Contemporary music, exploring multiple domains within percussion instruments, Indonesian gamelan, experimental and world culture. His
involvements in dance, theatre and film has produced a highly ‘visual’ music used by performance artists and dance companies in the UK, USA and
Venezuela. Jon Keliehor makes music that redefines the use of modern and old culture percussion instruments, combining them with electronic contouring to create extended ranges of nuance and texture. The music that results is modern and wide ranging.
"Not only a wonderful musician, but one of the rare ones that sees the links in life and art, dance and music, and sees them profoundly. His dance rhythms are nuggets of channeled genius. Dancers are so lucky to have this experience."
Ruth Mills. Independent dancer. Glasgow.
"On listening, many are puzzled about how to
categorize the music properly, but more
importantly this music presents a kaleidoscope of aural landscapes and harmonic
possibilities."
Edward Shepard
"He is great! In hand drumming, Keliehor must only bow his head to himself & the maker cos he is a master, make no mistake. I haven't heard a sound like his
in a long time. Other accompanists that I've heard on Djembe etc, are nothing
in comparison because there is no magic. As soon as I heard his music there was
magic & I knew this was someone gooooooood. Please do more, it's raw, it's vibrant,
it's sexy and it's the basis of life."
London dance percussionist Jhalib Millar (2008)
RESTLESS PATHWAYS
Percussionist: Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Drummer: West Coast psychedelic groups Daily Flash, Bodine
Composer, percussionist: London Contemporary Dance Theatre
Director: Percussion Research Ensemble, Diorama London
Performer: Lindsay Kemp Theatre Company, LCDT
Artistic Director: Dream House
Film Music: Dancers, Class, Troy Game, Melissa’s Lullaby, Impermanence
Director: Luminous Music Studios (Seattle)
Music Production: Lisa Lyon’s Icons Of The Divine
Percussionist: Cornish College of the Arts/Dance
Composer, performer: Gamelan Pacifica, Gamelan Naga Mas
Composer, performer: Venezuelan dance company DanzaHoy
Director Luminous Music (Glasgow)
Recordings of his music have been published on Touch, Indipop/Virgin Records,
ATV-Bruton Music, What Next?/Non Sequiter Records, O.O. Disks and Luminous
Music.
A large catalogue of
recorded music, much of it experimental, non-mainstream, compositions for
dance, theatre, film, TV, etc. has emerged since 1972. With studios located at
The Diorama, Regents Park, many creative opportunities and collaborations led
him in a wide variety of musical directions during this time. By 1985 he
had written music for most contemporary dance companies in London. His long time
interest in the tonalities of gongs and bells brought an affinity to Indonesian
music, and the music of SE Asia. The music within the recordings East Meets
West, DreamHouse, and Celestial Nile were turning points that have seeded many
new areas of composition.
The Luminous Music collection presents this diverse and ongoing range of music.
photo: Sanna Suonpaa / mandala: Karen Boxberger
