31 Years Old

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BIOGRAPHY

Reed KD Makes "Perfectly Orchestrated" (NPR) Music In His Bedroom

For much of 2007 and 2008, Reed KD lived out of the back of his VW Vanagon. Awakened by garbage trucks in L.A., waiting out tornados in the Midwest, and eating deep-fried turtle in Kentucky, there has been no shortage of adventure and ingenuity in Reed’s unique lifestyle and music career.

Returning to his home by the sea, Reed KD put his life to music using one good mic, a couple borrowed and his laptop in his northern California bedroom. ‘In Case The Comet Comes,’ out June 9, is 11 original songs recorded by and featuring Reed plucking, strumming, sliding, drumming and singing (with friends and family contributing bass, drums, trashcans, fiddle and bass trombone).

Blending intimate neo-folk (“Winding Roads”), slow-burning twang (“Lake Missouri”) and rowdy bluegrass (“Cactus Garden”) ‘In Case the Comet Comes’ bridges Americana and rock, guided by his crisp, effortless voice.

LEVEL

professional

GENRES

Folk, Bluegrass, Indie Rock

PUBLISHING COMPANY

Dirty Laundry Records, I own my own publishing

Contact

Publishing: reedkdmusic@yahoo.com
Booking: reedkdmusic@yahoo.com

P.R.O.

ASCAP

INSTRUMENTS

accordion / banjo / bass / dobro / drums / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / harmonica / keyboard / mandolin / pedalsteel / percussion / piano / synthesizers / tambourine / tuba / violin / vocals / xylophone

INFLUENCES

Aldous Huxley, Kurt Vonnegut, The Beatles, Bill Monroe, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Paul Simon, etc.

I AM INTERESTED IN

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

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SONG CUTS

Reed KD

SONG PLACEMENTS

Various tracks for Discovery Health, and Surfline.com.

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