A multi-cultural multi-instrumentalist, Liz Kelley grew up between Tokyo and the American South. In college she studied classical guitar, music technology and jazz voice, receiving a DownBeat award and performing at Montreux, Umbria and Vienne Jazz Festivals. Having opened for Lalah Hathaway, Nate Smith and Makaya McCraven, and working with MonoNeon, Liz Kelley pulls from her background in jazz, AI sound design and an international upbringing to create alternative textures with a sullen danceability. Influences ranging from Hiatus Kaiyote to Bjork can be heard due to this diverse cultural and educational background. Her days are filled as a sound designer for an AI DJ company, composer for a neuroscience firm, and independently touring nationally and internationally. Her recent single “Notice” was co-produced by Kelley’s longtime collaborator Justin Trout, and features Grammy-Award winner MonoNeon (Prince, Ne-Yo).