Zoe Keating

Zoe Keating is a one-woman orchestra. She uses a cello and a foot-controlled laptop to record layer upon layer of cello, creating intricate, haunting and compelling music. Zoe is known for both her use of technology - which she uses to sample her cello onstage - and for her DIY ethic which has resulted in the sale of over 40,000 copies of her self-released albums and a devoted social media following.

Born in Canada and classically trained from the age of eight, Zoe spent her 20's working at software startups while moonlighting as a cellist in rock bands. Inevitably, she combined the two and developed her now signature style while improvising for late night crowds at her San Francisco warehouse. Zoe grassroots, label-less approach has garnered her much public attention and press. She has been profiled on NPR's All Things Considered and awarded a performing arts grant from the Creative Capital Foundation. Zoe is also a governor of the San Francisco chapter of the Recording Academy, sits on the board of CASH Music and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.