Zoë Keating (born February 2, 1972) is a Canadian-born cellist and composer based in San Francisco, California. In her solo performances and recordings (particularly the ongoing project she calls "One Cello x 16"), she uses live electronic sampling and repetition in order to layer the sound of her cello, creating rhythmically dense musical structures. Keating uses Ableton Live and SooperLooper software along with Keith McMillen Instruments' SoftStep Foot Controller. Her self-produced album One Cello x 16: Natoma has four times made it to #1 on the iTunes classical charts and she is the recipient of a 2009 Performing Arts grant from the Creative Capital Foundation. Music career edit: This section is incomplete. (June 2010) Keating also served from 2002 to 2006 as second chair cellist in the cello rock band Rasputina. She is featured on Amanda Palmer's debut solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer. In January 2011, Keating won the award for Contemporary Classical Album from The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards. Personal life edit: This section is incomplete. (June 2010) Keating was born in Guelph, Ontario on (1972-02-02)February 2, 1972 to an English mother and an American father. She began playing the cello at the age of eight and attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York. She is also an information architect and has worked on projects for the Research Libraries Group and the Database of Recorded American Music. In March 2010, Keating announced via her website that she was expecting her first child with her partner Jeff in May. She gave birth to a son, Alex, on May 12, 2010.

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