About this Artist

Born in Dallas, Texas and raised in a family of musicians, Liv.e (pronounced “Liv”) always pursued her creativity across a variety of mediums, including visual arts, while a path towards a career in music gradually came into view. At first, this came in the form of DJ'ing, but she soon started to explore her vocal and compositional abilities as part of Dallas-based collective Dolfin Records. The gospel music that had been a regular feature of her childhood provided partial inspiration for her emerging sound, as did the jazz, R&B, funk, and hip-hop played around the house by her older brothers, finally materializing as Liv.e’s debut EP F.R.A.N.K, released in August 2017.
 
By early 2018 she had released three more experimental, but no less quality EPs: 3AMSPACECADET and Raw Daybreaks, Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. Next came June 2018's Hoopdreams EP, a collaboration with producer 10.4 Rog that further established her as an artist who feels both timeless and avant-garde – incorporating elements of lo-fi beats, dreamy melodies, and deeply personal narratives, and led to an invitation to tour with acclaimed rapper Earl Sweatshirt. In due course, she guested on the track "MTOMB" from his October 2019 EP, Feet of Clay. The connection gave her considerable exposure and from early 2020 onward, she began to release singles that ultimately appeared on her debut LP, Couldn't Wait to Tell You…, issued later that year. CWTTY+, an EP containing six additional songs related to the album, appeared in 2021, as well as the Mndsgn-produced "Bout It." The brash, jungle-influenced single "Ghost" was released in 2022 and appeared on Girl in the Half Pearl, Liv.e's second album, which arrived in 2023 to even more critical and fan acclaim – with Pitchfork noting, “Liv.e’s second album bends her expressive R&B into fearsome new shapes.”

Her most recent project to date is 2024’s PAST FUTUR.E, which she continues to push sonic boundaries and defy expectations.