b. 2nd June 1975, Harvey, Illinois, U.S.A.
Peven Everett is a producer, writer, vocalist, performer and a multi-instrumentalist.
He is proficient with several musical instruments including the guitar, keyboards, drums, bass, trombone, woodwinds and various percussion instruments.
Born and raised in Illinois, at the age of 17, Berkley School of Music awarded Peven a full scholarship when he departed high school.
Peven placed his scholarly education on hold after being offered the opportunity to tour with, Betty Carter, Winton Marsalis and Brandford Marsalis.
This tour took him to New York where he relocated for six years in order to pursue his jazz career.
In 1998, he relocated again back to Chicago with a view to developing his musical career.
against all odds
Performing the trumpet, Peven recorded solos on tracks on Curtis Lundy's album, 'Against All Odds', in 1999, which included the single, 'Groydology'.
Apart from his classical musical training, he is a competent songwriter, vocalist and dancer.
Juxtaposing his Jazz performances at the Blue Note, Sweet Basil and Smalls in New York City, he also impressed the House music fraternity in Chicago.
It was in 1997, when he began recording deep house records with various collaborators on tracks such as 'Gabriel' and 'Watch Them Come', and remixes for Terry Callier on his 'Spartacus' EP.
Moving between genre's, Peven has returned to his jazz and soul roots, performing with his trio, Séance Divine at various locations.
In 2002, Peven released his first full-length album 'Studio Confessions' which was licensed in the U.S. by ABB Records and in the U.K. by PBS.
The following year, the single 'I Can't Believe I Loved Her' was released and reached number one on the dance music charts.
It was followed by the European full-length release of 'Kissing Game', which saw Peven take on the role of producer, showcasing vocalist Billie Jewell and Larry Billups Jr. on percussion.
Highlighting his several musical disciplines, Peven owns six different record labels. these include: Studio Confessions (soul); Satellite Soundscape (hip hop); Mogul (house & pop); Samba Kid (Latin samba & bombossa); Feather Plume (jazz), and Loud Mouth (alternative rock).
Following a remarkable phase of musical output, Peven released 'Power Soul' late in 2006. This set contained the popular Soul song 'This Just In', a favourite amongst the U.K. Soul music fraternity.
'Sincerely Yours' followed in 2008, containg the dancer 'Miss Chicago', another track destined to make waves.
Albums:
Speed Of Light (Studio Confessions 2002)
Studio Confessions (ABB Records 2002)
My Brazil (Studio Confessions 2003)
Summer Solstace (Studio Confessions 2003)
Kissing Game (Studio Confessions 2004)
Bigger Picture (Studio Confessions 2004)
Scapes In Modern Blue (Studio Confessions 2004)
Swing Dirty Dirty (Studio Confessions 2004)
Latest Craze Pt. 1 (Traffic Entertainment/Studio Confessions 2005)
Bomba City (Studio Confessions 2005)
Gold Coast Debutante's (Studio Confessions 2005)
Summer Solstace II (Studio Confessions 2005)
Easy Livin' (Unified 2006)
Kit Karamel (Unified 2006)
Leopard Stories (Unified 2006)
Midnight Sweat (Unified 2006)
My Life, My Struggle (Unified 2006)
Power Soul (Peven 2006)
Reflections Of Misconceptions (Unified 2006)
Saturday Night Orchestra (Unified 2006)
Stories From The Underground (Unified 2006)
Water Color Dream (Unified 2006)
James Brown Thank You (Unified 2007)
Laws Of Gravity (Unified 2007)
Notions (Unified 2007)
Peven (Peven 2007)
The Realness (Peven 2007)
Sincerely Yours (Peven 2008)
