Jack Kennedy, better known as simply Kennedy is a musician from Thousand Oaks, California

Thousand Oaks, California

Thousand Oaks is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States. It was named after the many oak trees that grace the area, and the city seal is adorned with an oak....

 who currently writes music that fuses disco

Disco

Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

 and modern day techno

Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan in the United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988...

 and electronica

Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

 music.

Career

Kennedy's hometown is Thousand Oaks, California

Thousand Oaks, California

Thousand Oaks is a city in southeastern Ventura County, California, in the United States. It was named after the many oak trees that grace the area, and the city seal is adorned with an oak....

. He was formerly a guitarist in the band Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2002. The band comprises Brian Aubert, Nikki Monninger, Christopher Guanlao, and Joe Lester....

. More recently, Kennedy has written and produced with musicians and bands such Morningwood

Morningwood

Morningwood is an alternative rock band from New York City, USA, founded in 2001 by Pedro Yanowitz and Chantal Claret. Morningwood was signed to Capitol Records.-Career:...

, Bonnie McKee

Bonnie McKee

Bonnie Leigh McKee is a North American singer-songwriter, formerly signed to Reprise Records. She released her debut album Trouble in 2004, which was a minor success. The single "Somebody" was included in the soundtrack to the 2004 comedy film Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!...

, and Gily Leads. He has also worked with former New Radicals

New Radicals

New Radicals were an American pop rock band active in the late 1990s, centered on frontman Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all of their songs and was the sole constant member...

 front man Gregg Alexander

Gregg Alexander

Gregg Alexander is an American singer/songwriter and producer, best known as the frontman of the New Radicals, who scored the international hit "You Get What You Give" in late 1998. Earlier in life he recorded two solo albums, Michigan Rain and Intoxifornication...

.

Kennedy's songs in films

Kennedy's music has been featured in a number of films. Several songs ("White Chocolate", "I Love Me", "Wake Up", and "Turkey Pot Pie") appeared in the 2005 film National Lampoon's Adam & Eve

National Lampoon's Adam & Eve

National Lampoon's Adam & Eve is a 2005 comedy motion picture, released as part of the ongoing series of National Lampoon films. The film is directed by Jeff Kanew and stars Cameron Douglas, Emmanuelle Chriqui, George Dzundza and others. The film is also known as simply Adam and Eve.- Plot :Adam is...

. "Let's Get Def" was featured in the 2006 comedy film American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile. The song "Karate" appeared in the 2006 film The Namesake

The Namesake (film)

The Namesake is a 2006 film which was released in the United States on March 9, 2007, following screenings at film festivals in Toronto and New York City. It was directed by Mira Nair and is based upon the novel of the same name by Jhumpa Lahiri, who appeared in the movie. Sooni Taraporevala...

, as well as the 2008 film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Peter Sollett and starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings. Written by Lorene Scafaria and based on the novel of the same name by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, the story tells of teenagers Nick and Norah , who meet when...

Albums

• Unicorn (1999)

1. "Sqirrels"
2. "Positive Friction"
3. "I Drive a Mustache"
4. "The Mentally Ill"
5. "Picture Book"
6. "Reyes Adobe"

• Kennedy (2002)

1. "Wake Up Motherfucker"
2. "Turkey Pot Pie"
3. "If Tomorrow Never Comes"
4. "Brain in a Room"
5. "Coldpussy"
6. "Scott Sterling Extreme Sports Challenge"
7. "Goatfuck"
8. "Cocaine Junkie O.D."
9. "I Love Me"
10. "Utilitarian Cafeteria"

• Pink Afros (2004)

1. "Heavy Metal"
2. "Big Drag"
3. "You Were Gone"
4. "Canada"
5. "Heliotrope"
6. "Life Is a Party"

• Special K (2006)

1. "Hillbilly Witchcraft"
2. "K.E.N.N.E.D.Y.
3. "Your Mama"
4. "Karate"
5. "Maybeline"
6. "Life Is a Party"

Singles

• "Get Up"
• "Mama Made Me a Pimp"
• "Wake Up" [British release] (2003)
• "Your Mama" (2006)

External links

• The Official Website of Kennedy
• The Official MySpace of Kennedy