Kerani facts for kids
Kerani (born in 1968) is a Dutch composer, orchestrator, and music producer. She has Hungarian family roots. Kerani is famous for her beautiful music, which often has a classical feel. She creates music for many projects, like documentaries, short films, and movie trailers. So far, Kerani has released eleven albums, each showing her special musical style. She has won the important ZMR (Zone Music Reporter) Music Award in the US three times. These awards were for the Best Neo-Classical New Age Album, showing how much she has influenced this type of music.
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About Kerani
Kerani was born in Belgium to Hungarian parents. Today, she lives in the Netherlands. She started her own music company called Kerani Music. She also runs Toon Zaal 11 [1]. This is an art gallery, music studio, and media company. It is located near Maastricht.
Kerani's Early Life and Music
Kerani grew up in Brussels, Belgium. She is the youngest of four children, with three older brothers. When she was just four years old, her dad bought a used piano. She loved it right away. Kerani could play songs just by listening to them. Her parents saw her talent and sent her to music school. From then on, music became a huge part of her life.
At 18, Kerani worked with some studio musicians. They recorded her instrumental songs Seagullsong and Oblivion. The single was played on national radio. Oblivion even became the theme song for a breakfast show on Radio 2 Flanders. During this time, she also sang and played keyboards in a cover band.
Kerani's Music Career
In 2011, Kerani's music career really took off. She started writing music for documentary films. These films were made for the Historical Society of the Roerstreek in the Netherlands. That same year, she released her first new age album, "Wings of Comfort." Just one year later, her second album, "The Journey," came out. Both albums were played a lot on the radio. This helped Kerani become well-known in the music world.
She also worked for Peaceful Radio. This was a Dutch online radio station. There, she interviewed many international new-age artists. These included Rodrigo Rodriguez and Sabine van Baaren.
Award-Winning Albums
Before her third album, Arctic Sunrise, came out in 2014, Kerani wrote music for more documentaries. These were for the NWO. She also rearranged many children's songs for a DVD. It was called t Steyntje zingt and was for children with disabilities.
Arctic Sunrise reached #2 on the International Zone Music Reporter Chart. It was played on hundreds of radio stations worldwide. It was also a Top 10 album on the yearly ZMR rankings. This album won the ZMR Neo-Classical Album of the Year Award. A classical song from this album, Far Away from Home, was even rewritten for a wind band.
In 2015, Kerani released her fourth album, Equilibrium. This album became a bestseller. She performed in concert with Terry Oldfield around this time. Many special guest musicians joined her on this album. These included Wilfred Sassen, a concertmaster, and international artists like Rodrigo Rodriguez. The album was nominated for Best Neo-Classical New Age Album by ZMR. It was also nominated for Best Electronic Album by One World Music Radio in the UK.
More Musical Projects
In 2017, Kerani released her fifth album, Stardust. This album was all about space. She recorded it with the Roermonds Orkest De Symphonie and the Canto Rinato choir. In total, 60 musicians worked on this big project. It was led by Arno Op den Camp. Multi-Grammy winner Kabir Sehgal also supported the project. Stardust was #1 on the ZMR International Top 100 Radio Airplay Chart for two months. It was nominated for two ZMR awards: New Age Album of the Year and Best Neo-Classical Album.
In 2018, Kerani released her sixth album, Small Treasures. This album was very personal. It was a collection of songs inspired by things that happened in Kerani's life. She recorded it with a string quartet and special guest artists. These included flautist Ron Korb, singer Chanele McGuinness, and soprano Carla Maffioletti. Small Treasures was also #1 on the ZMR International Top 100 Radio Airplay Chart for two months. It won the ZMR Music Award for Best Neo-Classical Album of 2018. The song Garden of Dreams was nominated for the 2018 Peace Song Awards.
In September 2020, Kerani released Sands of Time. This album was inspired by Greek mythology. The music describes beautiful things that brought life to Earth, like Love, Beauty, Light, and Wisdom. Kerani said, "The myths and legends of ancient Greece are old, but their human side is still true. We should use our love and knowledge to create beauty and bring peace to the world." Sands of Time was voted Best Neo-Classical Album of 2020 by One World Music Radio and Zone Music Reporter.
In March 2022, Kerani released The Water of Life. This album celebrates the powerful element of water. She recorded it with The Magic Strings Quartet. In 2023, while working on a new media project, Kerani also created a symphonic album called "Silent Heart". It was released in April 2024.
Music for TV and Movies
Kerani also creates music especially for the TV and film industry worldwide. She works with her German publisher Ripcue Music. Some of her well-known works include Celtic Otherworld, an album with 31 songs, and "Journey of Life", an album with 12 songs.
Radio Shows
From 2018 to 2023, Kerani produced and hosted two radio shows on One World Music Radio. Her show "Kaleidoscope" played many different kinds of new age music. This included piano solos and classical-style songs. In her show "Musings", Kerani interviewed important people in the new age music world. She talked to artists like Moya Brennan, Erik Wøllo, Michael Hoppé, and Andreas Vollenweider. She helped share their important work in music.
Kerani's Albums and Singles
- Wings of Comfort (album 2011)
- The Journey (album 2012)
- Echo of our Souls (single 2013)
- Wonderful Peace/Stralande Jul (single 2013)
- Arctic Sunrise (album 2014)
- The Story of Christmas (single 2014)
- Equilibrium (album 2015)
- Days of Yore (single 2016)
- Stars (single 2016)
- The Little Shepherd's Flute (single 2016)
- Stardust (album 2017)
- Drive (single 2018)
- Small Treasures (album 2018)
- City Skylines (single 2019)
- A Christmas Wish (single 2019)
- One World (single 2020)
- Summer Romance - featured on New Beginnings - OWMR charity album (2020)
- Sands of Time (album 2020)
- The Crystal Dancer (single 2021)
- Celtic Otherworld (album 2022) published by RipCue Music GmbH
- The Water of Life (album 2022)
- Sailing (single 2023)
- Journey of Life (album 2023) published by RipCue Music GmbH
- Lucky Charm (single 2023) - ft. Susan E. Mazer and Dallas Smith
- Silent Heart (album 2024)
