NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kevin Cadogan

Kevin Rene Cadogan (born August 14, 1970 in Oakland, California) is a musician best known for his role as the former lead guitarist in the band Third Eye Blind. Image File history File links KevinCadogan. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Oakland is the name of several places in the United States of America: Oakland, Alabama Oakland, California (The best-known city with this name) Oakland, Florida Oakland, Maine Oakland, Maryland Oakland, Michigan Oakland, Missouri Oakland, Nebraska Oakland, New Jersey Oakland, Oklahoma Oakland, Oregon Oakland, Pennsylvania Oakland, Rhode Island Oakland, Tennessee... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music Musicians can be classified by their role in creating or performing music: A singer (or vocalist) uses his or her voice as an instrument. ... A singer is a musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Left: Rosa Hurricane, a heavy metal-style solid body guitar. ... A singer is a musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a popular music band, especially a rock band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... This article contains a trivia section. ...

Personal history

As a child, Cadogan spent two years in England while his father taught on sabbatical, before the family returned to the United States and settled in Berkeley, California. The family have close ties with Ireland, and Cadogan has dual American and Irish citizenship. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ...

Cadogan attended Berkeley public schools through to his graduation in 1988, after which he attended San Francisco State University, from which he graduated with a BA degree in 1993. San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State, and SFSU) is a public university located in the southwestern San Francisco, California, bordering Lake Merced and Lowell High School, near Fort Funston and Daly City. ...

Third Eye Blind

Cadogan began learning the guitar aged 12 and began playing in bands shortly after. In 1993 at a show in San Francisco he was introduced to Stephan Jenkins, who would become his songwriting partner in Third Eye Blind. The two began jamming together, before starting to perform as Third Eye Blind in shows around the Bay Area. Stephan Douglas Jenkins (born on September 27, 1964 in Oakland, California, USA), attended Henry M. Gunn Senior Highschool, is best known as the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for Third Eye Blind. ...

Having signed to Elektra Records in 1996, the band released their self-titled debut album the following year. Cadogan co-wrote ten of the 14 songs on the album - it spawned a number of Billboard Top 10 singles, and to date the album has sold in excess of six million copies. Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... Losing a Whole Year (single) Third Eye Blind is Third Eye Blinds first album, released in 1997. ...

Cadogan co-wrote six of the 13 songs on Third Eye Blind's second album, Blue, for which he shared with Jenkins the award for best songwriter at the 2000 California Music Awards. Never Let You Go (single) Blue is Third Eye Blinds second album, released in 1999. ...

Departure from Third Eye Blind

During the band's tour shortly after the release of Blue, Cadogan was "released" from the band, allegedly following a vote by the band's other members.

According to Cadogan, he was fired without warning because he didn't agree to a deal that would have yielded a $1 million advance to record an EP and start an Elektra Records imprint, while the other members did. Following a show at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2000, Cadogan claims he was left stranded in Utah with the hotel bill slid under his door, while the band left to perform on "The Tonight Show", with Tony Fredianelli, who had worked with the band previously, in his place. The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival in the United States, and ranks alongside the Cannes, France, Venice, Italy, Berlin, Germany, and Toronto, Canada festivals as one of the most prestigious in the world. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Anthony Joseph Fredianelli (born: April 2, 1969) was born in Santa Monica, California. ...

Cadogan subsequently filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against his former band, manager, lawyer and label in a San Francisco federal court, citing fraud, breach of contract and wrongful termination. The lawsuit ended in June 2002 with a settlement of an undisclosed amount paid to Cadogan, who said "A big weight has been lifted with the resolution of this case, and now I feel ready to rock."

New band and solo career

Cadogan started a band shortly after his exit from Third Eye Blind, called Bully. The band underwent a couple of name changes, from Cadogan, to Cousin Kevin and then back to Bully. Under the name Cousin Kevin, Cadogan released two full length LPs: Bully For You (2000), and Coming Back From Yesterday (2001). Both albums were released in limited production from Cappagh Hill Music.

The collection of songs he had written with Bully and by himself were compiled and released as Thousand Yard Stare, Wunderfoot and 12 Nights in Studio A.

As of April 2007, Cadogan has started a new band called Radio Angel with Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth on vocals and Eric Stock on drums. Their first single is called "Never Turn You Down".

Gear

Cadogan, known for his use of alternate tunings and unique effects combinations, is known to use the following equipment:

Amps:
Mesa/Boogie - Heartbreaker head
VOX - AC30
Marshall - 1969 Plexi Super Lead Head -> Marshall 4x12 w/ 25-watt Greenback speakers
Mesa/Boogie - Subway Rocket
Peavey - 5150 (studio)
Marshall - JCM-800 (studio)
Fender - Hot Rod DeVille (studio)
Fender - 1959 Bassman (studio)

Effects:
Morley - Switchless Wah
Dunlop - Rotovibe
BOSS - GX-700 (x2) rack units
Z-Vex - Sequa
Creamy Dreamer
BOSS - RV-3 Reverb
BOSS - Heavy Metal Distortion

Guitars:
Paul Reed Smith - Hollowbody ("So High and Solo" live 2006)
Paul Reed Smith - McCarty
MJ Guitar Engineering - Catalina ("Never Let You Go" video, "Semi-Charmed Life" live @ Voodoo Fest '99)
MJ Guitar Engineering - Mirage GT ("Losing A Whole Year" video)
MJ Guitar Engineering - Mirage Rally ("Jumper" video, "Graduate" live @ American Music Awards)
Gibson - Les Paul Custom w/ 3 humbucker pickups ("How's It Going To Be" video)
Epiphone - Casino (studio)
Hamer - 12-string electric (studio)
Hamer - Duo-Tone acoustic/electric
Gibson - J-200 acoustic
Gretsch - Country Gentleman (studio)
Music Man - Sabre (studio)
Gibson - RD (studio)

Guitar Tunings:
Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind
"Losing A Whole Year" - F# A C# F# G# E
"Narcolepsy" - F# A D F# A E
"Semi-Charmed Life" - E A D G B E
"Jumper" - E A D G B E
"Graduate" - D A D F# A D
"How's It Going To Be" - E A D G B E
"Thanks A Lot" - E A D G B E
"Burning Man" - D A D F# A D
"Good For You" - D A D G B E
"London" - D A D F# A D
"I Want You" - E A D G B E
"The Background" - D A D F# A D
"Motorcycle Drive By" - E A D G B E
"God of Wine" - D A D E A D

Third Eye Blind - Blue
"Anything" - E A D G B E
"Wounded" - D A D E A C#
"10 Days Late" - E A D G B E
"Never Let You Go" - E A D G B E
"Deep Inside of You" - E A D G B E
"1000 Julys" - D A D F# A D
"An Ode To Maybe" - E A D G B E
"The Red Summer Sun" - D A D F# A D
"Slow Motion" - F A# D# G# C F
"Darkness" - F# A C# F# G# E
"Darwin" - E A D G B E

Third Eye Blind - Miscellaneous
"Gorgeous" - E A D G C F
"Walking With The Devil" - E A D G B E
"The Light That Hits The Room" - E A D G B E

Kevin Cadogan - Thousand Yard Stare, Wunderfoot, 12 Nights in Studio A
"Lipstick" - E A D G B E
"So High and Solo" - D A D F# A D
"Surfacing Submarine" - D A D F# A D
"Painted" - E A E C# B E
"Waiting For Me" - E A D G B E
"This Life" - E A D G B E or F# B E A C# F#
"Gift Horse" - E A D G B E
"Easy to Sing" - F# B E A C# F#

External links

Categories: 1970 births | American male singers | American rock guitarists | American rock singer-songwriters | California musicians | Living people | People from Oakland, California | Third Eye Blind members This article contains a trivia section. ... Stephan Douglas Jenkins (born on September 27, 1964 in Oakland, California, USA), attended Henry M. Gunn Senior Highschool, is best known as the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for Third Eye Blind. ... Anthony Joseph Fredianelli (born: April 2, 1969) was born in Santa Monica, California. ... Arion Salazar born Arion Gabriel Salazar on August 9th 1970 in Oakland, California, is as of 2005, the bass guitar player for the U.S. band Third Eye Blind. ... Brad Hargreaves was born Bradley William Hargreaves on July 30, 1971. ... The discography for the American rock band Third Eye Blind. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... Losing a Whole Year (single) Third Eye Blind is Third Eye Blinds first album, released in 1997. ... Never Let You Go (single) Blue is Third Eye Blinds second album, released in 1999. ... Out of the Vein is Third Eye Blinds third album, released in 2003. ... A compilation album is an album (music or spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources (such as studio albums, live albums, singles, demos and outtakes. ... A Collection is a greatest hits album by Third Eye Blind, released July 18, 2006 (see 2006 in music). ... Semi-Charmed Life is post-grunge band Third Eye Blinds first single off their self-titled debut album, released in 1997. ... Graduate is a song by Third Eye Blind and written by Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan. ... Losing a Whole Year is a song by Third Eye Blind from their self-titled, debut album. ... Jumper is a song by the American rock band Third Eye Blind, released on their 1997 self titled album, written by vocalist Stephan Jenkins. ... Hows It Going to Be is a song by the American rock band Third Eye Blind, featured on their 1997 self titled album. ... Anything is a song from American rock band Third Eye Blind, written by vocalist Stephan Jenkins, is featured on their second album. ... Never Let You Go is a song by the American rock band Third Eye Blind originally released on their 1999 album Blue. ... Deep Inside of You is a song from Bay Area band Third Eye Blind. ... 10 Days Late is a song from American band Third Eye Blind. ... Blinded is a song by Third Eye Blind from their latest album, Out of the Vein released in 2003. ... Crystal Baller is a song from the San Francisco band Third Eye Blind. ... Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American pop singer, songwriter, and pianist best known for the single A Thousand Miles from her platinum-selling debut album, Be Not Nobody (2002). ... Summary Symphony of Decay is the title of an unreleased EP by the rock band Third Eye Blind. ...

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