{"id":2,"date":"2023-09-25T19:34:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T19:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/patkeista.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-01-18T18:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T18:00:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patkeista.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Pat Keista<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014a sonic experiment where ambient soundscapes, musique concr\u00e8te, and generative space data collide. Influenced by Eno, Serra, and the strange math of the cosmos, his work feels like it was coded on the edge of an exoplanet. Music for those who hear the universe whisper through distortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Music CV<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Bandcamp:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/patkeista.bandcamp.com\/\">https:\/\/patkeista.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent work:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/galacticsoundstation.bandcamp.com\/\">https:\/\/galacticsoundstation.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Practice Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a composer, sound artist and producer working across ambient, experimental, electronic and environmental sound practices. My work explores isolation, place, cognition and emotional states through sustained textures, minimal structures and process-led composition. Alongside artistic practice, I maintain a research background in creativity, systems and technology, which informs a reflective and methodical approach to sound-making. My practice is also informed by engagement with traditional musical forms and embodied rhythm, particularly within Scottish cultural traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected Recent Work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Music for the Mental Health of Astronauts, Vol. 1 \u2013 Galactic Sound Station (2025) &#8211; Conceptual ambient \/ experimental album<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Community and Collaborative Practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founder and lead of the collective known as Galactic Sound Station (<a href=\"https:\/\/galacticsoundstation.com\/\">https:\/\/galacticsoundstation.com<\/a>), an ambient and experimental music collective bringing together collaborative and process-driven sound practices. Members include DreamstateLogic, Terminus Void, Hollan Holmes and Paul Headon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selected Recognition and Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Co-writer on Apeiron by Terminus Void, winner of the Schallwelle Award 2023 for Best New International Artist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Song Supernova performed at the United Nations Auditorium (2005).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UK Songwriting Contest semi-finalist (multiple years).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BBC interviews and repeated national and regional radio airplay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Broadcast, Film and Media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Netflix \u2013 Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MTV \/ ITV2 \u2013 Run\u2019s House, Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peacock TV \u2013 Married to Medicine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Film \u2013 Lycanthropy (2006)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Singapore Airlines \u2013 Shuna catalogue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recent Reviews:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cyclical Magazine September 2025 &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com\/album\/cyclical-magazine-17-pdf-audio\">https:\/\/cyclicaldreams.bandcamp.com\/album\/cyclical-magazine-17-pdf-audio<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Frequency State May 2025\u00a0\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/electronica.org.uk\/frequencystate\/blog\/pat-keista-neural-circuits-experimental-synth-track\/\">https:\/\/electronica.org.uk\/frequencystate\/blog\/pat-keista-neural-circuits-experimental-synth-track\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Labels Published With:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Electronic Rumours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue Pie Records\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WOA Records\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slipstream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Live and Site-Responsive Work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performed internationally and across the UK in venues, universities and non-traditional performance spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cultural Practice and Memberships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Member of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS).\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writers Guild of Great Britain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD in Information Systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grade 6 Piano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grade 5 Music Theory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Classical training under private LRAM tuition from age 9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recent Musicological Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stacey, P., Zhu, Y., and Qi, K. (2025) \u201cQuantum Music-enabled Creativity: Unlocking the Transformative Value of Quantum for Creative Work in the Music Industry\u201d, InMusic Conference, Bath (June, 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Affiliations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher: Sentric Music<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performing Rights Organisation: PRS for Music<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instruments and Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Piano \/ Keys, Guitars, Drums, Vocals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Analog synths including Prophet, Deepmind, Wavestate, Minilogue and assorted pedals<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Field recordings: Zoom recorder&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Logic Pro DAW<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pat Keista&nbsp;\u2014a sonic experiment where ambient soundscapes, musique concr\u00e8te, and generative space data collide. 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