Louis Cato

Multiinstrumentalist producer and singer Louis Cato is a ball of versatility and a special brand of bright Revive Music Portugueseborn Carolinabred and current New York City resident Louis Cato is no stranger to planes tour buses recording studios TV sets linernotes and airwaves Hes a Grammynominated and internationally acclaimed multiinstrumentalist producer and songwriter He has recorded with Beyonce Qtip John Legend and Mariah Carey among other household names He has toured with some of the most influential acts in music such as Bobby McFerrin Snarky Puppy Marcus Miller John Scofield David Sanborn and George Duke Currently Cato is featured nightly on CBSs The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a member of Jon Batiste and Stay Human Cato completed two semesters at Berklee College of Music but his education and influence is deeply rooted in the gospel and contemporary Christian genres He was raised in a musical household drumming by age two and learning wind instruments by age twelve Much as the Beatles are known for honing their skills during their multihour multiday residencies in London pubs Cato mastered his bass drum and guitar chops during a fiveyear period of nightly performances in the underground jazz and soul scene in Boston It was in 2007 at the North Sea Jazz Festival where Cato first met Marcus Miller and a slew of other heavyweights he would eventually work with Cato has an undeniable ability to craft sonic landscapes into timeless masterpieces After two decades of lending his talents to other projects Cato released his first solo record STARTING NOW 2016 which he also mixed and produced entirely by himself I set out to make an honest record a documentation of who I am and what I doI feel like Ive done that