[1][2] He emerged as a solo artist with the release of Doomed to Make Choices, in 2006, co-produced with Mike Napolitano (Joseph Arthur, The Twilight Singers).

Karaban has released four critically acclaimed albums, and has had a number of songs featured in film and television shows[4][5][6][7] Over the course of his career, Karaban has collaborated with many notable musicians including Ani DiFranco, Lucy Schwartz, Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek), Garrison Starr, Taylor Momsen, Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum), Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) and Benmont Tench (Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers).

His album's have also received regular airplay from WXPN in Philadelphia, WFMU in Jersey City and KCRW in Los Angeles.

[11] The album employs images of fallen soldiers in civil war battles to invoke subtle political messages relevant to current events.

In 2019 Karaban teamed up with singer-songwriter Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) to write the song "Look Me In The Eye" - inspired by, and featured in, the documentary FREE TRIP TO EGYPT