Kebu is an artist from Finland, who creates instrumental and melodic, electronic music using real
synthesizers. His music is distinguished not only by a skillful treatment of analogue synthesis but
also of an audience-captivating live performance – his YouTube channel has attracted over 100
million views and fans from all around the globe. Kebu was recently awarded the Best International
Artist Award in the German Schallwelle Music Awards (March 2022). He also won the award in 2018.
Kebu's debut album, To Jupiter and Back, was a tribute to the great synthesizer music that he grew
up with. In his second studio album, Perplexagon, Kebu mixed influences from both 70’s and 80’s
music as well as from modern electro in a distinct manner. Both albums debuted high in the Finnish
Album Chart and were nominated as Best International Albums in the Schallwelle Music Awards.
Kebu's third studio album, Urban Dreams, is his longest yet, containing over 70 minutes of
original music.
While Kebu is best known among synthesizer enthusiasts, his talents are getting
a wider
recognition. In 2017, Kebu was commissioned by his birth town, Kristinestad,
to write a special
composition celebrating Finland’s 100th birthday. The resulting
18-minute piece
for synthesizers
and a 100 strong choir, Kring havet – Meren
ympärillä,
had its
premiere at Finland’s
independence day celebrations in front
of a rapturous
audience. In 2019, Kebu was invited to
perform at the 8th edition
of the Film Music
Prague Festival :
first as supporting act to
‘Stranger Things’
composers Michael
Stein and Kyle Dixon, and then as part of a
concert
dedicated
to the film music of
Ridley Scott, performing the iconic Vangelis score for ‘Blade Runner’.
Kebu is respected for his craft, and collaborates frequently with synthesizer
manufacturers
such as Roland, Behringer and Korg. He also writes music
for media and games and is
represented by the prestigious music production
company Air-Edel.
In December 2023, Kebu released his fourth studio album "Synthesizer Legends -
Volume 1".
This album is a collection of cover tunes of famous and less well-known
instrumental synthesizer gems
from the eighties. Some of the songs on the album
have been part of Kebu’s live repertoire for many years
already, while other
songs are completely new arrangements.
In spring 2024, Kebu is giving his largest Europe tour yet: 31 concerts in 14 different countries.