KID KOALA
Creatures Of The Late Afternoon
Envision Records
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CONTACT:
DAVID ELKIN // PUBLICIST
BIO:
Kid Koala has established himself as a respected performer, film composer, theatre producer and visual artist. His career began as a scratch DJ in 1994, rapidly growing a cult fan base due to his virtuosic skills. Ever innovating, he quickly evolved into combining turntables and visual storytelling devices to create his signature style. Kid Koala jumps effortlessly between genres as eclectic as hip hop, ambient, alternative, contemporary classical, blues, classic rock and traditional jazz. He has released 5 solo albums on Ninja Tune and 3 albums on Arts & Crafts Records. He has toured with Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys, Money Mark, A Tribe Called Quest, Mike Patton, Jack Johnson, DJ Shadow, and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He has collaborated with Deltron 3030, Gorillaz, Lovage, and the Afiara String Quartet. He has written and produced collaborative albums with vocalists Emilìana Torrini and Trixie Whitley in his Music To Draw To album series.
He created the sound design and music score for the award-winning multi platform video game Floor Kids. Kid Koala’s unforgettable live shows range from touring turntable carnivals like Vinyl Vaudeville to immersive multimedia shows like Nufonia Must Fall (a collaboration with Oscar nominated production designer K.K. Barrett), Satellite Turntable Orchestra, Space Cadet Headphone Concert, and his most recent “live film” production The Storyville Mosquito; each of which expresses his unique form of storytelling with music, live animation, film and interactive entertainment.
He has contributed to scores for the films The Great Gatsby, Baby Driver, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Men Women and Children, Shaun of the Dead, and Looper. He has composed music for The National Film Board of Canada, The Winter Olympic Games, Cartoon Network, Sesame Street and Adult Swim. He has also been commissioned to create music for runway shows for Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten. He has written and illustrated the award-winning graphic novels Nufonia Must Fall and Space Cadet.
Kid Koala has toured 6 continents and lives with his wife and two daughters in Montreal.