Temperley was born in Mosman Park, Western Australia and grew up in Fremantle. At seven yearsof age, his name was changed to 'Satyam Kavyen Temperley'—Temperley is his mother's maiden name and 'Satyam Kavyen' means "Poet of Truth". The Temperley family were members of the 'Orange People' movement and made trips to Oregon, United States and India throughout the early 1980s. Between the ages of seven and 12, Temperley attended the Lance Holt School, a Fremantle community school. At the age of thirteen, he accompanied his mother on a trip to India, where they stayed at the Osho International Meditation Resort in Pune. It was during this trip that he enrolled an international alternative boarding school in Devon called Ko Hsuan that is based on the teachings of controversial Indian mystic Osho. Temperley was accepted as a boarder and remained at the school for a year: Temperley referred to his time at Ko Hsuan as his "saving grace", and it was there that he discovered a passion for music before he returned to Fremantle and John Curtin High School due to homesickness:
Musical career
At the age of seventeen, Temperley met future band member Joel Quartermain during a musical performance by the latter at Temperley's high school. At the time, Temperley was already friends with Stuart MacLeod, as they were neighbours since the age of 6. At the age of eighteen, Temperley returned to England in an attempt to re-kindle friendships with his former classmates at Ko Hsuan. He subsequently returned to India, where he again stayed at Pune. While in India, Temperley decided to become more serious about his music. In a letter to MacLeod, he states Upon his return to Fremantle, Temperley informed Quartermain of his decision; at the time, Quartermain was playing in funk metal band Freud's Pillow. While at university, Temperley, MacLeod and Quartermain formed Eskimo Joe for a Battle of the Bands competition. Initially, Temperley had written a number of folk-type and power pop songs, and he later revealed the band's thinking at the time: Temperley sang a reinterpreted version of the song "To Look at You", with INXS, on the 2010 cover version album Original Sin. In August 2018 Temperley announced his debut solo record and released the first single from it, . The Album is to be released on 28 September.
Other activities
A National Office for Live Music was launched by Australian Prime MinisterKevin Rudd in July 2013 and, as of August 2013, Temperley is the state ambassador for Western Australia. 2015 - Curated for APRA song hub 2016 - Created production 'Songs From The Suburbs, Songs From The Sea' for Fremantle Festival 2017 - Composed and produced The Shower Song for water awareness Mentor and Educator Over the past 4 years Kav and his now partner Beth Ivers have been running songwriting workshops for teens and emerging musicians around the country. Kav is passionate about the craft of songwriting. Temperley is also the co-founder with his partner Beth Ivers of On a Boat Productions, a production house where they create, produce and educate in creative content.
