Trevor Exter

For most of his life, Trevor Exter has been a professional singer and cellist with his own approach to composing, songwriting, producing and performing. Exter has toured with De La Guarda, James McBride&#39;s Good Lord Bird Band, DJ Tasha Blank and his duo with John Morgan Kimock, <a href="spotify:artist:20LKFXBrRdvY6ZjGldmjaK" data-name="XVSK">XVSK</a> He often performs solo.

Raised in Tompkins County, NY and fascinated by the cello at an early age, he moved to Brazil at age 19, hypnotized by the fire and tenderness in its music. He played with young Brazilian musicians who reveled in the Beatles, Coltrane and Ellington as well as their country’s icons: Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gilberto Gil, Chico Buarque and Hermeto Pascoal. In his cello technique you&#39;ll hear a playing style which incorporates a working knowledge of many genres.

At age 30, Exter survived the near-death experience of getting run over on his bike by a cement truck, an accident which shocked him into a heightened awareness of life&#39;s fragility. Unable to walk for several months during his recovery, he befriended a beat-up cello which had fallen into his possession.

Starting from scratch with basic hand percussion on the strings, he slowly crafted a sound which can (and does) go the distance from dance bands to jazz clubs, nightclubs, churches and concert halls. To date he has released four albums under his own name and one as part of <a href="spotify:artist:20LKFXBrRdvY6ZjGldmjaK" data-name="XVSK">XVSK</a> with drummer John Kimock.