Wild Cub

Tired of life in Brooklyn, New York, DeWitt declined a promotion and instead resigned from his job in 2008 and moved to Nashville, Tennessee to concentrate on music.{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/06/keegan-dewitt-2/|title=Keegan DeWitt|date=June 14, 2010 |publisher=Americansongwriter.com|accessdate=October 4, 2013}} In a 2010 interview, DeWitt stated that he moved because "in Brooklyn, the price of living was such that you'd have to be working a full time job, and I found myself putting 50% effort into both that job and my music. Nashville allowed me to put 100% of my effort into music." For a number of years, he wrote film scores. He collaborated with director Aaron Katz on Dance Party USA, Cold Weather, and Quiet City. The last two were selected as New York Times Critics Picks.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/movies/04cold-weather.html|title=Cold Weather (2010) |newspaper=New York Times|accessdate=March 23, 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/391481/Quiet-City/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407051525/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/391481/Quiet-City/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2014 |title=Quiet City |accessdate=March 23, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/keegan-dewitt-mn0001762736|title=Keegan DeWitt|website=AllMusic|accessdate=August 30, 2013}}

In Nashville DeWitt met multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Bullock, who had previously collaborated with Madi Diaz and Pico vs. Island Trees,{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/08/wild-cub---youth.html|title=Wild Cub: Youth|work=Paste|date=August 13, 2012 |accessdate=October 7, 2013}} and the two founded Wild Cub with Morris, West, and Wilson in early 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://nashville.bearingsguide.com/2013/03/29/southern-view-wild-cub/|title=Wild Cub|publisher=Southern View|accessdate=October 4, 2013}}

The group's 13-song debut album Youth was self-released in January 2013 via Big Light Recordings;{{cite web|url=http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/176260/9|title=Wild Cub Announce Release Of Debut LP 'Youth'|publisher=Stereoboard|accessdate=October 4, 2013}} a deluxe version of the album with two new tracks was released on January 21, 2014, via Mom + Pop Music.{{cite web|url=http://www.momandpopmusic.com/wild-cub-sign-to-mompop-announces-youth-wide-release-bonus-tracks/|title=Wild Cub sign to Mom+Pop, Announces "Youth" Wide Release + Bonus Tracks|publisher=Mom+Pop Music|accessdate=October 4, 2013}} Recorded in Bullock's home, it was well received in the UK and the US; Scott Kerr of AllMusic called it "jubilant, '80s-inspired synth pop and infectious". The lead single, "Thunder Clatter", was given a positive review by AllMusic but did not chart until August 2013, after it was used in a Bose commercial; it eventually reached number 59 on the UK Singles Chart.

Wild Cub's remix of "Symptoms" by Atlas Genius appeared on their 2013 remix album So Electric: When It Was Now (The Remixes).{{cite web|url=http://atlasgenius.com/post/68998763547/we-are-excited-to-announce-our-remix-album-will-be|title=We are excited to announce our Remix Album will be...|date=December 4, 2013|accessdate=December 10, 2013|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721171545/http://atlasgenius.com/post/68998763547/we-are-excited-to-announce-our-remix-album-will-be|url-status=dead}}{{cite magazine|url=http://substreammagazine.com/2013/12/07/atlas-genius-celebrate-the-holidays-with-a-special-remix-album/|title=Atlas Genius Celebrate The Holidays With A Special Remix Album|magazine=Substream Magazine|date=December 7, 2013|accessdate=December 10, 2013}}

Wild Cub has performed at SXSW, Bonnaroo, CMJ and other prominent festivals.{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/1000words/2012/10/cmj-day-three---photos-and-recap.html|title=CMJ Day Three – Photos and Recap|work=Paste|date=October 19, 2012|accessdate=August 27, 2013|archive-date=October 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010073910/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/1000words/2012/10/cmj-day-three---photos-and-recap.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/1000words/2012/06/wild-cub-bonnaroo-photo-diary.html|title=Wild Cub Bonnaroo Photo Diary |work=Paste|date=June 12, 2012|accessdate=October 6, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/videos/wild-cub-running|title=Wild Cub – Running {{!}} Videos|date=November 14, 2012 |publisher=Clash Music|accessdate=August 27, 2013}} In January 2014, they performed "Thunder Clatter" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon{{cite episode|title=Late Night with Jimmy Fallon|airdate=January 21, 2014|series=5|network=NBC}} and in April 2014 they performed on Conan.{{cite episode|title=Conan|airdate=April 10, 2014|network=TBS}} In addition, they performed a version of "Crazy in Love" in June 2014 for The A.V. Club{{'s}} A.V. Undercover series.{{cite web|title=Wild Cub covers Beyoncé|website=The A.V. Club |url=http://www.avclub.com/video/wild-cub-covers-beyonce-205561|accessdate=June 14, 2014}}

As of 2017 both Dewitt and Bullock transitioned to the film and TV industry as composers. Their original compositions appeared in 2017 Heart Beats Loud{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018|title=Heart Beats Loud- Soundtrack|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7158430/soundtrack|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=IMDb}} and 2018 Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, the latter which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story|url=https://tribecafilm.com/festival/archive/bombshell-the-hedy-lamarr-story-2017|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=Tribeca Film Festival}}{{Cite news|last=DeFore|first=John|date=April 25, 2017|title='Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story': Film Review {{!}} Tribeca 2017|work=Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bombshell-hedy-lamarr-story-997292|access-date=August 3, 2020}} Bullock also composed an episode of the 2018 series, 7 Days Out,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2018|title=7 Days Out- Full Cast and Crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9315990/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=IMDb}} the entire score of the 2020 HBO series, Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020|title=Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children- Full Cast and Crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10720030/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm|access-date=August 3, 2020|website=IMDb}} and the entire score of 2022 I Love My Dad,{{Cite web |title=I Love My Dad— Full Cast & Crew |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14935966/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cl_sm |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=IMDb}} which won both the Grand Jury and Audience Narrative Feature Competition Award at the 2022 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film and TV Festival.{{Cite web |title=Film Awards— 2022 Winners |url=https://www.sxsw.com/festivals/film-awards/ |access-date=September 16, 2022 |website=SXSW}}

• Youth (2014)

01. Shapeless

02. Colour

03. Thunder Clatter

04. Straight No Turns

05. Wishing Well

06. The Water

07. Drive

08. Hidden in the Night

09. Jonti

10. Wild Light

11. Summer Fires / Hidden Spells

12. Streetlights

13. Windows

14. Blacktide

15. Lies

• Closer (2017)

01. Magic

02. I Fall Over

03. Speak

04. Clicks

05. Wait

06. Somewhere

07. Mirror

08. Not With You

09. Fire

10. Rain

11. Go

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