Get to know Caleb
“If music be the food of love, play on.” -William Shakespeare
Born in Toronto, raised in Miami, and refined in New York City, Caleb Jerome Morales is a natural renegade, eschewing music industry norms while blazing his trail as a songwriter, musician, and producer. His catalogue is as diverse as the ethnocultural makeups of the three cities he has called home - ranging from Afro Cuban Funk to Alternative Rock; East Coast Hip Hop to Folk; Worship to Progressive House - wrapped up in a new genre he calls “LUZDREAM.”
Beyond his original music, Caleb consistently offers his talents as a Sessions Musician to collaborators near and far.
His experience is as deep as it is broad. Beginning his performance life as a classical pianist, he received Superior performance, aural and written theory scores in annual exams at the University of Miami Frost School of Music for eight years straight. In high school, Caleb saw his undermanned Marching, Concert and Jazz bands as an opportunity to learn 10+ instruments, learning the roles of each instrument family intimately. This experience would later influence his trademark rich arrangements.
Despite taking time away from performing music at the University of Florida to focus on building his Marketing and Entrepreneurial skills in premier startup hub, Gainesville, FL, a broken dominant hand proved an opportunity to learn music production, with Caleb self-releasing his first official EP, Elevate, to great local success.
His aptitude in the business world then brought him to NYC, where he started the Sho & Tel Band, supporting Berklee alumnus and esteemed songwriter, Ali Zagame. There, they were frequently invited to perform at the world renowned incubators of Rockwood Music Hall, Pianos, The Mercury Lounge, and The Cutting Room. With just a few dollars and two years of vocal training with Broadway coach Kevin Michael Murphy (The Book of Mormon) to his name, he cut his first studio single, “Amanda Soh,” in a freezing cold Bushwick basement.
Armed with these experiences (after all, if you can make it in NYC, you can make it anywhere), Caleb returned to South Florida to join Funk/Dance Band, Xotic Yeyo, who were the cornerstone of live party music until their disbandment in 2020, notably distinguished as the favorite band of the 2024 Stanley Cup Champions, the Florida Panthers. At the same time, he cut his first studio album, Community, a fifteen track rock opera and hero myth with Josh Cobb, godfather of North Florida’s indie music scene.
Since then, Caleb has focused his efforts fully on being a true studio rat, growing as a Recording Artist and Sessions Musician, releasing new and diverse tunes on a biweekly basis. He has diligently grown the team around him, working closely with UK Producer and sync music maestro Ketsa (National Geographic, United Nations, Audi), Engineer Beau Vallis (Kelly Rowland, Pharrell, Beyoncé), and Engineer Romuald Klemm (Universal & Warner CZ).
These biweekly releases culminate in three albums called the “Fast Casual Trilogy": “Fast Casual I: Spiced Just Right,” “Fast Casual II: Missy Laneous,” and “Fast Casual III: String Cheese Theory,” composed and performed to highlight themes of love, family, fun, heritage, and divinity. With the first song released on March 29, 2024, listeners can fall in love with each song individually before the series completes in 2026.
Caleb’s path in music has twisted and turned as long as it has been forged. As he worked towards the conclusion of 2024, he found himself at the precipice of Sync, the niche of creating music for specific TV, Film, and other media projects. Through this pursuit, he has written and produced a broad variety of stylistically ranging tracks that will be published periodically in between the Fast Casual releases, expanding his Musical Food Hall into territories both familiar and foreign.
Caleb’s willingness to go his own way, his practice of Stoicism, and his expansive training, set him apart in a cluttered and competitive music industry. Always leading with love, Caleb’s adoration of the game has kept him on course through the ups and downs of creation. He will remain in pursuit of the richest of musical flavors until the end of his days.