Jesse F. Keeler

Jesse F. Keeler
Performing in 2009 at Wellington Square
Background information
Birth name	Jesse Frederick Keeler
Born	(1976-11-11) November 11, 1976 (age 40) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Rock, dance-punk, electro house
Instruments	Bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer, vocals, drums, saxophone
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Teenage Riot, Ache, Sound Virus, Last Gang, Vice, 679
Associated acts	Death from Above 1979, MSTRKRFT, Black Cat #13, Femme Fatale, Casino Steel, Standing 8
Notable instruments
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite Rickenbacker 4001 Gibson Grabber microKORG Nord Lead Mandolin Piano

Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite
Rickenbacker 4001
Gibson Grabber
microKORG
Nord Lead
Mandolin

Jesse Frederick Keeler (born November 11, 1976) is a Canadian musician. He is known as the bassist of Canadian dance-punk duo Death from Above 1979 and one half of the electronic music duo MSTRKRFT. In addition to singing, Keeler plays drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, and saxophone, as well as work as a producer, lending to music of a variety of styles over the course of his career, including punk, hardcore, rock, house, and electro.

Keeler started off playing in a number of different Toronto-based pop punk outfits, his best known early project being Black Cat #13. They toured with The Locust and released several, now collectible, 7" records. Once Black Cat split, he formed his own 7-piece music project, Femme Fatale. Keeler recorded all 3 of the released EPs himself, which were produced by longtime friend Al Puodziukas, with whom he would later go on to form MSTRKRFT.

In 2001, Keeler had recorded three bass and drum instrumental demos which he showed roommate Sebastien Grainger, who then expressed a desire to sing on them. After trying to find a drummer with no luck, Grainger tried singing and drumming at the same time, the result of which became Death from Above 1979.

After touring extensively for 4 years with Death From Above 1979, the band took time off. In this time Keeler finished building MSTRKRFT studios in Moss Park, Toronto, and started MSTRKRFT alongside producer Al-P. On August 4, 2006, Keeler officially announced Death From Above 1979's breakup via their website, at which point he admitted the breakup had actually happened a year prior. MSTRKRFT as well as solo production and DJing as JFK were Keeler's full-time occupation until Death From Above 1979 reformed in 2011.