Though his music is of the progressive
electronic variety, this keyboardist and percussionist got his start through
country music channels. While living in Nashville in the '80s, Reaves hooked up with producer Marshall Montgomery and ended up working as his assistant engineer. Eventually Reaves' own music caught the ear of MCA producer
Tony Brown, who signed the synthesist up to the company's Master Series label. Reaves recorded two solo albums and one collaboration with
Jon Goin before a tightening in the music market forced MCA to let go of artists on its instrumental sub-label. In 1993, Reaves released Sea of Glass through Hearts of Space Records, which was his biggest hit yet. He also took on production gigs through Nashville, working on recordings by artists like
Lisa Germano and
Bedlam. He also joined
Spacecraft and worked with
Tony Gerber through the '90s until the release of his next solo album, 2001's Sacred Space. ~ Linda Kohanov, All Music Guide