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Raven Artson is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer. He landed in his first band when he was only nine years old and started recording at the age of twelve. While growing up, Raven entered a defining period of musical exploration, showing himself the ropes of how to do it. This mentality recently led Raven to curate his own interdisciplinary shows. Here, he performed with artists like True Blue, Beshken, Cosima, BEA1991 and Jasper Lotti as well as collaborating with fashion brands Hardeman and Hanger.
As a producer, Raven has most prominently worked with Mucky (Sevdaliza), Pip Blom and Ray Fuego and has his fair share in composing movie-soundtracks, among which Madja Amin’s ‘Stray Sheep’. He coordinates his own creative direction, while being in interdisciplinary dialogue with directors, photographers and designers. Raven’s deep musical immersion and hefty back catalogue shine through in the versatility of his solo work and his on-stage performance. Self- taught, driven but humble, Raven is readying his debut project ‘notice me’.
Him being a true master of melody, Raven’s music is sweet and easy. His bold voice is always at the center of the music - crooning free above glistening instrumentation. Aside from his strong pop-sensibility, Raven has plenty of musical experiments up his sleeves. He whips up a perfect mixture of variations, lacing his songs and performance with clever left-turns and sudden musical shifts. Lush woodwind sections, tight drums and heartfelt vocal lines all blend seamlessly into a rich and psychedelic musical palette. Raven’s music and personality nd middle ground in being grand and ambitious, while still being tangible and down to earth. Inhabiting the stage on his lonesome, Raven is voicing his heart without any filter. Tear-dripping auto-tune with a supremely romantic quality.