Joel Kerr is a bassist and composer who also works with modular synthesizers. Active in both the Eastern Townships and Montreal, he is involved in a range of creative projects within the jazz, world, and soul music scenes.

His most recent solo album, Studies in Feedback is a series of modular synth improvisations recorded over the course of 2025. Feedback in its various forms (noise, cross modulation, delay, and more) is explored as the primary material. Several pieces reinterpret patch exercises from Allen Strange’s seminal text Electronic Music.

Joel’s other current projects include The Key-Lites (soul), and Siach Hasadeh (new old Jewish music). With these groups as well as various other ensembles ranging from symphony orchestras to rock bands, Joel has toured extensively across Canada, as well as in the US and Europe.

Joel holds a Master of Music in Jazz Performance degree and a Master of Library and Information Studies degree, both from McGill University.

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