Keeno

Keeno
Birth name Will Keen[1]
Born (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994
Origin Winchester, Hampshire, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active 2010-present[1]
Labels

Will Keen (born 26 February 1994), known by his stage name Keeno, is a British record producer and DJ from Winchester, renowned for adding orchestral elements to drum and bass.[2][3] His debut album Life Cycle was released on 30 June 2014 through Hospital Records' imprint label Med School.[3] It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 198, the UK Dance Chart at number 13 and the UK Indie Chart at number 34. Keen has also received airplay on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra drum and bass shows.[4][5]

Keeno's second album, Futurist, was released on his 22nd birthday, 26 February 2016.[6] The album's first instant grat single, "At Twilight", was released on 12 February 2016.

Personal life

From the age of 7, Keen took part in a choir.[2] He went to Winchester College and is currently studying music at the University of Manchester.[7] He quit college in January 2015 and turned 'Keeno' into a full-time job. [8]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[9]		 UK Dance
[10][11]		 UK Indie Breakers
[12][13]
Life Cycle 198 13 5
Futurist
  • Released: 26 February 2016
  • Label: Med School
  • Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl
 — 18 13

Extended plays

Title Details Track listing
Sweetest Sin (with Whiney)
  • "Sweetest Sin" (with Whiney)
  • "One More Time" (with Whiney featuring Louisa Bass)
  • "Doesn't Matter"
  • "Fire" (with Whiney)
Nocturne
  • Released: 9 December 2013
  • Label: Med School
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Nocturne"
  • "Tunnels" (featuring Louisa Bass)
  • "Hold Ya" (featuring Whiney)
  • "Whispers of the Waves" (featuring Louisa Bass)
  • "Green Flash"
  • "Golden Light"
Preludes
  • Released: 13 April 2015
  • Label: Med School
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "One More Moment" (featuring Cepasa)
  • "Origin"
  • "The Moon Under the Water"
  • "Dignity Found" (with Whiney)

Singles

Year Title Album
2010 "Winding" / "Hurt" Non-album singles
2011 "The View" / "You Know That Feelin' When"
2012 "Rephrase & Rewind"
(featuring Fifi Smart)
2013 "Little Son"
"Tinderbox"

Promotional singles

Year Title Album
2013 "Nocturne" Life Cycle
2014 "As One"
(featuring Pat Fulgoni)
"Innocence"
"Scripted"
(featuring Louisa Bass)
2016 "At Twilight" Futurist

Other appearances

Year Song Release Label
2012 "No More"
(with Whiney)		 Sick Music 3 Hospital
2013 "Painted" Access Limitless
"Isokime" New Blood 013 Med School
2014 "Scripted (VIP)"
(featuring Louisa Bass)		 Hospital Christmas Cracker 2014 Hospital
2015 "Dignity Found"
(with Whiney)		 Hospitality 2015
"Ranua"
(Muffler featuring Keeno)		 Stone Cold Spearhead Records
"Artificial Skin"
(London Elektricity featuring Keeno and Emer Dineen)		 Are We There Yet? Hospital

References

  1. 1 2 "Keeno Info". Facebook. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Classical VS D&B: A study by Keeno". UKF Music. 2014-07-16.
  3. 1 2 "Keeno Biography". Med School Music. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "BBC Radio 1Xtra - Timeline Photos". Facebook. 9 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "BBC - Music - Keeno". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  6. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/futurist/id1073172168
  7. ↑ "Keeno - Mobile Uploads". Facebook. 28 April 2014.
  8. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/keenodnb/photos/a.383344725012943.103554.182363931777691/1041553435858732/?type=1&theater
  9. ↑ "UK Singles and Albums Chart Top 200 Archive". Zobbel.de. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "UK Dance Albums Chart Archive". Official Charts Company. 12 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "UK Dance Albums Chart Archive (2)". Official Charts Company. 4 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "UK Indie Breakers Chart Archive". Official Charts Company. 6 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "UK Indie Breakers Chart Archive (2)". Official Charts Company. 4 March 2016.
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