Eli Keszler

Eli Keszler is a Grammy-nominated artist, composer, and percussionist based in New York, acclaimed for his innovative solo recordings released on labels including LuckyMe, Shelter Press, Empty Editions, ESP-DISK’, PAN and REL Records.

In film, Keszler has composed more than ten original scores. Notable projects include Olmo Schnabel’s “Pet Shop Days”(2023), starring Willem Dafoe and Emmanuelle Seigner, which premiered at La Biennale di Venezia; Lofty Nathan’s “Harka” (2022), winner of the Best Actor Award at Cannes; and Dasha Nekrasova’s “The Scary of Sixty-First” (2021), recipient of the GWFF Best First Feature Award at the Berlin Film Festival. He also contributed to Daniel Lopatin’s score for the Safdie Brothers’ “Uncut Gems” (2019). His recent work includes “Bad Shabbos”, featuring Kyra Sedgwick and Method Man, as well as “Bunnylovr”, starring Rachel Sennott.

As a composer, Keszler has been commissioned by leading institutions and ensembles such as the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, ICE Ensemble, the Brooklyn String Orchestra and So Percussion. His collaborative work spans a wide range of artists including Oneohtrix Point Never, Skrillex, Laurel Halo, Jordan Wolfson, Kevin Beasley, Rashad Becker, Laure Prouvost and David Grubbs.

Keszler’s artistic reach extends internationally, with his music, installations and visual works presented at institutions such as the Whitney Museum, Cologne Philharmonie, Lincoln Center, MIT List Center, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, SculptureCenter, The Kitchen, the Hessel Museum, Harvard’s Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Barbican – St. Luke’s, the Walker Art Center, LAXART and MoMA PS1.