Keith Kenniff
{{Short description|Ambient musician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image =
| name = Keith Kenniff
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| alias = Helios, Goldmund, Mint Julep, Meadows
| instrument =
| genre = Ambient, electronica
| occupation = Composer, writer, sound designer
| years_active = 2004–present
| label = Unseen, Merck, Type, Western Vinyl, Circle into Square, Village Green, Ghostly International
| associated_acts = Mint Julep, Meadows, Hollie, Keith Kenniff, and Adam Young
| website =
}}
Keith Kenniff is a Canadian-American 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 indie 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 Emmy Award winning documentary, Blood Road.{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/playlist/475DEN2SBdodzintrkHluB|title=Blood Road - Soundtrack, a playlist by Red Bull on Spotify|website=Open.spotify|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}{{cite web |title=Keith Kenniff – Years on Soundcloud |url=https://soundcloud.com/keithkenniff/keith-kenniff-years |access-date=February 7, 2014 |website=Soundcloud.com}}
Biography
Kenniff graduated from Berklee College of Music 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{{By whom|date=June 2022}} 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){{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/unomia-mw0000358118|title=Unomia – Helios : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic|website=Allmusic|access-date=January 16, 2013}}
- Eingya (2006)
- Ayres (2007)
- Caesura (2008)
- Unleft (2009)
- Live at The Triple Door (2010)
- Ayres (Instrumental) (2010)
- Moiety (2012)
- Yume (2015)
- Remembrance (2016)
- Veriditas (2018)
- Domicile (2020)
- Espera (2023)
;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){{Cite web|title=Goldmund - The Time It Takes - 2/15|url=https://genius.com/20790234/Genius-october-2020-album-release-calendar/Goldmund-the-time-it-takes-2-15|access-date=2020-10-10|website=Genius.com|language=en}}
- Layers of Afternoon (2025)
;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 (2020)
- In a Deep and Dreamless Sleep (2021)
;With Hollie & Keith Kenniff
- A Deep and Dreamless Sleep (2011)
;As Keith Kenniff
- The Last Survivor: Original Soundtrack by Keith Kenniff (2010)
- Branches (2010)
- Blood Road: Original Soundtrack by Keith Kenniff (2017)
- The Runaway Bunny: Original Soundtrack by Keith Kenniff (2021)
- It Shall Appear (2023)
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/helios-the-stylus-interview.htm Todd Burns interview with Keith Kenniff] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108023612/http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/helios-the-stylus-interview.htm |date=January 8, 2011 }} Stylusmagazine (2006)
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