Kaveh Rastegar

Kaveh Rastegar is a bassist, multi instrumentalist, producer and recording artist who has collaborated with a long list of artists.

As a bassist, Rastegar is best known as a founding member of the genre-blurring, GRAMMY® Award-nominated quintet <a href="spotify:artist:0rS1Y2DkDJhLiaR0MyJyCg" data-name="Kneebody">Kneebody</a>, though he’s also toured the world with superstars like <a href="spotify:artist:5y2Xq6xcjJb2jVM54GHK3t" data-name="John Legend">John Legend</a> (and also appeared as his fictional counterpart in the beloved musical La La Land), recorded with artists like <a href="spotify:artist:3eqjTLE0HfPfh78zjh6TqT" data-name="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0Y5tJX1MQlPlqiwlOH1tJY" data-name="Travis Scott">Travis Scott</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5e4Dhzv426EvQe3aDb64jL" data-name="Shania Twain">Shania Twain</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3vbKDsSS70ZX9D2OcvbZmS" data-name="Beck">Beck</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6DbJi8AcN5ANdtvJcwBSw8" data-name="Ringo Starr">Ringo Starr</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5mxB08ktCukEhGMg2YZeEv" data-name="Colin Hay">Colin Hay</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:7H8ZC8uHJMPZGLMApRRNIz" data-name="Ligabue">Ligabue</a> served as musical director for singer/hitmaker <a href="spotify:artist:5WUlDfRSoLAfcVSX1WnrxN" data-name="Sia">Sia</a>, and works with R&amp;B sensation <a href="spotify:artist:30DhU7BDmF4PH0JVhu8ZRg" data-name="Sabrina Claudio">Sabrina Claudio</a> as both songwriter and co-producer. As a songwriter, he’s penned songs with and for heavy-hitters like <a href="spotify:artist:30DhU7BDmF4PH0JVhu8ZRg" data-name="Sabrina Claudio">Sabrina Claudio</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0jsnWH4QCKcAMpR7vEhh9u" data-name="¿Téo?">¿Téo?</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0du5cEVh5yTK9QJze8zA0C" data-name="Bruno Mars">Bruno Mars</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5nLYd9ST4Cnwy6NHaCxbj8" data-name="CeeLo Green">CeeLo Green</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0uZRjholJ0fVC2J9EvnYnj" data-name="Meshell Ndegeocello">Meshell Ndegeocello</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:1Z8ODXyhEBi3WynYw0Rya6" data-name="De La Soul">De La Soul</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6pSsE5y0uJMwYj83KrPyf9" data-name="Dawn Richard">Dawn Richard</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:6hk7Yq1DU9QcCCrz9uc0Ti" data-name="Kimbra">Kimbra</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:46VWDbmWmzvPBTmkSr25gM" data-name="Marsha Ambrosius">Marsha Ambrosius</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2NdeV5rLm47xAvogXrYhJX" data-name="Ciara">Ciara</a>, among many others.

In 2018 Rastegar released of <a href="spotify:album:6ngOdIj0F2cGbbmGx2Ek5b" data-name="Light Of Love">Light Of Love</a>, his debut album as a leader, the bassist and songwriter strides boldly into the spotlight with a set of songs that draw on every aspect of his wildly diverse résumé to create a wholly individual sound. Like its striking cover art, Light of Love is a collage – of influences, experiences, and collaborations – that merge to form a mosaic portrait of collaborators and the vibrant Los Angeles music scene.

He continues to collaborate on different projects including a new album out soon.