Keeno

Keeno
Birth nameWill Keen
Born (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30)
OriginWinchester, Hampshire, England
Genres
Occupations
Years active2010-present
Labels

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

His song "Nocturne", released on 9 December 2013, was used as the title screen for the 2014 racing game Forza Horizon 2.

Keeno's second album, Futurist, was released on his 22nd birthday, 26 February 2016.[5] The album's first instant grat single, "At Twilight", was released on 12 February 2016.

He released his third studio album, All The Shimmering Things, in November 2017.

After the closure of Hospital Records' MedSchool imprint, Keeno was taken under contract with Hospital Records in 2019 and in March 2020, his first single, Troopers Peak / Old School Lane was released on the label. His fourth studio album, titled I Live I Learn was released on 27 November 2020.


Personal life

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From the age of seven, Keen took part in a choir.[1] He went to Winchester College and later studied music at the University of Manchester,[6] although he left in January 2015 prior to graduation in order to pursue his music career full-time.[7]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[8] 		UK Dance
[9][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
All the Shimmering Things
  • Released: 3 November 2017
  • Label: Med School
  • Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl
 — 5 —
I Live I Learn
  • Released: 27 November 2020
  • Label: Hospital
  • Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl
 — — —

Extended plays

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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, Vinyl
  • "One More Moment" (featuring Cepasa)
  • "Origin"
  • "The Moon Under the Water"
  • "Dignity Found" (with Whiney)
Music For Orchestra: Drums & Bass
  • Released: 7 April 2017
  • Label: Med School
  • Formats: Digital download, Vinyl
  • "Enigma"
  • "Shelter from the Storm" (featuring Rou Reynolds)
  • "Fading Fast"
  • "Insomnia of an Anxious Mind"
Troopers Peak / Old School Lane
  • Released: 11 March 2020
  • Label: Hospital Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Troopers Peak"
  • "Old School Lane"
Fall Beneath You (feat. Etherwood) / Equinox
  • Released: 19 June 2020
  • Label: Hospital Records
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Fall Beneath You"
  • "Equinox"
Courage
  • Released: 17 March 2023
  • Label: Keeno Music (self-released)
  • Formats: Digital download
  • "Hypnotised (ft. Diandra Faye)"
  • "Courage"
  • "Disappear (ft. Fæ Vie)"
  • "Frenzy (ft. Vio.let)"
  • "Lights On"
  • "Colours Of Your Heart"
  • "Hypnotised (ft. Diandra Faye) (Cinematic Mix)"
  • "Lights On (Cinematic Mix)"
  • "Disappear (ft. Fæ Vie) (Cinematic Mix)"

Singles

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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"
2017 "All the Shimmering Things" All the Shimmering Things
"Light Cascading"
(featuring Becca Jane Grey)
"Cosmic Creeper"
2020 "Behind The Glass"
(featuring Kate Wild) 		Non-album singles
2024 "Perfect Memory"

Promotional singles

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

Other appearances

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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
2017 "Never Too Long
(Whiney featuring Keeno)" 		Talisman Med School

References

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  1. ^ a b "Classical VS D&B: A study by Keeno". UKF Music. 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Keeno Biography". Med School Music. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  3. ^ "BBC Radio 1Xtra - Timeline Photos". Facebook. 9 July 2014.
  4. ^ "BBC - Music - Keeno". BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Futurist by Keeno on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Keeno - Mobile Uploads". Facebook. 28 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Keeno - So, after a LOT of deliberation, I've decided that... | Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  8. ^ "UK Singles and Albums Chart Top 200 Archive". Zobbel.de. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  9. ^ "UK Dance Albums Chart Archive". Official Charts Company. 12 July 2014.
  10. ^ "UK Dance Albums Chart Archive (2)". Official Charts Company. 4 March 2016.
  11. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
  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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