Keba Jeremiah
| Keba Jeremiah | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Keba Jeremiah Arul |
| Also known as | Keba, Keba Jeremiah |
| Born |
18 October Karama, Dubai |
| Genres | Acoustics, jazz, rock, contemporary R&B, blues rock, funk, gospel, pop, worship, world[1] |
| Instruments | Acoustic guitar, keyboards, Bass guitar, drums, electric Bass, electric guitar, piano[1] |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | |
| Notable instruments | |
| Acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar[1] | |
Keba Jeremiah is an Indian guitarist working primarily for musical soundtracks of Bollywood as well as for regional cinema of India. His guitar playing styles are influenced by genres like jazz, rock, Contemporary R&B and acoustic styles of music.[1]
Early life
Born and brought up in Karama, Dubai, Keba Jeremiah started playing music at the age of 7. He began taking guitar lessons as a kid. Keba started off on the acoustic guitar and later learnt keyboard and drums along with his two brothers. At the age of 10, he started playing for various audiences at church programs and Christian events. For his school band, he tried his hands at the bass guitars. As the guitarist of the Our Own English High School band, he won awards at various inter-school level competitions. By the year 2004, for pursuing a professional engineering degree, he flew to India and joined the Hindustan College of Engineering, Chennai. Keba started playing at the New Life Assemblies of God Church every Sunday. He drew inspiration watching various leading musicians in the city at work. As a youth, Keba spent hours jamming with friends and experimenting with different sounds and styles. He and his friends formed a band titled "Fire Frenzy". In 2005, he began teaching music at the Institute of Music Technology, Chennai, run by John Satya.[2]
Musical career
In 2008, he played for music director James Vasanthan, on the soundtrack for the 2008 Tamil film Subramaniapuram that grabbed various awards and critical acclaim for its music. Further, Keba collaborated with composers Yuvan Shankar Raja, Manikanth Kadri, Harris Jayaraj, Ouseppachan and A. R. Rahman. Keba has also played at various live shows collaborating with artists like Lesle Lewis, Naresh Iyer and Vijay Prakash and international artists namely Don Moen, Bob Fits, Steve Kuban and Sean Michael. He has also lent his musical knowledge for different television shows and music competitions like Airtel Super Singer, Sun TV’s "Ooo La La.." and Vijay TV’s "Kadhal Unplugged".
Post the success of Keba's work for the songs of 2011 musical drama film Rockstar scored by A. R. Rahman, the former has been frequently collaborating with the composer's film score outings.[2][3]
As of 2013, he has played various guitars in an estimated 500 different albums. In 2013, he worked on Rahman's film soundtracks Kadal, Maryan and Raanjhanaa. In the same year, his work for songs of the film Sutta Kadhai, Vanakkam Chennai and both blockbuster Bollywood films Chennai Express and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani were noteworthy.[2]
In 2013, he had wrapped up work on independent albums of artists Andrea Jeremiah and Malavika Manoj.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "KEBA JEREMIAH - Online Student". The Berklee Music Network. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- 1 2 3 P Sangeetha. "Kadal was the toughest album". The Times of India. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ↑ Amanda Sodhi (October 3, 2011). "A Look at AR Rahman’s Rockstar". gibsonguitar.in. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Kadal was the toughest album – Keba". arrahman.my. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
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