Description
Title: Happysad
Artist: Kiefer
Label: Stones Throw
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 659457239824
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2018-06-08
Number of Discs: 1
Kiefer is a constant in Mndsgn”s live trio, has shared the stage with Moses Sumney and Terrace Martin, and has lent production talents to the likes of Kaytranada and . He began playing piano as a child and producing beats at around age 12, moving from San Diego to L.A. to study under renowned jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell at UCLA”s Jazz Studies program. There, he started thinking about the synergy between the jazz piano he studied and the beats he created outside of school. While his peers were performing over live instrumentation, Kiefer produced electronic beats free from sampled melodies or drum breaks. He released his debut album Kickinit Alone on Leaving Records in 2017, earning a Best Jazz Album nomination from A2IM.
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