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Camille and Kennerly Kitt
Promo picture for an electric harp duet video
Other namesCamille and Kennerly
Harp Twins
Kitt Twins
Occupation(s)Harpists, Actresses, Performers, Arrangers, Composers
Years active2008–present
WebsiteOfficial Website

Camille and Kennerly Kitt are identical twin American actresses and electric/acoustic harpists, who compose, arrange, and perform as The Harp Twins.

Careers

Harp Twins

Camille and Kennerly comprise an internationally performing rock Harp Duo “The Harp Twins". They are most well known for their duet arrangements of contemporary songs from artists including The Rolling Stones, Metallica, Lady Gaga, Led Zeppelin, Blue Oyster Cult, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Rihanna, Guns N' Roses, U2, Coldplay and Journey. They performed at the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial at a dinner for US President Barack Obama and at events for former Vice President Dick Cheney, former First Lady Laura Bush, and former Speaker of the US House Dennis Hastert. The Harp Twins performed on both days of the Cusp Conference 2011 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. In March 2012, Camille and Kennerly played their harps at a private party in San Francisco honoring French haute couture fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier and to celebrate the opening of his exhibit "The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk" at the De Young Museum. The Kitt Twins performed at two release parties for the book Identical: Portraits of Twins, by renowned photographer Martin Schoeller; the events took place in January 2013 at the Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, in New York City, and in May 2013 at the Ace Gallery in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.

The Harp Twins’ harp duet music videos have received millions of views on YouTube. Their music has been featured in worldwide mainstream media such as CBS News, The Huffington Post, The Huffington Post UK, The Huffington Post Chicago, National Geographic, BuzzFeed, The Soup, College Humor, Nintendo Life, and Yahoo! Music Canada. CBS News contributor Bailey Johnson credited their Zombie (The Cranberries) arrangement as “elegant, wistful and an excellent tribute to a classic track” and “the eerie ‘Zombie’ is a perfect fit for Camille and Kennerly’s lilting harp skills.” Huffington Post arts reporter Mallika Rao said of their Game of Thrones duet electric harp video: “Yes, there have been other attempts to cover Ramin Djawadi's haunting tune before, but this one is now the only one.” The June 2013 issue of Metal Hammer featured an interview article about the Harp Twins, titled "Harp Attack!", and labeled them a "Hot New Band".

Camille and Kennerly perform on Venus “Classic” Concert Grand pedal harps and Lyon & Healy “Silhouette” Electric lever harps.

Acting

Camille and Kennerly portrayed "The Merry Christians" in the film Politics of Love, directed by William Dear, and "The Marcelli Twins" in the dark teen comedy blacktino, produced by Elizabeth Avellan. Blacktino premiered on opening night of the 2011 SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Politics of Love was released in limited US theaters August 26, 2011, and then went to VOD and DVD in September, 2011.

The Kitt Twins have also had principal roles in commercials including a US commercial for the Toshiba Tablet “Thrive” and a Chupa Chups Lollipops Japanese commercial.

A picture of Camille and Kennerly taken by photographer Jodi Cobb was featured over 2 pages in the cover article of the January 2012 issue of National Geographic Magazine. The cover article was titled, “A Thing Or Two About Twins”.

Biography

The twins began playing piano as children, followed by the harp in junior high school. They earned money for their first harp by taking on jobs such as babysitting and dog-walking in order to show their mom they were serious about playing the harp. Their first harp was a pre-owned lever harp.

Camille and Kennerly graduated early from a Conservatory of Music. Both of the twin sisters hold a Bachelor of Music degree in Harp Performance and graduated with highest honors at Wheaton College. They are also third degree black belts in Taekwondo, and former Tae Kwon Do instructors. The twins are also Distinguished Experts in rifle marksmanship and were competitive swimmers for many years.

Discography

Camille and Kennerly have released several of their harp duet arrangements on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, CD Baby and SoundCloud.

Release Date Track Harp Type
January 8, 2012 Amazing Grace Acoustic Harp Duet
March 5, 2012 Danny Boy Acoustic Harp Duet
June 25, 2012 Rockin’ Robin Acoustic Harp Duet
June 28, 2012 Sweet Child O' Mine Electric Harp Duet
July 9, 2012 Highway to Hell Electric Harp Duet
July 9, 2012 Zombie Electric Harp Duet
July 9, 2012 Game of Thrones Electric Harp Duet
July 9, 2012 Stairway to Heaven Acoustic Harp Duet
November 7, 2012 Skyrim Main Theme (Dragonborn) Electric Harp Duet
November 7, 2012 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Ballad of the Goddess) Electric Harp Duet
November 7, 2012 Greensleeves Acoustic Harp Duet
November 7, 2012 Silent Night Acoustic Harp Duet
November 7, 2012 O Holy Night Acoustic Harp Duet
November 7, 2012 Nothing Else Matters Electric Harp Duet
November 7, 2012 Final Fantasy: Prelude / To Zanarkand Acoustic Harp Duet
December 4, 2012 The First Noel Acoustic Harp Duet
December 4, 2012 Carol of the Bells Acoustic Harp Duet
December 22, 2012 Auld Lang Syne Acoustic Harp Duet
January 8, 2013 Paint It Black Electric Harp Duet
January 26, 2013 Misty Mountains Cold (from "The Hobbit") Electric Harp Duet
February 5, 2013 The Walking Dead Theme Electric Harp Duet
February 27, 2013 Fear of the Dark Electric Harp Duet
March 20, 2013 Doctor Who Theme Electric Harp Duet
April 06, 2013 The Rains of Castamere - Game of Thrones Electric Harp Duet
May 15, 2013 Star Trek: The Next Generation (Main Title) Electric Harp Duet
May 25, 2013 With or Without You Electric Harp Duet
May 25, 2013 Wish You Were Here Electric Harp Duet
May 25, 2013 It's My Life Acoustic Harp Duet
May 25, 2013 Dream On Electric Harp Duet
May 25, 2013 Don't Fear the Reaper Electric Harp Duet
June 20, 2013 Scarborough Fair Acoustic Harp Duet
July 6, 2013 Pachelbel's Canon in D Electric Harp Duet
July 9, 2013 Send Me an Angel Electric Harp Duet
July 30, 2013 Saint Seiya: Mime's Requiem / Abel's Harp Electric Harp Duet
August 19, 2013 Smoke On the Water Acoustic Harp Duet

Filmography

  • Delivery Man (2013)
  • Politics of Love (2011)
  • blacktino (2011)
  • T is for Twine (2011)
  • Super Force 5 (2010)
  • Elephant Medicine (2010)
  • Inside America (2009)
  • The End of Lost Beginnings (2009)
  • Lost Along the Way (2008)

References

  1. ^ CUSP special guest performers
  2. Trib local
  3. NowToronto.com
  4. ^ Music Videos
  5. ^ The Huffington Post: UK, Chicago.
  6. CUSP Special Guest performers update
  7. Camille and Kennerly at Chicago Tribune
  8. SFGate.com
  9. TheStyleSaloniste.com
  10. Book Release Party NYC
  11. Book Release Party Pictures NYC
  12. Book Release Party LA
  13. Book Release Party LA Weekly
  14. Yahoo Music
  15. La Repubblica
  16. ^ National Geographic: Italy, Romania, Turkey,Brazil.
  17. The Soup GoT
  18. College Humor
  19. Nintendo
  20. CBS News
  21. "HARP ATTACK!". Metal Hammer (244): 11. 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  22. Sheer Harp Attack Metal Hammer front Cover
  23. Official Venus Harps website
  24. blacktino Camille and Kennerly can be seen in the trailer.
  25. SXSW schedule
  26. LA Times review Retrieved on 2011-12-17.
  27. Toshiba Commercial
  28. Netbooknews.com
  29. ^ Folk Harp Folks Article Netherlands
  30. Little Angels
  31. Sun Day
  32. iTunes
  33. Amazon
  34. Google Play
  35. CD Baby
  36. SoundCloud
  37. The Delivery Man at IMDb
  38. Politics of Love at IMDb
  39. blacktino at IMDb
  40. T is for Twine at IMDb
  41. Elephant Medicine at IMDb
  42. Inside America at IMDb
  43. The End of Lost Beginnings at IMDb
  44. Lost Along the Way at IMDb

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