Kevin Cadogan
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Kevin Rene Cadogan 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 1994 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"
. The Cadogan family maintains their Irish heritage, and Cadogan holds dual American and Irish citizenship. Cadogan's song "Waiting For Me" refers to his close ties to Ireland.
Cadogan attended Berkeley public schools up to his graduation in 1988. Cadogan later attended San Francisco State University
, graduating in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast communications.
Kevin Cadogan lives with his wife and two children in Berkeley Ca.
. 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 CMA 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 a 50/50 partnership between himself and Jenkins, while the other musicians—like bassists Arion Salazar
and Jason Slater or drummers Brad Hargreaves
and Michael Urbano—were considered to be hired help.
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 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 Kevin Cadogan from the first two albums. Cadogan was omitted from the bands 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". Karen Ahmed from Rhino records served as the "project supervisor" for the albums release. Jude Gold from Guitar Player Magazine wrote in his review of the album that omitting Kevin Cadogan from the band's history: " Its like saying Guns N Roses music always profited from the interplay between Axl Rose and guitarist Bucket Head"
According to Cadogan, he was ousted 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 for which Stephan Jenkins would have full ownership and control.
The controversial circumstances of Cadogan's departure stem from his allegations that Stephan Jenkins
and he were to be partners of the corporation named Third Eye Blind Inc. Instead, Jenkins directed the bands manager Eric Godtland and the bands attorney Thomas Mandelbaum to issue Jenkins 100% of the shares to himself making Stephan Jenkins the sole owner of all Third Eye Blind assets. Kevin Cadogan claimed that he was told by the band attorney that shares had not been issued to anyone. Cadogan told the NY times in 1999 that he discovered 100% of the shares had in fact been issued to Jenkins as far back as 1996 when Cadogan and Jenkins signed the definitive record contract with Elektra. Cadogan states that upon learning that Jenkins owned 100% of the band he then refused to sign off on any more recording contracts and loans until shares were also issued to Cadogan. In 1999 Cadogan was asked to sign a 1 million dollar loan from Elektra records which would allow Third Eye Blind to record an EP and release it on its own label as a subsidiary of Elektra. Cadogan refused to sign the deal citing the fact that he would not own or have any control over the assets acquired from the deal. In November 1999 Elektra records issued the funds to the Stephan Jenkins owned Third Eye Blind corporation without Cadogan's signature as Elektra had previously required. Two months later in January 2000, Kevin Cadogan and Third Eye Blind parted ways after a concert in Utah. Despite having received the $1 million from Elektra back in 1999, the band never delivered the EP which the funds were allocated for. Cadogan filed suit, alleging wrongful termination, adding that his production, recording, and songwriter royalties were withheld since being kicked out of the band. The lawsuit was settled out of court in June 2002, with the terms of the settlement undisclosed.
In June 2000, Cadogan subsequently filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against his former band, manager, lawyer, and record label in a San Francisco federal court. Cadogan's 10-count suit included fraud, breach of contract, wrongful termination and violations of the Lanham Act
. 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."
A major point of contention between Cadogan and Jenkins was an original understanding that Cadogan and Jenkins were to be 50/50 equal partners in Third Eye Blind, but Jenkins established Third Eye Blind Inc. on the eve of signing the band's original record deal with Elektra Records in 1996. All payments were subsequently directed in the record contract to be paid to Third Eye Blind Inc., effectively cutting Cadogan out of any partnership and making Jenkins the sole "owner" of the band. Cadogan says several years went by before he realized that this change had been made in the contract.
Ironically, years later, the Stephan Jenkins owned Third Eye Blind would enter into litigation with the same people who helped Jenkins acquire 100% ownership. Jenkins and his former friend and manager Eric Godtland sued each other in 2007. Jenkins is currently in litigation with former band attorney Thomas Mandelbaum. Interestingly, Stephan Jenkins
is also currently being sued by the guitarist who replaced Cadogan.
Bully would later be renamed after it became clear that another band was already operating under that name. The band's name was subsequently changed to Cadogan, then later to Cousin Kevin. Finally, the band's name was returned to the original 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 Cadogan had written with Bully and by himself were compiled and released later under his own name on the albums Thousand Yard Stare, Wunderfoot, and 12 Nights in Studio A.
In April 2007, Cadogan started a new band named Radio Angel. Radio Angel features Cadogan on the guitar, Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth
on vocals, and Eric Stock of Stroke 9
on the drums. The first single, "Never Turn You Down," was available on their MySpace Music page. Steve Harwell has since left the band.
Cadogan has begun performing small shows in California and Nevada as of late 2008. Cadogan and his band play a variety of songs not only from Cadogan's own solo catalog, including some new, previously unreleased songs, but also popular songs from the Third Eye Blind period like "God of Wine."
Kevin 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.
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:
Voodoo Lab - Sparkle Drive
Morley - Switchless Wah
Dunlop - Rotovibe
BOSS - GX-700 (x2) rack units
Z-Vex - Seek Wah
Tweak Head Technology - ToneFREQ
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, "Anything" on Letterman)
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 ("Good for You" studio)
Gibson - RD (studio)
Other instruments:
Sitar ("Camouflage")
Autoharp ("How's It Going To Be")
Guitar tunings:
Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind
"Losing A Whole Year" - F# A C# F# G# E
"Narcolepsy" - D A D E 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" - E A D G B E (capo I)
"Darkness" - D A D F# A 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
"Gift Horse" - E A D G B E
"Easy to Sing" - E A D G B E (capo II)
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
. He is a founding member of the band Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind
Third Eye Blind is an American alternative rock band formed in the early 1990s in San Francisco. The songwriting duo of Kevin Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins signed the band's first major label recording contract with Elektra records in 1996 resulting in two multi platinum albums. The band's lineup...
. he performed with the band from 1994 to 2000. Cadogan co-wrote some of Third Eye Blind's most notable hits, including "How's It Going to Be
How's It Going to Be
"How's It Going to Be" is a song by the American rock band Third Eye Blind, featured on their 1997 self-titled album. The B-side is a non-album track entitled "Horror Show", written by guitarist Kevin Cadogan and vocalist Stephan Jenkins...
", "Losing a Whole Year
Losing a Whole Year
"Losing a Whole Year" is a song by Third Eye Blind from their 1997 self-titled debut album. It was written by Stephan Jenkins and Kevin Cadogan. Released as a single, the song received positive reviews from music critics and charted on the Billboard Alternative Songs and Mainstream Rock charts...
", and "Graduate
Graduate
Graduate refers to someone who has been the subject of a Graduation. See also: Alumnus.It may also refer to:* Graduate or University Graduate or College graduate someone who has been awarded a degree by a university or college....
", 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
Stephan Jenkins
Stephan Douglas Jenkins , is an American musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Third Eye Blind. Under Jenkins's leadership, Third Eye Blind has sold over eight million copies of four albums: Third Eye Blind , Blue , Out of the Vein , and Ursa Major...
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
Eric Valentine
Eric Valentine is an American record producer, who began his career as drummer and producer in the heavy metal band T-Ride and has subsequently produced albums for artists such as Good Charlotte, Lostprophets, Taking Back Sunday, Nickel Creek, Queens of the Stone Age, Third Eye Blind, Smash Mouth,...
. 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"
Personal history
As a child, Cadogan spent two years in England while his father taught on sabbatical. Later, the family returned to the United States and settled in Berkeley, CaliforniaBerkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
. The Cadogan family maintains their Irish heritage, and Cadogan holds dual American and Irish citizenship. Cadogan's song "Waiting For Me" refers to his close ties to Ireland.
Cadogan attended Berkeley public schools up to his graduation in 1988. Cadogan later attended San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
, graduating in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast communications.
Kevin Cadogan lives with his wife and two children in Berkeley Ca.
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 SatrianiJoe Satriani
Joseph "Joe" Satriani is an American instrumental rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, with multiple Grammy Award nominations...
. Cadogan was introduced to Stephan Jenkins
Stephan Jenkins
Stephan Douglas Jenkins , is an American musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Third Eye Blind. Under Jenkins's leadership, Third Eye Blind has sold over eight million copies of four albums: Third Eye Blind , Blue , Out of the Vein , and Ursa Major...
, 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 CMA 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
Kirk Hammett
Kirk Lee Hammett is the lead guitarist and a songwriter in the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stones list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time...
from Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
and Tom Morello
Tom Morello
Thomas Baptiste "Tom" Morello is a Grammy Award-winning American guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, his acoustic solo act The Nightwatchman, and his newest group, Street Sweeper Social Club...
of Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group's line-up consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerford, guitarist Tom Morello and drummer Brad Wilk...
.
According to a NY Times interview with Kevin Cadogan, it was his understanding that Third Eye Blind was a 50/50 partnership between himself and Jenkins, while the other musicians—like bassists Arion Salazar
Arion Salazar
Arion Salazar is the former bassist for Third Eye Blind. Salazar was considered to be the most connected with the fans through the internet out of all the band members. He was previously in the Fremont, California band, Fungo Mungo.Salazar also played in a sessions band called Bullmark...
and Jason Slater or drummers Brad Hargreaves
Brad Hargreaves
Bradley William Hargreaves is an American drummer. He is currently the drummer for the alternative bands Third Eye Blind and Year Long Disaster.- Career :...
and Michael Urbano—were considered to be hired help.
Having signed to Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
in 1996, the band released their self-titled debut album
Third Eye Blind (album)
Third Eye Blind is the eponymous debut for the American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind, originally released on April 8, 1997. It spawned several singles, including top 10 charting "Semi-Charmed Life", "Jumper", and "How's It Going to Be"....
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 co-wrote six of the 13 songs on Third Eye Blind's second album, Blue
Blue (Third Eye Blind album)
* "Slow Motion" was originally released with only the chorus, due to concerns about its lyrical content. Soon thereafter, Elektra Records re-released Blue with an instrumental version. However, the full version of the song was released everywhere outside of the States and found its way around the...
. 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 Kevin Cadogan from the first two albums. Cadogan was omitted from the bands 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". Karen Ahmed from Rhino records served as the "project supervisor" for the albums release. Jude Gold from Guitar Player Magazine wrote in his review of the album that omitting Kevin Cadogan from the band's history: " Its like saying Guns N Roses music always profited from the interplay between Axl Rose and guitarist Bucket Head"
Departure from Third Eye Blind
Cadogan and Third Eye Blind "parted ways" in January 2000.According to Cadogan, he was ousted 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 for which Stephan Jenkins would have full ownership and control.
The controversial circumstances of Cadogan's departure stem from his allegations that Stephan Jenkins
Stephan Jenkins
Stephan Douglas Jenkins , is an American musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Third Eye Blind. Under Jenkins's leadership, Third Eye Blind has sold over eight million copies of four albums: Third Eye Blind , Blue , Out of the Vein , and Ursa Major...
and he were to be partners of the corporation named Third Eye Blind Inc. Instead, Jenkins directed the bands manager Eric Godtland and the bands attorney Thomas Mandelbaum to issue Jenkins 100% of the shares to himself making Stephan Jenkins the sole owner of all Third Eye Blind assets. Kevin Cadogan claimed that he was told by the band attorney that shares had not been issued to anyone. Cadogan told the NY times in 1999 that he discovered 100% of the shares had in fact been issued to Jenkins as far back as 1996 when Cadogan and Jenkins signed the definitive record contract with Elektra. Cadogan states that upon learning that Jenkins owned 100% of the band he then refused to sign off on any more recording contracts and loans until shares were also issued to Cadogan. In 1999 Cadogan was asked to sign a 1 million dollar loan from Elektra records which would allow Third Eye Blind to record an EP and release it on its own label as a subsidiary of Elektra. Cadogan refused to sign the deal citing the fact that he would not own or have any control over the assets acquired from the deal. In November 1999 Elektra records issued the funds to the Stephan Jenkins owned Third Eye Blind corporation without Cadogan's signature as Elektra had previously required. Two months later in January 2000, Kevin Cadogan and Third Eye Blind parted ways after a concert in Utah. Despite having received the $1 million from Elektra back in 1999, the band never delivered the EP which the funds were allocated for. Cadogan filed suit, alleging wrongful termination, adding that his production, recording, and songwriter royalties were withheld since being kicked out of the band. The lawsuit was settled out of court in June 2002, with the terms of the settlement undisclosed.
In June 2000, Cadogan subsequently filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against his former band, manager, lawyer, and record label in a San Francisco federal court. Cadogan's 10-count suit included fraud, breach of contract, wrongful termination and violations of the Lanham Act
Lanham Act
The Lanham Act is a piece of legislation that contains the federal statutes of trademark law in the United States. The Act prohibits a number of activities, including trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false advertising.-History:Named for Representative Fritz G...
. 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."
A major point of contention between Cadogan and Jenkins was an original understanding that Cadogan and Jenkins were to be 50/50 equal partners in Third Eye Blind, but Jenkins established Third Eye Blind Inc. on the eve of signing the band's original record deal with Elektra Records in 1996. All payments were subsequently directed in the record contract to be paid to Third Eye Blind Inc., effectively cutting Cadogan out of any partnership and making Jenkins the sole "owner" of the band. Cadogan says several years went by before he realized that this change had been made in the contract.
Ironically, years later, the Stephan Jenkins owned Third Eye Blind would enter into litigation with the same people who helped Jenkins acquire 100% ownership. Jenkins and his former friend and manager Eric Godtland sued each other in 2007. Jenkins is currently in litigation with former band attorney Thomas Mandelbaum. Interestingly, Stephan Jenkins
Stephan Jenkins
Stephan Douglas Jenkins , is an American musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist for Third Eye Blind. Under Jenkins's leadership, Third Eye Blind has sold over eight million copies of four albums: Third Eye Blind , Blue , Out of the Vein , and Ursa Major...
is also currently being sued by the guitarist who replaced Cadogan.
New band and solo career
Cadogan started a new band, Bully, shortly after his exit from Third Eye Blind. He performed with drummer Rob Commer and bassist Adam Johnson, later replaced by Dan Bruce. Cadogan later said that Bruce and Commer were paid by Cadogan to be part of the band, and that the main reason for the dissolution of the band was that Cadogan could no longer pay them.Bully would later be renamed after it became clear that another band was already operating under that name. The band's name was subsequently changed to Cadogan, then later to Cousin Kevin. Finally, the band's name was returned to the original 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 Cadogan had written with Bully and by himself were compiled and released later under his own name on the albums Thousand Yard Stare, Wunderfoot, and 12 Nights in Studio A.
In April 2007, Cadogan started a new band named Radio Angel. Radio Angel features Cadogan on the guitar, Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth
Smash Mouth
Smash Mouth is an American rock band from San Jose, California. The band was formed in 1994, and was originally composed of Steve Harwell, Greg Camp, Paul De Lisle and Kevin Coleman as lead vocals, guitar, bass and drums respectively...
on vocals, and Eric Stock of Stroke 9
Stroke 9
Stroke 9 is an alternative rock band that was formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989.- History :The band formed due to a "Rock Band" class at Marin Academy in San Rafael, just north of San Francisco. In 1990, as a project, students Luke Esterkyn, Greg Gueldner, Tom Haddad and Kirsten...
on the drums. The first single, "Never Turn You Down," was available on their MySpace Music page. Steve Harwell has since left the band.
Cadogan has begun performing small shows in California and Nevada as of late 2008. Cadogan and his band play a variety of songs not only from Cadogan's own solo catalog, including some new, previously unreleased songs, but also popular songs from the Third Eye Blind period like "God of Wine."
Kevin Cadogan made a guest appearance on a recording of Third Eye Blind (album)
Third Eye Blind (album)
Third Eye Blind is the eponymous debut for the American alternative rock band Third Eye Blind, originally released on April 8, 1997. It spawned several singles, including top 10 charting "Semi-Charmed Life", "Jumper", and "How's It Going to Be"....
closing track “God Of Wine” with Lovedrug
Lovedrug
Lovedrug is an indie rock band from Canton, Ohio that formed in 2001. The band’s name is something of a word play; singer Michael Shepard initially left music to attend film school but his first ‘love’ of the music medium ‘dragged’ him back .- History :Lovedrug released their first EP, the...
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.
Gear
Cadogan, known for his use of alternate tunings (some of which were accomplished using a capo) 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:
Voodoo Lab - Sparkle Drive
Morley - Switchless Wah
Dunlop - Rotovibe
BOSS - GX-700 (x2) rack units
Z-Vex - Seek Wah
Tweak Head Technology - ToneFREQ
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, "Anything" on Letterman)
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 ("Good for You" studio)
Gibson - RD (studio)
Other instruments:
Sitar ("Camouflage")
Autoharp ("How's It Going To Be")
Guitar tunings:
Third Eye Blind - Third Eye Blind
"Losing A Whole Year" - F# A C# F# G# E
"Narcolepsy" - D A D E 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" - E A D G B E (capo I)
"Darkness" - D A D F# A 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
"Gift Horse" - E A D G B E
"Easy to Sing" - E A D G B E (capo II)