Kevin Cadogan

Kevin Cadogan

Kevin Rene Cadogan (born August 14, 1970 in Oakland, California) is a musician best known for his role as the former lead guitarist in the band Third Eye Blind. He is currently the lead guitarist for the band Radio Angel.

Personal history

As a child, Cadogan spent two years in England while his father taught on sabbatical, before the family returned to the United States and settled in Berkeley, California. The family have close ties with Ireland, and Cadogan has dual American and Irish citizenship.

Cadogan attended Berkeley public schools through to his graduation in 1988, after which he attended San Francisco State University, from which he graduated with a BA degree in 1993.

Third Eye Blind

Cadogan began learning the guitar aged 12 and began playing in bands shortly after. In 1993 at a show in San Francisco he was introduced to Stephan Jenkins, who would become his songwriting partner in Third Eye Blind. The two began jamming together, before starting to perform as Third Eye Blind in shows around the Bay Area.

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 - it spawned a number of Billboard Top 10 singles, and to date the album has sold in excess of six million copies.

Cadogan co-wrote six of the 13 songs on Third Eye Blind's second album, Blue, for which he shared with Jenkins the award for best songwriter at the 2000 California Music Awards.

Departure from Third Eye Blind

During the band's tour shortly after the release of Blue, Cadogan was "released" from the band, allegedly following a vote by the band's other members.

According to Cadogan, he was fired 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, while the other members did. Following a show at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2000, Cadogan claims he was left stranded in Utah with the hotel bill slid under his door, while the band left to perform on "The Tonight Show", with Tony Fredianelli, who had worked with the band previously, in his place.

Cadogan subsequently filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against his former band, manager, lawyer and label in a San Francisco federal court, citing fraud, breach of contract and wrongful termination. 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."

New band and solo career

Cadogan started a band shortly after his exit from Third Eye Blind, called Bully. The band underwent a couple of name changes, from Cadogan, to Cousin Kevin and then back to 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 he had written with Bully and by himself were compiled and released as Thousand Yard Stare, Wunderfoot and 12 Nights in Studio A.

As of April 2007, Cadogan has started a new band called Radio Angel with Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth on vocals and Eric Stock on drums. Their first single is called "Never Turn You Down".

Gear

Cadogan, known for his use of alternate tunings 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:
Morley - Switchless Wah
Dunlop - Rotovibe
BOSS - GX-700 (x2) rack units
Z-Vex - Sequa
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)
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 (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" - F# A D F# 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" - F A# D# G# C F
"Darkness" - F# A C# F# G# 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 or F# B E A C# F#
"Gift Horse" - E A D G B E
"Easy to Sing" - F# B E A C# F#

External links

• Kevin Cadogan
• Kevin Cadogan on Myspace.com
• Kevin Cadogan on 3ebfreak.com