Originally from Seattle and musically active since the 1960s Jon Keliehor started out playing drums and percussion in bands like The Daily Flash and Bodine all the while becoming known as a venerable session and touring musician in his own right. Not many people can claim to have played alongside Jim Morrison and The Doors on one hand and James Brown on the other.

Moving to London in the '70s where he lived until the mid '80s, Jon started composing music for theatre, drama and dance. During this time his own work veered toward the more experimental and it was during this period that two of his “cult” library music albums saw the light of day (East Meets West on Bruton and Avantgarde on Studio G).

Returning to Seattle in the early '90s Jon joined Gamelan Pacifica where he developed his knowledge of Javanese and Balinese gamelan and for whom he became a primary composer of non-traditional pieces.

In the late '90s Jon moved to Glasgow with world renowned percussionist (and his then partner) Signy Jacobsdottir and they both became staple members of Gamelan Naga Mas with whom they are still active today.

Golden Castle was composed, performed and recorded by Jon Keliehor and Signy Jakobsdottir at Luminous Music, summer 1999 and appears in its original form on the 'Create Music' album.

The track was battle reinforced with bass and space by GK Machine, summer 2019

Artwork by Gordon Mackinnon