CAV3
(pronounced “CAVE”)

CAV3 is a multi-instrumentalist producer, emcee, DJ, and singer currently residing in the City of Angels, California. First inspired by such artists as DJ Krush, Ken Ishii, Autechre, and The Fugees, Cave began composing around the age of 14, roughly 10 years ago, in his home town of Dallas, Texas. After moving to Berkeley, California in 2003 for college, he launched himself into the local scene with his debut instrumental album entitled "Sticks and Stones," and eventually linked with many other talented artists in the steady-bubbling San Francisco Bay Area music swamp. He has since grown into his own sound, an exotic and unforgettable blend of bedrock hip-hop, UFO space-juice, samurai slicing, roots rhythm, Ghost-funk, and primal blappistry. While CAV3 continues to blaze new musical trails, he finds it important to stay true to the original sounds that first inspired him, thus the undeniable thump, slap, crunch, and sparkle are the common denominators throughout all of his diverse body of work. CAV3 approaches his life and music with passion, idealism, and reverence, never afraid to put his heart on his sleeve and push the envelope. 2008 saw the release of his self-produced lyrical debut album entitled “A.R.T. / Advanced Research & Technology,” which is still rippling throughout the ethosphere as an underground classic and a blazing vector of Spirit-fire. He is currently fine-tuning his latest solo project entitled "Arkatype," building with international hip-hop activist and mentor Shing02 on his forthcoming all-English album, continuing to explode new venues and strongholds with Joe Con, building a Recess world-tour with Gumshoe, exploring deep space with Cygnus, and generally living life to the fullest. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.