Robin Daniel Skinner[13][14] (born 15 December 1998),[3] known professionally as Cavetown (sometimes stylised in all lowercase),[15][16] is an English singer-songwriter, record producer, and YouTuber.

[3][20] His interest in music was inspired by his father, David Skinner, a musicologist and choir director, who taught him how to play the acoustic guitar at the age of eight.

[23] Skinner began his YouTube channel in November 2012 and uploaded his first video, an original song named "Haunted Lullaby", in October 2013.

[35] Skinner continued to publish covers of songs onto his YouTube channel from artists such as Pinegrove, Twenty One Pilots and Joji.

[39][40][41] He signed under Sire Records in 2019 where he released the single "Telescope" ahead of his upcoming album, later announced as Sleepyhead.

Skinner embarked on a series of sold-out worldwide headlining tours in October 2019 in support of this album.

[39] In October 2019, Skinner announced his headlining tour along Australia's east coast, which took place in January 2020, where he was accompanied by Spookyghostboy.

[46] In July 2020, Skinner collaborated with Tessa Violet on the single "Smoke Signals" and announced the launch of his unisex clothing line Cave Collective.