Kelli Scarr is an artist based in New York’s Hudson Valley. Her work lives at the intersection of music, myth, and ritual, guided by a deep belief that music is a way of connecting with something greater than ourselves.
Over the course of her career, she has moved fluidly between singing, songwriting, producing, and film scoring, bringing an improvisational, emotionally attuned approach to each form. She is an Emmy-nominated composer for her score to the HBO documentary In A Dream (2008), and her credits include Advanced Style, Far Western, and the feature film After All (2025), for which she composed the score and contributed several original songs. As a performer and collaborator, she has worked extensively with artists including Moby and J Viewz, and fronted projects such as Moonraker and Salt & Samovar.
Her recent work marks a significant evolution. With Greater Mysteries (2025), Scarr expands beyond the framework of album-making into a living, interdisciplinary practice. Conceived during an artist residency in Crete and recorded in Iceland, the project draws on ancient initiatory traditions and archetypal descent myths, informed in large part by her ongoing study and mentorship with mythologist Dr. Catherine Svehla.
Unfolding as both a record and a cycle of seasonal gatherings spanning intimate offerings and large-scale community rituals in resonant natural spaces, Greater Mysteries invites participants into a shared process of transformation. Here, music becomes more than expression; it becomes a living score through which we listen, respond, and create together.
Across her earlier solo albums, Piece (2010), Dangling Teeth (2012), and No Rush (2021), Scarr established a singular voice in atmospheric, deeply expressive songwriting. In her current work, that voice opens into a broader inquiry—one that centers collaboration, presence, and the mystery of what can emerge when we gather with shared intention.
Her work continues to unfold in collaboration with a growing community of artists who share a reverence for nature and the cycles that shape us all: life, death, and rebirth. Transformation is something we all go through, but there are moments when our personal rites of passage echo a larger, collective turning.