Kellan. drops new remix of “Free Girl”

Seattle-based artist Kellan Faker-Boyle first ventured into the music world as a classically trained percussionist, competing all over Washington state during his high school years. As a solo artist, he first started releasing music under the alias K-Rad before, more recently, switching to use his given name Kellan. as a moniker.

A huge fan of thoughtful lyrical writing, he takes influence from artists such as Mac Miller, Blackbear, Logic, Anderson .Paak and Childish Gambino, with melodic cues from pop-punk icons Fall Out Boy and Blink-182 and on the production side, he looks to the likes of Odesza, Diplo, Griz and Robert Delong for inspiration. The result is Kellan.’s own original sound of bouncy electronic pop music full of memorable melodic vocal leads carrying reflective lyrics.

Making his introduction as Kellan. in 2018, he released his debut single with the track “Better in the Summer” which he’s followed up with a full-length record, an EP and a string of well-received singles. In 2020 he linked with Matt Vergara on the track “Free Girl”, whom he met while studying music theory at Gonzaga University in Spokane, starting a partnership that would last long after their time at college.

With his latest release, he tees up the track for another collaboration, this time having Ben Casey give it the remix treatment. Taking the infectiously catchy original track and cutting it into a fiercely grooving electro funk style, Ben Casey re-imagines “Free Girl” to give it a completely new energy. The first time working together, Kellan. and Ben Casey are now co-producing more music set to drop in the near future.

Commenting on the remix, Kellan. offers, “This track has always been a crowd and party favourite at my shows and wanted to give a new spin on the record with an EDM-funk twist I’ve always loved. Ben sent me the demo, and as soon as that talkbox-chop in the drop hit, I was floored. It sounded like pure electricity. I’ve always been proud of the lyrics and melody, specifically the hook. I wrote it in about 10 minutes literally minutes after this ‘free girl’ in my life left my apartment. Pure inspiration. Good things take time, great things can happen all at once.”

Listen to Free Girl (Ben Casey remix) below