CAVA

CAVA
Music Producer, Vocalist, and Film Composer Cava Menzies, hails from a long line of musical talents; her grandmother, a pioneer in the New York Jazz scene as a dancer at the Cotton Club, her father, Eddie Henderson, an accomplished jazz trumpeter and early member of the Herbie Hancock sextet, and her mother a classically trained flautist. Cava is a classically trained jazz pianist, culminating a total of 20 years of formal study. Born and raised in the Bay Area, Cava has performed around the country and internationally, singing and playing piano across parts of China and Europe.
In 2001, Cava graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Cava’s musical talents extend from collaborations with various record labels, Hip Hop, R&B, and Pop artists, to television productions and documentaries. Her portfolio includes West coast links such as Jog9 productions, with credits on the award winning film “Soundz of Spirit” soundtrack, "Umi's Heart" filmscore, and original music composition for Alameda County’s 2006 multi-media campaign.
In 2007 Cava established and launched her own independent record label, Cava Music Group. A full service record label, in which her first project, the self-titled and self-produced album “Give In Let Go”, was released in spring of 2008. Cava’s sultry voice and versatile instrumentation are highlighted. Guest stars include Zion from the Bay Area Hip Hop duo Zion I, and South African MC, D.U.S.T.
Cava is also 1/2 of the production duo, Apex Team Productions, in which her work with partner Charlie O placed their track, "A's Cap" feat. MacArthur, in rotation on KMEL. Combining each of these producers unique production styles, Apex Team specializes in Hip Hop, R&B, and Pop production as well as commercial music and film music.For more info: www.myspace.com/apexteamproductions