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Keba Jeremiah Arul (born 18 October 1986) is an Indian guitarist and music producer focused on Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil films, as well as gospel music.[1]
Early life
Keba Jeremiah was born in Al Karama, Dubai. He played the bass guitar for his school band at Our Own English High School, where he received awards at inter-school competitions. In 2004, he moved to India and attended the Hindustan College of Engineering, Chennai, to pursue a professional engineering degree. Jeremiah began performing at the New Life Assemblies of God Church every Sunday.Template:Citation needed
Career
After graduation, Jeremiah formed the Christian music band Fire Frenzy with college peers. In 2005, he started teaching music at the Institute of Music Technology, in Anna Nagar, East Chennai, founded and led by John Satya.Template:Citation needed
He began his career with music director James Vasanthan on the soundtrack for the 2008 Tamil film Subramaniapuram. He has also collaborated with composers including Yuvan Shankar Raja, Manikanth Kadri, Harris Jayaraj, Ouseppachan, A. R. Rahman, James Vasanthan, Anirudh Ravichander, D. Imman.Template:Citation needed
Following his work on the soundtrack to the 2011 musical drama film Rockstar, scored by A. R. Rahman, Jeremiah has contributed guitar work to several of the composer's subsequent film scores.[2]
In 2013, he worked on Rahman's film soundtracks Kadal, Maryan, and Raanjhanaa. He performed on the soundtracks for Sutta Kadhai, Vanakkam Chennai, Chennai Express, and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.[3] Meanwhile, he played on various gospel albums and concerts, collaborating with independent artists like Jonita Gandhi, Abhilash LR, Sid Sriram, and Maalavika Manoj, among others.[4]
He is currently a member of the band RIJK (named for members Rodney Jayaraj, Isaac Dharmakumar, John Praveen, and himself). RIJK is a popular cover band for gospel and Tamil songs; the group plays a mix of genres, including rock, R&B, jazz, and fusion. A number of Indian singers have been guests on their cover songs, such as Pragathi Guruprasad, Jonita Gandhi, Andrea Jeremiah, Nikhita Gandhi, Alisha Thomas, and Ash King.Template:Citation needed
Jeremiah has produced music for Tamil and Hindi films, including Paiyaa, Pasanga, Engeyum Kadhal, Savari, Avan Ivan, Mankatha, 3, Action Replayy, Rockstar, and Ek Deewana Tha.Template:Citation needed
He has collaborated with Indian musicians including Leslee Lewis, Naresh Iyer, and Vijay Prakash, and international artists like Don Moen, Bob Fits, Steve Kuban, and Sean Michael. He has appeared on television programmes and music competitions including Airtel Super Singer, Ooo La La, and Kadhal Unplugged.Template:Citation needed
Jeremiah's repertoire includes experimental and acoustic music. His solo material incorporates influences from jazz, rock, and R&B.Template:Citation needed
Discography
Live concerts
- A.R Rahman's London concert
- Rahman's Chennai concert, "Nenje Ezhu", 2016
- Rahman's concert, "The Magic of A. R. Rahman", 2016
- Anirudh Live in Concert 2016 – Malaysia
- Anirudh Live in Concert 2016 – Toronto, Canada
- Sid Sriram Live 2017 – Malaysia
- Verasa Pogaiyile – "A Musical Journey with D. Imman", Live Concert 2017 – Singapore
- Rahman's "One Heart"
- Rahman's Dubai concert, 2017
- Rahman's Sydney concert, 2017
- Rahman's Manchester concert, 2017
- Rahman's Encore Concert – Mumbai (2017), Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Delhi
- Rahman's Bhubaneswar concert, 2018
- Rahman's Cuttack concert, 2018
- "Celebrating 25 years of Rahman"
Film soundtracks
As director
- Soundtrack to Demonte Colony (2015)
The song "Vaada Vaa Machi" from the film was performed by Anirudh Ravichander. On Twitter, music director A. R. Rahman wished Jeremiah luck on his new endeavors: "Wishing our guitarist, Keba, the best in his first musical venture".Template:Citation needed
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Equipment
- Acoustics guitars: Taylor 410ce, Taylor 914ce, Taylor NS34, Taylor classical guitar, Cort Earth Series 1200 Nat, Maestro
- Electric guitars: Ibanez JS2400, Fender Telecaster, Fender Stratocaster, Paul Reed Smith, Suhr
- Bass guitars: Sadowsky
References
- ↑ Rahman's guitarist to perform in capital. The Hindu(2015-07-03). Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ↑ A Look at AR Rahman's Rockstar(3 October 2011). Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ Kadal was the toughest album. The Times of India(15 July 2013). Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ Hear Singer-Songwriter a L R's Bittersweet New Song 'Reminiscing'(24 March 2021).