Ant Neely
Encyclopedia
Ant Neely is an English composer
and musician, known for an eclectic style.
. After graduating, he studied jazz guitar at the Musician's Institute in Hollywood, California, where he met subthunk co-founder Alex U'Ren.
Neely divides his time between writing music for film/television and releasing albums, both under the subthunk banner and as a solo artist. His composing credits include music on shows such as Six Feet Under, Boston Legal
, Samantha Who, Las Vegas
, as well as three seasons of orchestral compositions for the popular Dutch show Sprookjesboom.
Neely has been called "a creative and progressively thinking artist", whose eclectic style incorporates everything from electronica to "John Barry-like orchestral atmospherics". His Creative Commons
released album, Not Fit For Human Consumption, contains elements of Morse Code
, old educational film clips (courtesy of the Prelinger Archives
) and is part of a Geotracking experiment.
Mark Mothersbaugh
is a fan of Neely and subthunk's music. He is quoted as saying "The masses are asses who need subthunk glasses".
, Scotland
and several years in Qatar
. He attributes this nomadic upbringing to his diverse tastes in music. An early fascination with sound developed when his father gave him his old reel-to-reel tape machine, with which he made his first experiments in ambient noise.
Neely is married to Production Designer
/Art Director Sloane U'Ren.
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and musician, known for an eclectic style.
Career
Neely attended Glasgow University and holds a degree in ZoologyZoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
. After graduating, he studied jazz guitar at the Musician's Institute in Hollywood, California, where he met subthunk co-founder Alex U'Ren.
Neely divides his time between writing music for film/television and releasing albums, both under the subthunk banner and as a solo artist. His composing credits include music on shows such as Six Feet Under, Boston Legal
Boston Legal
Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...
, Samantha Who, Las Vegas
Las Vegas (TV series)
Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
, as well as three seasons of orchestral compositions for the popular Dutch show Sprookjesboom.
Neely has been called "a creative and progressively thinking artist", whose eclectic style incorporates everything from electronica to "John Barry-like orchestral atmospherics". His Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
released album, Not Fit For Human Consumption, contains elements of Morse Code
Morse code
Morse code is a method of transmitting textual information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment...
, old educational film clips (courtesy of the Prelinger Archives
Prelinger Archives
The Prelinger Archives is a collection of films relating to U.S. cultural history, the evolution of the American landscape, everyday life and social history...
) and is part of a Geotracking experiment.
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Allen Mothersbaugh is an American musician, composer, singer and painter. He is the co-founder of the new wave band Devo and has been its lead singer since 1972. His other musical projects include work for television series, films, and video games....
is a fan of Neely and subthunk's music. He is quoted as saying "The masses are asses who need subthunk glasses".
Life
As a child, Neely's family moved frequently. He spent time in various parts of EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and several years in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
. He attributes this nomadic upbringing to his diverse tastes in music. An early fascination with sound developed when his father gave him his old reel-to-reel tape machine, with which he made his first experiments in ambient noise.
Neely is married to Production Designer
Production designer
In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...
/Art Director Sloane U'Ren.