Neil Cabana, the owner of Los Angeles-based Dog and King LLC, is a seasoned music veteran with over 25 years of industry experience as a performer, songwriter, and producer. Neil began in the metal and punk scenes in his native Providence, Rhode Island, playing lead guitar and doing lead vocals. His bands, including Giant Robot, Taming Butterflies, and Sleestack, toured up and down the East Coast in the 1990s, opening for Pantera, Henry Rollins, Ween, The Dictators and more.

After expanding into hip-hop in the late 1990s, Neil worked with DJ Next from Amalgam Digital on mix tapes and other projects. Neil then moved to New York City, founding Pink Lady Records with manager turned partner, Sean Collins, and working with Ryan Leslie on several Motown record placements. His work with Jaheim on 2002’s Still Ghetto helped the album achieve platinum status, while the 2004 album Need by Neil’s band Daisy Ricochet scored #1 and #2 hits on XM Radio and placements on MTV’s Real World and Road Rules. Neil also collaborated with Reddi, co-writing songs that placed on NBC’s Lipstick Jungle in 2008.

Since relocating to the West Coast in 2010, Neil has worked in artist development, writing and producing songs for artists including Mark Cutler, Casey Glasser, Sebastian Cages, Jimi Bonet, Vanstar, The 27, Summr, and Henry Parker. He has also composed music for feature films, including 2016’s Stronger Than the World. Neil continues to write music and perform as a guitarist and vocalist.

Destroying everything and everyone you’ve ever loved or needed wreaks havoc if the cycle keeps repeating itself. There are only so many bridges you can burn before you realize it doesn’t matter regardless. Born alone die alone. You can do everything you can to stay numb, but in essence of killing love you turn to killing yourself slowly with substance abuse. But if you find that one glimmer of peace you can harvest positivity and love.

 

Written and performed by Neil Cabana
Produced by Neil Cabana
All instruments performed by Neil Cabana
Mixed and mastered by Neil Cabana for Dog and King Music.

Destroying Angel
By Neil Cabana

Pushed off the edge
Never learned to fly
Life before the eyes
But not afraid to die
It’s been too long
From dusk till dawn
Outside myself
No that’s not me
Don’t cry for help
Or water the seeds

Don’t expect it to grow
Gotta leave time to go
You did what you could
Like I knew that you would

Destroying angel
That lovely angel
Destroying angel
My only angel

Just let go
Just let go
Just let go
Just let it go

Seems so close
Hurts from far away
It’s like you’ve seen a ghost
With far too much to say

Destroying angel
That lovely angel
Destroying angel
My only angel
Destroying angel
That lovely angel
Destroying angel
My only angel
Just let go
Destroying angel
That lovely angel
Just let go
Destroying angel
My only angel
Just let go
Destroying angel
That lovely angel
Just let go
Destroying angel