Biography
Tim O'Keefe is a New York City based creative known for his scoring & audio artwork having scored a variety of feature films, documentaries, film installations, and branded content. Highlights include As I Lay Dying (James Franco), State of Surveillance (VICE on HBO), Raw Craft with Anthony Bourdain, Tales of Our Times (Guggenheim Museum), and Ai Weiwei Introduces "Turn It On_ China on Film".
His agency work includes scoring spots for Ferrari, Gucci, Nike, and NARS. Films he has scored have premiered at Cannes, Venice, Sundance, Gagosian Gallery, PACE Gallery, MoMA, and MOCA. In addition to his scoring work, Tim has written & produced music with a diverse range of artists including electronic music pioneer Hans-Joachim Roedelius (Cluster), famed Motown music icon Smokey Robinson, and bassist Andy Rourke of the UK's legendary band The Smiths.
Tim's creative interests span many mediums including music, sound, podcast, film, and code-based interactive art. He is particularly interested in social impact driven projects at the intersection of art, politics, and technology. He received his MFA in Digital+Media from Rhode Island School of Design in 2012. He was the film editor of a number of music videos that premiered in Rolling Stone, VICE, Interview Magazine, and Paper Magazine including REM's That Someone Is You which was directed by James Franco.
