Distance Major

Building off the momentum from his first project, Textbook Maneuver (“A spaced-out odyssey of an album, leaning heavily into the ambient & left-field side of electronic music.” Magnetic Magazine    “No words required here. It’s all emotive sound, frequencies, and there’s plenty of it to entertain, energize, and even hypnotize.” Good Music Radar),.composer Michael Keane’s latest project  is Distance Major.   Keane is the Bronx-born, New Jersey-based composer behind the Textbook Maneuver, SCITK  and Distance Major aliases. A classically trained pianist with a punk DIY heart, Keane blends cerebral sound design with cinematic storytelling, drawing from a wide palette of influences that stretch from Genesis (Duke era), Rush, & Gary Numan to The Postal Service, U.N.K.L.E., & Phantogram. Under the Distance Major moniker, his releases balance the intellectually introspective feel of the best instrumental indie rock w/ the emotional resonance of ambient & prog-influenced electronica, offering soundscapes fit for film, television, and interactive media. His music thrives on improvisation and sonic experimentation, refusing easy classification while remaining deeply accessible.  Distance Major shared: “The tracks on the debut LP were composed between November 2024 and August 2025.  I was trying to incorporate many aspects of synthesizer rock along with chill modern jazz.  I am trying to capture strong emotions & melodic flow even in the absence of lyrics.”