Sam Keenan is a Minneapolis-based composer, musician producer. He writes and produces original soundtracks, scores and songs for film, video, radio, games, advertising, ad agency pitches and apps.
Keenan is prolific and versatile. He is not only able to quickly outline musical concepts but can also follow them through to final broadcast-quality production standards.
Keenan's music has been featured by clients including GameInformer Magazine, Target, ESPN, Catalyst Studios, American Public Media, The Splendid Table, MPR News, Brains On! and Rock Star Supply Co.
His original songs have been showcased on Radio K, The Current and Wonderground Radio. Keenan also performs at venues including First Avenue, the Varsity Theatre, The Artists' Quarter, and The Cedar Cultural Center and at various events including CMJ Music Marathon, Rock the Cradle, The Stone Arch Festival, Zombie Pub Crawl and Rebel Rebel/Rock for Pussy.
He launched the original Song-a-Day project and has written and produced hundreds of songs, releasing several singles and compilations of his music over the years.
Keenan's audio production experience also includes:
Producer, director and engineer for The Jazz Image with Leigh Kamman
Technical director for national public radio shows including Performance Today, Weekend America, SymphonyCast, Word for Word, Marketplace and The Marketplace Tech Report
Mixing/recording engineer for The Current, MPR News, Classical Minnesota Public Radio, American Public Media and the Fitzgerald Theater
Recorded and mixed various in-studio performances and concerts with artists including M.I.A., Regina Spektor, Bon Iver, the Buzzcocks, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and MGMT
Engineered live musical events at venues including the Minnesota Orchestra, The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Clown Lounge Jazz Club at the Turf Club, SXSW, Rock the Garden and shows at Orchestra Hall, First Avenue, The Fitzgerald theater, The Aspen Ideas Festival, live national and regional broadcast events including elections, concerts, political events, debates, lectures and national public radio shows
Podcast production including Top Score with Emily Reese, Facemelter from The Current and Performance Today's Piano Puzzler
Cofounder and curator of Misplaced Music Radio
Recorded and produced albums, in-studio sessions and recording work for dozens of local bands including Fat Kid Wednesdays, Gay Beast, Dance Band, Copy, Styrofoam Circus, Liquid Ernie, Les Ourses, Accident Clearinghouse, Sigcell and Temporary Heroes
