Ken Christianson

Ken Christianson
Ken Christianson, May 2013 at a WNYC's Soundcheck
Background information
GenresClassical, electro-acoustic, contemporary dance, funk, rock, alternative rock, indie rock, jazz, country, folk
Occupation(s)Composer, arranger, musician, sound designer, visual artist, performance artist, graphic designer, singer, singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Piano, violin, electric bass, viola, keyboards, drums
Years active2000–present
Websitecomposerken.com, peremusic.com, composerkensamples.com

Ken Christianson is an American musician and artist living in Los Angeles, California, U.S, and co-founder of Père Music.[1] He is the composer of the score to the short film Better Left Alone (2005),[2] resident composer for the Samantha Giron Dance Project,[3] bass player for the Los Angeles funk-jam band The Three Trees,[4] violinist for The Jimmy Lifton Group,[5] and former keyboard player for the indie rock band, Rogue Wave.[6]

Ken earned his BFA in Sculpture from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and his MFA in Music Composition from CalArts. Christianson also completed portions of his undergraduate studies at Carleton College and Parsons Paris.

He is the younger sibling of Masanori Mark Christianson, bass-player and multi-instrumentalist of the California indie rock bands Rogue Wave, Release The Sunbird, and The Heavenly States.[7]

  1. ^ Shari (Christianson) Miller (May 22, 2013). "Painting A Musical Portrait of Your Baby – Soundcheck". Soundcheck.wnyc.org. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "Better Left Alone (2005) : Full Cast & Crew". IMDb. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  3. ^ [1] Archived May 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "The Three Trees - Why Hello There". Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "About the musicians". Jimmylifton.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Dominic East Ken Christianson Masanori Mark Christianson Zach Rogue... | 105645438". FilmMagic. October 17, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
  7. ^ "The Heavenly States Website". Theheavenlystates.com. Retrieved December 31, 2013.