Birth name Gregory Russell Kuehn Instruments Keyboards, guitar Genre Punk Music group T.S.O.L. (1982 – 1983) | Occupation(s) Musician, composer Years active 1982–present Movies Sunday Town Music Project | |
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Associated acts Similar Mike Roche, Todd Barnes, Jack Grisham, Elvis Kuehn, Ron Emory | ||
Greg kuehn wd content creator
Gregory Russell Kuehn is an American composer, songwriter, musician and producer.
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- Greg kuehn wd content creator
- As a performing musician
- Composing film scores
- Television and commercial work
- Personal life
- Discography
- Songs
- References
As a performing musician
Kuehn's career began in Orange County's early punk scene, when he left his classical piano studies at California State University, Long Beach to join horror punk icons T.S.O.L. Together they made the album Beneath the Shadows, still a highly regarded and influential work.
Following his tenure in T.S.O.L. , he spent several years as a recording and touring musician working with artists including Bob Dylan, The Church, Duane Peters, Megan Mullally, Berlin and Ian Astbury of The Cult. Most recently, Kuehn has been performing with LA punk legends X, filling in for the late Ray Manzarek of The Doors.
Composing film scores
Kuehn got his start in film working on the score for cult classic Repo Man, on which he arranged music and played keyboards. Since then, Kuehn has scored numerous films, including Confessions of a Superhero and Meet the Hitlers, both directed by Matt Ogens and produced by film maker Morgan Spurlock, A Small Section of the World, directed by Lesley Chilcott, and The Achievers, The Story of The Lebowski Fans. One of his songs was featured in the documentary The Other F Word, directed by Andrea Nivens. He worked with producer Peter Jackson scoring the trailer for the Amy Berg directed doc, West of Memphis, and has completed the score for Go North a new feature film directed by Matt Ogens, and starring Jacob Lofland, Sophie Kennedy Clark and Patrick Schwarzenegger. Kuehn composed the music for Shooting An Elephant, a narrative short film featured in the 2016 Tribeca film festival, directed by JP Rothie and written by Alec Sokolow. Code Blue, a short film Kuehn scored based on the T.S.O.L. song and the Jack Grisham short story, was featured in the 2016 Cannes Film Festival Court Metrage (Short Film Corner).
Television and commercial work
Kuehn has composed the music for CNN Heroes, Stand Up 2 Cancer, Give it up For Greg Giraldo and The Daytime Emmys. Kuehn has scored hundreds of television commercials for clients including Ancestry, MINI, Hyundai, Honda, Blue Shield, Nike, Adidas, DirecTV, Miller, Gatorade and Petco among many others. His company, Peligro Music and Sound is one of Los Angeles' most sought after boutique music houses.
Personal life
Kuehn's sons Elvis and Max Kuehn are both members of LA band FIDLAR.
Discography
Songs
Four Days in DenverAmerican Promise - Music from the Obama Campaign 2008 · 2008
Keeper of ArtifactsConfessions of a Superhero - Music from the Motion Picture · 2008
Nothing Left But LoveConfessions of a Superhero - Music from the Motion Picture · 2008