Kevin MacLeod
American musician and composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kevin MacLeod (/məˈklaʊd/ mə-KLOWD; born September 28, 1972) is an American composer and music producer.[1][2] MacLeod has composed over 2,000 pieces of royalty-free library music[3] and made them available under a Creative Commons copyright license.[4][5] This licensing allows anyone to use his music for free, as long as he receives credit for the song,[3] and has led to his music being used in thousands of films, millions of videos on YouTube,[6][7][8] and in video games such as Kerbal Space Program.[9] As of 2017, his music is featured on one of the live feeds from the International Space Station, Earth From Space.[5] One of his compositions, "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys", is among the most-played on TikTok; from January through June 2021 it was played over 31.6 billion times.[10][11]
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Born | (1972-09-28) September 28, 1972 (age 51) Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Origin | New York City, United States |
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Years active | 1996–present |
Spouse(s) |
Jeanette MacLeod (m. 1995) |
Website | incompetech |