "Cold Weather"
which is slated to premiere at the 2010 South By
Southwest film festival.
Recording Career
While working as an actor and composer in New York,
Keegan also began developing his talents as a
performing songwriter in New York's Lower East
Side. His first self-released collection "Songs
From The Byrd Chorus" (2003) was recorded with
friend and future brother-in-law Skip Matheny (Skip
would later marry Keegan's sister Timshel who,
along with Skip's brother Logan make up the rock
group Roman Candle). With this recording, Keegan
began to focus more on his songwriting and started
playing shows with Roman Candle as both a solo
artist and the group's touring guitarist. In 2006
DeWitt self-released his second collection of demos
and sketches as "Keegan DeWitt & The Sparrows" on
his own label Dual Coast Recording Company.
2009 found Keegan continuing to tour as a member of
Roman Candle while continuing to venture out as a
solo artist. He returned to South by Southwest,
this time as an official showcasing artist, and
shortly after signed with Izumi Records. His first
official LP, "Islands" was released in the Fall of
2009 in the US and Europe and was supported by
tours in both regions. DeWitt began recording the
follow-up to "Islands" in early 2010.
Acting Career
Keegan has appeared in numerous films including
Quiet City and the upcoming independent film Luke
and Brie Are on a First Date. He was also part of
an off off-Broadway revival of Tom Donaghy's "Down
The Shore". DeWitt and his co-star Kate Bayley
collaborated with Donaghy to translate the short
play to film. The film version was shot on Orcas
Island, outside of Seattle, in September of 2008,
and was directed by Maggie Kiley.
Wild Cub
DeWitt DJs under the moniker "Wild Cub" releasing
monthly underground mixes to an exclusive,
invite-only email list. This list currently
includes several hundred members.
(Wikipedia)