Caleb Vaughn-Jones is a cellist, composer, and producer. He has performed extensively around the US and abroad. His debut album Two Worlds Called Home on Ravello Records features his original compositions for cello and piano. As a producer, his credits include string trio recordings for the Bollywood film Mandharam and African vocal and instrumental recordings for video games Civilization V: Brave New World, Civilization VI, and Civilization VI: Rise and Fall. Caleb's film credits as a cellist include Avatar: The Way of Water, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Encanto, and Wish. Most recently, cello solos by Caleb are featured Pierre Charles' score for the 2023 film Story Ave.
Caleb appeared on the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards performing Pieces with John Legend, a song Caleb also recorded on John Legend's ninth studio release Legend. Caleb also performed on the 94th Academy Awards with Beyoncé perfoming Be Alive for the Oscar nominated film King Richard. Other performances and recordings have been with artists such as Sting, Adele, Cold Play, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Robert Glasper, PJ Morton, Chaka Khan, Boyz II Men, and many more.
Caleb studied cello with Alan Stepansky (former Assistant Principal Cellist of the New York Philharmonic) at The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, David Cole at Lynn University, Eric Kim, Robert Jesselson, and David Geber. He also honed his production and mixing skills by completing the Art of Mixing course with Alejandro Rodriguez through Berklee Online.