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Peven Everett is a worldly, multifaceted, celebrated jazz and soul artist. At the age of 17, Berklee School of Music awarded Peven a full scholarship right out of high school. He put his academic aspirations on hold when he was offered the opportunity to go on the road with jazz greats, Betty Carter,Winton Marsalis and Brandford Marsalis. The tour brought him to New York where he chose to live for six years in order to continue his jazz career. In 1998, he decided to return to Chicago with the sole objective of taking his career to the next level. Peven is a producer, writer, vocalist, performer and a multi-instrumentalist playing an astounding nine instruments proficiently. Instruments include the guitar, keyboards, drums, bass, trombone, woodwinds and numerous percussion. A renowned trumpeter, Peven recorded solos on cuts on Curtis Lundy's album, "Against All Odds", released in 1999, including the key single,"Groydology". In addition to his vast technical knowledge musically, Peven also has seven years of jazz and classical orchestration experience. Alongside his musicianship, he is an exquisite songwriter, vocalist and dancer. Having performed with jazz greats at spots like Blue Note, Sweet Basil and Smalls in NYC, as well as all over Chicago, Peven was also enamored with the deep house scenes in both cities. In 1997, he started recording deep house records with various collaborators on timeless cuts like "Gabriel" and "Watch Them Come." and remixes for Terry Callier on his "Spartacus" EP. In 2002, Peven released his first full-length album on Studio Confessions which was licensed in the US by ABB Records and in the UK by PIAS. The album created a huge buzz in the urban community and was followed by several remixes produced by Peven following the wonderful debut. In 2003, the single "I Can't Believe I Loved Her" was released and was #1 on the dance music charts for the entire summer. It was followed by the European full-length release of "Kissing Game", which saw Peven take on the mantle of producer, showcasing vocalist Billie Jewel and Larry Billups Jr. on percussion. Now in 2005 Studio Confessions presents "The Latest Craze" A sweet, homespun space soul set -- transcending the neo soul scene into a hugely catchy, warm realm all his own! As with the best of his other records, Peven's way of spiraling a fairly basic groove into something HUGE is nothing short of amazing. All tracks written, performed and produced by Peven Everett.