Keane Douglas Wren is the sole songwriter, programmer, instrumentalist, and producer for Dharma Street Groove, and Last Ceremony, as well as his self-titled work which are all studio projects of his different artistic reflections. He has released these works under the New Temple Productions label he created. In his twenties, in Des Moines Iowa, music was his greatest passion, performing live, and writing in bands that ranged from performance art, gothic, alternative, and even an African-based drum ensemble as well as acoustic folk to name a few. Music moved to a hobby in his late twenties but came into focus later, after he retired from the Army at the age of 48, Since that time he has shown renewed commitment and zeal that has led to greater inspiration. and musical output This inspiration has brought about a wide range of explorations in musical styles. Wren seems to try to not have limits when it comes to writing songs as these three projects evidence, showcasing his different creative sides. Wren also writes, shoots photography, creates design (which includes all his own track art) does artwork, and loves cooking. He owned Des Moines, Iowa's first Vegetarian Cafe/Organic Coffee shop and its second real coffee shop of any type in 1993/94 under the name Whole Planet Cafe, Before that in 1987 at 22, he was a partner and masterminded Des Moine's first New Age Book Store/Isolation FloatCenter called Visions located in West Des Moine, Iowa. He was instrumental in creating the 80's underground scene in Des Moines which a generation later was the same town and scene that Slipknot would later come through, some of whom he knew personally. In 93 and 94 he was a partner in the Des Moines Rave scene that was shut down by their Police vice squad, which made national attention when Jay Lenno joked, "Don't get caught dancing in Des Moines after 2 AM" Due to a law created due to these events. In 2009 the law was reversed. Keane D. Wren put over 150 songs in 2020 while shut-in during the Pandemic He is a 100% disabled honorably retired Army veteran. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.