Caleb Southern
Caleb Southern | |
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| Born | Caleb August Southern December 26, 1969 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA |
| Died | July 6, 2023 (aged 53) Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| Known for | Working with: |
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Josephine "Jo" Worthington
(m. 2014) |
Caleb August Southern (December 26, 1969 – July 6, 2023) was an American musician, record producer and computer science lecturer at the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1][2] He was referred to as the "fourth member" of Ben Folds Five.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Caleb August Southern was born on December 26, 1969, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to David Southern and Susan Naumoff.[3] He attended Jordan High School, where he formed a band called "The Ledbetters". They played a gig at Cat's Cradle in 1988.[3]
Southern completed his bachelor's in mathematics and computer science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1996, having paused his education while touring with Ben Folds Five.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]In the early 1990s, Caleb founded Kraptone Studios, where he produced for Ben Folds Five and Archers of Loaf.[3] As of 2002, he was a member of Partners Against Crime, District 5.[4] Ben Folds has called him the "fourth member" of Ben Folds Five.[5] He collaborated with Ben Folds on their album Fear of Pop, as well.[citation needed]
Southern began a PhD at Georgia Tech in 2010, focusing on human–computer interaction for mobile devices.[2] He was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship in 2012.[3]
Personal life and death
[edit | edit source]Southern was married to Josephine Worthington. They lived together in Atlanta, Georgia, where he died on July 6, 2023, at the age of 53.[3]
Select production credits
[edit | edit source]- Archers of Loaf, Icky Mettle (1993)
- Ben Folds Five, Ben Folds Five (1995)
- Ben Folds Five, Whatever and Ever Amen (1997)
- Ben Folds Five, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner (1999)
Select publications
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Caleb Southern discography at Discogs
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