Four Tet

Kieran Hebden
Four Tet performing at FYF Fest 2011 in Los Angeles, California
Background information
Also known as	Four Tet 4T Recordings Percussions
Born	1978 (age 38–39)
Origin	Putney, London, England
Genres	Electronica, folktronica, IDM, trip hop, post-dubstep, post-rock, outsider house
Instruments	Piano, drums, guitar, harpsichord, horn, synthesizer
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Output Recordings Domino Records Text Records
Associated acts	Jamie xx, Rome Fortune, Floating Points, Fridge, Steve Reid, Burial, Thom Yorke, Madvillain, Caribou
Website	Official website

Kieran Hebden (born 1978), best known by the stage name Four Tet, is an English post-rock and electronic musician. Hebden first came to prominence as a member of the band Fridge before establishing himself as a solo artist.

Hebden's music originally eschewed the traditional pop song format in favour of a more abstract approach—his sound and melodies incorporate elements of hip hop, electronica, techno, jazz, grime and folk music with live instrumentation. His newer works are inspired heavily by house music.

Hebden has also remixed tracks by artists including Aphex Twin, Explosions in the Sky, Super Furry Animals, Radiohead, Ellie Goulding, Lana Del Rey, Manic Street Preachers, Sia and Black Sabbath, and has produced two albums by psychedelic improvisational group Sunburned Hand of the Man. Hebden's recent output includes a number of improvisational works with jazz drummer Steve Reid and collaborations with Burial and Thom Yorke.

Kieran Hebden was born in Putney, London, England, to a South African-born Indian mother and a British sociology lecturer father. He attended Elliott School in Putney, where he formed the band Fridge with classmates Adem Ilhan and Sam Jeffers. The band signed a recording contract when Hebden was 15, and released their first album, Ceefax, on Trevor Jackson's Output Recordings label in March 1997.