Robin Skinner is a special and unique type of musician. He became famous on the internet, especially on YouTube, for posting covers of popular songs he composes with his ukulele. Besides that, the youngster also got some credits for creating his own songs.
In case Robin Skinner’s name doesn’t sound too familiar to you, you might know him better by his stage name, Cavetown. Let us tell you a lot more than you ever knew in this article.
Biography of Robin Skinner (Cavetown)
The youngster was born under the sun sign Sagittarius on December 15, 1998, in Oxford, England, into a family with musical accents. When he was 8, his family moved to Cambridge as his father began to take up the post of Director of Music at the University of Cambridge. Born into a family where music is second nature, Robin followed suit and began writing and recording his own songs in his bedroom studio when he was still just a child.
Over time, he created his YouTube TV channel on November 24, 2012 which he named “Cavetown”. On this channel, Robin Skinner began posting covers of popular songs, the first being an Elvis Presley ukulele cover of I Can’t Help Falling In Love With You. With the attention this upload brought him, Robin was encouraged to do even more and it saw him upload The Judge of Twenty One Pilots, an alternative/indie song from their 2015 album Blurryface. Just like his first upload, the second one also received acclaim, as did all the other cover songs he recorded and uploaded to the channel.
While developing his musical talents by doing cover songs for popular artists, Cavetown also set his sights on doing something for himself one day. His commitment and hard work in achieving this goal was applauded when he released his very first original song which he titled This is Home on July 7, 2015. Shortly after uploading the song to his YouTube channel, he garnered thousands of views effortlessly.
From this humble and passionate beginning, RobinSkinner was able to develop his musical career by leaps and bounds. He has also branched out into creative writing, arts and graphic design, which speaks to the depth of his talent.
Back to his musical accomplishments, Cavetown has covered over 20 band songs that over the years have been an inspiration to his musical dreams. Some of these groups include Peach Pit, Pinegrove, the Neutral Milk Hotel and many more. He has singles like Avalanche (2014), Petrify (2015), Lemon Boy (2017), Just Add Water, Animal Kingdom: Sand, Animal Kingdom: Comet and Pigeon all in 2018. 2019, we had singles from him titled Animal Kingdom: Ashes, Devinyl Splits #11, and Animal Kingdom: Jacksonot. Certainly, in the years to come, we believe that even more talented musicians will come.
Family
Although the names of his parents are not known at the moment, here are a few things we do know about them. According to the information available, his father is a Fellow and Director of Music at the University of Cambridge. He is also recognized as the founder of Alamire, an award-winning music ensemble. For her part, Robin Skinner’s mother is a renowned professional Baroque flautist who has worked with several orchestras, including the famous English Baroque soloist of Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Other than his parents, it is unknown if he has any other immediate family member as a sibling.
Other facts about the YouTuber
Education
Much has been written about the Cavetown musical, but the same cannot be said of his upbringing. It all ends here, as we were able to gather some facts about his upbringing. Robin Skinner studied at Parkside Community College, an academy based in Cambridge, England, from 2010 to 2015 and graduated with a GCSE. From 2015 to 2017, Cavetown attended Hills Road Sixth Form College where he passed his AS level courses.
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So far, the YouTuber has been able to win onetwo awards in recognition of his musical talent. These awards include Best Acoustic Act 2017, Cambridge Band Competition, and Songwriter Award 2017, Cambridge Band Competition.