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Keith Murray (born on September 13, 1974 in Central Islip, New York) is a rapper and a member of the rap trio Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and Erick Sermon.
Keith Day Pearce Murray (1892 - 1981) was a New Zealand born architect and designer who worked as a ceramics, glass and metalware designer for Wedgwood in the Potteries area of Staffordshire in the 1930s and 1940s. He is considered one of the most influential designers of the Art deco style.
Murray was born in the Auckland suburb of Mt Eden, the son of a Scottish father and a New Zealand-born mother. The family emigrated to England when he was 14. He graduated from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London in 1921.
However, exhibitions such as the 1925 Exposition in Paris, and the 1931 Exhibition of Swedish Industrial Art in London inspired Murray to seek out opportunities to design vases and tablewares for factory production, and as the depression of the early 1930s reduced the demand for architecture he became a full-time designer.
He designed glass for Stevens and Williams of Brierley Hill, creating approxomately 1000 designs between 1932 and 1939. In 1932 he also began working 2-3 months a year for the Wedgwood pottery. His designs in metal were created for Mappin and Webb.
Most of his work was with vases, bowls and similar cylindrical ware, executed in a clean and restrained style with decoration often limited to deeply incised lines or smooth steps in the shape. The whole piece is usually one colour without applied decoration.
In 1936 Keith Murray was appointed architect in charge of designing the new Wedgwood factory at Barlaston, Staffordshire. Following the war he returned to architecture and left the field of industrial design.
Keith Murray's work sold well at the time, and has become increasingly sought after at auction as time has passed.
Keith Murray (born May 10, 1977) is lead vocalist/guitarist of the indie rock band We Are Scientists, with Chris Cain (bass).
We Are Scientists rose to fame when they were noticed by NME magazine and were asked to join Mystery Jets, Maxïmo Park, and Arctic Monkeys on the NME awards tour 2006.
During the NME tour, the group developed a working relationship with the Arctic Monkeys, and toured together later that year.
He was also nominated for World's Sexiest Vegetarian 2007, losing out to Davey Havok of AFI. .
Keith is always seen playing a white-blond Fender Telecaster.
He is currently in the Sexiest Male category of the NME Awards 2008, however he must be voted highly in order to get onto the shortlist.







