Eli Keszler

Eli Keszler is an American percussionist, composer, and visual artist based in New York City. Alps in 2014, was a collaboration with guitarist Oren Ambarchi. In 2012 Keszler debuted a sound installation project where he mounted wires up to 800 feet long off the Manhattan Bridge.

Career 2000s: Early installations and albums Working as a drummer, guitarist, and composer in New York, Keszler soon became known for accompanying his music performances with live installations and visual elements, sometimes utilizing drawings, diagrams, screen prints, and writings. His sound installations and visual pieces "often use microprocessor-controlled motors to strike, scrape and vibrate various lengths of piano wire as well as other materials."

2022 Keszler provided the musical score for Alex Lee Moyer's film Alex's War and attended the premier in Austin, Texas with Anna Khachiyan.

2023 Keszler collaborated with American electronic producer Skrillex on his album Quest for Fire for the track "A Street I Know".

Visual art and installation In conjunction with his performances he has had exhibitions of his visual work installations at the Victoria & Albert Museum, The Kitchen, South London Gallery, LUMA Foundation, Harpa Hall at the Tectonics Festival in Reykjavík, Centraal Museum in Utrecht, Boston Center for the Arts, Barbican - St. Lukes amongst other places. In 2014, he presented a performance/installation with David Grubbs at the MIT List Center. The Basics of Philosophy (2026)

Personal life Keszler has a son with Anna Khachiyan, born in 2021.