Gavin Castleton

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Gavin Castleton
Origin Providence, Rhode Island
Years active 2004-present
Label(s) Independent

Gavin Castleton is a singer/songwriter from Providence, Rhode Island. Originally known for his work with Gruvis Malt as keyboardist and singer, Castleton has gone on to release 4 full length albums (Hypotenuse, Dark Age, Grace Land and For the Love of Pete) and 3 EPs (FortNightShift EP [with One Drop], Hospital Hymns, and A Bullet, A Lever, A Key).

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[edit] Solo Releases

  • Dark Age (2004)
  • Hypotenuse (2004)
  • FortNightShift (EP) (2005)
  • Grace Land (2006)
  • Hospital Hymns (EP) (2007)
  • For The Love of Pete (2007)
  • A Bullet, A Lever, A Key (2007)

[edit] Other Projects

Castleton is a founding member of RI band Gruvis Malt, with whom he has released 5 full length albums as well as a number of various independently-released EPs.

He is also currently recording and performing with GM-offspin Ebu Gogo (action/adventure band) (also featuring Gruvis Malt members Brendon Bell and Justin Abene) who have released one full length EP entitled Chase Scenes 1-14 and are working on their second full length.

In 2006, Castleton collaborated with playwright Cyrus Leddy to release the bizarre spoken-word album Grace Land [1] which chronicles the mundane life of Gary Trivoli, a clerk at a Staples store, including intimate details of his relationship with his girlfriend and his obsession with Seinfeld. Castleton performed the narration, which was adapted from a series of interviews that Leddy conducted with Trivoli.

Castleton regularly records and performs with several bands and musicians, including One Drop (with whom he recorded the Fortnightshift EP and One Drop's second full-length album, Love is Life), Paranoid Social Club, Club D'Elf, and Facing New York. He performed at the annual SXSW festival in 2007 [2], showcasing the Hospital Hymns EP.

He has just released A Bullet, A Lever A Key, a progressive hip hop album telling the story of his life backwards, from 2054 to present day. His blog, The Great Consolidation features entries from the future that expound on the storyline of A Bullet, A Lever, A Key and discuss his upcoming full-length for Five One Inc.

[edit] Full Discography

A detailed list of every release Castleton has been a part of as either a songwriter, performer, engineer or producer.

  • 1993 - Subgenius - self titled (cassette tape)

"engineering," vocals, keyboards, drums, graphic design.

  • 1995 - Gruvis Malt - Emiquis Squerve Demo (cassette tape)

keyboards, graphic design

  • 1996 - West Coast Groove Satellite - self titled (cassette tape)

"engineering," "mixing," all composition, keyboards, vocals, graphic design

  • 1996 - West Coast Groove satellite - Funkin' Go Nuts (cassette tape)

"engineering," "mixing," most composition, keyboards, vocals, graphic design

  • 1996 - Gruvis Malt - Breakfast All Day (cassette tape)

production, mixing, keyboards, vocals, graphic design

production, mixing, keyboards, vocals, graphic design

(aside from credits of two cassettes that were reprinted) production, vocals, keyboards, graphic design

production, mixing, keyboards, samples, vocals, graphic design

  • 1999 - Flint - One Degree EP (CD)

engineering, production, mixing, keyboards, guitar, bass, drums, samples, vocals, graphic design

keyboards, vocals, graphic design

  • 2001 - Locale AM - Sounds of Spring (CD)

vocals on track 3

engineering, production, mixing, keyboards, vocals, drum sequencing, graphic design

  • 2001 - Keith Carini - Untitled (NEVER RELEASED)

engineering, mixing, keyboards

  • 2002 - Ethan - Principia EP (CD)

vocals

  • 2002 - Brandon Clemmens - The Inconvincible (CD)

engineering, mixing, "mastering," keyboards, graphic design

  • 2002 - Gruvis Malt - Promotional Interactive CD #1 (CD)

engineering, mixing, keyboards, vocals, flash programming

  • 2002 - Gruvis Malt - Promotional Interactive CD #2 (CD)

engineering, mixing, keyboards, vocals, flash programming

  • 2002 - Gruvis Malt - ...With the Spirit of a Traffic Jam (CD)

engineering, mixing, production, keyboards, vocals, percussion, sequencing, graphic design

  • 2003 - Vismal - Volume 1: A Correspondence Course in Best Friendship (CDR)

engineering, mixing, "mastering," keyboards, vocals, sequencing, graphic design

  • 2003 - Sage Francis - Dead Poet Live Album (CD)

keyboards

keyboards, vocals, graphic design

engineering, mixing, production, all composition, keyboards, drums, bass, guitar, cornet, mellophone, vocals, sequencing, graphic design

  • 2004 - Gavin Castleton - Dark Age (CD)

engineering, mixing, production, all composition, keyboards, drums, bass, guitar, cornet, mellophone, vocals, sequencing, graphic design

  • 2005 - Madjkut - The Flint (CD)

keys on tracks 7-9

  • 2005 - Gavin Castleton / One Drop - FortNightShift EP (CD)

engineering, mixing, composition for tracks 1-4, keyboards, vocals, graphic design

  • 2005 - Johnny Bass - I Wish You Could Love Me (MP3)

vocals

  • 2005 - Monty - The Red Shift EP (CD)

guitar and bass engineering on tracks 2 and 4-8, keyboard production and sequencing on tracks 2, 5, 6, and 8

  • 2005 - Jonny Classic & The Classic Johns - Your New Favorite Record (CD)

mixing, additional production, violin on track 6, assisted graphic design

keyboards

  • 2005 - Andrew Brown -Communal Abuse remix (MP3)

production, additional keyboards

  • 2005 - Ryan McCalmon - Come Home (CD)

keyboards and additional production/arrangement on track 1, 3, 4, 5

engineering, production, mixing, keyboards, vocals, string arrangements, sequencing, mellophone, cornet, guitar on track 6

  • 2005 - Vismal - Volume Zero: Cover Girls (CDR)

mixing, "mastering," sequencing on track 5, production on track 6, vocals on tracks 2 and 5,keyboards on tracks 4, 6, 7, and 10, arrangement on track 1, 4-6, 10

  • 2006 - Ebu Gogo - Chase Scenes 1-14 (CDR)

keyboards, engineering, mixing (both with Justin Abene)

  • 2006 - Gavin Castleton & Cyrus Leddy - Grace Land (CD)

vocals, engineering, production, keyboards, guitar (except track 8), sequencing, mixing

  • 2007 - Gavin Castleton - Hospital Hymns EP (CD)

vocals, engineering, production, keyboards, string arrangements, bass, drums, guitar (except track 2 and 5), sequencing, mixing, graphic design

  • 2007 - Meiko -Haunt Remix (MP3)

production, keyboards, sequencing, engineering, mixing

  • 2007 - Meiko -Habit Remix (MP3)

production, keyboards, sequencing, engineering, mixing

  • 2007 - Gavin Castleton - A Bullet, A Lever, A Key EP (CD)

vocals, production, keyboards, composition, additional percussion, sequencing, mixing (with Rob Pemberton), graphic design

  • 2008 - One Drop - Of Love and Ambition (Digital Release)

additional engineering, production, keyboards, horn and vocal arrangement, sequencing and additional percussion, guitar on track 8 and 10

synthesizers

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ NPR Music: Gavin Castleton & Cyrus Leddy: 'The Good Night's Sleep'
  2. ^ south by southwest festivals + conferences