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ken soundcheck christianson , may 2013 at a wnyc 's rogue , jimmy lifton band , the hawaii show , the wave half ton club , carleton singing knights , straight river , mud dogs three trees , pink fuzzy animals 2000-present solo_singer piano keyboards , drums , violin , electric bass , viola , classical rock , alternative rock , indie rock , jazz , , country , folk electro-acoustic , contemporary dance , funk , christianson_wnyc . jpg ken christianson
 ken christianson composer visual artist , performance artist , graphic designer , singer , , singer-songwriter arranger , musician , sound designer ,
ken christianson

ken christianson is an american musician and artist living in los angeles , california , u.s , and co-founder of père music .
he is the composer of the score to the short film `` better left alone '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , resident composer for the samantha giron dance project , bass player for the los angeles funk-jam band the three trees , violinist for the jimmy lifton group , and former keyboard player for the indie rock band , rogue wave .
ken earned his bfa in sculpture from the minneapolis college of art and design , and his mfa in music composition from calarts .
christianson also completed a portion of his undergraduate studies at carleton college and parsons paris .
he is the younger sibling of masanori mark christianson , bass-player and multi-instrumentalist of the california indie rock bands rogue wave , release the sunbird , and the heavenly states .
