Photo: Kevin MacLeod / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kevin MacLeod might be the most quietly generous figure I have come across in this database. He composed over 2,000 pieces and released them under Creative Commons, essentially gifting a global library of music to anyone who needed a soundtrack. The New York Times called him the most prolific composer you have never heard of, and that anonymity is precisely the point. While others chase credits, he chose to lower the barrier for every amateur creator on the internet. I genuinely admire that ethic; he traded fame for usefulness, and in doing so became the invisible scaffolding beneath countless creative works.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kevin MacLeod
- Name (Japanese)
- ケヴィン・マクロード
- Reading
- けゔぃん・まくろーど
- Born
- September 28, 1972 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
- Origin
- Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States
- Occupation
- composer / film score composer / record producer / audio engineer
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2015 German Webvideo award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Kevin MacLeod born?
Born September 28, 1972 (age 53).
Where is Kevin MacLeod from?
Kevin MacLeod is from Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States.
What does Kevin MacLeod do?
Kevin MacLeod works as composer, film score composer, record producer, audio engineer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.