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Cautious Clay

Joshua Karpeh[1](born January 30, 1993), known professionally asCautious Clay,is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.[2][3][4]

Cautious Clay
Background information
Birth nameJoshua Karpeh
Born(1993-01-30)January 30, 1993(age 31)
Cleveland,Ohio,U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • saxophone
  • flute
  • guitar
  • bass
  • keyboard
  • drums
Years active2015 – present
LabelsIndependent,Blue Note
Websitecautiousclay.com

Early life and education

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Karpeh was born on January 30, 1993,[5]in Cleveland,Ohioand attended Benedictine High School.[6]He graduated with a degree in International Affairs[7][8]from theGeorge Washington Universityin 2015.[1]His maternal grandfather is an obstetrician who performed as a percussionist while studying as an undergraduate exchange student at Lincoln University in Chester, PA in the 1950s. He is ofKruethnicity fromLiberia.[9][10]Karpeh worked as areal estate agentin New York City for two years and in advertising for a year before pursuing music full-time.[1]

Career

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Karpeh learned music production at George Washington University by remixingbeatsfor friends.[4]His music style is influenced byhip-hop,organic and electronic sounds.[3]He plays multiple instruments including the saxophone, flute, guitar, bass, keyboard and drums.

Known by his stage name Cautious Clay, Karpeh, on September 22, 2017 released "Cold War", the first single from his debut EPBlood Type,which was first released on February 21, 2018,[3]and then re-released on April 13, 2018 with the additional single "Stolen Moments".[11]

Karpeh's second EPResonance,was first released on May 30, 2018 and then re-released on August 22, 2018 with the additional song "Crowned".[12][13]His third EPTable of Context,was released on March 27, 2019.[14]

Karpeh played at the 2019Billy Reid ShindiginFlorence,Alabama.[15]He also featured on the soundtrack of13 Reasons Why: Season 3with the song "Swim Home".[16]Swim Home is one of two collaborations withJohn Mayer,the other is "Carry Me Away", featured onTable of Context.[17]

"Cold War" was sampled on the song "London Boy"forTaylor Swift's seventh studio albumLover(2019).[18]

Karpeh released his first studio album,Deadpan Love,on June 25, 2021, which included previously released singles "Agreeable," "Roots," and "Dying in the Subtlety," and was accompanied by a music video for song the "Karma & Friends".[19]A deluxe version followed on February 11, 2022, featuring four new songs and an additional four tracks of existing songs now featuringstrings.[20]In support of the album he embarked on his Karma & Friends tour across North America and Europe.

On November 11, 2022, Karpeh released his fourth EPThin Ice on the Cake,a collection of three singles previously released throughout 2022 with three new songs.[21]

Karpeh released his second studio album,Karpeh,on August 18, 2023.[22]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Extended plays

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  • Blood Type(2017 and 2018)[4]
  • Resonance(2018)
  • Table of Context(2019)
  • Thin Ice on the Cake(2022)

Singles

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  • "Cold War"
  • "Joshua Tree"
  • "Stolen Moments"
  • "French Riviera"
  • "Crowned"
  • "Reasons"
  • "Sidewinder"
  • "Swim Home"
  • "Erase"
  • "Cheesin" (with Cautious Clay, Remi Wolf, Still Woozy, Sophie Meiers, Claud, Melanie Faye & HXNS) "
  • "Agreeable"
  • "Dying in the Subtlety"
  • "Roots"
  • "Karma & Friends"
  • "25/8"
  • "Ohio"
  • "Another Half" (featuringJulian Lage)

Songwriting credits

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Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits Written with
"Floating"
(featuringKhalid) 		2018 Alina Baraz The Color of You Co-writer/Producer Alina Baraz,Khalid
"Devil in Paradise" Cruel Youth — Co-writer Teddy Sinclair,Willy Moon,Michael Tighe,Stelios Phili,Jacob H. LiBassi
"Hey Nice to Know Ya" LP Heart to Mouth Co-writer/Producer LP,Patrick Morrissey
"Matches" 2019 Quinn XCII From Michigan with Love Quinn XCII
"London Boy" Taylor Swift Lover Co-writer Taylor Swift,Jack Antonoff,Sounwave
"Sober" Sebastian Thirst Sebastian,Bakar
"Actions" 2020 John Legend Bigger Love John Legend,David Axelrod,Sebastian Kole,Oak Felder,Keith "Ten4" Sorrells, Alexander Niceforo
"One Life" John Legend,Anderson Paak,Jeff Gitelman
"Bigger Love" Co-writer/Producer John Legend,Toby Gad,Ryan Tedder,Zach Skelton
"Pluto" 2023 Melanie Martinez PORTALS Co-producer

References

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  1. ^abcRamirez, Erika (December 6, 2018)."Cautious Clay is Rising Fast and Keeping His Balance".Complex.Archivedfrom the original on December 6, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 28,2019.
  2. ^Cautious Clay takes us on a dream sequence inSIDEWINDERMichael Marottaon,Vanyaland,June 18, 2019
  3. ^abcWANG, STEFFANEE."Meet Cautious Clay, the flute-playing Brooklyn soul singer who's become a semi-big deal".Thefader.com.The Fader inc.RetrievedMarch 1,2018.
  4. ^abcNattress, Katrina (March 5, 2018)."Cautious Clay Talks New EP 'Blood Type,' Working With Petit Biscuit & Shaping His Identity".Billboard.RetrievedMarch 5,2018.
  5. ^Dwyer, Kate (July 16, 2021)."Cautious Clay Makes Music About Love in the Digital Age".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedJune 7,2022.
  6. ^Davies, Hayden."Australia, it's time to get across Brooklyn's Cautious Clay".pilerats.com.RetrievedJuly 16,2019.
  7. ^Herwees, Tasbeeh (March 2019)."First Look Friday: Cautious Clay Wants to Find the Purpose in All Things and Nothing".Okayplayer.com.RetrievedSeptember 30,2019.
  8. ^Hillware, Amanda (October 2018)."Alumnus, R&B artist Cautious Clay takes on All Things Go Fall Classic".Gwhatchet.com.RetrievedSeptember 30,2019.
  9. ^Enos, Morgan (August 8, 2023)."Cautious Clay's 'Karpeh' Is & Isn't Jazz:" Let Me Completely Deconstruct My Conception Of The Music "".grammy.com.
  10. ^Reyna, Luna (May 23, 2023)."Cautious Clay reveals a new record deal with Blue Note Records + more".rizeentertainment.com.
  11. ^Bote, Joshua."In Cautious Clay's 'Stolen Moments,' A Lament Crooned Too Late".NPR.RetrievedApril 11,2018.
  12. ^Kramer, Jason (May 30, 2018)."EP Premiere: Cautious Clay" RESONANCE "".KCRW.RetrievedJuly 16,2019.
  13. ^Thomson, Zangba (August 22, 2018)."Cautious Clay releases a delicious soul tune, entitled," Crowned "".Bongminesentertainment.com.RetrievedAugust 22,2018.
  14. ^Ingvaldsen, Torsten (May 27, 2019)."Cautious Clay Shares First Project of 2019, 'Table of Context'".HypeBeast.RetrievedJuly 16,2019.
  15. ^"Shindig Archive".Billyreid.com.RetrievedAugust 18,2023.
  16. ^"13 Reasons Why [Explicit] (Season 3) by 5 Seconds of Summer & YUNGBLUD & Alexander 23 on Amazon Music".Amazon.com.RetrievedAugust 20,2019.
  17. ^LeDonne, Rob (September 11, 2019)."How Cautious Clay Linked Up With John Mayer and Scored a Credit on Taylor Swift's 'Lover'".Billboard.Archivedfrom the original on September 12, 2019.RetrievedNovember 1,2019.
  18. ^Bernstein, Jonathan (September 10, 2019)."How Cautious Clay Ended Up on Taylor Swift's 'Lover'".Rolling Stone.RetrievedSeptember 11,2019.
  19. ^Hussey, Allison (April 15, 2021)."Cautious Clay Announces Debut AlbumDeadpan Love,Shares Video for New Song "Karma & Friends"".Pitchfork.RetrievedApril 30,2023.
  20. ^Major, Michael (February 11, 2022)."Cautious Clay Releases Deadpan Love".Broadwayworld.com.RetrievedApril 30,2023.
  21. ^"Cautious Clay shares EP Thin Ice Cake".Gratefulweb.com.November 21, 2022.RetrievedApril 30,2023.
  22. ^ab"Cautious Clay - Karpeh Album Reviews, Songs & More".AllMusic.RetrievedAugust 19,2023.
  23. ^Hussey, Allison (April 15, 2021)."Cautious Clay Announces Debut AlbumDeadpan Love,Shares Video for New Song "Karma & Friends"".Pitchfork.com.RetrievedApril 15,2021.
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