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Artist
Catie King
6+ albums
singer-songwriterfemale vocalistsfemale vocalistrockfemale singer-songwriter
about
Heart on her sleeve. That's how the lyrics of singer-songwriter Catie King are worn. Deeply honest and moving, immersed in dark chord progressions and minor keys, her lyrics invite you to sink comfortably into her sound. Catie was born and raised in Raleigh, NC, and the warm, laid-back style of the south is reflected in her music. A tenacious athlete, she picked up the guitar at age 13 to satisfy her need to express herself in a more artistic way. The challenge and potential Catie found in songwriting hooked her early on. At age 16, after tiring of computer recordings, Catie entered the studio for the first time where she met producer Dick Hodgin. Her initial efforts drew general scorn and criticism from the well-known "Dream Assassin", but it was obvious to Hodgin, a miner of numerous southern vocal jewels (Hootie and The Blowfish, Craving Melon, Flat Duo Jets), that Catie possessed something unique. Her high school years were filled with talent shows, YouTube videos, and small local acoustic performances. The next four years had King balancing her athletic endeavors on the basketball and softball teams with an array of "assignments" from Hodgin to improve her timing, song structure, vocal delivery and lyrical arrangement. In her time hanging around Hodgin's studio, Catie would soak in the hallway overflow of artists ranging from Clay Aiken and Anoop Desai to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Jason Michael Carroll. Hours upon hours of hard work matured into a small EP relea
