19 Facts About Eli Keszler

Eli Keszler is an American percussionist, composer, and visual artist based in New York City.

Eli Keszler has toured or collaborated with artists such as Tony Conrad, Jandek, Loren Connors, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Oneohtrix Point Never, and has released several solo albums since 2008.

Eli Keszler has performed and released music as Pedagogy, with producer Nate Boyce.

In 2012 Eli Keszler debuted a sound installation project where he mounted wires up to 800 feet long off the Manhattan Bridge.

Eli Keszler composed the soundtrack for the 2021 horror-thriller The Scary of Sixty-First.

Eli Keszler began playing in various rock and hardcore bands in his teenage years, and later graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston.

Eli Keszler released his album Cold Pin in 2011, on Pan Records.

Eli Keszler has released a number of solo albums since then, and has toured or collaborated with other such as Ashley Paul, C Spencer Yeh, Loren Connors, and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

Eli Keszler has performed at number of national and international festivals, including Transmediale Festival in 2013, where he performed with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

Eli Keszler recently debuted a project where he mounted wires up to 800 feet long off the Manhattan Bridge which was commissioned by National Public Radio.

In November 2014, Eli Keszler released the collaborative album Alps, which he recorded with Oren Ambarchi, an experimental guitarist and composer.

Eli Keszler's fluid and anxiety-ridden percussion style is a perfect companion for Ambarchi's grizzly guitar stabs and horror movie drones.

In 2018, Eli Keszler released his ninth studio album, Stadium, through Shelter Press to positive reviews.

Eli Keszler toured with him among other artists for the album's accompanying performance installation, MYRIAD.

In 2019 Eli Keszler released the Empire EP, his final release with Shelter Press.

In July 2021, Eli Keszler released his tenth studio album, Icons, on LuckyMe.

Eli Keszler provided the musical score for Alex Lee Moyer's film Alex's War and attended the premier in Austin, Texas with his partner Anna Khachiyan.

Eli Keszler collaborated with American electronic producer Skrillex on his album Quest for Fire for the track "A Street I Know".

Eli Keszler is known for incorporating the sounds of diverse genres, including punk rock, free jazz, and free improvisation.