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Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: Beehive
First documented release in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography200 words · 8 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374120470
Biography
Jesse Frederick Keeler (born 11 November 1976) is a Canadian musician. He is known as the bassist, backing vocalist, and synthesist of Canadian dance-punk duo Death from Above 1979 and one half of the electronic music duo MSTRKRFT. In addition to singing, Keeler plays drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, and saxophone. He also works as a producer, lending music a variety of styles over the course of his career, including punk, hardcore, rock, house, and electro.
Standing 8
Source:
Standing 8 (1998)
Split w/ This Robot Kills (?)
Black Cat # 13
Source:
Wrist Towards Elbow (2000)
I Blast Off! (2000)
The Experiment Vol. 2: Casino Steel Vs. Black Cat # 13 (2000)
Split w/ International Strike Force (2000)
The Experiment, Vol. 1 (2000)
Casino Steel
Source:
The Experiment Vol. 2: Casino Steel Vs. Black Cat # 13 (2000)
Femme Fatale
Source:
As You Sow, So Shall You Reap (2002)
Fire Baptism (2002)
From the Abundance of the Heart, the Mouth Speaks (2004)
Death from Above
You're a Woman, I'm a Machine (2004)
The Physical World (2014)
Outrage! Is Now (2017)
Is 4 Lovers (2021)
MSTRKRFT
The Looks (2006)
Fist of God (2009)
OPERATOR (2016)
Solo
Source:
"BeehiveBeehiveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Beehive4:212Towel Swinger3:57"/"Towel Swinger" (2010) (w/ St. Mandrew)
Face Pump (2010) (w/ St. Mandrew)
Deathstalker (Scorpion's Theme) (from Mortal Kombat 9)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 0 | 9.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups)
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BeehiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:181Beehive4:21 2Towel Swinger3:57 | 9 March 2010 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Face PumpSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 14:011Face Pump4:28 2Face Pump (LA Riots Remix)4:56 3Face Pump (Blende Remix)4:37 | 4 May 2010 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jesse F. Keeler head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 0 | 9.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death from Above 1979(band) | — | present | |
| MSTRKRFT(band) | — | present | |
| Death from Above 1979(band) | — | present | |
| MSTRKRFT(band) | — | present | |
| Black Cat # 13(band) | — | present | percussion |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JesseKeelerLive.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2aee6170-7a37-4c7b-b763-c98c0619e192discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2aee6170-7a37-4c7b-b763-c98c0619e192core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3177612genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3177612seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_F._Keelerbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_F._Keeler
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Canadian musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Matt from Las Vegas, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q3177612 · MusicBrainz: 2aee6170-7a37-4c7b-b763-c98c0619e192
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