2014-2016: Career beginnings CADE began writing and recording his own music while living in his parents' home in Tampa, Florida, and attending
H.B. Plant High School. At the age of 16, CADE, who was the president of his Junior Class, left
Plant High School and switched to
virtual school to focus more time on his music career. During this time, he wrote and recorded a demo that would later become '
Stay With You'. In 2016, CADE moved to
Los Angeles, California, where he would live with two of his friends who had just started the
DJ-trio
Cheat Codes.
2016-2018: Care EP, Pretty Girl & Stay With You CADE launched his solo endeavors with his EP, '''Care','' which was released in July 2016 via
Spinnin' Records. His debut single, 'Care' premiered exclusively on
Billboard, where CADE says that he feels his sound "mixes the emotion of
R&B music with the dynamic elements of
electronic dance music". "Care" was produced by
Cheat Codes' Trevor Dahl, who befriended Larson on a tour in 2015. "Care" quickly turned the heads of and garnered support from the likes of
The Chainsmokers,
Louis The Child,
Chloe Grace Moretz,
Pia Mia, and more. Following the EP, CADE collaborated with electronic artist Mokita on their song 'Monopoly', which was released by
Armada. They shot a music video for the song in
Amsterdam. On February 17, 2017, CADE released 'Sorry For Myself' with
Spinnin' Records. Cade wrote the single alongside
Michael Pollack (musician),
Lauv,
Trevor Dahl, and
Phil Good, and the song was produced by Dutch-DJ,
R3hab. The music video has over a million views on YouTube. In March 2017, CADE collaborated on production with pop trio,
Cheat Codes, to remix
Maggie Lindemann’s "
Pretty Girl", which resulted in over 800 million streams on
Spotify. The song achieved Platinum
RIAA certification in the US and 2× Platinum
BPI certification in the UK. CADE was given an opportunity to open for some well-known artists on tour, including
Ke$ha,
Jeremih, and
Juicy J. Later in the year, CADE was playing some of his old demos for his roommate,
Trevor Dahl. Trevor heard the demo of '
Stay With You' and asked CADE if he would be interested in making the song a collaboration with
Cheat Codes. Their collaboration, "
Stay with You", peaked at #35 on the US
Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart.
2018-19: Signing to Ultra Records & WOLF BLUE. On June 23, 2018, CADE signed his first exclusive record deal with
Ultra Records /
Sony. Cade's first release with the label was 'Strip Club' featuring
Lil Aaron. CADE was at Ultra Records' studio in Los Angeles working in a session with producer,
Gazzo, when he started writing a topline vocal for a beat that Gazzo had shown to
Desiigner. The Panda-rapper met them at the studio where they would finish the collaboration to be called "Home to You" featuring Desiigner. CADE released two additional solo singles, "Yours" and "Better Off Alone". Simultaneously, CADE was performing overseas at festivals including We The Fest in Jakarta, Indonesia, and
Ultra Europe alongside Cheat Codes. On November 15, 2019, CADE released his first EP with Ultra Records, titled
WOLF BLUE. The project was inspired by a trip CADE took to the forest and focused on his "spirit-animal", the wolf. The EP included his previous singles, as well as two additional songs, "Too Much" and "Crazy".
2020-2021: Down, Kill Me Softly, & Who Set Us On Fire On August 14, 2020, Indonesian-DJ Dipha Barus and CADE released a collaboration titled 'Down'. While the two artists were located on opposite sides of the world during a global pandemic, the duo managed to shoot a green-screen music video for the record that where the artists appear to be performing in outer space. CADE then went on to release two additional solo-singles, trap-infused 'Kill Me Softly' and rock-inspired 'Who Set Us On Fire' with Ultra Records.
2021-present: Watching You Cry In December 2021, CADE started releasing the first three singles off of his forthcoming EP, Watching You Cry (which will be released via Ultra Records on September 16, 2022). The singles included '20 Missed Calls (featuring
Nate Traveller)', 'Problem$', and '1942'. CADE’s next project, 'Watching You Cry' will be a 7-song album "inspired by heartache, passion, love, self-discovery and personal growth". ==Discography==