Kai Straw was born in Vallejo, CA and raised in Fairfield, CA, both suburbs of the San Francisco Bay Area. Growing up, he took an interest in writing his own songs and recording them in his parents’ garage with an old microphone buried in his father’s closet. His humble beginnings (and recording equipment) evolved into a broad musical aptitude that spread across genres, leading him to produce hip-hop, compose classical music, rap, sing, experiment and develop a nearly ubiquitous understanding of songwriting and musical composition.

After a period of struggle with alcohol dependency, Straw was able to achieve sobriety and begin his path to millions of streams without the support of a record label or formal musical training. Kai Straw’s song ‘Hurricane’ climbed to #2 on Spotify’s Global Viral Chart and several of his songs climbed to #1 on online music aggregator Hype Machine. Though his life has been filled with challenges and taken him from odd job to odd job, his ultimate path to viral phenomenon is undoubtedly one full of purpose and hard-earned victories. Finding fans in the likes of Demi Lovato and regular appearances on Spotify’s Fresh Finds playlist, Straw’s R&B-shaped pop has quickly become a success story for the TikTok age.