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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Zoë Keating| image = Zoë Keating - eTech 2009 - 3.jpg| alt =| caption = Zoë Keating performing at Emerging Technology Conference|eTech in 2009.| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name = Zoë Clare Keating| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1972|02|02|birth_place = Guelph , Ontario , Canada | origin = San Francisco , California , United States | instrument = Cello | genre = Modern classical , cello rock | occupation = Composer , record producer|producer | years_active =| label =| associated_acts = Rasputina (band)|Rasputina , Imogen Heap , Amanda Palmer , Melissa Barak | website = url|www.zoekeating.com| notable_instruments = Zoë Keating (born February 2, 1972) is a Canada|Canadian -born cellist and composer based in San Francisco , California .
In her solo performances and recordings (particularly the ongoing project she calls "One Cello x 16"), she uses live electronic sampling (music)|sampling and repetition in order to layer the sound of her cello, creating rhythmically dense musical structures. Zoë's self-produced album One Cello x 16: Natoma has four times made it to #1 on the iTunes Store|iTunes classical charts. Keating is the recipient of a 2009 Performing Arts grant from the Creative Capital Foundation.
Music career
Incomplete|section|date=June 2010Keating also served from 2002 to 2006 as second chair cellist in the cello rock band Rasputina (band)|Rasputina . She is featured on Amanda Palmer 's debut solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer . In January 2011, Keating won the award for Contemporary Classical Album from The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards .cite web|url= http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima/artist/zoe-keating |title=Zoe Keating |publisher=Independentmusicawards.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-24
Personal life
Incomplete|section|date=June 2010Keating was born in Guelph, Ontario on Birth date|1972|02|02 to an English mother and an American father. She began playing the cello at the age of eight and attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York. She is also an information architect and has worked on projects for the Research Libraries Group and the Database of Recorded American Music .
In March 2010, Keating announced via her website that she was expecting her first child with her partner Jeff in May. http://www.zoekeating.com/blog/2010/03/expanding.html dead link|date=April 2012 She gave birth to a son, Alex, on May 12, 2010.cite web|url= http://twitter.com/zoecello/status/15267176671 |title=Twitter / Zoe Keating: baby Alex is 3 weeks today |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2010-06-02 |accessdate=2012-04-24
Discography
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Solo
2004 - One Cello x 16 (EP)
2005 - One Cello x 16: Natoma
2010 - Into the Trees
Soundtracks
2001 - I Am a Sex Addict - composer, additional music
2005 - Frozen Angels - composer, cello
2007 - '' The Devil's Chair - composer, cello
2008 - Ghost Bird - composer, cello
2008 - Not Forgotten (film)|Not Forgotten - cello
2008 - The Secret Life of Bees (film)|The Secret Life of Bees - cello
2010 - Breaking Bad - recorded cello version of the theme by David Porter
Rasputina Persondata | NAME = Keating, Zoë | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Avant-garde cellist and composer | DATE OF BIRTH = 2 February 1972 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Guelph, Ontario, Canada | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Keating, Zoe Category:1972 births Category:Ableton Live users Category:Canadian rock cellists Category:Living people Category:People from Guelph Category:Rasputina members Category:Sarah Lawrence College alumni
