Nashville, Tennessee
Singer-Songwriter, Band, Songwriter

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"Reading William Faulkner, listening to Bobby Dylan"

BIOGRAPHY

KATE TUCKER is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Akron, Ohio. She plays rich, emotive alt-country and americana influenced rock. Her sonic influences reflect shades of Neko Case, Cat Power, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Cowboy Junkies and Mazzy Star with occasional forays into a land inhabited by the Cocteau Twins, Blonde Redhead and David Lynch.

Growing up in a family of truck drivers, Kate became acquainted with the American road from the window of a semi. From an early age she was familiar with constant comings and goings, departures and homecomings. A sense of place, space, home, and the vast unknown continues to inform her work both in mood and lyric.

This frequent travel set in motion what would become Kate's musical journey, beginning as a street musician in Paris, settling down to make three records in Seattle, and then leaving town again for Brooklyn, Akron, and now Nashville, Tennessee.

In the midst of all this, she's built a strong catalog of work and garnered a devoted fan-base grassroots style, releasing everything on her own label, Red Valise Recordings. Her songs have been featured on Starbucks compilations, in indie films, and on major television networks.

2012 brings the release of Ghost of Something New, a collection of songs recorded with the Sons of Sweden and other longtime collaborators, in Seattle, Brooklyn, and Nashville. Kate wrote these songs while working on other projects including the White Horses LP and a second Sons of Sweden record that was never finished.

Songs from Ghost of Something New will appear in the forthcoming feature film Everything Went Down, directed by Dustin Morrow. This will also mark Kate's acting debut as she holds a major role in the film.

As an artist, writing and performing remain Kate's primary focus, prompting her recent relocation to Nashville. In the coming months she'll be both on the road and back in the studio, working out songs for her next record, and recording with k+nikku a new chamber rock/electro pop project based in Seattle.

More info and updates at facebook.com/katetuckermusic and youtube.com/katetuckersongs

LEVEL

semi-pro

GENRES

Alternative Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Alternative Country

PUBLISHING COMPANY

Red Valise, I own my own publishing

Contact

Management: Antony Bland, antony@candyshopmanagement.com
Publishing: Red Valise, redvaliserecordings@gmail.com
Label: redvaliserecordings@gmail.com
Music Supervisor: Bridget O'Gara, bridget@thecellarmusic.com
Booking: katetuckermusic@gmail.com
Administrative: Antony Bland, antony@candyshopmanagement.com

P.R.O.

ASCAP

INSTRUMENTS

acoustic guitar / electric guitar / harmonica / piano

INFLUENCES

Cowboy Junkies, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Cat Power, Neko Case, Judee Sill, Karen Dalton, Patti Smith, Mark Kozelek, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Jeff Tweedy, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, Fleetwood Mac, George Harrison, Rolling Stones, Black Angels, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Mazzy Star, Low, My Bloody Valentine, Innocence Mission

DAY JOB

bartender

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv

I WRITE:

For a living

I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

experience >

SONG PLACEMENTS

Where Are You - Pretty Little Liars - ABC
First to Leave - CSI Miami - CBS
Where Are You- United States of Tara- Showtime
Everything Went Down- Make It Or Break It - ABC Family
Everything Went Down- One Tree Hill - CW Ghost of Something New- Everything Went Down (feature film) - Little Swan Productions

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

American Songwriter Daily Discovery 2012 Ourstage Top Folk Song 2011 Lilith Fair Emerging Artist 2010 Writer of the Week - American Songwriter April 2010 "One of 10 Bands to Watch in 2008" (Sound Magazine)
SXSW Showcase 2008-2009
Bumbershoot Showcase 2008
CMJ Spotlight Artist 2008-2010
CMJ Showcase 2008 -2010
Performing Songwriter DIY Pick May 2008
Paste Video Feature "Say Love" April 08
Paste Video Feature "Everything Went Down" June 08
Ourstage Grand Prize Video "Say Love" May 2008
"Faster than Cars Drive" on Starbucks "Have You Heard" Summer 08 Comp

OTHER SONG OR ALBUM CREDITS

"Faster than Cars Drive"- Have You Heard
(Starbucks Entertainment 2008)
"I'm On Fire" - Sweetheart
(Starbucks Entertainment 2008)
"Roman Candles"- Ball of Wax Compilation (Denimclature 2008)

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