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Kevin Cadogan : biography

August 14, 1970 –

Kevin Rene Cadogan (born August 14, 1970 in Oakland, California) is an American singer/songwriter, producer and rock guitarist. He is a founding member of the band Third Eye Blind. He performed with the band from 1993daily cal article to 2000. Cadogan co-wrote some of Third Eye Blind’s most notable hits, including "How’s It Going to Be", "Losing a Whole Year", and "Graduate", He co-wrote 10 of the 14 songs on the self-titled Third Eye Blind debut album. Kevin Cadogan along with his co-writer Stephan Jenkins signed a recording contract with Elektra records in May 1996 which launched Third Eye Blind into stardom. In 2011 Cadogan was honored on the show "Pensado’s Place" by successful record producer Eric Valentine. Valentine cited Kevin Cadogan as his favorite rock guitarist that he has ever recorded; "Kevin is such a pleasure to work with..his whole thing is just amazing."

New band and solo career

Kevin Cadogan released three solo albums titled Wunderfoot, 12 days in Studio A, and Thousand Yard Stare.

Cadogan made a guest appearance on a recording of Third Eye Blind (album) closing track "God Of Wine" with Lovedrug for the band’s fan-chosen covers album from the I AM LOVEDRUG campaign. The album, titled Best of I AM LOVEDRUG was released June 28, 2011.

On December 19, 2011, Cadogan and original Third Eye Blind bassist Arion Salazar reunited to perform on the television program "Backline". Cadogan and Salazar performed 12 of their original Third Eye Blind compositions under the new band name "XEB".

Third Eye Blind

Cadogan began learning the guitar at age 12 and began playing in bands shortly after. Like many other guitarists, Cadogan was a student of guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani. Cadogan was introduced to Stephan Jenkins, who would become his songwriting partner in Third Eye Blind, at a concert in San Francisco in 1993. The two began jamming together before starting to perform as Third Eye Blind in shows around the Bay Area. Cadogan won two California Music Awards for best songwriter along with bandmate Jenkins and was nominated three years in a row as best guitarist in California along with Kirk Hammett from Metallica and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.

According to a NY Times interview with Kevin Cadogan, it was his understanding that Third Eye Blind was an equal partnership.Martens, Todd. . billboard.com. June 13, 2002.

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. The album spawned a number of Billboard Top 10 singles, and the album has sold in excess of six million copies to date. Cadogan was awarded, along with Jenkins, the award for best songwriter at the 1998 California Music Awards.

Cadogan co-wrote six of the 13 songs on Third Eye Blind’s second album, Blue. Subsequently, Cadogan was awarded, along with Jenkins, the award for best songwriter at the 2000 California Music Awards.

In 2006 Third Eye Blind released A Collection on Rhino records. The collection included songs that were co-written by Cadogan from the first two albums. Cadogan was omitted from the band’s history in the biography section of the liner notes, and credit for his work was falsely given to his replacement guitarist, Tony Fredianelli. The liner notes state: "As always the music profited between the interplay of guitarist Tony Fredianelli, Stephan Jenkins, Arion Salazar and Brad Hargreaves".Third Eye Blind: A Collection, 2006, Rhino, WMG Karen Ahmed from Rhino records served as the "project supervisor" for the album’s release. Jude Gold from Guitar Player Magazine wrote in his review of the album that omitting Kevin Cadogan from the band’s history: "It’s like saying Guns N Roses music always profited from the interplay between Axl Rose and guitarist Buckethead".Gold, Jude Third Eye Blind; A collection album review, Guitar Player Magazine, Aug, 2006