Biography
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Kevin Braheny initiated his musical explorations at age four on piano before turning to original composition at seven. Woodwinds entered the picture at eleven and became central to his later style, as he performed across classical, jazz, and rock contexts while finishing high school and college.
After relocating to Los Angeles in 1971, he immersed himself in electronic music and synthesizers, collaborating with pioneers Malcolm Cecil, noted Moog synthesist, and Serge Tcherepnin, inventor of modular synthesizers. Alongside Tcherepnin he constructed prototypes of advanced analog instruments and created “The Mighty Serge,” the modular analog system he continues to employ.
This hands-on impulse prompted him to customize or construct most of his instruments, imparting a distinctly personal character to his output. The Steiner EWI, or Electronic Wind Instrument, anchors much of his music, fusing his youthful woodwind affinity with later electronic interests. Throughout the 1970s he worked as a recording engineer and later introduced three-dimensional binaural techniques that lent his recordings greater spatial depth and atmosphere.
His debut album, Lullabies for the Hearts of Space, appeared in 1980. In 1984 he became the first artist signed to the Hearts of Space label, which reissued the debut and went on to release Galaxies in 1988, Secret Rooms in 1991, Rain in 1995, and Spell in 1996. The final two albums feature joint work with fellow electronic pioneer Tim Clark, composer-in-residence at the New York and Toronto planetariums, creator of scores for international radio and television, and producer of his own solo electronic recordings.
After relocating to Los Angeles in 1971, he immersed himself in electronic music and synthesizers, collaborating with pioneers Malcolm Cecil, noted Moog synthesist, and Serge Tcherepnin, inventor of modular synthesizers. Alongside Tcherepnin he constructed prototypes of advanced analog instruments and created “The Mighty Serge,” the modular analog system he continues to employ.
This hands-on impulse prompted him to customize or construct most of his instruments, imparting a distinctly personal character to his output. The Steiner EWI, or Electronic Wind Instrument, anchors much of his music, fusing his youthful woodwind affinity with later electronic interests. Throughout the 1970s he worked as a recording engineer and later introduced three-dimensional binaural techniques that lent his recordings greater spatial depth and atmosphere.
His debut album, Lullabies for the Hearts of Space, appeared in 1980. In 1984 he became the first artist signed to the Hearts of Space label, which reissued the debut and went on to release Galaxies in 1988, Secret Rooms in 1991, Rain in 1995, and Spell in 1996. The final two albums feature joint work with fellow electronic pioneer Tim Clark, composer-in-residence at the New York and Toronto planetariums, creator of scores for international radio and television, and producer of his own solo electronic recordings.
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