Samuel Kelly creates music and stories that invite audiences into new places—and help them hear familiar ones differently. Based in Utah, he writes his lyrics, sings on his music, and develops original work across recordings, books, podcasts, and immersive audio.

 

Hear the music. Read the stories. Meet the creator.

 

About Samuel

 

Samuel’s musical life began on electric bass in a Pentecostal church. Drawn to jazz, he later joined Salt Lake City jam sessions and learned from fellow musicians. Samuel earned a place as a bassist in the Quantico Marine Corps Band, where he performed as both a professional musician and a United States Marine. Those experiences strengthened his desire to make the music he heard in his own imagination.

 

Today, Samuel composes and produces songs, instrumental pieces, and cinematic soundscapes. Through National Spaces, he has created both music and stories for America’s national parks, connecting landscape and history with the experience of listening. His recordings also include Planet Gravity, The Haunted Tales of Brierie, Vol. 1, and E Pluribus Futurum: America’s 250th.

 

Samuel is also an author. In From Bullet to Brain, he tells his own story through flash fiction. He creates fictional worlds in the horror anthology The Haunted Tales of Brierie and the speculative universe Yarns of the Infinate. Whether he is writing a lyric, composing a scene, or developing a character, he begins by listening for what the story needs.

 

Samuel and his wife, Michelle, founded Ellisbeetle Entertainment in 2008 to develop and share their original work. He continues to collaborate with family and fellow artists while creating new experiences across media.

 

Explore the Work

 

Music & Sound

 

Listen to Samuel’s songs, compositions, and recordings—from personal music to soundscapes shaped by history and fiction.

 

Listen to Samuel Kelly

 

National Spaces

 

Travel through America’s national parks with music and stories created by Samuel. National Spaces brings together his interests in place, history, and the way sound can shape an experience.

 

Explore National Spaces

 

Books & Story Worlds

 

Discover Samuel’s autobiographical writing in From Bullet to Brain, the horror of The Haunted Tales of Brierie, and the possibilities of Yarns of the Infinate.

 

From Bullet to Brain · The Haunted Tales of Brierie · Yarns of the Infinate

 

Work With Samuel

 

Sonic Architecture & Immersive Experience

 

Samuel brings composition, storytelling, and audio production together to help develop the sound of a project or place. His work can range from a single musical identity to a larger narrative experience designed for listeners to explore.

 

Services include:

• Original composition and soundscapes

• Sonic branding, audio logos, and jingles

• Narrative development and story consistency

• Music production and audio engineering

• Spatial and immersive audio concepts

• Multimedia creative direction

• Music mentorship

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For collaborations, commissions, interviews, or media inquiries, contact lara@larawolfmarketing.com.

 

Interviews & Reviews

 

Interview with Samuel Kelly — Sleeping Bag Studios, 2025

Samuel discusses his beginnings on bass, his approach to composition, surround sound, and the ideas behind National Spaces.

 

Review of The Book of My Heart (Circa 1988–2015) — Sleeping Bag Studios, 2015

Published under his former name, Sam Cosby, this review explores the album’s vocals, lyrics, bass playing, and arrangements.

 

For Samuel, a song and a story often begin in the same place: with something he cannot stop hearing until he finds a way to bring it into the world.