KAT

KAT is a singer-songwriter whose soulful, cutting-edge pop marks her as a unique artist. It was the voices of old school blues and soul legends like Aretha Franklin and Etta James that first made KAT want to sing: “I loved their tone, the raw honesty and emotion of the songs they sang, the story-telling, the baring of their soul through their voices – I knew I wanted to sing with this kind of authenticity and write songs that had a story to tell”.

When it comes to writing her songs, Kat often looks to her own life experiences for inspiration; the ups, the downs, and the turnarounds.

Kat’s upcoming EP champions the underdog; showcasing the light and dark in her music is important to her: “I love to create positive songs that have their roots in a darker place. Often it is in the struggle that I’ve needed music most – that ugly place, when you’re right in the thick of things and can’t see a way out. These are the songs I've looked to in my own challenging times and the kind of songs I want to make to let others know they’ve got this and that they're not alone.”

While her lyrics ooze deep vulnerability, the instrumentation often has a more positive spin, meshing the two sides of the coin - creating a juxtaposition to carry hope and an underlying purpose – to empower.