Chris Ketley | |
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 Chris Ketley performing live in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 29 January 1985 |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, arranger, musical director, composer, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano, bass |
| Website | chrisketley |
Chris Ketley[1] (born 29 January 1985) is a British, London-based multi-instrumentalist, musical director, arranger, composer and producer.
He is most well known for being a pop session musician playing guitar and piano for multi-platinum selling British artist Ellie Goulding[2] and has previously worked with a variety of bands and artists such as Bryan Ferry, Zendaya, Banks, The Rakes, Dua Lipa, Markus Feehily (Westlife), Martin Luke Brown, Betsy, DJ Fresh, Christophe Willem, Conor Maynard, Rumer and The X-Factor Australia, The Moons & The on Offs.
He has made TV appearances with CeeLo Green, Katherine Jenkins, Cher, Gary Barlow, Alfie Bow, Barry Manilow, Donny Osmond and LeAnn Rimes.
In addition to his live experience, Chris composes and produces music for placement on advertising campaigns, TV, short films and other bespoke media. His clients have included The BBC, 20th Century Fox, Biscuit Filmworks (Noam Murro), Pantene, Universal Music and Grey London.
Some of his live career highlights include a headline show at Madison Square Garden, The Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival, Saturday Night Live, Jools Holland, Coachella Festival and a headline show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
- ^ Jones, Tamlyn (8 August 2016). "Digbeth tech firm signs up Michael Jackson's guitarist for online lessons". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ Winter, Kevin (21 November 2011). "Ellie Goulding Performs Private Show at the CW Network". Zimbio.com.