Chris Kelly (podcaster) explained

Chris Kelly
Birth Date:29 November 1982
Occupation:Podcaster, Musician

Chris Kelly (born November 29, 1982) is a Canadian podcast producer and film composer/musician based in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is also co-founder of the production company Kelly&Kelly.

Career

Kelly started his podcasting career at CBC, where he produced the corporation’s first podcast, the CBC Radio 3 Podcast with Grant Lawrence.[1] He then went on to co-create, with Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring, CBC Radio One's This Is That, a satirical current affairs show that has won multiple Canadian Comedy Awards. Also while at the CBC he worked for Spark, As It Happens, and DNTO.

After CBC, he co-founded branded podcast company Pacific Content. In 2016, he left Pacific Content to start Kelly&Kelly with Pat Kelly. With that company they have created such podcasts as This Sounds Serious, Dexter Guff Is Smarter Than You, Celeste & Her Best, and created a number of viral videos.

Kelly's musician career includes being a member of the bands Analog Bell Service, The Choir Practice, Colin Cowan & the Elastic Stars and Rob Butterfield, as well as playing at major music festivals, such as SXSW in Texas.

Kelly's film composition debut was the Brent Hodge directed documentary A Brony Tale, a film about the bronies, teenage and adult fans of the television show .[2]

Personal life

Kelly is married to Lauren Bercovitch.

Discography

Podcast Credits

!Year!Podcast!Notes
2006 - 2010 The CBC Radio 3 Podcast with Grant LawrenceProducer
2008CBC’s SparkProducer
2010 - 2019CBC This Is ThatCreator & Senior Producer
2010DNTOProducer
2010 - 2011Being JannProducer
2012As It Happens Producer
2015The Slack Variety PackCreator & Producer
2017 Road Trip RadioCreator & Producer
2017Dexter Guff Is Smarter Than YouCreator & Director
2018 - 2020This Sounds SeriousCreator & Director
2019Celeste & Her BestProducer
2019The Zeta FamilyDirector & Editor
2019Anna Faris Is UnqualifiedProducer

Film and Video

!Year!Film!Notes
2014A Brony TaleComposer
2014CBC Beetle RoadtripDirector & Sound
2015Cameron's House RulesMusic by
2016The Pistol ShrimpsEdited by
2016 - 2019This Is That VideoWritten & Directed by [3]
2019Human PeopleDirected by [4]
2019Aftershot (The New York Times)Written & Directed by [5]

Notes and References

  1. Blaine Kyllo, "At CBC Radio 3, podcasts reach global domination". The Georgia Straight, February 20, 2008.
  2. Web site: SHORE 104.3 FM – Vancouver's Adult Alternative :: Chris Kelly :: :: A Look at Past Winners Channels Best of BC - Feed Story Channels Best of BC - Feed Story . 2014-05-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214014901/http://www.shore104.com/Channels/BestofBCArchive/story.aspx?ID=2053497 . 2013-12-14 .
  3. Web site: This Is That Video Season 3 CBC Radio.
  4. Web site: ABOUT.
  5. News: Opinion | We Created an App to Help Cowardly Politicians Talk About Gun Control. The New York Times. 11 February 2019. Kelly. Pat. Kelly. Chris. Bercovitch. Lauren. Grand. Michael Tanko. Jensen. Taige.