Peven grew up listening to Gospel, Jazz, Soul, and African rhythms, which greatly shaped his musical style. Peven Everett, was born and raised in Harvey, IL and has three siblings. Peven’s career began at the age of 3. He remembers playing the bongos and using a phone book to reach the piano keys in order to play. The first song he ever played on drums was “Mister Magic” by Grover Washington Jr. when he was 4. Peven comes from a very musical family - all singers.
By the time he was 10, he learned to play drums, guitar, bass, flute, piano, trombone, and trumpet. Thanks to an ex-vet turned music teacher in middle-school, John Weber, Peven got the chance to develop his talent. At 17, he moved to New York where he got his first job at Carnegie Hall. Betty Carter recognized his talent and for the next 4 years she continued to work with him. He then went on to perform on thee road with the likes of Wynton and Branford Marsalis (Buckshot LeFonque) in the mid 90s. In 1996, left New York for his hometown. Since then, he has been working on music non-stop.
His catalog includes the now classic house songs “Gabrielle” and “Watch them Come” which helped usher in the UK Garage movement. He writes, creates, produces, and arranges all his music - something not too many artists can claim. He cites Sidney Poitier, Miles Davis, Michael Jordan, and John Lennon as some of his inspirations and influences.
Peven’s debut album release, “Studio Confessions”is an intimate look at his life and the issues within life and life in the industry. His sound is best described as organic, melodic, and of course, full of soul - a fusion of African and Latin rhythms, hip hop, funk, and a touch of jazz
Everett is constantly making new music to spread truth and love to the masses. He has far more titles that the mainstream simply can’t keep up with. He sells all of his new work at Http://peven everett.tradebit.com He has 18 titles available there with much more to come.
For a commercial list of his releases, refer to Peven Everett on discogs.com
I was first acquainted with Peven Everett when I was browsing the Amazon "suggestions" section and came across his album "Studio Confessions" some time ago. That album was a nice change of pace from the status quo, but it wasn't until recently that I explored his 2006 offering "Power Soul" and man, this album is a real game changer. The good thing about good music is that its timeless and Everett here creates a 12 track gem that I will not go into too much detail about as to have you experience your own ethereal experience with his music.
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