About Kevin Cadogan
Kevin Rene Cadogan is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist. A founding member of the band Third Eye Blind, he performed with the band from 1993 to 2000. He co-wrote some of Third Eye Blind's most notable hits, including "How's It Going to Be", "Losing a Whole Year", and "Graduate", ten of the fourteen songs on their debut album Third Eye Blind as well as six of the thirteen tracks on his final collaboration with the band in their second album Blue. In 2011, Cadogan was honored on the show Pensado's Place by record producer Eric Valentine. Cadogan was awarded, along with Jenkins, the award for best songwriter at the 1998 California Music Awards. Having signed to Elektra Records in 1996, the band released their self-titled debut album the following year. Cadogan and Stephan Jenkins signed a recording contract with Elektra Records in May 1996 which was later reported as the largest recording deal ever for an unsigned artist and launched Third Eye Blind into stardom.
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