Keenhouse (Ken Rangkuty) started music at an early age while studying the piano as his main instrument. Brought up between Europe and Indonesia, he has been influenced by a wide array of western and eastern music which fueled his passion for producing and writing.
Growing up in the european music scene, Ken got inspired by both traditional and electronic music and soon formed and produced his own projects which appeared on several german compilation cd’s. Ken has been working in several studios in Germany such as the “Zwischengeschoss” studios, home of the band “Wunder” and has been songwriter and frontman for his former band “The Decade”.
In the United States Ken has written music for the RKO Pictures release Shade, worked with Hollywood Record’s recording artist Jesse Mc Cartney, and Jackass personality Steve O.He has written a number of songs for clients, including dance EP releases for Eric Davenport, Brian Varga (Bluem Music), David Coleman(Kinetic Grooves), and co produced tracks for Jamie Thinnes (Seasons Recordings). He has been working with producer legen John Ryan (Santana, Styx, Badfinger), Grammy nominated producer Osamu Kitajima and award winning latin composer Carlos Campos ( Karmen Z, José Liriano) among others. Latest works include releases for Om Records, Upfront, King Records/ Japan and soundtrack work for Microsoft.
As a piano player, artist and producer Ken has been influenced by jazz, soul and electronic music. His musical background lead him to Atwater Studios where he co- founded the producer group “The SideStreet Players” ,a collective of four producers who represent a blend of electronic and acoustic music. |As a producer Ken writes music for artists such as singers and Dj’s, produces trailer music for commercials and TV and works in the post-production field.
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