BIO - Keanan Eksteen
Keanan Eksteen is a 22 year old South African singer/songwriter that has recently burst onto the scene with his toe tapping, hip shaking, exciting tunes making waves across the country. He is young, energetic and his brand of music blends old school rock ‘n roll with a twist of the new to keep things fresh.
“Dixie Clouds” , the first single released on the 19th of March has already been streamed over 80 000 times on Spotify. The song is play-listed on 17 Radio stations across South Africa and it reached the number one position on the Laeveld radio chart. The music video for Dixie Clouds hit over 410 000 views within 8 months of release and it is also playlisted on KykNet, a national TV channel.
On the 22 July a 6 track EP called “FOREVER” was released and shortly thereafter Keanan completed a 13 stop, one month tour of Europe to promote the EP with shows in Germany, France and Austria.
Keanan has played shows at various venues in Cape Town, with many more lined up. He has also appeared on the Expresso show, which is a national morning TV show broadcast to millions of viewers and more recently he sang with Goldfish at Kirstenbosch to debut “Sing with me” a song that he co-wrote with them. “Sing with me” was released globally on the 10th of February.
Keanan is currently in the process of recording a full length album due for release in mid 2023.
Please email bookings@keananeksteenlive.com for any queries you may have.
Armand De Vries
Lead Guitar / Backing vocals
Armand hails from the northern suburbs & is what we’d call a jack of all trades and a master of many. ADV is a drummer, singer, guitarist, and bassist, currently playing lead guitar for the Keanan Eksteen Band. Before joining the Keanan Eksteen band, he got swooped up into the music industry at the age of 12, and as the years went by, he performed with Haiven, banged drums for Bob & The Banned & even pocketed the title of certified sound engineer.
ADV grew up listening to Elvis, the Doors, Depeche Mode & Nirvana to name a few. In his own words “I’m glad I don’t have the most convenient life; it just fuels my creativity. Even when I was still a child, I knew that music is what got my heart racing and is what I wanted to do for the rest of my existence.”
Jarid Swart
Drums
Jarid got his Western Province colours for chess at age 13, but that wasn’t enough, with music in his veins and rhythm in his soul his debut drumming gig was his high schools musical. And my, how things have changed, in the years following high school Jarid could be found jamming with SixSecondSurgery and Red State when not studying sound engineering.
Fast forward a couple of years and Jarid came to be known for managing Cape Town’s iconic rehearsal and recording studio Kill City Blues from 2014 – 2020. Jarid has been on three national tours, as a roadie and then a sound engineer. Jarid is currently the drummer for the Keanan Eksteen Band.
Steven Jarvis
Bass
Steven Jarvis is a Zim-born, Cape Town-based musician. From the moment of his acting debut in The Very Hungry Caterpillar, he fell in love with the stage. At 16, he picked up the bass and hasn't put it down since. He's been active in the music scene, from small local gigs to an international tour with Frances Clare. From intimate house settings to festival stages and crowds of 3000+, he has managed bands and written music for many local bands.
Through this vast and varied experience, he has fine-tuned and developed his understanding of the requirements of each gig and music style. He is a competent musician with flexibility and skill that allows him to adapt to every scenario a gig can throw at him.