John Kennedy

The world has always been a musical place for John Kennedy. Strumming a guitar, humming a tune, even tapping a finger has long been his gateway to exploring how sounds are more than a personal soundtrack, they are maps of emotions and understanding.

Native of Newfoundland and now a practising engineer in Nova Scotia, John has played solo and with others for years, playing covers and original compositions ranging from rock and metal to electronic and ambient. He has always nourished a fascination with how instruments and recordings can be manipulated to make different sounds, and it’s that pursuit that has led to his current passion of using loops and synths to build rhythms and tell stories in sound.

John’s work has included video projects with the visual artist Kate Ward, using a mixture of visuals to complement his evocative soundscapes.