Peven Everett (b. June 2, 1975) is an American singer and DJ from Chicago, Illinois.
Role in Gorillaz[]
Everett collaborated with Gorillaz on the tracks Strobelite and Halfway To The Halfway House from their 2017 studio album Humanz and contributes additional keyboards and synthesizers to both songs. He is featured in the Strobelite music video. He also appeared on the third episode of Things I Like by Russel Hobbs podcast. Peven Everett later joined Gorillaz on Humanz Tour, The Now Now Tour and Gorillaz World Tour 2022 where he performed tracks Strobelite and Stylo.
Musical career[]
Born into a family of professional vocalists, Peven got into music at the age of 3. By the time he was ten, Peven has already learned drums, guitar, bass guitar, flute, piano, trombone and trumpet. As an exceptionally gifted student, he received a scholarship to Berklee College of MusicW at the age of 17. He moved to New York City, where he got his first job at Carnegie HallW. Jazz singer Betty CarterW recognized his talent and took him into her band, in which the young musician worked for the next 4 years.
In the mid-90s, Peven toured with trumpeter Wynton MarsalisW and saxophonist Branford MarsalisW. In 1996, Peven recorded the collaborative tracks GabrielW and Watch Them Come with Roy Davis Jr.W, which helped usher the UK garage music scene.
In 2008, Peven was voted the best R&B artist in Chicago by the readers of the Chicago ReaderW.
In 2024, Peven was diagnosed with lung cancer and is currently undergoing treatment. A GoFundMe has been set up by fellow Gorillaz collaborator and friend Bootie Brown to help cover the costs.[1]
Discography[]
- Studio Confessions (2001)
- Speed of Light (2001)
- Kissing Game (2002)
- Swing Dirty Dirty (2002)
- Summer Solstice (2003)
- My Brazil (2003)
- Latest Craze (Part 1) (2004)
- Black Champagne (2004; with Upper Esh)
- Scapes In Modern Blue (2004)
- Bomba City (2005)
- To GoldCoast Debutantes (2005)
- Summer Solstice 2 (2005)
- Power Soul (2006)
- Easy Livin' (2006)
- Watercolor Dream (2006)
- Reflections Of Misconception (2006)
- Kit Karamel (2006)
- Stories From The Underground (2006)
- Midnight Sweat (2006)
- My Life My Stories (2006)
- Leopard Stories (2006)
- Peven (2006)
- Laws Of Gravity (2007)
- The Realness (2007)
- James Brown Thank You (2007)
- Saturday Nite Orchestra (2008)
- Dear Europe (2008)
- Sincerely Yours (2008)
- Round Two (2009)
- Party of the Year (2009)
- Beyond The Universe (2010)
- Medicine Man (2011)
- Notions (2012)
- King of Hearts (2013)
- We Need House (2014)
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