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Artist
Kerry Getz
12+ albums
acousticpopsinger-songwriterfemale vocalistsSirens of Song
about
Kerry distinctly remembers the year her older brother received an acoustic guitar for Christmas. She would steal it away while he was in school and spend countless hours teaching herself to play some of her earliest influences: Joni Mitchell, CSN&Y, Jackson Browne, and Simon & Garfunkel. She released her World in Motion debut album, Apollo, to critical acclaim. The Los Angeles Times named it one of the best local releases of the year, later revising that review to single out the record as one of the best of the decade. They called Kerry a “pop goddess” and an “undiscovered peer of Shawn Colvin and Sheryl Crow.” The other critics agreed. Performing Songwriter Magazine deemed the record one of the Top DIY Releases of 1997 and included the song “Devil and the Deep Blues” on their year-end compilation CD. Orange County Weekly crowned her “Our Minstrel” in a story entitled “Kerry Getz Ought to Be Famous”. In 2001 Kerry recorded and released her sophomore album, Live at the Galaxy . How easy it is to record a house full of screaming fans; how difficult it is to conquer the empty stage with an acoustic guitar and a microphone. Kerry wove a spell with verse and melody; she was vulnerable yet invincible. Finding her groove, Kerry quickly returned to the studio to record and release little victory to rave reviews. She discovered a unique chemistry with her co-producer-engineer-friend, Marty Beal,and co-wrote many of the songs with him. The Orange County Register writes “ Little vict
