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Born in Saratoga Springs,
NY and raised in Wethersfield, CT, Kate's musical influences began at birth. A music/theater major at Skidmore College, her
mother would sing and play piano at home often and Kate paid close attention. She started her own piano playing at age 5,
followed by chorus and violin lessons at age 8. The violin lasted only 3 years, but singing became Kate's main extracurricular
focus. She participated in choirs and choruses, including select school choirs through high school. At The Loomis Chaffee
School in Windsor, CT, Kate was introduced to a cappella singing as well as musical theater. She played a merry murderess
in Chicago for her first stage role and one year later held the role of Tuptim in The King
and I under the stage direction of David Nields and vocal direction of Mark Gottschalk. She studied voice privately
with Gottschalk, a regional opera performer, and also found time to study piano privately.
At Colgate University,
Kate found an opportunity to continue her performance training while majoring in French Literature. She spent 4 years with
the college's co-ed a cappella group, The Resolutions, 2 years with the college chorus and also worked on her theater presence by appearing as Gertrude
in Hamlet, directed by Kari Nielsen and supervised by David Pinner, and featuring Kieran Campion as Hamlet. While at Colgate, Kate also was introduced to the guitar
and studied with local folk-rock musician Ed Vollmer.
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Upon graduating from Colgate
in May of 1999, Kate relocated to New York City where in early 2000 she began singing with 6-person vocal band Verbal
Smack. Her career there lasted about a year before she moved to Boston, where she currently resides and studies Vocal
Performance at Berklee College of Music. In Boston, Kate has been performing as a vocalist with 6-person vocal band
6Appeal since March of 2004, and with the Laura Glyda Band from August of 2004 through February of 2005.
Kate considers her main influences to be powerful
and sultry vocalists such as Faith Hill, Martina McBride, Jonatha Brooke and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
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Featured Songs (current and past):
One::Faith Hill
I Wish::Stevie
Wonder
Ready to Run::Dixie Chicks
Toxic::Britney
Spears
Down to the River to Pray::Alison Krauss
Everywhere::Michelle Branch
Here With Me::Dido
Thats The Way::Jo Dee Messina
Every Little Thing (He) Does Is Magic::The Police
Sleeping Satellite::Tasmin Archer
Linger::The
Cranberries
Nothing Sacred::Jonatha Brooke
Home::Depeche
Mode
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