Keren Ann is a recording artist, singer, songwriter, and producer. She plays guitar, piano and clarinet, engineers and writes choir and musical arrangements.
Based in New York and Paris, Keren Ann has racked up accolades for original compositions that put a fresh perspective on the age-old art of songwriting. But inspired raw materials are only part of the creative process. Beyond the chords and cadences, there are other dimensions waiting to be explored. In the studio, the musician has an opportunity to set rethink each composition from its foundation up, to twist every component, extract something new. Marrying words and notes is only the beginning. "The big challenge for me today is everything that has to do with sound and engineering," she says.
Originally, the Israeli-born artist had planned to take a longer hiatus before making a new album. But her muse had other ideas. The raw materials for Keren Ann set upon her quickly, in a couple bursts of writing. Always on the move, she laid down tracks in Iceland, Los Angeles, Paris, New York, and Israel. She explored the different studios at each stop, taking advantage of their unique capabilities.
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