CLEVA

[mrtonguetwista]

Anyone know anything about this cat?  He usually opens up for DJ Quik.


www.cleva.info

[ABN]

Cleva began developing his gift in music at the early age of five years old, training in classical piano for three years before moving on to guitar. At 12, Cleva began developing as a lyricist, heavily influenced by Dr. Dre, Dj Quik, Tupac, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Ant Banks, Notorious Big, and Outkast just to name a few.

At 16, Cleva began to hang out in different studios and became a student in the art of production. He fell in love with composing tracks but realized that one of the weaknesses in the game was the lack of musical originality. So he refused to sample any compositions and decided to write everything himself.

At 18 he returned to his musical roots with intense training for three years in jazz theory on both piano and guitar.


There’s a rare maturity found on “The Game of Life.” It’s the maturity of an accomplished artist, yes, but also the maturity of a genre on its way to growing up.

[Juronimo]

He has an album called the "Game of Life". It's pretty good. SpawntaneousC posted the album link on a thread a few months ago. I can post it up in the hookup spot if anyone wants it. I don't think you can buy it anywhere, I don't know for sure though.